Contents. Welcome to ESE/IPP. Portugal. Porto. About ESE/IPP. About GRI. Useful information. Notes

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2 Contents Welcome to ESE/IPP Portugal Porto About ESE/IPP About GRI Useful information Notes

3 1. Welcome to ESE IPP We are delighted that you took interest in the study opportunities offered by the School of Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto (ESE/ IPP). We are proud of our institution with its highly motivated students and staff and excellent infra-structures. We are committed to the international cooperation in the field of education and expanding and consolidating our relationships with higher education institutions in Europe and beyond. This brochure is intended to inform students from abroad about studies at ESE/IPP and student life in Porto. You might not find answers to all your questions here, so please do not hesitate to contact our International Relations Office. We wish you an enjoyable and memorable experience in Porto and all the best in your studies at our school.

4 2. Portugal Portugal is located in the southwest corner of Europe and includes the Madeira and Azores archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean. Mainland Portugal, located on the Iberian Peninsula in the south-western corner of Europe, occupies an area of 88,889 km2. It has 832 km of Atlantic coast and a 1,215 km border with Spain. CLIMATE In spite of Portugal s small territory, its climate varies significantly from one region to another since it is influenced by the relief, latitude and proximity to the sea. Even so, it generally offers mild winters, when compared to the rest of Europe and hot and dry summers, particularly in the inland areas. Because of the sea s influence, temperatures are slightly lower in the coastal areas. In spite of the mild temperatures, in the North region, particularly inland, it gets cold and there is some snowfall (mainly in Serra da Estrela Mountains, the highest point in Portugal). There are often warm and sunny days in autumn, especially in November the so called St. Martin s summer as this saint s day is on 11 November. LANGUAGE Of Latin origin, Portuguese is the fifth most widely spoken language in the world and is the mother tongue of about 200 million people. It is also the official language in: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, São Tomé and Príncipe (in Africa), Brazil (in South America) and East Timor (in Asia).

5 2. Portugal RELIGION The majority of Portuguese are Catholic. However the Portuguese Constitution guarantees religious freedom, which results in the presence of different religions in Portugal: Christians (Protestants of various denominations and Orthodox), Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews. CURRENCY Since 1999, the Euro ( ) is the official currency in Portugal. Fátima is one of the greatest Catholic sanctuaries of the world. More information at Portugal s Official Tourist Website

6 3. Porto Porto is Portugal s second city and capital of the North region. The city is located in the estuary of the Douro River in northern Portugal. The largest city in the region, Porto is considered the economic and cultural heart of the entire region. The city, which has an estimated population of about 220,000, lies at the centre of the political Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto, with a population of slightly more than 1.7 million. The historic centre of Porto was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in One of Portugal s most internationally famous products, Port wine, is named after the city because it is produced along the Douro Valley. The country was also named after the Latin name of Porto, Portus Cale. Porto district is one of the most industrialised districts in Portugal. Sloping steeply down towards the river with its remarkable bridges one of them designed by Gustavo Eiffel it has been an inspiration to a variety of artists. It has been visited over the years by many eminent people making it one of the oldest tourism destinations in Europe.

7 3. Porto Many areas in Porto, well planned and landscaped, have been dedicated to leisure. Gardens, waterside esplanades, sophisticated and attractive shopping areas and excellent sports facilities are just some of the amenities available to enjoy yourselves during free time. House of Music Clérigos Tower Foz Sidewalk Porto Wine Cellars

8 4. The School of Education of Porto The School of Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal (ESE/IPP) articulating the dimensions of education, research and service to the Community, offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, including 17 master degrees, and also post-graduation and specialization programmes mainly in teacher education but also in other convergent areas such as social education and heritage and cultural management. The School also offers a joint doctoral degree in cooperation with the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain) which had its 2nd edition in 2014/2015. ESE/IPP has been an active participant in UE programs since 1986 and is involved in all aspects of teacher education, having long established links with schools and HEIs both regionally and internationally.

9 4. The School of Education of Porto ESE DEGREE COURSES Music Education Visual Arts and Artistic Technologies Basic Education Foreign Languages and Cultures Sports Sciences Social Education Heritage Management Translation and Interpretation of Portuguese Sign Language ESE MASTERS (opening subject to the number of candidates) Pre-school Education Teaching the Pre-school and 1st Cycle of Basic Education Teaching Music Education in the Basic Education Teaching Visual and Technological Education in the Basic Education Teaching English in the 1st Cycle of Basic Education Teaching English and French/ Spanish in the Basic Education Teaching Portuguese and English in the 2nd Cycle of Basic Education Teaching 1st Cycle of Basic Education and Mathematics and Natural Sciences in the 2nd Cycle of Basic Education Teaching 1st Cycle of Basic Education and Portuguese and History and Geography of Portugal in the 2nd Cycle of Basic Education Didactics of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Social Education and Intervention: Psychosocial Action in Risk Contexts

