Learning spaces and students’ entrepreneurship: the strategy for the successful implementation of an E-Learning Café in Campus U. Porto Lígia Ribeiro 1 , Maria Pinto 2 , Pedro Neto 3 , Andrea Vieira 4 1Universidade do Porto, Rectorate, Praça Gomes Teixeira, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal, lmr@reit.up.pt. 2Universidade do Porto, Rectorate, Praça Gomes Teixeira, 4099-002 Porto, Portugal, mariapinto@reit.up.pt. 3Universidade do Porto, Faculty of Architecture, Rua do Gólgota, 215, 4150-755-Porto – Portugal, pleao@arq.up.pt. 4Universidade do Porto, Faculty of Architecture, Rua do Gólgota, 215, 4150-755-Porto – Portugal, apvieira@arq.up.pt. ABSTRACT Universities are facing demanding challenges due to the rising of life-long-learning needs and the responsibility to accommodate new and emerging technologies in the learning process. On the European Higher Education Area “learning” takes a primordial limelight. Also, in a globalized society where information and communication technologies play a major role, employers require higher education graduates not only to be excellent in communication and in the use of information, but also to think creatively, to be able to innovate, cooperate and compete across borders. The spatial configuration of learning spaces and the facilities and initiatives they accommodate are rather important to provide effective environments for learning, where diverse studying and cultural activities combine, motivating students to become more knowledgeable and equipped with the interdisciplinary and high level skills the 21st century society requires. The main objective of this work is to present and discuss the contribution of the e- Learning Café project of the University of Porto and of the successful implementation of its program, focused on diverse pedagogical and cultural activities, to the acquisition of students’ attitudes and skills essential to handle professional relationships and to facilitate learning, personal development and entrepreneurship. Keywords: Learning spaces program, life-long-learning, ICT for teaching and learning, personal development, entrepreneurship. 1. INTRODUCTION University of Porto (U.Porto) is a centenary public research higher education institution in Portugal. Its ongoing mission is focused on the generation of scientific, cultural and artistic knowledge, the high level education strongly anchored in research, the economic and social value of knowledge and the active participation in the progress of communities in which it operates. U.Porto serves more than 31,000 students, 2,300 teachers and researchers and 1,700 non-teaching staff. Offering more than 600 training programs - including undergraduate, masters, integrated masters, doctoral programs, continuing education and specialization courses, U.Porto provides higher education programs in all