Programme
What happened from 21 to 26 September 2026
Week Programme
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#SerCidadão took place from 21 to 26 September 2026. This programme stays online as a record of what happened — see the photos in the Gallery too.
All Week Long
Ran on every day of the event.
- Mon 21 – Fri 25 · 10:00–17:00CampaignVolunteering
Volunteering Fair
For five days, volunteering associations and organisations set up stands on U.Porto's campuses to present their causes and projects and talk to people ready to turn the wish to help into action.
Mon 21–Tue 22: Reitoria da U.Porto · Outer arcades · Wed 23: FLUP — Faculty of Arts and Humanities · Students' Bar · Thu 24–Fri 25: FMUP — Faculty of Medicine · CIM atriumSee photos
- Mon 21 – Fri 25 · 09:00–17:00CampaignVolunteering
Goods and Paper Collection Campaign
Throughout the week, the community dropped off essential goods and paper at the collection points in U.Porto's faculties and units. The donations were handed over to the Porto Food Bank at the closing of the week.
Various U.Porto Organic UnitsSee photos
- Mon 21 – Fri 25 · 09:00–18:00CampaignHealthVolunteering
“Blood Donation” Campaign
From Monday to Friday, the campaign encouraged the community to give blood at the IPO-Porto and ULS de Santo António blood banks — a simple gesture that can save lives.
IPO-Porto Blood BankSanto António Local Health Unit (CMIN)
Showing Monday, 21 September — 4 activities
Monday, 21 September
The opening of the #SerCidadão Week
Six days devoted to citizenship, volunteering, social responsibility and sustainability began at the Rectorate, with the opening session and a conversation on partnerships between academia and business. The Volunteering Fair and the goods and blood donation drives started the same day.
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Opening Session
The week opened in the Rectorate's Historical Collection Library, with a message from the Rector of U.Porto, a welcome from the Vice-Rector for Well-being and Institutional Quality, and the presentation of the six-day programme.
U.Porto Rectory · Biblioteca do Fundo AntigoSee photos
- Conference
“Academia and Companies | Partnerships for an Impactful Future. Sustainability, Volunteering and Citizenship”
Right after the opening, Commander Pedro Frazão, from Grupo Sousa, led a conversation on the role of academia and business in tackling society's challenges — partnerships, collaboration and shared responsibility. A networking reception followed.
U.Porto Rectory · Biblioteca do Fundo AntigoPedro Frazão(Assessor do Presidente do Grupo Sousa)
Tuesday, 22 September
Health and Well-being
A day to look after ourselves: free screenings at Trindade Metro Station, workshops on relationships in the digital age, sexual health and oral health, and a conversation on mental health — while the community was challenged to leave the car at home on World Car-Free Day.
- Health
Car-Free Day at U.Porto
On World Car-Free Day, U.Porto challenged its community to leave the car at home and walk, cycle, take public transport or share a ride — a chance to rethink mobility at the University and in the city.
- Health
Health Screenings
At Trindade Metro Station, U.Porto's student unions and partner organisations offered free screenings to passers-by: blood pressure, cardiovascular risk, body measurements, oral health, nutrition and pharmacy advice, and sexually transmitted infection testing, with a mobile unit outside.
- HealthWorkshop
Workshop “The Relational Impacts of the Digital Age in Higher Education”
Part of U.Porto's Integrated Health and Well-being Plan, the workshop looked at how the digital age is changing relationships in higher education, with Joana Jesus (SASUP) and Bruno Pereira (U.Porto Information Security Unit), moderated by Raquel Madanços (SASUP).
FEUP — Faculty of Engineering · Room B011See photos
- HealthWorkshop
Sexual Health Workshop
At the Faculty of Medicine, a packed lecture theatre explored questions about sexual health with Prof. Miguel Ricou (FMUP), Henrique Mendes (ANEM) and Prof. Alexandra Elias de Sousa.
