University of Aveiro (Portugal)

The University of Aveiro (UA) is a public foundation with a private law regime that has as its mission the intervention and development of graduate and graduate training, research and cooperation with society.

The Mission of the AU is to create, share and apply knowledge, involving the whole community through teaching, research and cooperation with the environment, with a view to making a clear difference to individuals and society. It is a global project based on:

• innovative, lifelong learning based on critical and independent thinking that provides high-quality education accessible to all
• influential research, creative ventures that provide significant local and global contributions to knowledge
• cooperation with society
• in the interconnected internationalization of its various activities
• in a welcoming and rewarding academic and working environment for students, teachers, researchers and technical, administrative and management staff

The vision of the university is to create and transmit knowledge to transform lives, communities and society in general, promoting training for citizenship, while respecting the freedom, equality and dignity of the human person.