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STCP
The Sociedade de Transportes Coletivos do Porto, E.I.M., S.A., or STCP, manages the bus network in the municipality of Porto and several lines in municipalities within Greater Porto. In addition to buses, this company also operates three electric bus lines.
Porto Metro
The Porto Metro is the metropolitan rail public transport network of the Portuguese city of Porto and its metropolitan area, serving over 1 million residents across eight municipalities. It is the most extensive metro network in Portugal and the 13th most extensive in the European Union, with 70.1 kilometers in 2024.
Andante
Andante is the intermodal ticketing system used in transport in the Porto Metropolitan Area.
University of Porto
The University of Porto (U.Porto) MHSE is a Portuguese public university located in the city of Porto and founded on March 22, 1911. It is the most prestigious Portuguese university and the second largest in terms of number of enrolled students, after the University of Lisbon.
Fernando Pessoa University
The Fernando Pessoa University (UFP) is a private university based in the city of Porto, Portugal. It is headquartered in Porto (Paranhos) and has a unit in Ponte de Lima, and teaches 23 undergraduate courses.
Polytechnic Institute of Oporto
The Polytechnic of Porto (abbreviated P.PORTO, or IPP for legal purposes) is a Portuguese public polytechnic institute, headquartered in Porto. The Polytechnic of Porto was founded on February 25, 1985.
Catholic University of Portugal
The Catholic University of Portugal (UCP) (MHIP), founded in 1967 by decree of the Holy See, is a private, non-state university headquartered in Lisbon and with four locations: Lisbon, Braga, Porto, and Viseu. UCP is recognized as one of the best universities in Portugal, with over 20,000 students..
Lusófona University
The Lusófona University of Porto (ULP) is a private university, based in Porto, owned by COFAC — Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural, C. R. L. It was founded in 1994 as the Modern University of Porto and changed its name in 2005, when its then owner , DINENSINO, transmitted it to COFAC.
Lusíada University
Lusíada University - North (Porto and Vila Nova de Famalicão) is a higher education institution founded in 1989, with campuses in Porto and Vila Nova de Famalicão. UL-N has three faculties: the Faculty of Architecture and Arts, the Faculty of Law, and the Faculty of Economics and Business. The Institute of Psychology and Educational Sciences, also part of the ULP, offers a bachelor's degree in Psychology.