SEMESTER EXCHANGE IN AVEIRO
study for one semester at portugal's leading university UNIVERSIDADE DE AVEIRO Created in 1973, the University of Aveiro has quickly become one of the most dynamic and innovative universities in Portugal. As public foundation operating under private law, it develops its mission to provide undergraduate and postgraduate education, to generate research and to promote cooperation with society. UA has achieved a significant position amongst higher education institutions in Portugal, being one of the top universities regarding the quality of its infrastructures, the strength of its research and the excellence of its staff. It is attended by some 15,000 students. Location Aveiro is located in the central coastal region of Portugal, about two hours driving distance north of Lisbon. Aveiro is surrounded by a distinctive delta called the Vouga Delta, better known as Ria de Aveiro. Aveiro is served by excellent rail and road connections to Lisbon and to the inland towns as well as to the close by cities of Oporto and Coimbra. Sá Carneiro international airport, which is less than 1 hour away, provides convenient connections throughout Europe. Accommodation Exchange students receive help from the International Office to find accommodation in one of the University Halls of Residence. For students who do not live at the Universi-
ty Halls there are other options. With the help of the Erasmus Student Network (ESN), many students look for flats close to the campus or in the nearby city centre. Typical prices for student accommodation range from €180 to €250 per month. Living costs As an estimate, a student in Aveiro will need somewhere between €550 and €600 per month for accommodation, eating, transport, study material and other basic expenses. Visas Non-EU students should check whether they need a visa and a residence permit. Students make their visa request in their home country, at the Portuguese consulate, before travelling to Portugal. Student Life Students at UA have a lot of support from the University and from each other. The Students Union and the University Social Services provide shops, advice centres, medical care, sports facilities and entertainment. The University departments and central services organise hundreds of events each year, providing students with opportunities to pursue their personal interests, whether it be in science, technology, business or the arts. Counselling and career services are also available to our students and alumni. Applications www.ua.pt/gri/applications
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Semester exchange packages are English taught programmes at bachelor or masters level and correspond to a full semester of academic work that can be recognised at your University. We will partner with your University to ensure you gain all the benefits from your exchange at UA.
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English taught course units
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Non-overlapping course timetable
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Support for accommodation and Visa
PROGRAMME FACTS Semester: 1st (September-January) Programme workload: 30 ECTS credits Language requirement: English, B1 level Academic level: master/Bachelor (final year) Prerequisites: at least three years bachelor level studies in Engineering or Physics Fees: ·
Visiting Students - EUR 1500,00
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Fee waivers may apply in the case of student exchange schemes like Erasmus.
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Students wishing to do a single course unit from an Exchange Package can opt to apply for “isolated course units” where the fees range from €40,00 - €60.00 per ECTS credit, depending on subject area.
Further information about fees is available at www.ua.pt/gri/students
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critical systems. The skills to be developed by
This course deals with planning and operation
the students includes the understanding of
(6,0 ECTS)
of energy-related production and consumption
the relationship between production,
The understanding of the energy-environment
units. Therefore, the main goal of this course is
consumption, sustainability and industrial
relation is essential to perceive the meaning of
to use the knowledge of environmental
ecology and the application of industrial
the concept of sustainable development. For
management, production management,
ecology quantitative analytical methods.
that purpose, at first it is intended to provide a
logistics, energy and other established
look at the World, European and national
scientific areas in order to analyse energetically
Option 2
energy scenarios. Sustainable development
different technological processes in the quality
(choose one of the two following course units)
and, in particular, the global climatic change
of energy consumers and producers.
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issues are discussed, and environmental policy
MAIN BENEFITS ·
47610 Energy management (6,0 ECTS)
47555 Energy and environment
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47761 Energy Systems Project (6,0 ECTS) In the Energy system project the students
instruments are presented, namely fundamen-
Option 1
are assigned a design project, which will
tal conventions as the Kyoto Protocol, and
(choose one of the two following course units)
involve application and acquisition of
documents as the EU Green Paper for Energy.
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47559 Energy, mobility and transports
advanced knowledge on energy, system
Then, the fundamental concepts of energy,
(6,0 ECTS)
engineering, design and Computational
entropy and exergy, together with their
The course Energy, Mobility and Transporta-
Mechanics. A presentation and a project
interrelations, are analysed and integrated in
tion has as main objectives the comprehen-
thermo-economic concepts.
sion of the present situation of the transporta-
47512 Conversion of conventional energies
tion sector in terms of energy and environ-
(6,0 ECTS)
(6,0 ECTS)
ment; the identification of the main propulsion
The objectives of the course of Modelling
report are to be delivered. ·
43821 Environmental Systems Modelling
This course approaches in an integrated
technologies (conventional and alternatives)
Environmental Systems are learning: (i) the
manner the following subjects: energy and
on the different transportation modes; the use
method for modelling system dynamics; (ii)
energy resources; energy conversion; use of
numerical modelling tools to calculate
the use of a computer program for modelling
fuels during energy conversion processes;
pollutant emissions and fuel consumption; the
system dynamics; (iii) elementary tools and
energy conversion technologies. At the end of
analyse of problems of urban mobility and
techniques for the analysis of continuous
the course, the student should be able to
identify solutions for a sustainable mobility in
systems. Therefore, at the end of the course,
analyse in a broad sense the problems
terms of energy and environment and the
the students are should be able to: (i) build
associated with energy resources and energy
identification of alternative fuels and
models of environmental systems; (ii) use
alternative propulsion technologies.
computer programs to investigate the
40498 Industrial ecology (6,0 ECTS)
behaviour of environmental systems models;
terize the fundamental properties of fuels;
The course in Industrial ecology includes the
(iii) describe simple continuous systems in
define a methodology and select and design
full analysis of material and energy flows
terms of their feedback structures; (iv) apply
in conceptual terms the equipment required
through industrial systems, what factors
elementary tools and techniques for the
for a given energy conversion process;
influence these flows, and how environmental
analysis of continuous systems; (v) withdraw
calculate emissions and define processes per
impacts can be reduced. This course’s focus
conclusions on the structure/behaviour of the
pollutants abatement; define the operating
is on state-of-the-art methods for environ-
models and modify them in order to reach
parameters of a given equipment; define and
mental systems analysis and strategies for
alternative goals.
analyse the performance of a given energy
policy and management, as well as on the
conversion equipment.
application of such strategies and methods to
conversion particularly in technologies, efficiency and pollutants emissions; charac-
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