IPVC INTERNATIONAL WEEK
‘EU a History of Heart, Character and Solidarity’
PROGRAMME 8th May
09.30 - Registration
10.00 - Welcome co ee
8th to 12th | May 2023
10th May
8.30 - Departure to Valença
10.30 - Musical Moment by Dixie Band - ARTEAM
Escola Profissional Artística do Alto Minho
11.00 - IPVC International Week Opening Ceremony Speeches
IPVC Central Services – Viana do Castelo
Luís Nobre, Mayor of Viana do Castelo
Ana Paula Vale, IPVC Vice-President
Ana Sofia Antunes, Secretary of State for Inclusion
11.30 - Brief presentation of the IPVC and Viana do Castelo city
Ana Paula Vale, IPVC Vice-President
11.45 - Erasmus+ 2021-2027 – Inclusion and Diversity as a priority
Carla Ruivo, Erasmus+ National Agency
12.15 - ‘Volunteering - walking towards solidarity'
Jerusa Lopes, Associação Juvenil de Deão - AJD
13.00 - Welcome Lunch at the IPVC Social Services
14.30 - Welcome address by the Director and the Erasmus Coordinator of the School of Health – ESS - Conferences at ESS
14.45 - ‘Fostering the sustainability of the Erasmus+ Programme’
Paola Dimarzo, Erasmus Student Network (ESN)
15.30 - Opportunities and Challenges of Digitalization for the international Academic Cooperation
Elisabeth Lazarou, University Polytechnica of Bucharest/UPB
16.00 - Heirs and non-traditional students in higher education: scales of participation and belonging
Sofia Marques da Silva, University of Porto - Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
16.30 - ‘MICRO-CREDENTIALS in EU’ Teresa Gonçalves ESE- IPVC
17.00 - Viana do Castelo guided tour and the Cathedral of Sagrado Coração de Jesus, Santa Luzia hill and taste the ‘best bola de Belin in the world’.
19.30 - Sunset dinner at the School of Technology and Management – ESTG. Welcome address by the Director and the Erasmus Coordinator
- HINOPORTUNA – IPVC’s Tuna
9th May - Day of Europe
Morning
- Lectures by visiting academics or visits to services of the selected IPVC Schools, under the Erasmus+ mobility Programme

- Lunch at one of Schools
Afternoon
15.00 - Welcome address by the Director and the Erasmus Coordinator of the School of Education – ESE
- Flavor’s and Traditions of Europe.
Fair with presentation of students, teachers and sta typical gastronomy tasting and traditions of countries participating in International week.
- Free evening
9.45 - Welcome address by the Director and the Erasmus Coordinator of the School of Business Sciences- ESCE
- Guided visit of the School
10.30 - Co ee break
10.50 - Visit to the Mediaval fortress town of Valença
12.15 - Trip to Melgaço
13.15 - Lunch at the School of Sports and Leisure –ESDL
- Welcome address by the Director and the Erasmus Coordinator
14.30 - Demonstration of some of the School’s sports activities (feel free to join!)
16.30 - Visit to the historic center of Melgaço and to the Solar do Alvarinho for a wine tasting experience
18.00 - Return to Viana do Castelo
- Free evening
11th May
8.30 - Departure to Ponte de Lima
9.00 - Free time to visit Ponte de Lima historic center
10.30 - Welcome address by the Director and the Erasmus Coordinator of the Agrarian School – ESA
10.45 - Workshop at ESA
12.30 - Lunch (traditional dish) at ESA
14.30 - Trip to Guimarães (Portugal’s birthplace)
15.30 - Guided tour of the city center and of the castle

17.30 - Free time
18.30 - Return to Viana do Castelo
19.30 - Farewell dinner at Quinta do Carvalho
- 'The Hurt Fingers 60/70's Rock Trio' (musical Performance)