The University of Minho, in Northern Portugal, plays a central role in the region as an important national reference and an institution recognized in the European panorama and worldwide. Since its foundation, the University has been spread over two cities, namely Braga and Guimarães. It should be noted that Braga is the third largest Portuguese city, born of the ancient Roman city of Bracara Augusta and that Guimarães was classified Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, and is also known to be the cradle of the nation. The university’s infrastructure and facilities are quite diverse. It has several emblematic buildings, relevant to the history of the city of Braga and located in the urban centre, as it is the case of the Largo do Paço building (former Archiepiscopal Palace), the Congregados building and Nogueira da Silva Museum. In the three Campi – Gualtar Campus, in Braga, Azurém and Couros Campi, in Guimarães –, the University stands out for having reference modern infrastructures and for being open to the community and to the world as a multicultural and multilingual space.
