Introduction:
Established
in 1979, the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra is a Public Higher Education
Institution located in the West centre of Portugal, in the city known for
centuries as the “city of students”.
One of the ten largest
and major institutions of public higher education in Portugal, with six units
Covering a huge
diversity of training areas, from agriculture and environment, education,
communication, tourism, arts, management, accounting and marketing, to health
and engineering.
The
Polytechnic of Coimbra offers Higher Professional Degree Programmes and
Vocational Education, Bachelor's Degrees, Post-graduations and Master’s
Degrees, representing a vital part of the city and playing a critical role in
local development and national progress.
Quality
education – where the practical component is strongly supported by solid theory
training, with a constant concern to adapt training to market demands –, a
close connection with companies, incentive to entrepreneurship and
internationalisation are central pillars of its education, assuring successful
careers to its graduates, as well as high employability rates.
Social
Service is another core organisational unit responding to the students’ needs
by means of general support, scholarships, board and accommodation, medical
services and sports practice.
The
Polytechnic of Coimbra represents:
- Modernity
- Innovation
- Knowledge
- Quality
- Employability
- Citizenship
- Solidarity
- Multiculturalism
Teaching Units:
Polytechnic of Coimbra comprises six units
Escola
Superior Agrária (Coimbra Agriculture School) (ESAC);
Escola Superior de Educação (Coimbra Education School) (ESEC);
Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde (Coimbra Health School) (ESTeSC);
Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Oliveira do Hospital (Oliveira do
Hospital Management and Technology School) (ESTGOH);
Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração (Coimbra Business School)
(ISCAC);
Instituto Superior de Engenharia (Coimbra Institute of Engineering) (ISEC).
R&D Units
The Polytechnic of Coimbra encompasses two R&D
units:
O
IIA – Instituto
de Investigação Aplicada (Applied Research Institute);
O CERNAS – Centro
de Estudos de Recursos Naturais, Ambiente e Sociedade (Natural
Resources, Environment and Society Study Centre).
Training units
Polytechnic of Coimbra comprises two Training units:
- CINEP РCentro de Inova̤̣o e Estudo da
Pedagogia no Ensino Superior (Innovation and Pedagogy
Study in Teaching Centre);
- INOVIPC РCentro de Forma̤̣o do
Politécnico de Coimbra (Polytechnic of Coimbra Training
Centre).
Why IPC?
Important reasons for choosing the Polytechnic Institute of
Coimbra (IPC):
- The vocational dimension of the programmes offered by this
institution;
- The great employability rates of IPC Schools’ graduates;
- The adjustment of the offered programmes to the labour market
needs and local demands;
- The close connection between IPC and local community, in
particular with joint projects and initiatives;
- The unique academic tradition of Coimbra;
- The closer relationship between teacher and student;
- The opportunities for graduates international mobility
fostered by IPC, both within Europe and in CPLP countries.
-
The strong emphasis on entrepreneurship.
Coimbra and region:
Coimbra, district capital, is located in the centre of Portugal,
on the right bank of the River Mondego, 116 Km from Porto and 207 Km from
Lisbon. Located between mountain ranges and the sea, is adjacent to the
districts of Aveiro, Viseu, Guarda, Castelo Branco and Leiria. Near the North
motorway (A1 Porto - Lisbon), the North railway line and connected with the
interior by IP3.
With a strong historical, architectural, cultural and natural
heritage, Coimbra is a city of traditions, with a unique spirit marked by
academic life.
Coimbra joins excitement and vigour, due to its wide student
community, day and night, with a calm and safe atmosphere. The diversity of
leisure, culture and sport infrastructures, as well as health services of
excellence, a good public transport network and a significant amount of
libraries and study places are a guarantee of Coimbra’s quality of life.
A city of strong ties, where the four corners of the world meet,
in search of quality training and a unique life experience.
Academic Life
Coimbra and academic life are inseparable. When we think
of Coimbra, we think of a unique academic tradition and experience. Coimbra
owes the students its vigour and liveliness. In this city, students live an
experience full of joy and tradition with festivals and academic traditions
- Queima
das Fitas (Annual Student Festival), Festa das Latas
e Imposição de InsÃgnias (Freshmen and Freshwomen’s Welcoming
Student Festival) - events that take a particular symbolism at the different
stages of student life. Studying in Coimbra is living in a huge student
community and sharing an incomparable academic environment.
Characterised by the noise of cans on the streets and a
whole week of concerts that fill the Praça da Canção, Festa das Latas e Imposição de InsÃgnias is the first
academic festival signalling the arrival of new students. Its high point is the cortejo,
a parade where the freshmen and freshwomen, known as caloiros,
parade in their costumes chosen by their sponsors, known as padrinhos(as),
conveying satirical and critical messages about society in cardboard posters.
The parade ends near the river Mondego, where the sponsors baptise their caloiros.
Queima das Fitas is, par excellence, the
academic festival of the students, being considered by many the largest student
celebration in Portugal. In May, the Monumental Serenade starts the week of
party and concerts at the Praça da Canção, where during five nights several
artists, bands and university choirs will perform live.
Queima das Fitas is also known for its parade
with students in floats ornamented with the colours of each faculty.
The
Polytechnic of Coimbra students are invited by the Academy to actively
participate in these moments that are, from the start, the major and visible
expression of the academy spirit.
