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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