MPA-2010 will be hosted at the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.
Complexo Pedagogico II
Universidade do Minho
Campus de Gualtar
4710-057 Braga
Portugal
University of Minho
The University of Minho has a student population of 16.000 (2.000 are postgraduate). The University has 1.200 teachers and 600 administrative and technical staff. The European Universities Association considered the University a case study of good practices at the European level. In the most recent evaluation process by The Portuguese Science Foundation (FCT), 19 out of 29 University Research Units were classified ?Excellent? or ?Very Good? by International Evaluation Panels, placing the University on the top of the Portuguese Universities.
The University of Minho has one campus in Braga and another one in the UNESCO world heritage city of Guimaraes, 20 km away. Braga is known as the Rome of Portugal due to its numerous baroque churches. Its cathedral, built in the 12th century, is the oldest in the country. Oporto, Braga and Guimaraes constitute an appealing touristic triangle.
Braga
Braga is considered the third most important city in the country after Lisbon (capital) and Oporto. It is the main city of the Minho region and it is surrounded by the Spanish Galicia in the North and by the Douro river (the world's oldest wine region - home to the production of Port Wine) in the South. The closest international airport is in Oporto, some 45Km from Braga city centre (40 minutes drive via highway). The closest Spanish international airport is Vigo at 100km also connected by highway. Lisbon airport is 350 km from Braga.
Around 20 km from Braga is Guimaraes, the other campus of the University of Minho. It is considered the "Cradle of the Nation", where tradition says that the first King of Portugal in 1179 was born. This city is classified as World Heritage by UNESCO. |