FMUP — Faculty of MedicineSee photos
- HealthConference
Talk “The University Also Cares”
In a hybrid session at FPCEUP, SIEF — the Mental Health and Well-being Unit — hosted a conversation on creating spaces for listening, support and balance in the university community, moderated by Isabel Nogueira.
FPCEUP — Faculty of Psychology and Education SciencesSee photos
- HealthWorkshop
Workshop “Myths and Truths About Oral Health”
In an online session, Prof. Marta Resende (FMDUP) separated oral health myths from facts and answered questions on prevention and everyday care.
Online session
Wednesday, 23 September
Volunteering, Social Participation and the Environment
From learning to action: an introduction to volunteering, the third sustainability workshop at FFUP and an oral health session for the children at Associação A Casa do Caminho, in Matosinhos.
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Workshop “Sustainability at FFUP — 3rd Edition”
The Faculty of Pharmacy's third sustainability workshop combined a presentation of the City of Porto's sustainability programmes with flash talks by master's and PhD students on how sustainability shapes their research.
Polo I — Baixa da Cidade (city centre)See photos
- WorkshopVolunteering
Introduction to Volunteering
For those keen to start but unsure how, the Pista Mágica association explained at FEUP what volunteering means: its types, volunteers' rights and duties, motivations and the skills the experience builds.
FEUP — Faculty of Engineering · B009
- HealthVolunteering
Oral Health Awareness Action
Students from the Faculty of Dental Medicine — from the Mentoring programme, the AEFMDUP conference and GAp — gave the children at Associação A Casa do Caminho, in Matosinhos, a session on preventing tooth decay and caring for their teeth, with dental models and toothbrushes.
Associação A Casa do CaminhoSee photos
Thursday, 24 September
Volunteering and Inclusion
A day about more open communities: an inclusive volunteering workshop, a morning of gardening with seniors at the Botanical Garden and a round table on inclusion in higher education, with Portuguese Sign Language interpretation.
- WorkshopVolunteering
Inclusive Volunteering Workshop
At FEUP, the Pista Mágica association led a workshop on making volunteering more accessible, inclusive and open to everyone.
FEUP — Faculty of Engineering · Room B217
- Volunteering
Gardening with Seniors
At the U.Porto Botanical Garden, seniors and volunteers tended the flowerbeds together in a morning of nature, companionship and connection between generations, organised by the Natural History and Science Museum (MHNC-UP) and led by the Botanical Garden team.
U.Porto Botanical GardenSee photos
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Round Table “Inclusion in Higher Education”
At FPCEUP, in a hybrid format with Portuguese Sign Language interpretation, the round table brought together different perspectives and experiences on the challenges and opportunities of a more inclusive higher education.
FPCEUP — Faculty of Psychology and Education SciencesSee photos
Friday, 25 September
Sustainability
Small choices, big impact: an online design thinking session on environmental sustainability marked the last weekday of the week, with the Volunteering Fair and the drives still running.
- Workshop
“From Challenge to Solution — Design Thinking for Environmental Sustainability”
In an online session hosted by the Faculty of Economics (FEP) and led by RotaEco, participants learnt the design thinking method and how creativity and collaboration can produce solutions for environmental sustainability.
Online session
Saturday, 26 September
Walking together for a good cause
The week ended on the move, with the Charity Walk from the University Stadium and the handover of the collected goods to the Porto Food Bank.
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Charity Walk
The week ended on foot: from the University Stadium, the U.Porto community walked about 6 km along the Caminho Romântico, through the Crystal Palace gardens and the Botanical Garden, with a warm-up, an active break and a raffle of UPFit vouchers. Every entry fee went to the Porto Food Bank, along with the food and toiletries participants brought.
University of Porto Stadium (start and finish)See photos
- ConferenceCultureCampaign
Closing of the #SerCidadão Week
To close, the goods collected during the week were handed over to the Porto Food Bank, in an informal get-together celebrating everyone — people, organisations and partners — who took part.
University of Porto StadiumSee photos
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