Editing Porto (section)

=== Higher education ===
[[File:Up reitoria.jpg|thumb|The rectory of the [[University of Porto]]]]
Porto has several institutions of higher education, the largest one being the state-managed [[University of Porto]] (''Universidade do Porto''), which is the second largest Portuguese university, after the [[University of Lisbon]], with approximately 28,000 students and considered one of the 100 best Universities in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.webometrics.info/top100_continent.asp?cont=europe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120618034838/http://www.webometrics.info/top100_continent.asp?cont=europe |url-status=dead |title=Ranking Web of World Universities |archive-date=18 June 2012 }}</ref> There is also a state-managed [[polytechnic (Portugal)|polytechnic]] institute, the [[Polytechnic Institute of Porto]] (a group of technical colleges), and private institutions like the [[Lusíada University of Porto]], [[Fernando Pessoa University|Universidade Fernando Pessoa]] (UFP), the Porto's Higher Education School of Arts (''ESAP- Escola Superior Artística do Porto'') and a [[Vatican City|Vatican state]] university, the [[Catholic University of Portugal|Portuguese Catholic University]] in Porto (''Universidade Católica Portuguesa – Porto'') and the Portucalense University in Porto (''Universidade Portucalense – Infante D. Henrique''). Due to the recognition, potential for employment and higher revenue, there are many students from the entire country, particularly from the [[Norte Region, Portugal|north of Portugal]], attending a college or university in Porto.

For foreigners wishing to study Portuguese in the city there are a number of options. As the most popular city in Portugal for [[Erasmus Programme|ERASMUS]] students, most universities have facilities to assist foreigners in learning the language {{fact|date=October 2024}}. There are also several private language learning institutions in the city.