University of Algarve

University of Algarve
Universidade do Algarve
Motto	Estudar Onde É Bom Viver (Study Where Life Is Good)
Type	Public university
Established	1979
Rector	Paulo Águas
Students	10,000
Location	Faro, Portugal
Website	ualg.pt

The University of Algarve (UAlg; Portuguese: Universidade do Algarve), founded in 1979, is a Portuguese public higher education institution located in the southernmost region of mainland Portugal, the Algarve, having its headquarters and two out of its three campuses in Faro (namely the Gambelas and Penha) and another campus in Portimão.^[1]^[2] It has around 10,000 students, 20 per cent of whom are international, from more than 90 nationalities, with Brazil being the most representative country of origin for those foreign students.^[3]

^ "University of Algarve". Times Higher Education (THE). 13 November 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
^ "Iniciativa Liberal espera que novo Campus da UAlg em Portimão não seja "mais uma malograda promessa"". Algarve Primeiro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 October 2023.
^ ECO (29 June 2023). "Universidade do Algarve renova residências de estudantes com a ajuda de Bruxelas". ECO (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 10 February 2024.

[1] "University of Algarve". Times Higher Education (THE). 13 November 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2024.

[:0-2] "Iniciativa Liberal espera que novo Campus da UAlg em Portimão não seja "mais uma malograda promessa"". Algarve Primeiro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 31 October 2023.

[3] ECO (29 June 2023). "Universidade do Algarve renova residências de estudantes com a ajuda de Bruxelas". ECO (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 10 February 2024.

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