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IPMAIA is pleased to welcome you to its Institute and hopes you will enjoy your stay and studies in Maia. IPMAIA is always available and awaits your arrival with enthusiasm. The Polytechnic Institute of Maia - IPMAIA is located in the city of Maia, 12 km from Porto, the second-largest city in Portugal. The university campus occupies an area of 70,000 m2 and offers students excellent infrastructures, transport facilities, and state-of-the-art technological equipment. For academic members' convenience, IPMAIA is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Starting 2016/17, a new state-of-the-art, on-campus Sports Complex will be available for all IPMAIA students. IPMAIA is a prestigious higher education institution that offers 4 Bachelor's degree programs and 19 short-cycle programs, all of which have been accredited by the Portuguese Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES) and/or the Directorate-General of Higher Education (DGES). All course programs are taught by highly professional and qualified academic staff members, holders of a Ph.D. to an extent that largely exceeds the national legal requirements. With some exceptions, the programs at IPMAIA are conducted in Portuguese. For international and/or Portuguese students interested in attending English-taught courses, some programs might be available in English in 2016/17 (provided there is a minimum number of students required for the course to run). International students typically have special permission to sit exams and/or carry out project work in languages other than Portuguese (usually English, French or Spanish). Language support is provided through Portuguese language courses offered by the International Relations Office. The timetables of the classes are normally flexible, to suit students' needs. Higher Technical Professional Courses are Accompanying Children and Young People, Accounting and Management, Administrative Human Resource Management, Comercial Management, and Sales, Construction Works Management and Building Renovation, Design and Industrial Innovation, Digital Marketing, Environmental Quality, Family and Community Service, Industrial Management, Industrial Maintenance, Legal Services, Leisure Sports, Multimedia Production and Digital Games, Network and IT Systems, Sports and Nature Tourism, Technologies and Information Systems Programming, Youth Sports Coaching. Our Bachelor Degrees are Accounting, Information Technology, Web and Multimedia, Legal Studies, Maintenance, and Safety Management, Sports Coaching Our Master Degrees are Legal Studies. IPMAIA is divided into two Higher Schools: Higher School of Social Sciences, Education and Sports, and Higher School of Technology and Management. Academic and research activities rely on the support of both research and functional units. IPMAIA is in the process of creating its institutional Research Unit, and many of its teachers are already integrated into other national Research Units. Regarding Functional Units, IPMAIA provides the academic community with a(n): Multiplatform Studio (Centre for Communication Sciences), Advanced Laboratory of Telecommunications, Multimedia Centre and Laboratory, Photography Laboratory, Physical Condition Centre and Human Kinetics Laboratory, Laboratory of Forensic and Criminal Sciences, Occupational Safety Support Centre, Physics Laboratory, Chemistry Laboratory, Entrepreneurship Centre, Centre for Psychological Support Services. View full university

ISLA - Polytechnic Institute of Management and Technology in Vila Nova de Gaia has just celebrated its silver anniversary. With 25 years of existence, it started its activity in 1989 and has been able to draw on the accumulated experience, an image of quality in the area of Higher Education in Portugal. The public image of ISLA is without doubt the one of credibility and trust. We have social and financial sustainability. We have ISLA - Polytechnic Institute of Management and Technology in Vila Nova de Gaia has just celebrated its silver anniversary. With 25 years of existence, it started its activity in 1989 and has been able to draw on the accumulated experience, an image of quality in the area of Higher Education in Portugal. The public image of ISLA is, without doubt, one of credibility and trust. We have social and financial sustainability. We have each time more consistent training supply and quality, truly suited to the market needs, providing an expanding range of opportunities at all levels, based on a strong bond of cooperation with national and international businesses and higher education institutions. What we are now is based on a past full of contributions and creativity of those who have worked here and made ISLA Gaia grow. We are sure that we are on the right track for the full affirmation of ISLA, which is a time-consuming process that has to be undergone safely in a constant adaptation to the changes that are being imposed by the government and by the guidelines of the European Union. The adaptation to the Bologna Process is a clear example of this. Waiting anxiously for the cited date of 2025, the one that symbolized and is the institution's expectations milestone, ISLA-Gaia faces the complex reality of having to prepare itself for a more challenging external environment in the coming years. We can only be proud of the extraordinary progress that we have achieved in the relatively turbulent environment that Portuguese higher education has been experiencing over the last few years. Guiding us through this ambitious vision is the best way to ensure that our institution will be amongst the best, enhancing in all of us proud to belong to ISLA. In this sense, with the contribution of all and with great prospects for success, ISLA will continue its vision for 2025. In response to these challenges, ISLA Gaia adopted the ISLA-Gaia Plan 2025 - a Strategic Plan for its reconstruction and repositioning as a higher education institution of national prestige. Based on the experience and the example of similar institutions of reference, this ambitious plan seeks to maximize the main competitive advantages of ISLA-Gaia, as well as taking advantage of partnerships in which it will integrate. The Polytechnic Institute of Management and Technology's objectives (ISLA Gaia) are Stimulating cultural creation and scientific and entrepreneurial spirit development, as well as reflective thinking. Training graduates in different fields of knowledge qualified to integrate into the various professional sectors. Participating in the development of society and contributing to their continuing education. Encouraging research and scientific research aimed at the development of science and technology, humanities and arts, and the creation and dissemination of culture, and developing the understanding of the integration of man with the environment. Promoting the spread of cultural, scientific, and technical knowledge, which constitutes the heritage of humanity and communicating knowledge through teaching, publications, or other forms of communication. Encouraging the desire for constant cultural and professional development, integrating the skills that are being acquired in an intellectual framework and systematizing knowledge of each generation, in education throughout life and generational and inter-generational investment, aiming to perform the formation process Diario da Republica, 2nd Series on October 2009. Encouraging knowledge of the world's