Week) in May; the Sports Festival in September, in the streets of downtown Faro, with exhibitions and workshops on 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. Portimão branch The Portimão branch of UAlg, 70 km to the west of Faro's UAlg headquarters, awards degrees in business management and tourism as well as technical specialization courses in accountancy and post-graduation in real estate appraisal & management. See also List of universities in Portugal Higher education in Portugal External links University of Algarve (Official) Facebook Universidade do Algarve - Página oficial References University of Algarve Educational institutions established in 1979 1979 establishments in Portugal Faro, Portugal Buildings and structures in Faro District