Introduction to the University of Porto: The University of Porto (Universidade do Porto) is a public university established on March 22, 1911 by the Provisional Government of the Republic. It is currently the largest educational organization in Portugal. The school was established in the 19th century on the basis of the Academia Politécnica and the Escola Médico-Cirúrgica. It now has more than ten departments and 18 research centers, and is in cooperation with many universities in Europe and the United States. There is an inter-school cooperative relationship.