It really depends on what you consider an university of note, if you set the bar really high you can raise that to a thousand kilometers. Is there any engineering university of note in Portugal or Spain?
That said, there are more than acceptable universities around and with really good traits like Universidade do Minho and the Porto's university.
I'm portuguese but from the south, formed in the engineering university with most tradition in Portugal, Tecnico (IST), do you know it?
But it also sounds too artificial too me, maybe they are there for the landscapes, for the Porto wine and the 'francesinhas' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesinha).
That said, there are more than acceptable universities around and with really good traits like Universidade do Minho and the Porto's university.
I'm portuguese but from the south, formed in the engineering university with most tradition in Portugal, Tecnico (IST), do you know it?
But it also sounds too artificial too me, maybe they are there for the landscapes, for the Porto wine and the 'francesinhas' (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesinha).