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The Cooperation between the University of Porto and the National University of Timor-Lorosa’e goes back to 2010, when Mundus ACP project saw its approval. This would be the first of four projects in which the two Institutions would collaborate up to date.

In addition to the General Agreement signed in April 2011, UNTL feels the need to expand the knowledge and skills of its teachers, in an excellence academic environment, and decides to implement the National University of Timor Lorosa'e Teachers Training Programme.

The first execution of grants in U.Porto, for Masters and PhD courses, reports to the academic year 2013/2014, when another Portuguese Higher Education Institution emerged as the central point of the Programme.

Currently, the cooperation ties between UNTL and U.Porto are closer, with the signature of a Programme Contract, on July 1, 2016, which regulates UNTL's Postgraduate Teachers Training at U.Porto. This new agreement allows the University of Porto to manage the financial support granted to the partial or full scholarship holders of UNTL, to complete a full course at our Institution.

This type of initiatives distinguishes, once again, the University of Porto as a hard supporter of internationalization, which has been explored and consolidated by the Institution in the past years.

I am contacting you on behalf of CHE Consult Prague s.r.o. with an Erasmus+ internship opportunity for your alumni or students who are about to finish their master degree in statistics, sociology or psychology.

We are looking for a candidate with an experience with on-line surveys and analysis as well as a solid knowledge of statistical tools, esp. SPSS or similar. The candidate should be interested in survey methodology and have a strong drive in learning new skills.

We are offering a one year internship with a possibility of employment contract, engagement in prestigious international projects, daily use of English and innovative working environment.

CHE Consult Prague s.r.o. is a leading-edge company in the field of internationalisation management and measuring student mobility impact. By introducing psychometric methods into exchange mobility management we open up new horizons for higher education quality management. CHE Consult Prague conducts large research projects and studies on various topics, including the Europe-wide projects of the Erasmus Impact Study (2016) or a currently running evaluation of the European Voluntary Service.

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards

Michaela Klicnikova
Project manager
CHE Consult Prague
Impact Hub
Drtinova 557/10
CZ-150 00 Praha 5
E  michaela.klicnikova@che-consult.de
W www.che-consult.de

New calls for mobility of students, academics and staff (Incoming and Outgoing) are open under projects funded by the Erasmus Mundus Programme:

Region	Project		Website	Deadline
Asia	ALFABET		https://www.alfabet-em.cz/	7-jan-2017
	LEADERS		http://www.emleaders.eu/	5-dec-2016
	SMART LINK		http://smartlink-edu.eu/	31-dec-2016
	IMPAKT		http://www.impakt-asia.eu/	2-dec-2016
South America	EUROINKA		http://www.euroinka.eu/	28-mar-2017
Balkans	GREEN TECH		http://green-tech-wb.uvigo.es/	28-feb-2017
Central Asia*	CASEU		http://www.caseu.ub.edu/	17-feb-2017

*Only for Outgoing  mobility of students/academics

The scholasrships include:

• Individual allowance (monthly):
  • Bachelor and master: €1,000
  • PhD: €1,500
  • Postdoc: €1,800
  • Academics and staff: €2,500
• Return travel
• Health and personal accidents insurance

For more information about eligibility criteria and access to the application form, please check the website of each project or contact through the e-mail emundus@reit.up.pt.

The University of Porto is one of the 6 European institutions joining forces with 8 institutions of Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar to strengthen international collaboration and entrepreneurship in the agro-food sector of Southeast Asia.

This cooperation will take place under the NutriSEA project - Network of Universities and Entreprises for Training in Southeast Asia, funded by the European Commission’s Erasmus + programme.

Coordinated by Ghent University (Belgium) and co-coordinated by the Royal University of Agriculture (Cambodia), the project’s European partners are: U.Porto, the University Toulouse III Paul Sabatier (France), University of Göttingen (Germany), Wageningen University (Netherlands) and the Hungarian research center Campden BRI. The Asian partners are the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and the Chea Sim University of Kamchaymear (Cambodia), the Vietnam International Education Development, the Hanoi University of Science and Technology and Hue University of Vietnam and the Yezin Agricultural and Yangon universities of Myanmar.

One of the aims of the project is to set up a regional food network with stakeholders from academia, business and authorities. The European partners will deliver trainings for staff of universities in Cambodia, Vietnam and Myanmar on different topics such as entrepreneurship, food science and quality, improving teaching skills and technology transfer. The consortium will also strengthen internationalisation to improve regional and international networking and mobility. Staff and students will have the opportunity to go on study visits to their partners in Belgium, France, Germany, Portugal, the Netherlands and Hungary.

The NutriSEA project was launched in Phnom Penh with an official kick-off event, taking place in the Royal University of Agriculture, in March 2016.

From 14 to 19 of November 2016, the University of Porto participated om the second project meeting held in Hue University in Vietnam, together with several parallel trainings organized with the aim of capacitating university staff in several areas such as, Internationalization (leaded by U.Porto), Pedagogics, Technology Transfer, Entrepreneurship and Food Safety.

With an estimated duration of three years, NutriSEA has a budget of 970.893 euros, funded by the Erasmus + Key Action 2 program.

EURIE is the new meeting point for international higher education, connecting other parts of the world with the great potential of the Eurasian region.

EURIE annual summit features an exhibition and a conference to expand the knowledge, networks and collaboration opportunities for the participants.

WHY ATTEND EURIE?

• To share ideas, experiences and best practices for internationalization of higher education.
• To generate partnership opportunities for academic collaboration, student/ staff exchanges and many other joint ventures.
• To discuss challenges facing higher education today, explore new trends and discover innovative solutions.
• To explore the higher education systems, student mobility flows, recruitment dynamics in the Eurasian region.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND EURIE?

• Higher education institutions from all over the world who value internationalization and continuous professional development
• Academic managers, deans and directors responsible for internationalization of education and research
• Study abroad officers
• Marketing and recruitment staff
• International student advisors
• Other stakeholders in the higher education sector, such as language schools, marketing service providers, international student service companies
• Public agencies for higher education, research and innovation

Participants registration opened on October 1, 2016.

Foi publicado em Diário da República, n.º 225/2016, Série II de 2016-11-23, o regulamento n.º 1057/2016, do programa de incentivos para estudantes internacionais da U.Porto, disponível para consulta aqui.

O regulamento tem por objeto a regulação da atribuição de incentivos a estudantes internacionais por parte da Universidade do Porto, nos termos e limites previstos nos artigos do documento, e aplica -se a todos os estudantes que ingressem na Universidade do Porto ao abrigo do concurso especial para estudantes internacionais previsto no Estatuto de Estudante Internacional.

A candidatura ao programa de incentivos para estudantes internacionais decorre junto de cada Faculdade, nos prazos e termos previstos para o efeito na regulamentação especifica e no edital que venha a ser aprovado anualmente pelas Faculdades e divulgado no sítio de internet respetivo.

During the visit to the University of Cape Verde, between last November 19th and 21st, the Rector of the U.Porto, Professor Sebastião Feyo de Azevedo, signed an addendum, in the field of Medicine, to the General Agreement between both Universities with the involvement of the Faculty of Medicine of the U.Porto, in order to develop a partnership in the framework of Uni-CV’s Master degree in Medical Education.

A Vice-Reitora para as Relações Externas e Cultura da Universidade do Porto, Professora Maria de Fátima Marinho, fez uma visita institucional à Tailândia, Malásia e Singapura, entre 13 e 18 de novembro passado.

Aproveitando a deslocação à Tailândia no âmbito da participação na 15ª Conferência da IAU (International Association of Universities), a Vice-Reitora da U.Porto, estabeleceu contactos com as entidades académicas das Universidades de Chulalongkorn, Thammasat e Kasetsart, na Tailândia. Nesta última instituição, teve a honra de inaugurar, juntamente com o Embaixador de Portugal em Singapura, Dr. Francisco Vaz Patto, uma exposição de cinema português, durante a qual foram lidos poemas de Fernando Pessoa, Miguel Torga e Luís de Camões por uma turma de estudantes de português.

Ainda na sequência desta missão ao Sudeste Asiático, a Prof. Fátima Marinho visitou institucionalmente a Universidade da Malásia, a Universidade Nacional de Singapura, a Universidade Tecnológica Nanyang e a A*Star, Agência para a Ciência, Tecnologia e Investigação de Singapura.

Destas visitas institucionais saíram reforçadas algumas parcerias já existentes e foram estabelecidas novas oportunidade de cooperação e networking entre a Universidade do Porto e as instituições de ensino superiores locais.

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to announce that the University of Iceland will host International Staff Training Days 10-12 May 2017. The Staff Days are organised by the International Office in collaboration with the Division of Marketing and Public Relations and are open to university employees that work within these fields at their institution. We especially welcome colleagues from our partner universities.

The programme will include presentations and interactive workshops on themes related to internationalisation and marketing in both joint sessions and smaller working groups. Participants will also have the opportunity to meet representatives from the Schools and Faculties of the University of Iceland.

The Staff Days will give the participants the opportunity to develop personal and professional skills relating to internationalisation and marketing, participate in social and cultural events and network with colleagues from a wide range of international institutions.

Participation fee is 160€ and includes the programme, two lunches, coffee breaks and refreshments and a dinner at a restaurant in downtown Reykjavik. Please note that participants are responsible for covering their own accommodation and travel costs.

The deadline for submitting an application is 11 January 2017. Unfortunately we have limited spaces available and applicants will be informed about whether they have been accepted by 3 February 2017.

If you have any questions about the International Staff Days, please email karitask@hi.is.

Best regards,

Kolbrún

The University of Porto holds this week the Cultural Sessions, an initiative promoted to support the preparation of hundreds of students who will participate in international mobility programmes for higher education students in the academic year 2016/17 (2nd semester).

Organized by the International Relations Office of the U.Porto, the initiative takes place between November 21st and 25th, in the building of the Rectorate. 7 sessions will be hosted, led by 8 guest speakers. The speakers are students in mobility at U.Porto, who will assume the role of presenting their country of origin, and also students from U.Porto that have already returned from their mobility period and who will share their experiences in their host countries.

Through this initiative, participants can expose their fears to students who have been in their situation, contributing to the reduction of the initial impact of life in a foreign country.

More than 1,100 students from U.Porto will go on mobility to the four corners of the world to undertake a period of study at partner universities abroad. The Cultural Sessions of this 3rd Edition include the following countries: Italy, Brazil, Czech Republic, Poland, Netherlands, Spain and United Kingdom. The participants will be more than 200 students.