Fernando Pessoa University

Fernando Pessoa University (Universidade Fernando Pessoa, UFP) is a private university based in Porto, Portugal, established in 1996 under the Fernando Pessoa Foundation (founded 1994). It is oriented towards teaching, scientific research, and community service, with an innovative and interdisciplinary pedagogical model. UFP offers accredited programs (accredited by A3ES) at the undergraduate (licenciatura), integrated master's, master's, doctoral, and postgraduate levels across three main areas: health sciences, technology, and human and social sciences. The university has four main physical locations: Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais and Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia at Praça 9 de Abril 349, Porto; Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde at Rua Carlos da Maia 296, Porto; Escola de Medicina e Ciências Biomédicas at Av. Fernando Pessoa 150, Gondomar; and Escola Superior de Saúde Fernando Pessoa at Rua Delfim Maia 334, Porto. UFP also operates distance learning programs through its online platform. The university participates in Erasmus+ international mobility and offers various scholarships including state need-based grants, merit scholarships, and municipal scholarships under the Porto de Conhecimento program.