Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.5 Fte (14)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Universidade do Porto (U.Porto)
EU Transparency Register
870039427179-40 First registered on 17 May 2017
Goals / Remit
Founded in 1911, the University of Porto (U.Porto) is a benchmark institution for Higher Education and Scientific Research in Portugal and one of the top European Universities according to the most relevant international ranking systems. 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 and research in Portugal. Indeed, it is the umbilical relationship between learning and creating knowledge that justifies the classification of the U.Porto as a Research University. Being open to the community and business is the main trademark of the U.Porto. The U.Porto creates leaders, promotes innovators and encourages entrepreneurs. In short, it trains people who can make a difference in their communities. Currently, the U.Porto is the most international of Portugal’s universities thanks to its active cooperation with hundreds of higher education institutions worldwide.
Main EU files targeted
U.Porto currently follows a myriad of EU policies and initiatives in diverse domains such as agriculture, environment, energy, culture and media, education, justice, health & public health, social affairs, transport, science and technology, and mobility. The combination of structural funds (including territorial cooperation programmes - INTERREG) with national subsidies enables U.Porto to pursue and develop high-end and impactful activities and projects at a local, national and international level. Specifically at a European level, U.Porto shows a significant track record and participation in R&D+i projects funded directly by the European Commission as well as mobility and lifelong programmes (Erasmus+, Erasmus Mundus, and others). Since 2008, U.Porto’s participation in EU projects and initiatives has increased and widened, covering different 1) R&D+i programmes like FPs FP7, H2020 and Horizon Europe, 2) education, mobility and lifelong training programmes, like Erasmus+, and 3) other programmes like Justice, Rights, Equality and Citizenship, Third Health, former Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI), Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), Internal Security Fund – Police, Union Civil Protection Mechanism, and the European Institute of Innovation & Technology KICs, in a total over 240 ongoing projects (data march 2024).
Address
Head Office
Praça Gomes Teixeira, S/N
Porto 4099-002 Porto
PORTUGALEU Office
Praça Gomes Teixeira, S/N
Porto 4099-002 Porto
PORTUGALWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
14
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 14 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
Estimated number of persons involved directly and/or providing support to those involved in the abovementioned projects and activities. This includes a representative for each faculty that can be a project leader/ participant or local support team staff.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Academic institutions
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Networking
Affiliation
U.Porto has been participating in European and international initiatives, not only related to funded projects, but also through participation in educational and research networks and partnerships. Some of the most relevant collaborative platforms of which U.Porto is part of/associated with are listed below:
European Institute of Innovation & Technology - EIT Health, EIT Manufacturing, EIT RawMaterials, EIT Culture & Creativity
EUGLOH, The European University Alliance for Global Health
22 Colaborative Laboratories recognized by FCT (COLAB’s): CoLABVines&Wines, CoLab4Food, FeedInov, ForestWISE, MORE, DataColab, +Atlantic, B2E, WATER-CoRe, VORTEX, HyLAB, BIOREF, NET4CO2, SeLAB, VG CoLAB, CECOLAB, BUILT CoLAB, RAIL CoLAB, 4LifeLab, ARCP, ProChild, AquaValor.
AAAUP
ACA
ADENE
AdEPorto
ADMAS
AIFF
AIMJB
AIPernambuco
AJH
AMTC
APB - Assoc. Portuguesa de Bioética
APBAD
APCTP - Assoc. do Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia do Porto
APD - Associação Porto Digital
APEES
APEL - Associação Portuguesa de Editores e Livreiros
APGEI
APOM
APQuímica
ATPorto - Porto Convention Bureau
ATRACTOR
AUAP - Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific
AUF - Agência Universitária de Francofonia
AUIP - Asociación Universitaria Iberoamericana de Postgra
AULA CAVILA - Assoc. das Universidades Latino Americanas
AULP
AUPEC
BERD, S.A.
