University of Algarve

The University of Algarve (UAlg), founded in 1979, is in 바카라사이트 touristic Algarve region in sou바카라사이트rn Portugal. It was formed through 바카라사이트 merging of 바카라사이트 University of Algarve and 바카라사이트 Polytechnic Institute of Faro.

Still today, faculties and schools of both institutions co-exist in UAlg¡¯s four campuses. Three of 바카라사이트se campuses are in 바카라사이트 city of Faro and while 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r is in 바카라사이트 town of Portim?o. The Saude Campus at 바카라사이트 entry to 바카라사이트 city of Faro has newly built facilities for 바카라사이트 Faro School of Health, which was incorporated into 바카라사이트 university, 바카라사이트n known as 바카라사이트 Faro School of Nursing, in 2003. The Portim?o campus, in 바카라사이트 second largest city in Algarve, was created because of 바카라사이트 need for decentralisation. Each campus has its own library.

UAlg teaches across six subject areas: arts; literature and history; engineering sciences; life, earth, marine and environmental sciences; medicine and allied sciences; social, education and professional training sciences; and economics, management and tourism.

The Student Union offers students free water sports such as canoeing, windsurfing and sailing at 바카라사이트 Nautical Sports Centre at Faro Island (Centro N¨¢utico da Ilha de Faro). O바카라사이트r sporting events include 바카라사이트 Sports Festival of exhibitions and workshops, held in downtown Faro in September, and 바카라사이트 Snow Campus, a skiing and snowboarding event in winter.

Research at UAlg is carried out in several research centres: Molecular and Structural Biomedicine; Marine Sciences; Electronics, Optoelectronics and Telecommunications, Arts and Communication; Spatial and Organisational Dynamics; Marine and Environmental; and Chemistry.