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University of Minho

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Braga, Portugal
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The University of Minho (UM) is a leading research university committed to advancing knowledge, innovation, and fostering socioeconomic impact. It stands out in the RD&I chain with a strong patent portfolio, ranking first in Portugal for patent family requests (Barómetro Inventa 2024), and solidifying its status among Portugal's Higher Education Institutions.

UM hosts an impressive research landscape, featuring 31 Research Units, of which 13 are rated Excellent and 13 Very Good, and actively participates in 9 Associate Labs, 13 CoLabs, and 10 Innovation Centres. The university manages around 639 research projects with a total budget of about €229.4M and publishes over 3,300 peer-reviewed papers annually, with steadily rising citation rates.

UM ranks third in Portugal for H2020 funding, securing nearly €40M across 97 projects. Under Horizon Europe, it has 60 approved projects totaling €20M, reinforcing its role in the European research landscape. UM leads Portugal in the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2025, and places among the world’s top 100 in Textile, Civil, and Biological Engineering, and within the top 600 universities globally in the 2025 Shanghai Ranking. UM  also stands as the second-leading Portuguese university by concentration of researchers in the top 0.5% worldwide (Stanford ranking per ETI faculty member).

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