1. PORTUGAL Ana Castro Paiva ALFABET Kick off Meeting - CZU October 2014

3. U.P ORTO – F ACTS AND F IGURES 1 st semester: September » January 2 nd semester: February » July F ACTS AND F IGURES : 3 14 701 32.000 3,700 111 9 37 Campuses Faculties + 1 Business School Training programmes Students Foreign students in 2013 Different nationalities EM Projects coordinated by U.Porto EM Projects in which U.Porto is partner A VAILABLE FIELDS OF STUDY Agric. Sci. | Arch., Urban&Regional Planning | Business Studies and Manag. Sci. | Education, Teacher Training | Engineering, Technology | Geography, Geology | Law | Medical Sciences | Natural Sciences | Social Sciences A VAILABLE M ASTER P ROGRAMMES IN E NGLISH Anglo American Studies | Services Engineering and Management | Finance | Management | Information Engineering » PhD research may always be conducted in EN A CADEMIC C ALENDAR

4. 11 canteens + 1 restaurant 7 snack-bars + 1 grill 9 Halls of Residence 30 Libraries 12 Museums E-Learning Café Sports Centre Wireless conection in all the University’s buildings ESN + other students’ associations F ACILITIES / SERVICES FOR I NTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

5. Visa (close contact Consulates + Portuguese Immigration Office) Preparation of LA (guidance on courses selection) Accommodation (private halls of residences with special conditions) Support on arrival (airport pick-up, administrative issues such as immigration office, bank, residence, faculty, language courses) Registration meeting with practical information Orientation meeting especially for EM2 (September) Welcoming session to all foreign students Erasmus Mundus buddy-system Integration Events Monthly meetings Close monitoring S ERVICES FOR EMA2 SCHOLARSHIP HOLDERS

6. THANK YOU! More information about U.Porto: Ana Paiva Rita Tiago alfabet.asia@reit.up.pt 00351 22 040 82 81