1. 1 DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF JOINT STUDY PROGRAMME IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Portugal brief institutional presentation Paula Odete Fernandes Ana Raquel Rodrigues

2. 2 Bragança Polytechnic Institute What we are An institution of the Public Portuguese Higher Education system Dedicated to its mission, set in three main fields of activity Education Research Community Service Pursuing its purposes in an ever-lasting commitment on quality

3. 3 Bragança Polytechnic Institute Where we are In Northeast Portugal near the national border Main Campus in Bragança, a smaller one at Mirandela A Region named Trás-os-Montes Low population density, mainly rural and agricultural Very important for its natural and humanized values and landscapes: Douro River valley, Port wine vineyards, is World Heritage; Natural Parks; Natura network sites o Porto Bragança Mirandela

4. 4 Bragança Polytechnic Institute The Schools of IPB Founded in 1983, it is currently divided into five autonomous schools: School of Agriculture (ESA) School of Education (ESE) School of Technology and Management at Bragança (ESTiG) School of Technology and Management at Mirandela (ESTGM) Health School (ESS) IPB also has Student Support Services (SAS)

5. 5 Bragança Polytechnic Institute What we teach 41 undergraduate programmesª Environmental and Agrarian Engineering Food and Biotechnological Engineering Teaching (Pre- to Secondary School) Languages, Arts and Sport Informatics and Engineering (all the classic) Accounting and Management Communication and Management Social services, Law and Tourism Health: Nursing, Dietetics, Pharmacy ªMost with 3 years, 180 ECTS credits, adapted to the Bologna Declaration About 6000 students distributed per area of study as follows Teaching staff 400 and about 120 students exchanged in European programmes last year

6. 6 Bragança Polytechnic Institute Research on IPB R&D units of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT): Centre for Mountain Research (CIMO), 39 PhDs from IPB Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering (LSRE), Research conducted at Departmental level in each School Heavily instrumented laboratories and medium-size research teams in some scientific fields Research projects funded by national and european agencies

7. 7 Bragança Polytechnic Institute Partnerships and community services The IPB carries out activities that strengthen links with the local and regional community, following two main guidelines: support to and joint organization of technical, scientific and cultural events services, studies and surveys of interest to the community Examples of activities and links are numerous, spread for many fields: Physical-chemical and microbiological analysis of soil, water, food products (olive oil, milk, honey), etc. Environmental supervision of underground car parking in Bragança Management Plan of Montesinho Natural Park Project for automatic city traffic regulation Partnership with local enterprises for student training

8. 8 Bragança Polytechnic Institute More about us … A nice campus, good students’ restaurant, houses for students’ accommodation, outdoor multi-sports area An International Relations Office deeply committed with international students A warm, friendly and safe city A region with many points of interest, full of natural values and breathtaking landscapes

9. 9 Bragança Polytechnic Institute Even more about us? Come and visit us The IPB welcomes you