problems, from a global perspective, in particular regional, national and European, providing specialized services to the community and establishing a reciprocal relationship. Establishing cooperation with national and international companies and organizations, making employability and participation in research and development projects of its students and graduates easier. Promoting association or cooperation agreements with public or private, domestic or foreign educational and research institutions, through network integration, encouraging students', graduates' and teachers' mobility, and establishing common partnerships and projects, including joint degrees or facility or equipment program sharing. Continuing cultural and vocational training of citizens for the promotion of appropriate cultural extension forms. Encouraging artistic, cultural, and scientific activities, promoting practical spaces, and supporting the development of extracurricular skills, both on collective and social participation. Supporting student associations, providing the necessary conditions for the affirmation of autonomous associations set up by the legislation in use. Promoting and valuing the Portuguese language and culture by encouraging relations with Portuguese-speaking countries. Promoting critical thinking and freedom of expression and research. Consequently oriented to the offer of solid scientific training, through the articulation of studying, teaching, research, and experimental development, the education aims at the creation, transmission, and dissemination of culture, knowledge, science, and technology.ach time more consistent training supply and quality, truly suited to the market needs, providing an expanding range of opportunities at all levels, based on strong bond of cooperation with national and international businesses and higher education institutions. What we are now is based on a past full of contributions and creativity of those who have worked here and made ISLA Gaia grow. We are sure that we are on the right track for the full affirmation of ISLA, which is a time consuming process that has to be undergone safely in a constant adaptation to the changes that are being imposed by the government and by the guidelines of the European Union. The adaptation to the Bologna Process is a clear example of this. Waiting anxiously for the cited date of 2025, the one that symbolized and is the institution's expectations milestone, ISLA-Gaia faces the complex reality of having to prepare itself for a more challenging external environment in the coming years. We can only be proud of the extraordinary progress that we have achieved in the relatively turbulent environment that the Portuguese higher education has been experiencing over the last years. Guiding us through this ambitious vision, this is the best way to ensure that our institution will be amongst the best, enhancing in all of us proud to belong to ISLA. In this sense, with the contribution of all and with great propects for success, ISLA will continue its vision for 2025. In response to these challenges, ISLA Gaia adopted the ISLA-Gaia Plan 2025 - a Strategic Plan for its reconstruction and repositioning as a as a higher education institution of national prestige. Based on the experience and on the example of similar institutions of reference, this ambitious plan seeks to maximize the main competitive advantages of ISLA-Gaia, as well as taking advantage of partnerships in whch it will integrate. The Polytechnic Institute of Management and Technology's objectives (ISLA Gaia) are Stimulating cultural creation and scientific and entrepreneurial spririt development, as well as reflective thinking. Training graduates in different fields of knowledge, qualified to integrate in the various professionals sectors. Participating in the development of society and contributing to their continuing education. Encouraging research and scientific research aimed at the development of science and technology, humanities and arts, and the creation and dissemination of culture and developing the understanding of integration of man with the environment. Promoting the spread of cultural, scientific and technical knowledge, which constitutes the heritage of humanity and communicating knowledge through teaching, publications or other forms of communication. Encouraging the desire for constant cultural and professional development, integrating the skills that are being acquired in an intellectual framework and systematizing knowledge of each generation, in education throughout life and generational and inter-generational investment, aiming to perform the formation process Diario da Republica, 2nd Series on October 2009. Encouraging knowledge of the world's problems, from a global perspective, in particular regional, national and European, providing specialized services to the community and establishing a reciprocal relationship. Establishing cooperation with national and international companies and organizations, making employability and participation in research and development projects of its students and graduates easier. Promoting association or cooperation agreements with public or private, domestic or foreign educational and research institutions, through network integration, encouraging students', graduates' and teachers' mobility and establishing common partnerships and projects, including joint degrees or facility or equipment program sharing. Continuing cultural and vocational training of citizens for the promotion of appropriate cultural extension forms. Encouraging artistic, cultural and scientific activities, promoting practical spaces and supporting the development of extracurricular skills, both on a collective and social participation. Supporting student associations, providing the necessary conditions for the affirmation of autonomous associations setting up in accordance with the legislation in use. Promoting and valuing Portguese language and culture by encouraging relations with portuguese-speaking countries. Promoting critical thinking and freedom of expression and research. Consequently oriented to the offer of solid scientific training, through the articulation of studying, teaching, research and experimental development, the education aims at the creation, transmission and dissemination of culture, knowledge, science and technology. View full university