PROGRAMMES
TAUGHT IN ENGLISH:
BACHELORS:
Duration: Three years
1. Bachelor in Business Management
2. Bachelor in Tourism
3. Bachelor in Bio-Technology
4. Bachelor in Food-Technology
MASTERS:
Duration: Two years
1. Masters in Business Management
2. Masters in Inland Tourism
3. Masters in Human Computer Interaction
4. Masters in Bio-Technology
5. Masters in Food-Technology
6. Masters in Applied Informatics
MANAGEMENT:
1. One Year MBA
RESEARCH:
IIA
IIA – Instituto
de Investigação Aplicada(link is external) (Applied
Research Institute) represents the fostering and management instrument of
research in the Polytechnic of Coimbra. Comprises 6 R&D Labs:
ROBOCORP – Laboratório de Biomecânica Aplicada;
LABINSAÚDE – Laboratório de Investigação Aplicada em Saúde;
SISUS – Laboratório de Soluções Industriais Sustentáveis;
VALOREN – Laboratório de Valorização de Recursos Endógenos; e
LACED РNaturais e Cluster de Computa̤̣o de Alto Rendimento, this unit allows
for centralisation of research activities of this Institute.
Perfectly aligned with Estratégia de Especialização Inteligente
Regional (RIS3) of the Centre, namely as regards its differentiating thematic
areas and corresponding innovation platforms, these laboratory structures were
funded under the scope of the Programa Operacional Regional MaisCENTRO (Eixo
Prioritário 1 – Competitividade, Inovação e Conhecimento; Regulamento
EspecÃfico – Sistema de Apoio a Infraestruturas CientÃficas e Tecnológicas) and
represent a global investment of approximately 3.7 M€.
Seeking an adequate framework for the technical and scientific activities of
all IPC lecturers/researchers, in compliance with its branding strategy and
extendable and assembling nature, IIA foresees the creation of R&D unit
hubs, public or private, with seat in other organisations.
CERNAS
(Natural
Resources, Environment and Society Study Centre) is a research unit at the
heart of our College of Agriculture and also at the College of Agriculture of
the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco and is part of the National
Scientific and Technological System.
Assessed by an International Expert Committee, which
substantiated its plurennial funding by the Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia (Science
and Technology Foundation), CERNAS aims at becoming an excellency research unit
in the field of Agricultural Sciences, Science and Food Engineering,
Environment and Society and related activities, promoting sustainable
development at a regional level as part of a global intervention, cultivating
and disseminating science and technology for the common good of society.
CERNAS research is at the core of the challenges that
humanity will have to face in the near future: exhaustion of energy resources
and raw material, in conjunction with the global trends of climate change, the
demographic increase and resulting environmental degradation.
R&D Projects
As one of the fundamental goals of the Polytechnic of
Coimbra is carrying out research activities and applied research, as well as
scientific and technological knowledge transfer and its economic and social
valorisation, the Institute integrates leading RDT institutions and develops
many research projects, mainly in close cooperation with companies.
Work and entrepreneurship
The completion of academic studies usually marks the
beginning of a new stage: the entry into the labour market. In this way, and to
facilitate the transition process, IPC invests on a series of services to
support employment and the creation of self-employment.
The Portal de Emprego(link is external) (Career
Portal) of the Polytechnic of Coimbra allows students and ex-students to access
to career opportunities in all the countries belonging to the international
network "Trabalhando" - a community of websites present in 11 Latin
American countries, which offers over 200 thousand monthly job opportunities.
By accessing the portal, only available for students and former students of the
institution, companies obtain facilitated direct contact with graduates and
former graduates, since they can autonomously publish job adds on this
platform.
Also regarding employability, the Polytechnic of Coimbra
comprises a support service to career opportunities integrated in INOPOL -
Academy of Entrepreneurship.
Career Center
The IPC Career Center
was created to provide a range of programs, events and services that support
the students and graduates in career exploration, planning and holistic development.
We help students and
graduates identify goals and career paths, expand alternatives and
possibilities, take action commitments, and develop effective tools and
strategies for the process.
We carry out the
following programs, activities and resources:
Preparedness
Program for Integration in the Labor Market
Aimed at 3rd year
students.
Career
Development and Acceleration Program
Intended for graduates
attending masters or postgraduate courses.
Individual
Assistance
We do career coaching sessions
for students and alumni.
Workshops
We held workshops on
various issues of soft skills development and professional marketing.
Resources
We offer various
content to support the structuring of professional marketing tools.
Log in to the area
reserved for resource access.
"Trilhos"
Program
At the pilot project
stage, available only to a portion of the institution's students, this is a
pilot program for undergraduate students.
It provides a first
proactive approach to exploring career options and job market knowledge /
knowledge while supporting the development of an individual and annual action
plan that will help the student to take full advantage of all academic
activities .
For more information,
contact us by email, phone or in person.
Vision
A successful
professional, takes over the management of your career!
Thus, we support our
students and alumni to design and design their careers proactively and in line
with purpose, competencies, interests and values.
Mission
The Career Center IPC
aims to promote career planning and development by supporting its students and
graduates to realize their professional potential by creating a space for the
development of core competencies for career management.
More details:
www.welcaredu.com
+91 9591995605
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