Lisbon Polytechnic has a Student Ombudsman provided for by law. The Student Ombudsman is an independent organ of Lisbon Polytechnic, and has the function of hearing students ' complaints on pedagogical, administrative and social action matters, as well as drawing up necessary recommendations to prevent and repair illegalities or injustices, and to refer them to the competent bodies.
In Lisbon Polytechnic internationalization is an institutional imperative and a powerful instrument of reflection and continuous improvement in the performance and definition of its own identity priority action lines
Internationalization is a strategic hub in the development of Lisbon Polytechnic, potentiating existing partnerships and looking for new forms of international collaboration.
Within the framework of its mission and its strategic objectives, Lisbon Polytechnic is committed to the diversification of opportunities directed at different audiences, as a way of narrowing the link to society and contributing to the upgrading of knowledge, as well as thepersonal development of those who seek us out.
In this context, since 2018, Lisbon Polytechnic invests in short courses within the Summer School Lisbon project, aimed at international students who want to enjoy a different experience in the Portuguese capital.
Our planet faces enormous economic, social and environmental challenges. Mindful of this fact, Lisbon Polytechnic is committed to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development of the United Nations by investing in Environmental Sustainability, Social Responsibility, Volunteering and the Health of the Academic Community.
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Here is the information needed to be part of the academic community of Lisbon Polytechnic through the Special Contest for International Students.
An international student is a student who does not have Portuguese nationality.
Recipients
These are students of foreign nationality other than those of a Member State of the European Union, and who are none of the following:
The growth and success of higher education and the training it provides is inseparable from the activities of Research, Development, Innovation, and Artistic Creation.
Lisbon Polytechnic has a tradition of sharing and cooperation with several higher education institutions outside Europe, notably in the USA, China, Brazil and Latin America, allowing students to study and take up internships under a regime of exchange mobility.
In addition to the European Union, the IPL has protocols with Brazil, Portuguese Speaking African Countries (PALOP), such as Cape Verde, Angola and Mozambique; and the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), such as Timor-Leste and Macau.
The Erasmus Programme allows students of Higher Education to be able to have an international experience valued at the academic and scientific level, but also on a personal level, for its linguistic and cultural enrichment. This intellectual growth enables the acquisition of new working methods and increases the level of student employability by broadening horizons, developing entrepreneurial spirit and building initiative capacity.
The Centre for Languages and Culture of Lisbon Polytechnic, CLiC-IPL, is a unit of the IPL, unincorporate, of pedagogical, cultural, scientific, and service-providing support, in specific areas.
Recognizing the importance that language learning plays in this global world, the CLiC-IPL h mission is to organize language courses, complementarity to the IPL courses, and the promotion of diverse cultural activities, whether for the IPL community, or for other audiences.