The mobility students are being welcomed in various stages as part of the orientation week organised by IPCA’s International Relations Office, which runs from 11 to 19 September.
The students have already had the opportunity to get to know the campus in a dynamic way during yesterday’s Peddy Paper, which ended with a get-together in the flavour of the most traditional Portuguese sweet, pastel de nata.
They were welcomed today by the Vice-President for Internationalisation, Communication and Culture, Paula Tavares, at an information session attended by the Chair of the RUN-EU Student Council, Ana Rita Freitas and the President of the Erasmus Student Network (ESN), Sofia Barros, as well as representatives of the IPCA Academic Association.
This first semester, IPCA will welcome over half a hundred students from 28 universities in around 10 countries, including Italy, Brazil, Poland, Lithuania, Spain, Hungary, Romania and Turkey, among others.
The Orientation Programme is held every semester to introduce IPCA to new mobility students, providing them with all the relevant information to facilitate their stay and the academic integration process.
Aligned with the institution’s strategy and mission for the coming years, IPCA’s internationalisation continues to grow. With the approval of the application for new funding from the European Regional University Network (RUN-EU), now extended to nine European partners, and three new projects under Key Actions 131 and 171 of the Erasmus+ Programme, IPCA is currently implementing a set of projects with total funding of over two million euros.
In the words of IPCA’s President, Maria José Fernandes, IPCA’s increased participation in European projects and worldwide activities has contributed to an increasingly international and inclusive institution. This growth in student mobility in and out has clear repercussions on academic life and students’ futures. In addition to acquiring skills and knowledge, multiculturalism and international interaction enable us to form more attentive and participative citizens in a global world.
