IPVC INTERNATIONAL WEEKPROGRAM

29th MAY

Registration

Musical Moment

IPVC International Week Opening session, IPVC Central Services – Viana do CasteloPresident of IPVC Rui TeixeiraMayor of Viana do Castelo José Maria Costa Portuguese Secretary of State of European A�airs Margarida Marques Brief presentation of the IPVC and its schools, Portugal and Viana do Castelo

The added value of international placements and how to secure it Prof. Gabriele Abermann, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Austria

Co�ee break

IPB a case of success in International MobilityProf. Luís Pais Vice-President for International Relations, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança - IPB

ESN Portugal Student’s testimonies of the importance of Erasmus Training for integration in the labor market.

Lunch at School of Technology and Management - ESTG

Welcome by ESTG’s (School of Technology and Management) director and Erasmus coordinator

Conferences at ESTG

Adapting Higher Education to Changing TimesProf. Carlos Fernandes, Tourism Course Coordinator, ESTG - IPVC

The Journey to BMW Group IrelandPaulo Alves, BMW Group, Ireland

The Importance of Professional Trainings for Modern CompaniesBOSCH Madrid

Collaboration between Universities and enterprises, integration of students into labor marketANIMAFEST Company

INCOME Tourism – a collaborative learning approach between IPVC and tourism businessesProf. Goretti Silva, Coordinator of the Disciplinary Group of Tourism, Sports and Leisure Studies, ESTG - IPVC

Walking tour in Viana do Castelo with the opportunity to taste a Bola de Berlim – one of the best known pastries in townVisit to the Cathedral Sagrado Coração de Jesus (Jesus Secret Heart) in Santa Luzia Mountain

Welcome dinner. An experience you do not want to miss! HINOPORTUNA – IPVC’s Tuna – Students musical performance

30th MAY

Morning Lectures and departmental visits delivered by visiting teachers and Sta� under the Erasmus+ mobility Programme

Lunch at each School of lectures and services visited

Departure to Portugal’s birth place, Guimarães, by bus

Guided visit to the center and ruins of Guimarães castle

Free time for buying souvenirs

Return to Viana do Castelo

Free evening

31th MAY

Departure to Melgaço by bus

Welcome by ESDL’s (School of Sports and Leisure) director and Erasmus coordinator

Co�ee break

Demonstration and participation in some of the school’s sporting activities

Visit to the historic center and Solar do Alvarinho wine taste

Departure to Valença

Lunch at School of Business Science - ESCE

Welcome by ESCE’s (School of Business Science) director and Erasmus coordinator

Guided visit to our newest School and presentation of academic o�er

Walk to the Muralhas de Valença (fortress). Free time for buying souvenirs

Return to Viana do Castelo

Free dinner

1st JUNE

Departure to Ponte de Lima by bus

Visit to the historic center

Welcome by ESA’s (Agrarian School) director and Erasmus coordinator

Workshop at ESA

Lunch (traditional dish) at Agrarian School - ESA

Departure to Porto by bus

Visit to the Port Wine Cellars in Gaia. Walk along the river Douro

Visit to the historical center of Porto city

Return to Viana do Castelo

Farewell dinner at Restaurante Camelo

2nd JUNE

Free Day

‘ERASMUS+ leverages Knowledge Transfer between Universities and Enterprises’

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