P.PORTO is excellence in higher education but is also a space of ideas and results in which we make a difference. We are a dynamo of cultural change, in our city, in our region, in our country. We try to meet current demands, building bridges between academia, the world of work, and civil society. We rank fourth among first-choice higher education institutions, and fifth among several students. Informal education, our aim is full employment of our graduates and post-graduates. To guarantee it, we align our educational portfolio with the needs of the business and social world. We build strategic cooperation with the local economic agents and contribute concrete solutions to real problems. We cooperate with and are a critical mass. We are an international community that stems from cooperation within a 300-entity network spread over four continents. We encourage a culture of innovative, applied research, carried out in an educational atmosphere both irreverent and transversal and focused on practice. It is not enough to be one of the best. It is not enough to rank well among first-choice institutions. To expand what distinguishes us, the P.PORTO balanced profile of knowledge and academic and applied skills is what matters. Establishing partnerships and innovating. National and internationally. The mission of P.PORTO Welfare Services is to carry out school social action policies to ensure equity in access to higher education, especially to students with financial difficulties, as well as to provide students with quality services that contribute to their academic success. To carry out its mission, P.PORTO favors close monitoring of students' needs in its various areas of action: scholarships, emergency assistance, food, accommodation, healthcare services, psychology, and social counseling, cultural knowledge, sports, among other services that characterize an active social policy. P.PORTO Welfare Services aims at being innovative, focused on students' interests, and on developing social policies within the P.PORTO community. P.PORTO's commitment to quality and quality assurance, enshrined in the rules of the institution, is the basis for the development of its mission. For this reason, the entire P.PORTO universe is covered by its internal quality assurance system (SIGaQP.PORTO), which, in turn, articulates with the various Teaching Units, systematically covering the range of activities developed by P.PORTO in the scope of its institutional mission. The objective of the system is to strengthen the institution's culture of quality, following national and international standards for quality assurance, defining processes, procedures, and mechanisms necessary to implement the Quality Policy and support the Strategic Plan. The mission of P.PORTO is to create and further knowledge, science, technology, and culture, and to provide students with technical, scientific, artistic, and transverse skills that articulate knowledge and action, to become the agent of transformation at home and abroad, and through intervention contribute to the wise development of society. P.PORTO presently follows a model of decentralized governance, in line with the autonomy of the Schools. P.PORTO governance structure comprises the General Council, the President, the Management Council, and the Academic Council and is presently integrated by the Presidency Secretariat and Education Welfare Services, as well as the Teaching and Research Units. Our vocation is to teach: not only knowing how to know but also knowing how to do and knowing how to be. We do not just claim it, we do it. We are at the forefront of higher education in Portugal: eight schools, 68 undergraduate courses, 60 master's programs, and 18 500 students make up an open, challenging, and multicultural community Our profile is balanced with about 1500 teachers with academic as well as technological or business competencies and skills, and with teaching practice supported by research that is nationally and internationally recognized. Our identity is reflected in the transversal educational offers in the number of students that we attract as first and second preferences in the highly qualified teaching staff in our international dimension and our involvement with contemporary innovation challenges. P.PORTO features a range of undergraduate, master's, and other specialization courses in areas covering a wide spectrum of knowledge: Education, Health, Engineering, Hospitality and Tourism, Arts, Management and Technology, Business Sciences, Media Arts, and Design. It is an exemplary vocational training offer, concerned with the acquisition of the basic skills for professional practice and linked to the requirements of innovation and competitiveness. View full university

The creation of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, on 26th December 1979, through the Governmental Act-of-Law nº513-T/7, is framed by the broader philosophy which supported the successful implementation of polytechnic higher education in our country. The widening of higher education to the whole territory, in a logic of combating the concentration in the main coastal cities, and the innovation made possible by a closer contact between the training institutions and the surrounding community, seem to have been two of the factors that have driven forward the creation of polytechnic higher education in Portugal and, particularly, in the region of Viseu. From all general objectives of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, we should stress the cooperation with the surrounding community, on a reciprocal basis, aimed at promoting awareness of regional problems and the implementation of proper solutions. Furthermore, there are other objectives to be considered: technical, humanistic, and personal training of its students, to make them capable of contributing to the development of the Portuguese society development of research activities, having in mind the needs of the surrounding context and cultural exchange and cooperation with another state/private institutions, at the national and international levels. In the last two decades, the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu has grown continuously and it now includes 6 units: 5 higher schools - The School of Education, The School of Technology, The Agrarian School, The School of Technology and Management (in the city of Lamego), The Health School and The Welfare Services. Presently this institution has over 7000 students and 400 teachers. It currently offers higher training in many fields, such as teacher training, media studies, cultural studies, social service, sports, multimedia, engineering (in many areas), management, marketing, tourism, agrarian sciences, and nursing. The Polytechnic Institute of Viseu is a state higher education institution aimed at producing and disseminating knowledge, carrying out research activities, and training professionals, to promote sustainable development and quality of life in the region. This institution is guided by fundamental values such as multidimensional training, respect for rights, active participation of all, ethical commitment towards society, excellence, and autonomy. Constant efforts are being made to build an institution with national and international visibility, based on excellence at the levels of teaching, scientific and cultural production, and its contribution to effective regional and national development and also to equal opportunities. The international cooperation of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu (PIV) is preserved in its statutes and promotes, directly or through its schools, the integration into networks, partnerships, and cooperation relations with foreign higher education institutions, international scientific organizations, and other institutions, in particular within the European Union, bilateral or multilateral agreements signed by the Portuguese Government. The PIV also promotes cooperation within the Portuguese-speaking countries for joint coordination activities. Actions and international cooperation programs must be compatible with the nature and purposes of the Institute and its schools and take into account its strategic development and broad lines of national policy, especially in what concerns education, science, culture, and international relations. For choosing partners it will be considered the academic offer, learning and training conditions, teaching and learning language, facilities, and viability for joint projects development, both in terms of teaching/training and research that may bring skills development benefits to students, teachers, and staff. View full university

