As part of the European Programme Academy of RUN-EU, each institution will host an EPA Mission. The aim is to facilitate the collection of ideas and the creation of collaboration across the regions.

On the 25th of February 2025, IPCA Campus hosted the first edition of RUN-EU INNHOTON, an innovative competition based on the hackathon format, dedicated to the Circular Economy and which brought together more than 30 participants, including students from IPCA and the Secondary School of Barcelinhos.

IPCA has opened the 1st phase of applications for Undergraduate Courses for International Students. Applications close on 31 March 2024.

The Coordination Committee of the Tordesilhas Group approved the creation of the Tordesilhas Doctoral College (TDC) for Economics, Accounting, and Business on 8 January 2025. This initiative brings together six higher education institutions, including the Polytechnic University of Cávado and Ave (IPCA).

The RUN Discovery Student Academy is a comprehensive mentoring programme coordinated by the Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences (FHV).

This is the first international PhD programme awarded by IPCA, in partnership with the Polytechnic University of Leiria (IPL) and the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) in Ireland, within the framework of the European University RUN-EU.