The University of Porto (U.Porto) is a benchmark institution for Higher Education and Scientific Research in Portugal and one of the top 150 European Universities according to the most relevant international ranking systems, including the Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking) and QS World University Rankings 2023, where it stands as #1 Portuguese Higher Education Institution. U.Porto combines high-quality education focused on individual vocations and talents as well as market needs with the claim to being the greatest birthplace of science in Portugal, and being responsible for nearly 25% of the Portuguese scientific articles indexed in the ISI Web of Science. It is committed to converting into social assets the talent and innovation from its 14 faculties, one business school, and 48 research units. As a comprehensive University, it offers courses in all study areas and all levels of higher education, counting with an employability rate of more than 80%. U.Porto has the richest academic community in Portugal and brings together the country’s highest-ranked students, a highly qualified scientific and teaching staff, and a growing number of international students, teachers, and researchers. The latest figures indicate over 34 thousand students (18% international), around 2.100 FTE academics & researchers, and 1.700 FTE administrative staff. Being open to the community and business is the main trademark of U.Porto. The University is itself an important driving force for economic, social, cultural and scientific development in Northern Portugal and in the country as a whole. It is a driver for innovation, turning ideas into new products, services and companies, and hundreds of start-ups and thousands of new jobs were created in its premises.