CCPM - Câmara de Comércio Portugal-Moçambique
CCVVC - Centro de Ciência Viva de Vila do Conde
CEAUP
CENTI
CERUP - Centro de Riscos da UP
CESAE
CIA - Conseil Internacional des Archives
CIM
CIPES
CL Uporto - Coral de Letras UP
CNUP
COAR - Confederation of Open Acess Repositories
CRUP - Conselho de Reitores das Universidades Portuguesas
CRUSOE - Conferência de Reitores das Universidades do Sudoeste da Europa
EAIE - European Association for Internacional Education
EBM - Estação Biológica de Mértola
ECSITE - The European Network os Science Centres and Museums
ECSO - European Cyber Security Organisation
ENAI - European Network for Academic Integrity
ENAS - European Network of Academic Sport Services
EUA - European University Association
EUA-CDE - Council for Doctoral Education of the European University Association
EUCU.NET - European Children´s Universities Network
EUF - European University Foundation
EUNIS - European University Systems
EuroCRIS - The International Organisation for Research Information
FCEER
FISU - International University Sports Federation
FORGES
Fórum Oceano
FPA - Fundação Portugal-África
Fundação da AEP
HCP
IAREN
IAU - International Association of Universities
ICAV-UP
ICOM - Conselho Internacional de Museus
ICS - Instituto para a Construção Sustentável - Associação
IDARN - Instituto para o Desenvolvimento Agrário da Região Norte
IDCEM - Instituto para o Desenvolvimento do Conhecimento e Economia do Mar
IDMEC - Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica - Pólo FEUP
IET - Instituto Empresarial do Tâmega
IGAP - Instituto de Gestão e Administração Pública
IGeLU - The International Group of Ex Libris Users
IICM - Instituto Internacional da Casa de Mateus
ISR - Instituto de Sistemas e Robótica
IT - Instituto de Telecomunicações
LEO-NET - Leveraging Education into Organisations
NEFUP
OBEGEF - Observatório de Economia e Gestão de Fraude
OUP - Orfeão Universitário Porto
PF - PRESS-FORUM
PILA.Inc - Publishers International Linking Association Inc.
Portal Universia PT, S.A.
PORTUGAL FOODS -INTEGRALAR
PTPC
INESC - Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores
S.Group - Grupo Santander
TICE.PT
Grupo Tordesilhas
TUP - Teatro Universitário do Porto
U.Porto Group: UPTEC - https://www.up.pt/portal/pt/inovar/incubadora-de-empresas/uptec/ - Associação BIOPOLIS; CAUP; REQUIMTE; INEB; INEGI; INESC TEC; IPATIMUP; ISFEP; ISPUP; PBS; CIIMAR; FIMS; i3S; IBMC; ICETA; IC; IHRH; LEMC - https://www.up.pt/portal/pt/conhecer/sobre-a-uporto/participacoes-sociais/Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
251,659,509€
Major funding types in closed year
Donations, EU funding, Grants, Other, Public funding
Funding types "other" information
Other - Student tuition and fees, investments and own business
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia 19,556,612€ Contribution Public funding (government funding) 147,611,360€ Contribution Student tuition and fees (all kinds of teaching courses and degree programs) 38,989,344€ Grant LIFE PROGRAMME - LIFE PROGRAMME 2014-2020 23,289€ Grant Action Grant to support training in conference interpreting - DG Interpretation - European Commissio 23,274€ Grant CERV 10,500€ Grant Creative Europe Programme 95,989€ Grant DG Regio - DG Regio - Course on EU and on EU Cohesion policy for HEI 20,007€ Grant DIGITAL Europe Programme 77,374€ Grant EFSA 24,000€ Grant EIT 504,534€ Grant ERASMUS 2,061,481€ Grant Horizonte 2020 2,641,252€ Grant Horizonte Europa 4,612,629€ Grant Research along routes by Consortia (NWA-ORC) 2020/21 - NWO 39,999€ Grant DG ECHO 11,186€ Grant DG Justice 28,758€ Grant EA - Espaço Atlântico INTERREG 2014-2020 23,998€ Grant ERC 61,970€ Grant EU justice Programme 2,047€ Other financial info
Total budget approved by governmental institutions for the year 2023
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
U.Porto’s activities in the context of EU policies include a variety of research, development, and communication initiatives directly tied to European Union programs and objectives.
U.Porto is actively involved in the European University Alliance for Global Health (EUGLOH), a strategic partnership developed under the European Commission’s European Universities Initiative. This partnership involves Université Paris-Saclay, Lund University, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, University of Szeged, and U.Porto, and was recently expanded with the approval of the EUGLOH 2.0 project to include the University of Alcalá, The Arctic University of Norway, University of Novi Sad, and Universität Hamburg. Through EUGLOH, U.Porto collaborates on interdisciplinary education and training initiatives that address EU-wide health and well-being challenges, especially within the areas of biomedicine, life sciences, and social sciences. Activities include interfaculty workshops, training sessions, and publications on health topics relevant to EU policy frameworks.
As part of its EU-focused communication strategy, U.Porto undertakes scientific dissemination efforts that involve EU-funded research and collaboration projects. Communication tools for these activities include U.Porto's social media channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube), newsletters targeting European researchers and partners, and updates through mailing lists for industry associations and stakeholders across Europe. These communication efforts aim to foster engagement with EU institutions, promote the outcomes of EU-funded research, and contribute to dialogues on EU science and innovation policy.
Additionally, U.Porto participates in EU-backed outreach events and conferences, sharing insights and project outcomes aligned with EU research priorities. Key initiatives include contributions to EU thematic clusters, policy alignment discussions, and publications that address EU societal challenges.
By integrating these projects and communication activities into its EU partnerships, U.Porto aligns its R&D efforts with EU policy objectives and fosters international collaboration within the European Research Area.Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
1 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 27 Nov 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Pact for Skills roundtable with the construction sector. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
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