10 4. The School of Education of Porto Social Education and Intervention: Community Development and Adult Education Special Education: Profound disability and Cognition Problems Teaching English to Young Learners Professional Studies in Education - Administration of Educational Organisations Professional Studies in Education - Adult Education and Training HIGHER TECHNICAL PROFESSIONAL COURSES (opening subject to the number of candidates) Monitoring of Children and Youth Arts and Design in Ceramics and Glass Sports and Nature Tourism Gerontology Valorization of Cultural Heritage Heritage, Arts and Cultural Tourism

11 4. The School of Education of Porto GENERAL CONTACTS Address IPP Escola Superior de Educação do Porto Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, Porto, Portugal Telephone Fax ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2015/2016 Winter Semester Teaching period 28th September 2015 to 23rd January 2016 Christmas break 21st December 2015 to 3rd January 2016 Assessment period 28th January 2016 to 3rd February 2016 Summer Semester Teaching period 22nd February 2016 to 20th June 2016 Easter break 21st March 2016 to 28th March 2016 Assessment period 27th June 2016 to 4th July 2016 HOLIDAYS 1st of January New Year s Day 9th of February Carnival 25th of March Good Friday 27th of March Easter 25th of April Freedom Day 1st of May Worker s Day 10th of June Portugal Day 24th of June Saint John s (Porto City Holiday) 15th of August - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary 8th of December Immaculate Conception 25th of December Christmas Day Four holidays were revoked in 2012, effective 2013 onwards: Corpus Christi (Corpo de Deus) - Thursday (60 days after Easter Sunday) Implantation of the Republic (Implantação da República) 5th of October All Saints Day (Todos os Santos) 1st of November Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência) 1st of December

12 5. The International Relations Office (GRI) The International Relations Office is a service directly dependent on the Institutional Coordinator, the Polytechnic Institute of Porto. Our mission is the internationalization of ESE/IPP and its community. Thus, GRI develops its course of action at the level of the following programmes: Erasmus+, IACOBUS and cooperation with Brazil and South- American countries. It also cooperates in international projects funded by the programmes Comenius, Tempus, and Erasmus+ KA2, among others. In 2008/2009, GRI began to coordinate the national mobility programme Vasco da Gama, that allows the exchange of students between Polytechnics of Portugal. CONTACTS: General Office Contact gri@ese.ipp.pt Diana Kruma - Ferreira International Relations Office Assistant dianakruma@ese.ipp.pt ADDRESS: IPP School of Education (Porto) Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, Porto, Portugal Telephone: Fax: WHAT TO SEND BEFORE DEPARTURE Student Application Form Learning Agreement 2 Photographs Previous academic register Accommodation Form Copy of your passport/id card Maria Inês Pinho International Relations Office Coordinator inespinho@ese.ipp.pt

13 5. The International Relations Office (GRI) APPLICATION DEADLINES: Winter Semester: June 1st Spring Semester: November 15th Do not forget to bring your European Health Insurance Card. WHAT TO DO UPON ARRIVAL Please contact the GRI of ESE/ IPP by or or by telephone: You should get the Confirmation of Arrival (whenever it s required). A meeting with your tutor will be scheduled. THE MOMENT YOU CHOOSE TO COME TO ESE/IPP As soon as you decide to come to ESE/IPP in Erasmus, please contact the International Relations Office (GRI). We will assist you in the organization and fulfilment of all necessary documentation. All the relevant information (dates, subjects, credits) will be provided. Before departure, please inform us about precise date and hour of arrival in Porto. Should you arrive during the weekend or after office hours (18:00), please make the necessary arrangements concerning accommodation and inform us beforehand. WHAT TO DO BEFORE GETTING BACK Before getting back home, you should contact the International Relations Office and ask for the Transcript of Records and also, if necessary, for the Confirmation of Erasmus Mobility. THE ECTS The European Credits Transfer System is based on the total amount of work a student has to produce. Work produced during one year amounts to 60 ECTS. Having that as rule, one semester amounts to 30 ECTS.

14 5. The International Relations Office (GRI) The use of this system makes transfers from foreign institutions easier. LANGUAGE COURSES At ESE/IPP, lectures are given in both languages (Portuguese and English). That s why ESE/IPP advices to its Erasmus students to attend a Portuguese Language Course, when available. For more information, please contact gri@ese.ipp.pt.