Established in 1979, the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra is a Public Higher Education Institution located in the West center of Portugal, in the city known for centuries as the “city of students”. Covering a huge diversity of training areas, from agriculture and environment, education, communication, tourism, arts, management, accounting, and marketing, to health and engineering. The Polytechnic of Coimbra offers Higher Professional Degree Programmes and Vocational Education, Bachelor's Degrees, Post-graduations, and Master’s Degrees, representing a vital part of the city and playing a critical role in local development and national progress. Quality education – where the practical component is strongly supported by solid theory training, with a constant concern to adapt training to market demands, a close connection with companies, the incentive to entrepreneurship and internationalization are central pillars of its education, assuring successful careers to its graduates, as well as high employability rates. Social Service is another core organizational unit responding to the students’ needs using general support, scholarships, board and accommodation, medical services, and sports practice. The Polytechnic of Coimbra represents Modernity, Innovation, Knowledge, Quality, Employability, Citizenship, Solidarity, Multiculturalism. The Polytechnic of Coimbra Social Service (SASIPC) aims at enabling the access to higher education and successful attendance of all the Institute students, with positive discrimination towards economically deprived students as well as displaced ones, offering the best study conditions, using service provisions and supports, such as Scholarships and emergency supports, Accommodation, Canteens and bars, Health services, Support to sport and cultural activities. CERNAS – Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais, Ambiente e Sociedade (Natural Resources, Environment and Society Study Centre) is a research unit at the heart of our College of Agriculture and also at the College of Agriculture of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco and is part of the National Scientific and Technological System. Assessed by an International Expert Committee, which substantiated its plurennial funding by the Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia (Science and Technology Foundation), CERNAS aims at becoming an excellency research unit in the field of Agricultural Sciences, Science and Food Engineering, Environment and Society and related activities, promoting sustainable development at a regional level as part of global intervention, cultivating and disseminating science and technology for the common good of society. CERNAS research is at the core of the challenges that humanity will have to face shortly: exhaustion of energy resources and raw material, in conjunction with the global trends of climate change, the demographic increase, and resulting environmental degradation. View full university

In 1996, the then Minister of Education and Science, Eduardo Marçal Grilo, did publish the creation of the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (IPT), with the School of Management (ESGT) and the School of Technology (ESTT), both in Tomar, now in its new campus, with effect from January 1, 1997. Was named President's Professor Dr. Pacheco de Amorim, and indicated to his aides Professor José Faria Paixão, Professor José Ribeiro Mendes, cumulating with the Directorate of School of Management, and Professor Rui Santa Ovaia cumulating with the Directorate of School of Technology. The Institute is a polytechnic institution of higher education in the European area of higher education, provided of skills in the areas of science, technology, arts, and humanities, from the outset, compete complementarily for the higher education of their students, producing useful knowledge, skills, competencies, and skills, preparing them for the labor market and the exercise of active citizenship in a democratic society. The Polytechnic Institute of Tomar still takes as its mission: expanding access to knowledge for the benefit of individuals and society through research, education, and cooperation in a project for a global training of the individual active participation in building a European area of research and education, and a model of regional development based in the creation, innovation, and enhancement of scientific and technological knowledge. As part of fulfilling its mission IPT: Do value the work of its researchers, faculty, and staff, stimulates intellectual and professional training of its students and, ensures the conditions for all duly qualified citizens that should have access to higher education and lifelong learning Promote the effective mobility of students and graduates, both national and international level, particularly in the European higher education area and in the Portuguese speaking community Participate in networking activities to society, in particular for dissemination and transfer of knowledge, as well as economic exploitation of scientific knowledge Contribute to the public understanding of the humanities, arts, science, and technology, promoting and organizing actions to support the dissemination of humanistic, artistic, scientific, and technological culture, and providing the necessary resources for these purposes. The Institute was awarded by the European Commission with the ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) Label, ie the recognition of excellent use of the European Credit Transfer System. We are one of the institutions of European education with the European best mobilities with the respective credit recognition skills acquisition. One credit corresponds to 25-30 hours of work in a given jurisdiction establishing educational knowledge, understanding, and ability that the student should learn successfully. Credits earned in training in IPT are recognized for excellence in Europe and we have agreements with higher education institutions in Belgium, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Spain, Slovakia, France, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Sweden, and Turkey. The Institute was awarded by the European Commission with the DS (Diploma Supplement) Label, ie the recognition of the issuance of an excellent Diploma Supplement, which is producing the extracurricular training student information. The Diploma Supplement International improves transparency and facilitates academic and professional recognition of qualifications. Allows describing the nature, context, level, contents, and status that the student completed the Diploma qualifications that carries. View full university

