Universidade do Minho

The headquarters of the University of Minho is in Central Avenue, next to the Church of the Banded. In fact, the building is arranged around a beautiful central cloister belonging to the Convent of the Banded. It's a public university, one of the largest Portugal, founded in 1973. In Braga you can study Science, Social Sciences, Economics and Management, Arts, Law and Health Sciences; Engineering, Architecture, Geography and Statistics are studied in nearby Guimaraes. The University also offers a range of postgraduate and master's degrees, and the Chancellor is in the former Palace of the Republic Bracarense in Largo do Paço.