CULTURE AND SPORTS

The University of Porto offers a wide range of options in the areas of sport and culture. This is consistent with the belief that university is much more than simply a place for the acquisition and development of academic knowledge, but should aim, instead, to galvanize the development of talent at many levels and encourage a view of society from distinct perspectives.

Culture

The University of Porto provides its students with the chance to show their talents and sense of initiative in various cultural events (music, theatre, cinema, literature, art) organised within the academic community. There are many cultural institutions in the University. One of the most venerable is the century-old Orfeão Universitário do Porto (OUP – Porto University Choral Society), which includes several groups that take part in festivals and shows all over the world: Fados group, dance and folk music groups, Tuna Feminina do Orfeão, Tuna Universitária do Porto, etc. They can also become part of the Núcleo de Etnografia e Folclore da U.Porto (NEFUP, U.Porto Center for Ethnography and Folklore), a cultural society devoted to collecting, studying and disseminating Portuguese folk traditions.

Students who are interested in theatre can choose to join our historical Teatro Universitário do Porto (TUP, Porto University Theatre).

U.Porto card gives special conditions for students to access at national and international cultural events and facilities in the city (such as those run by the City Hall) and to cultural activities organised jointly with the University of Porto.

Sports

CDUP-UP organises a wide range of sporting and leisure activities for the entire U. Porto community. Under the UPFit program, every day at the sports faculty and the Luís Falcão Sports Pavilion (Polo 2) and at the CDUP-Boa Hora (Polo 1), more than 50 fitness modalities are held. CDUP is also responsible for the management of the sports venues of the U. Porto and the organization of internal tournaments and the participation of the U. Porto teams in national and International University Championships.

UPFIT / FITNESS: ABS hypopressive, Cardio-local, circuitry training, combat, Combo Dance, Core 30 ‘, ballroom dances, adapted sport, dumbbells, Gap, gluteus 30 ‘, Aqua Gymnastics, H2O ground, jump, localized, bodybuilding, swimming, pilates, Steel tonic, step, Tai Chi, Trx, Yoga.

SPORT MODALITIES: Handball, beach handball, athletics, badminton, basketball 3×3, billiards, bodyboarding, mountain biking, canoeing, duatlo, horseback riding, climbing, fencing, floorball, football 7, beach Soccer, Football, gymnastics, golf, roller hockey, judo, karate, karting, kick boxing, swimming, orientation, paddle, water polo, rowing, Rugby 7, beach rugby, squash, surfing, taekwondo, tennis, beach tennis, table tennis, archery, trail, triathlon, sailing, beach volleyball, chess, climbing, medieval fencing.

CDUP-UP: RUA DA BOA HORA, N.º 20 | 4050-099 PORTO 222 074 164 | geral@cdup.up.pt www.cdup.up.pt

Student’s Association Sports Leagues

The Faculty of Sciences Students’ Association (AEFCUP) gives students the opportunity to play sports and, at the same time, represent the Faculty in the Porto Academic Championships (CAP) organized by the Academic Federation of Porto (FAP).

FCUP has teams on the following sports:

  • Basketball
  • Indoor Soccer
  • Soccer: Men and Women’s
  • Volleyball: Men and Women’s
  • Handball