The Viana do Castelo Polytechnic Institute (IPVC) was founded in 1980. Is a regional institution, whose aims are qualified human, cultural, scientific, technical, and professional training, to carry out necessary research to accomplish its mission and to cooperate with the regional community of Alto-Minho, particularly with its productive and entrepreneurial sectors. The IPVC is made up of six Schools offering undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses, these last very often in collaboration with national and international polytechnics and universities. Also promotes Master's courses and specialization courses. The IPVC is a community of students and qualified professionals, located in the northwest of Portugal, aware that the progress of society ensures the harmonious development of persons and their performance. Joined together in the same mission: to create, manage and disseminate knowledge and culture, through processes of education/learning, research, transfer of technology, and knowledge. The IPVC has implemented its existence on the regional, national, and international levels. The evolution of this process is based, on two fronts: firstly through the continuous search for quality of training and, secondly, on its involvement in projects in several areas as a tool for building links with the natural partners and other national and international institutions. The International Office (GMCI) and the Office of Technology, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer (OTIC) are the most visible face of the enormous effort that is the IPVC is developing for the embodiment of business and regional community into an international level. Since its foundation, IPVC has participated in the development of research projects and provide services to the community as a way to continue its mission. Thus, several national projects and international cooperation, in which the IPVC is/was involved: Erasmus+ KA1KA2, Horizon 2020, Erasmus Mundus ALFA III, POCTEP, Equal, Interreg, COMENIUS, PO North, Rainbow, Prodep, Focus, European Science Foundation, Leonardo da Vinci. Creating synergies by the concerted action of both internal (students, staff, and teachers) and external communities, will be the attitude-brand of the institution. The IPVC has, since its creation, bet in the development of research projects and offers services to the community as the way to continue its mission. Due to its extensive experience in the management of EU funds, IPVC has a technical support team fully aware of regulations and guidelines on national and European structural funds and, especially, about issues of eligibility of expenditure, government procurement, environment, information, and advertising, and equal opportunity between men and women. IPVC Quality Management System is certified by A3ES (Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior" (Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education - A3ES) since 2013 and also internationally certified by ISO 9001:2008, at the following processes: Higher education in the scientific areas taught in the Higher Schools such as the Higher School of Education, Agrarian, Technology and Management, Health, Business Sciences, Sports and Leisure and Social Services (Accommodation, Meals, Scholarships, Culture, Sports, Health, Academic BUS, Employment). Other responsibilities include the preparation and development of studies and projects. The system is organized and directed towards improving the quality of teaching and learning processes, IDI, management, and support activities. In the Alto Minho region, the IPVC is at the forefront of collaborative research with the public and private sectors. The Centro Europeu de Dieta Atlântica (European Centre of the Atlantic Diet) was created and soon other projects will follow, namely in the fields of technological innovation and maritime resources. The IPVC has protocols with Brazil, China, Portuguese-speaking African countries (PALOP), and 120 educational international institutions as part of the various European student and staff exchange programs (Erasmus and Erasmus Mundus). View full university

The Polytechnic Institute of Beja is a Higher Education institution created in 1979, located in the city of Beja, 147 km from Faro, 177 km from Lisbon, and 217 km from Seville. IPBeja is made up of four Schools – the School of Agriculture, the School of Education, the School of Technology and Management and the School of Health, with a range of more than 30 courses on offer, including Cursos Técnicos Superiores Profissionais (TeSP - “Short-Cycle”), Bachelor’s Degrees, Master’s Degrees, Post-Graduate Studies, and others. In service of society, it trains professionals in a range of areas, and plays an active role in the production and spread of knowledge, creation, transmission, and publication of culture and knowledge of a professional nature, of targeted research and experimental development. The Polytechnic Institute of Beja is a higher education institution in service of society, for the production and dissemination of knowledge creation, transmission, and dissemination of culture and knowledge of a professional nature targeted research and experimental development, concentrated especially in formations vocational and advanced technical training, professionally-oriented and encouraging lifelong. At the beginning of the century, and never losing sight of its primary mission - the development and regional promotion - the Polytechnic Institute of Beja is preparing once again for the challenges arising from the emergence of a new global era, determined to win the new battle for the future of young students from the region and Europe. A future perhaps more promising but surely much more complex. Currently, the priorities of the agenda of the Polytechnic Institute of Beja are the issues related to internationalization, research and development and quality assurance, structural conditions for real regional development in the context of globalization, and fundamental to the implementation of the Bologna Process and the consequent construction of the European Higher Education Area - AEES, with which the Institute is heavily involved. View full university

IPS (Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Portugal) is a public institution of higher education, which employs approximately 650 personnel and has an app. 6 500 students. IPS has situated in the Greater Lisbon Metropolitan Area, region of Setúbal. The region is home to strong enterprises in such fields as, for example, paper and motor car industries, and holds a highly important geostrategic position since it is a gateway to Europe. Furthermore, the Setúbal region, with its varied landscape composed of sea and mountains, including a large protected area with an application in progress to UNESCO Human Heritage, is a tourist destination for both Portuguese and foreigners. IPS was created in 1979 and started the activity in 1981. At present, the IPS comprises five Higher Education Schools. It also integrates a Students’ Welfare Unit and several functional units and central services. The IPS has two camps: the Setúbal campus, where four Schools are located - the Setúbal School of Technology, School of Education, School of Business and Administration, School of Health - and the Barreiro campus, where the Barreiro School of Technology is located. All the premises and equipment are high quality and up−to−date. There are several well-equipped laboratories, documentation centers, audio-visual equipment, and computer facilities available to students and teachers. In addition to financial support for students in need, the Students’ Welfare Services include a Residence, at a walking distance from the Setúbal campus, sports facilities, as well as medical and psychological assistance. View full university