15 6. Useful Information HOW TO GET TO PORTO, PORTUGAL By plane The most important international airports are at Lisbon, Porto and Faro. TAP Air Portugal is the national airline and it has multiple daily flights to Lisbon from Porto and Faro, and carriers operating scheduled international services. Airport Francisco Sá Carneiro Pedras Rubras, 4470 Maia Telephone Fax: Website page/portal/ana/aeroporto_porto/ You can cross the Portugal-Spain border through several places from the north to south (Valença do Minho (E01/A3), Chaves (N532), Bragança (E82/IP4), Guarda/Vilar Formoso (E80/IP5), Elvas (E90/A6/IP7), Serpa (N260) and Vila Real de Santo António (E1/IP1). There are no longer any border controls. By train Daily international trains run between Paris-Lisbon (Sud Express), crossing the frontier at Vilar Formoso; between Lisbon- Madrid, crossing the frontier at Marvão; and between Porto-Vigo, crossing the frontier at Valença. There are two standard longdistance rail journeys into Portugal. Both take the TGV. Lisboa Airport Alameda das Comunidades Lisboa Telephone Fax: Website page/portal/ana/aeroporto_lisboa/ By car

16 6. Useful Information HOW TO GET TO ESE/IPP The Metro (urban train) Station closest to ESE/IPP is Hospital de S. João Station. From there you can walk to ESE/IPP. The Trindade Station has connection with the rest of the urban train network. From the city centre Bus: 300 or 305. The fastest way is by Metro (urban train): Line D (Hospital S. João). From the airport Line E (Violet) connects the Airport Station to the Estádio do Dragão Station. The Airport Station is located right in front of the Arrivals of the International Francisco Sá-Carneiro Airport. Nevertheless, pedestrian access is guaranteed by an underground passage extending from the inside of the Airport to the Station itself, which is simple and practical to find with the help of clearly visible signs. Connection Airport-City centre If you want to go from the Airport Station to the Bolhão Station get on Line E. Connection Airport-ESE If you re in the city centre, get on Line D at the Trindade Station. If you re in the Estádio do Dragão Station (Campanhã) get on one of the 4 Lines and a change in Trindade Station is required. In Trindade Station, change to line D (Yellow) and take the direction to Hospital de S. João. More Information at: Metro of Porto ( pt) and STCP (

17 6. Useful Information CONTACTS ESE/IPP Students Union (AEESEP) AEESEP - Associação de Estudantes da Escola Superior de Educação do Porto Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, s/n Porto, Portugal Telephone/Fax: Website: General geral@aeesepp.com ACCOMMODATION University Residence Worldspru Porto Campanhã Interface de Campanhã Rua do Monte da Estação - Porta B Porto Telephone: Fax: porto@spru.pt President: presidente@aeesepp.com Sports Area: desportivo@aeesepp.com Cultural Area: cultural@aeesepp.com Hotel Ibis S. João Porto Rua Dr. Plácido Costa PORTO - PORTUGAL Telephone: Fax:

18 6. Useful Information TRANSPORTS Bus The name of Porto Bus Company is STCP (Porto Collective Transports Services). It offers an extended and modern network. A ticket and information office is located in front of Hospital S. João. You can see itineraries and timetables at Fax sdp@sc.ipp.pt Website: ipp.php?content=biblio Pharmacies Farmácia Vales Rua da Arroteia, 254 Pedrouços, Maia Telephone: Train CP (Portuguese Trains) is the national railway company. You can find itineraries, timetables, prices and other information at Library Serviço de Documentação e Publicações - Biblioteca Central Rua Dr. Roberto Frias Tel Farmácia Cortes Avenida Conde, 6175 S. Mamede de Infesta Telephone: Farmácia Pedra Verde Rua da Mainça, 50 S. Mamede de Infesta Telephone: Fire Brigade Associação Humanitária dos Bombeiros Voluntários de S. Mamede de Infesta Telephone:

19 6. Useful Information Hospitals Hospital de S. João (Porto) Alameda Prof. Hernâni Monteiro Telephone: Hospital Pedro Hispano (Matosinhos) Rua Dr. Eduardo Torres Telephone: Hospital de Sto. António (Porto) Largo Prof. Abel Salazar Telephone: Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho (Gaia) Rua Conceição Fernandes Telephone: Airport Francisco Sá-Carneiro Airport: Located 11 km from Porto, in an important commercial and industrial area, Francisco Sá-Carneiro Airport is a modern infrastructure fully equipped to meet the demands of today s air traffic. Bus lines to the centre of the city: Aerobus, 601; 87; 76 Metro (urban train) - Line E (Violet) Telephone: Cybercafes Laranja Mecânica Rua de Santa Catarina, 274 Porto Telephone: e-learning Café Polo Universitário Porto elearningcafe@reit.up.pt Swimming Pools Piscina São Mamede Infesta Rua Igreja Velha São Mamede Infesta Telephone: Piscina da Constituição Rua Almirante Leote do Rêgo Porto Telephone:

20 6. Useful Information Health Clubs Fitness Worx Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP) Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, Porto Telephone: Health Club São João Tv. Dr. Barros, 170 Porto Telephone: Health Care Centre Rua Godinho Faria, 371 S. Mamede de Infesta Telephone: Post Office Rua da Arroteia S. Mamede de Infesta

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26 Contacts: General Office Contact Address: IPP School of Education (Porto) Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, Porto Telephone: Fax: