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IPVC INTERNATIONAL WEEK PROGRAM ‘ERASMUS+ leverages Knowledge Transfer between Universities and Enterprises’ th INTERNATIONAL WEEK POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VIANA DO CASTELO 29 th MAY Registration Musical Moment IPVC International Week Opening session | IPVC Central Services Viana do Castelo President of IPVC, Rui Teixeira Mayor of Viana do Castelo, José Maria Costa Portuguese Secretary of State of European Affairs, Margarida Marques Brief presentation of the IPVC, its schools and Viana do Castelo, Portugal The added value of international placements and how to secure it Gabriele Abermann, Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Austria Coffee break IPB, a case of success in International Mobility Luís Pais, Vice-President for International Relations, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança - IPB The role of Erasmus in the integration of young adults in the labor market Patrícia Gonçalves, Vice-President ESN Portugal Lunch at School of Technology and Management - ESTG Welcome Address by the Director and the Erasmus Coordinators of the School of Technology and Management - ESTG Conferences at ESTG Adapting Higher Education to Changing Times Carlos Fernandes, Tourism Course Coordinator, ESTG - IPVC The Journey to BMW Group Ireland Paulo Alves, BMW Group, Ireland JADE - The Junior Enterprise Concept Mona Marie Herter, Secretary of Europen Confederation of Junior Enterprises Collaboration between Universities and enterprises, integration of students into labor market Eduardo Bacelar Pinto, Programme Manager, Universidade do Minho INCOME Tourism – a collaborative learning approach between IPVC and tourism businesses Goretti Silva, Coordinator of Tourism, Sports and Leisure Studies, ESTG - IPVC Viana do Castelo walking tour, with a short stop to eat the “best Bola de Berlim in the world”, before going to Santa Luzia, by bus, for a breathtaking view of the city and a visit to the Cathedral Sagrado Coração de Jesus Welcome dinner. An experience you do not want to miss! HINOPORTUNA – IPVC’s Tuna – Students musical performance 30 th MAY Time for visiting academics under the Erasmus+ mobility Programme, to lecture or visiting the services at the selected IPVC School Lunch at each School of lectures and services visited Departure to Guimarães, Portugal’s birth place, by bus Guided tour of the city center and of the Guimarães castle Free time for buying souvenirs Return to Viana do Castelo Free evening 31 th MAY Departure to Melgaço, by bus Welcome Address by the Director and the Erasmus Coordinator of the School of Sports and Leisure – ESDL Coffee break Demonstration of some of the School’s sports activities (feel free to join!) Visit to the historic center of Melgaço and to the Solar do Alvarinho for wine tasting Departure to Valença, by bus Lunch at School of Business Science - ESCE Welcome Address by the Director and the Erasmus Coordinator of School of Business Sciences - ESCE Guided visit of the School Visit to the Muralhas de Valença (fortress of Valença), with freetime for buying souvenirs Return to Viana do Castelo Free evening 1 st JUNE Departure to Ponte de Lima, by bus Visit to the Ponte de Lima historic center Welcome Address by the Director and the Erasmus Coordinator of the Agrarian School – ESA Workshop at ESA Lunch (traditional dish) at ESA Departure to Oporto, by bus Visit to the Port wine cellars and walk alongside the river Douro Visit to the historical center of Oporto Return to Viana do Castelo Farewell dinner at Restaurante Camelo 2 nd JUNE Free Day 09h15 10h00 10h15 11h00 11h30 11h50 12h20 13h00 14h30 14h45 15h30 16h00 16h30 17h00 17h30 19h30 Morning 14h30 15h30 17h30 19h00 8h00 10h00 10h30 10h45 11h45 12h15 13h00 14h30 15h00 15h30 19h00 8h30 9h00 10h30 10h45 12h30 13h30 15h00 16h00 18h45 19h30
