University of Algarve

The Student Union organises several important and well-known events, such us:

• The Semana Académica (Student Academic Week) in May with a broad programme;
• The Sports Festival in September, in the streets of downtown Faro, with exhibitions and workshops on a variety of sports activities;
• The Snow Campus, a winter event for skiing and snowboarding;
• The Sports Exchange Programme, with national and international teams;
• The Academic University Sports Federation tournaments, such as the Open Tennis, Volleyball and Beach Rugby tournaments; the Non-Federated National University Championships;
• The University Student Union Mini-Half-Marathon.

The University has four campuses:

• The Penha Campus
• The Gambelas Campus
• The Saúde Campus
• The Portimão Campus

The University Library is composed of different services, with library on each campus. The Library receives, organizes and provides access to bibliographic and documentary resources in several formats.

The Gambelas Campus Library and The European Documentation Centre (EDC)

• ca. 100,000 documents
• 350 seated places
• 26 study group (max. 8) rooms

The Statistics Portugal information network in libraries of higher education establishments

The Statistics Portugal's Portal Access Point is located at the Gambelas Campus Library.

It seeks to serve the entire region, allowing researchers, teachers, students, enterprises and the community in general, to easily access all statistical information and services offered by the Institute (INE).