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Welcome to ESSSM (Santa Maria Health School), which is a private institution of a higher education level, owned by the Portuguese Province of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady, “heiress” of the history and educational legacy of ESESM (Santa Maria Nursing School), which, since 1952, has been a reference of quality in what concerns the teaching and the technical and personal development of nursing professionals, continuously sharing its mission and promoting the principles and values of its founding matrix. To rise to the current challenges, by aiming to achieve its full scope and pointing towards broadening its formation, ESESM has become, as of the ninth of June 2016, ESSSM, which continues teaching nursing at the same time as it opens up to new graduations, namely, Physiotherapy and Higher Professional Technical courses regarding related areas. Inspired by the Franciscan example and ideals, the formative and educational project of ESSSM, which guarantees the continuity of the legacy left by ESESM, wishes to give its future professionals a pluralistic formation, prominently oriented to the service of others, entrenched on principles that add value to the human person and provide privileged attention to the ones in need as well as the underprivileged and, at the same time, it’s technically advanced, aligned with cutting-edge procedures in healthcare, very engaged with the community, focused on the internationalization and on encouraging a positive transition into the world of work. ESSSM, the heiress of a relevant past, is now concentrated on the future and seeks to generate in the present tomorrow’s best professionals. In the last decades, there has been an increase in longevity in developed countries. Worldwide, numbers show a scenario where the proportion of working-age people will decline while the relative number of retired people continues to increase. This picture favors the rising of costs, ultimately compromising the sustainability of societies. To prevent systems from collapsing, this demographic change needs an integrated approach from different disciplines, taking in mind that active and healthy aging is crucial in the XXI century transforming society. By bringing an entrepreneur attitude, with innovative ideas of products and services in active aging, you will meet the current needs of society! It is time to act. Join us and you will Be a Visionary on Active Ageing. Our one-week summer course was developed for people from a mix of backgrounds and disciplines that are interested in the challenges associated with an aging population. The training focuses on contacting different successful active aging-related projects and on working groups to generate and develop creative and unique challenging solutions. Higher Educational of Vocational Courses. These courses are a new modality of study cycle, regulated by Decree-Law number 43/2014, with a four-semester (2 years) duration, corresponding to 120 credit units (ECTS), already available in Santa Maria Health School. View full university