University of Aveiro is a Portuguese new generation public university, with its headquarters in Aveiro since its 1973 creation. It also provides polytechnic education in three distinct additional poles. Administratively, the teaching and research activities are distributed by Departments and Autonomous Sections, both with specialized faculty, that may cooperate in any type of activity. The University has more than 12,500 students distributed across 58 graduation courses, over 40 MSc courses and 25 PhD programs.
It is a leading R&D university, having a large number of active research units developing programmes targeted at both the international business community and the significant national industry, in fundamental and applied physics, chemistry, tele-communications, robotics, bioinformatics, sea sciences, materials, design, business administration and industrial engineering.
The University has following Departments-
1. Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics Department
2. Chemistry Department
3. Physics Department
4. Ceramics and Glass Department
5. Sciences for Education Department
6. Biology Department
7. Environment Department
8. Communication and Arts Department
9. Management and Industrial Engineering Department
10. Justice and Political Sciences Autonomous Section
University of Aveiro offers courses like Electronics & Telecommunication engineering, Computer and Telecommunication engineering, Information Technologies & Systems, Materials engineering, Industrial management & engineering, Mechanical engineering, with various other courses in management, accounting, languages, and Commerce. The university architecture is modern, with more than 25 buildings. As an organization, the university is composed of departments, autonomous sections, research units, administrative and service facilities, a library, a mediateque, a field track, a multisports building with gym, a residential complex, green spaces, ecological spots and parking lots. The rectory is located in a white building near the campus centre.
The campus also has an entire Administration and Accounting Institute ISCA-UA. The University is known for being a regular participant or organizer of robotics inter-universities or inter-schools competitions: Micro-Rato (hardware robotics) and Cyber-Rato (behavioral software).