Located in the metropolitan area of Lisbon and composed of eight schools of higher education, IPL- Politécnico de Lisboa is a public institution with a long history in the field of higher education. IPL is composed of the following schools: School of Communication and Media Studies School of Dance Lisbon School of Education Lisbon School of Music Lisbon Theatre and Film School Lisbon School of Health Technology Lisbon Accounting and Business School Lisbon Engineering School. PL provides Undergraduate, Masters, Postgraduate, and Doc-toral programs (in partnership with universities) it offers a diversified range of courses in Arts, Business Sciences, Health Sciences, Communication, Education, and Engineering. IPL’s primary objective has always been to provide academic instruction for employability and continued professional development, founded on a secure knowledge of science, arts, and culture. Our Institution contributes to national development by educating professionals whose abilities and value as employees have been nationally and internationally recognized. IPL provides an education that develops the whole person by promoting citizenship and encouraging the active participation of our students in their institutions and their communities. We are committed to strengthening international relationships, especially with our partners in the European Union and Portuguese - speaking countries. IPL- Politécnico de Lisboa promotes the following institutional values: Academic excellence Excellence in research and development Openness and engagement with society Social commitment A merit-based culture Strengthening international ties through cooperation and scientific exchange with European and Portuguese-speaking countries Studying at IPL-Politécnico de Lisboa will be a lifetime experience, IPL - Politécnico de Lisboa will welcome all the international students with arms wide open! They will have the opportunity to get knowledge and practices and to create friendships for the rest of their lives Lisbon is an unforgettable destination for all students who want a unique experience in terms of academic lifestyle, hospitality, gastronomy, culture, and leisure. Geographical location, weather conditions, safety, and the entire culture will be a plus. Offer walk hand in hand which will undoubtedly enrich each academic achievement and also each personal aspect. Any student with no Portuguese nationality may apply to Undergraduate Programmes at Lisbon Polytechnic Institute through specific International Student Programmes. We can considerer students: with no nationality of a Member State of the European Union (European native students can apply via National Admission Procedures or apply for an Erasmus+ mobility period) With no legal residence in Portugal for more than two years, continuously, on August 31st of the year in which they intend to start a higher education course, as well as the children who legally have been living with them With no Portuguese higher education attendance within the framework of an international mobility program. View full university

The Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre has a history of over 35 years, always built in partnership with many individuals and entities. Schools that have been created or joining the support and research services are translated into four schools (ESECS, ESTG, ESAE, ESS), Social Services (SAS) technology-based incubator (BioBIP), 5 cross units in addition to administrative services. We constantly look for a better way to be, to do, and to be closer to her. What distinguishes us is the monitoring we do to our people. We are a Polytechnic Institute marking the dynamism, youth, and closeness. The Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (IPPortalegre) is a public institution of higher education. Has four schools the School of Education (ESECS), the School of Technology and Management (ESTG), and the School of Health (ESS), in Portalegre, and the Agrarian School of Elvas (ESAE). The IPP was legally created in 1980 but started functioning, with the appointment of the first installation commission president, only in 1989. The current ESECS (former School of Education) began its activities in 1985, in 1989, and ESTG ESAE in 1995. The current ESS (former School of Nursing) integrated IPP in 2001. In its four schools, IPP offers several undergraduate and master's degrees as well as postgraduate and technological specialization courses. The training offer IPP encompasses diverse areas of knowledge, according to the formative matrix of each of its schools. Education/training, social welfare, tourism, journalism/communication, management, engineering, information technology, design, marketing, agriculture, equinicultura, nursing, and health technology are the key areas of knowledge that support training, research, and the intervention of the IPP and its schools. The Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre has as one of its major concerns regional development, and a strong relationship with the surrounding community. On the other hand, is concerned with monitoring the employability of their students, creating conditions for their settlement in the region. Despite this strong regional commitment, the PPI does not neglect the exchange and national and international external relations. In this sense, projects such as the Interdisciplinary Coordination for Research and Innovation (C3I), the Center for Languages and Cultures (CLIC), the Entrepreneurship Office, External Relations and Cooperation, and the Office Europe Direct are strong bets and consolidated units intervention of the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre. The social concern has been the motto and bets IPPortalegre since its foundation. The creation and deepening of Social Services (SAS), the development of educational quality and excellence, to support the school community, support for graduates in entering the workplace, and interaction with the environment are dominant concerns. But also social inclusion, creation of conditions for sports, concern for the health and safety of students, faculty, and staff are social practices that will IPPortalegre stating institutionally. Consistent with their concerns and principles, the IPPortalegre will create more sustainable conditions of community support, favoring the practice of students and employees volunteer as well as creating conditions to meet the internal situations of social emergency, in particular by developing the Office of Psychopedagogical, which has a wide range of work and intervention programs. The training offer of IPPortalegre covers diverse areas of knowledge, according to the formative matrix of each of its schools. Education/training, social welfare, tourism, journalism/communication, management, engineering, information technology, design, marketing, agriculture, equinicultura, nursing, and health technology are the key areas of knowledge that support training, research, and the intervention of the IPP and its schools. International cooperation has been a strategic goal of IPPortalegre, participating in programs Learning Lifelong / Erasmus since 1994/95. Until now, many students and alumni of IPPortalegre already benefited from the experience of studying or conducting an internship abroad under that program, and many more from other countries have been welcomed in its four schools. Similarly, every year the IPPortalegre welcomes teachers of our international partners to develop teaching activities in the schools IPPortalegre and sends some of them abroad. In addition, the IPPortalegre has participated in several other European projects as a partner and/or as a coordinator. The IPPortalegre is an associate member of the European Association of Erasmus Coordinators, occupying one of the vice presidencies, The participation of IPP in internationalization activities allows students, teachers, and staff to benefit from periods of mobility in one of our partners, but also the development of broader cooperation projects, whether in the academic field, whether research. In summary, the following are the opportunities available to the academic community of the IPP: Mobility of students for studies or internships or postgraduate under the Erasmus + program (see below) Integration Consortium Erasmuscentro (internships abroad and organization of foreign students internships in national/local companies) Roaming agreements with Macau Polytechnic Institute (MPI) under the protocol between the IPM and CCISP Frequency possibility of a period of study in another national institution of higher education under the program Vasco da Gama Cooperation agreements aimed at broadening exchanges and the development of joint projects with several European higher education institutions and extraeuropeias Protocols and agreements with national and international institutions aimed at the development of cooperation activities View full university

The Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (IPLeiria) is a public institution of Higher Education that offers programs on an Undergraduate Degree, Masters, Post-Graduate, Technology Specialization and Preparation Courses for access to higher education level. It began its activity in 1980 and is present in the Leiria and West region through its five schools, located in the cities of Leiria (School of Education and Social Sciences, School of Technology and Management, and School of Health Sciences), Caldas da Rainha (School of Fine Art and Design) and Peniche (School of Tourism and Maritime Technology). IPLeiria has programs in the areas of Art and Design, Entrepreneurial and Juridical Sciences, Education and Communication, Engineering and Technology, Tourism, and Health. We’re glad you’re interested in joining our growing community of international students from more than 60 countries! Polytechnic of Leiria is proud of our friendly environment among students, teachers, and technicians which helps students settle into a new life away from home. The International Cooperation and Mobility Office (Gabinete de Mobilidade e Cooperação Internacional – GMCI) is a coordinating, supervision, and support structure to all of IPLeiria’s initiatives of internationalization. The roles of GMCI are: To coordinate and support IPLeiria’s endeavors in the internationalization of education, cooperation, and academic mobility. To establish contacts with several international institutions within GMCI’s scope, aiming at the establishment/reinforcement of partnerships, as well as the establishment of new cooperation agreements To promote. support, implement and supervise the mobility of IPLeiria and international students, teachers, and administrative staff To promote and manage de processes of application to international mobility, including scholarships To develop promotional activities, while acting as an up-to-date information center in academic cooperation and academic mobility To act as the link for both networking and information with partner universities, companies, and international networks. Nowadays, strategic planning is considered an essential management tool, providing orientation and cohesion to the activity carried out by the institutions, globally characterizing its context, and providing clear instructions about the work it needs to develop to reach its goals. This is materialized in the strategic plan, a guiding tool in the activity of an institution, in which the procedures to reach the strategic aims and objectives are defined. As the driving force of the institutional activity, it directs the collaborators’ effort towards a common goal. The Polytechnic of Leiria has progressively asserted its connection to the outside world through its participation in initiatives and projects with an impact on social and cultural and economic development of the West region and Leiria by the performance of its faculty teachers, researchers, and staff members, and the quality and diversity of its activities and projects. This link is, without a doubt, a factor of incremental nature in the development, improvement, and endogenization of practices and knowledge. As such, it influences the internal structure of the higher education institutions and their functional adequacy to the challenges of society and the requirements of competitiveness. View full university

The Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA) is a Public Higher Education Institution established on December 19th, 1994, and located in Barcelos, a city in the north of Portugal. Aware of its purpose and responsibilities, IPCA’s mission is to contribute towards the development of society, stimulate cultural creation, research, and applied research, and promote reflective and humanistic thought. It also aims to provide areas of knowledge to attractive professional activities at the national and international levels, promoting mobility, employability, and reciprocal relationships with the community. IPCA offers a wide range of courses, such as Bachelor's degrees, Professional Masters's, Professional Higher Education Courses, and non-degree courses. Oriented towards lifelong learning, its training offer includes daytime, after-work, and distance, learning classes. Over 50% of IPCA’s students attend after-work courses, which highlights IPCA’s strategy to suit the needs of those already in the labor market. IPCA aims to ensure more training for more students, reaching new audiences, and training in different areas, this way contributing to the increase of the population’s level of qualification. IPCA has a teaching and non-teaching qualified staff that is decisive to its success. The qualification of the teaching staff, oriented towards advanced scientific research and the development of pedagogical skills, is an ongoing concern ensuring thereby the required ratios in terms of the number of Ph.D. holders required in higher education institutions. Scientific activity is also developed through research centers in distinct training areas, namely the Research Centre on Accounting and Taxation, recognized by FCT. To provide the appropriate social, physical, and environmental conditions to favor the teaching, learning, and well-being of its academic community, IPCA has done a huge investment in modern facilities that provide a range of support services to the proper functioning of the Institution. IPCA has a campus where the Management School, Technology School, and Design School are located, as well as other support services such as the Library, the Administrative and Financial Division, the Academic Services, the Information Systems Division, the Human Resources Division, the Procurement and Infrastructure Office, the Internal Control Office, the Legal Counsel Office, the Communication and Image Office, the International Relations Office, the Evaluation and Quality Office, the Entrepreneurship and Business Office, the Social Services and the canteen. The Praxis XXI building, where the academic community can find the Language Center, the Companies Spin-off, the Business Simulation Centre, and the Europe Direct Information Centre (CIED), is also located on the IPCA campus. View full university

