Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP), a public higher education institution integrated in Polytechnic of Porto, has its roots in 1852. ISEP stands for a social responsible institution, compromised with excellence in the training of high professional, scientific and technical competent citizens. Uses a logic of applied knowledge, favouring an entrepreneurial mind-set and enabling graduates to become able to face today’s professional challenges. ISEP houses 10 R&D units, some of them worldwide leaders in their field of knowledge.