The Polytechnic Institute of Braganca (IPB) is a Portuguese University of Applied Sciences with 7000 students and 500 teachers and researchers. It has an internationalization program with widely recognized success, including the annual mobility of more than 900 incoming and outgoing students and 300 teaching staff members. Nowadays the IPB is a multicultural institution where 26% of its students are international students from all over the World. IPB is also recognized for its performance in applied research and regional engagement. The Polytechnic Institute of Braganca (IPB) is a Portuguese Higher Education Public Institution with 7000 undergraduate and master students, embracing a wide area of knowledge and technology, including agriculture sciences, arts and sports, education and teachers’ training, informatics and engineering, administration and management, health, communication, and tourism. The IPB belongs to the European Network for Universities of Applied Sciences (UASnet), which main objectives include the transferability of professional skills and the integration of applied research in their professional and technological education mission. In 2011, the European Commission has awarded the ECTS Label to the IPB, acknowledging the quality of the information provided in terms of the degree programs offered and the management of student mobility within the European Higher Education Area. In 2013, IPB has been awarded also the DS Label. The purpose of the Diploma Supplement (DS) is to provide sufficient independent data to improve international transparency and fair academic and professional recognition of qualifications. Besides the academic programs taught in the Portuguese language, the IPB also offers bachelor and master programs fully lectured in English, as well as Portuguese language and culture courses for foreign students. The IPB was awarded the Diploma Supplement Label by the European Commission for the period 2013-2016. This label recognizes the quality of the diploma supplement, the transparency of procedures, and its importance in the facilitation of mobility and employability of the recent graduates, as well as the academic and professional recognition of the qualifications. The IPB has already been awarded the ECTS Label for the period 2011-2014. The ECTS Label acknowledges the quality of the information provided in terms of the degree programs offered and the management of student mobility within the European Higher Education Area. The IPB is proud to be one of the few national and international institutions that have been distinguished by the European Commission with two quality labels. Research and Innovation (R&I) activities carried out at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB): Research Topics and Units, Technology Offers, Publications and Scientific Repository, and available Research Scholarships. The R&I activities at IPB are in line with the priorities defined at the European, national and regional levels. Namely, with the reference documents relating to Smart Specialisation Strategies, the European R&I Programme Horizon 2020, the national Operational Programmes under Portugal 2020 (and in particular Norte 2020), and the Letter of Commitments for the Development of the Tras-os-Montes Region. View full university

Bahrain Polytechnic was established by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa by Royal Decree No.65 for the year 2008. As the Kingdom’s only polytechnic, Bahrain Polytechnic serves Bahrain and the wider Gulf region by offering technical and applied professional education, short courses, and applied research and consultancy services whilst adopting the internationally-known problem-based learning approach (PBL). Our mission is straightforward: we aim to produce work-ready graduates, equipped with the necessary 21st-century skills before entering today’s corporate world – be it local, regional, or international labor markets. This is done through designing our curricula in line with all your requirements, bearing in mind the individual needs of a student, company, or society at large. The result is a vibrant, dynamic learning environment, which welcomes the people of Bahrain to the possibility of exciting new career opportunities and a lifetime of learning. Bahrain Polytechnic has been established by the Bahrain Government to address the need for a skilled Bahraini labor force, to support economic growth and diversification. Bahrain Polytechnic delivers applied professional and technical qualifications. Graduates will be work-ready confident and competent, aware of what is expected of them in the professional world, and able to perform to their full potential. Programs, qualifications and courses, and the underlying methodology of how they are delivered are developed in consultation with businesses, industries, professions, international education, and training institutions. This strategy, set by the Board of Trustees, will ensure that Bahrain Polytechnic graduates meet the needs of the labor market, thus supplying Bahrain’s economy with a source of highly skilled graduates. Bahrain Polytechnic to be a world-class provider of applied higher education. Bahrain Polytechnic produces professional and enterprising graduates with the 21st-century skills necessary for the needs of the community locally, regionally, and internationally. Bahrain Polytechnic will progress towards a sustainable model of diversified funding, business operations, and governance including consultancy, research collaborations, and commercialization with industry and government-led initiatives. The Polytechnic’s Programmes and courses use a blended learning approach that includes face-to-face classroom-based learning, online supported delivery (e.g. Moodle), project-based learning, job placement, internships, individual work, and group work. Tutors develop lessons so students are engaged in the learning process and are encouraged to ask questions and use problem-based learning strategies. The Polytechnic endeavors to create an atmosphere in the classroom where everyone is equal and can express their learning and opinions about the subject, and share their knowledge, while tutors facilitate and guide the learning. An emphasis is placed on relevant practical projects in all years of the bachelor Programmes. Bahrain Polytechnic missioned to prepare its graduate to be work-ready and adapt to the economic dynamics of the local, regional and international market. We used the conceptual approach to define Employability at the institution and creates a contextualize Employability framework. The position of the learners in the framework indicates the acknowledgment of the institution of the services that rotate around them. The Polytechnic has specialist spaces for students to ensure they have access to the environment and equipment needed in their learning experience, such as the ICT innovation lab. Work-integrated learning is another important aspect of education that Bahrain Polytechnic offers in cooperation with local industry and business organizations, who contribute to the students learning through: Work placement Cooperative Projects Guest Speakers Visits to Industry and Business Organisations Learning at the Polytechnic is supported by a range of activities. Tutors and Academic staff are available to assist students in their learning. Academic Staff and Programme Managers provide Academic Advising, and every student is assigned a Mentor, to support and encourage the student in their academic and personal journey. The Polytechnic library has a range of resources to support learning, and the Library Learning Centre and English Writing Centre offer drop-in and structured learning support. View full university