Information about CESPU and Portugal (application procedures, institution, main features and regulations, how to get to the Campuses, accommodation, food, visa and insurance requirements, student social networks) are available at the institution website and are sent by email to incoming participants soon after receiving the official nomination. Incoming participants have a personal counseling meeting at the Erasmus Office, are invited to request a “Buddy” student and to participate in: Collective Presentation Sessions, Portuguese Intensive Course, Social/Scientific Activities. Regularly monitoring and mentoring support for incoming participants is given by the respective pedagogical departments along their staying and the Erasmus Office, through face to face meetings, phone and email.
Step 1. Application to Erasmus Program at Home Institution
Students who wish to undertake an Erasmus period of study / placement at CESPU must confirm at their institution the existence of a bilateral agreement between the two institutions of higher education which allows their mobility. After confirm the existence of the agreement, they must make an application to the Erasmus program at the home university.
Step 2. Official Nomination by the Home Institution
The home institutions must send to CESPU Erasmus Office the official list of nominated students (name, gender, field of study, type of mobility and electronic contact) by email (sara.gama@cespu.pt).
Step 3. Formalization of the Application to CESPU
The Erasmus Office sends to the students and their respective coordinators information about CESPU and required documents to formalize their official application.
These documents must be sent to CESPU Erasmus Office by email (sara.gama@cespu.pt) and by regular mail to:
CESPU – ERASMUS
Rua Central de Gandra, 1317
4585-116 Gandra PRD - Portugal
The official language of CESPU is Portuguese, although we have teachers and staff with enough English, French and Spanish language proficiency to follow participants who don't speak Portuguese fluently.
For international students who want to make a mobility period at one of CESPU Schools, we recommend proficiency levels of A2 in Portuguese, A2 in Spanish and/or B2 in English. For more information about Language Courses at the institution, consult CESPU webpage about Languages at CESPU.
The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) is a student organization founded in 1990 to support and develop student mobility. There are ESN offices in several European cities, as Porto. Visit the ESN-Porto, sign up and receive information on activities, events, tours, etc.. organized throughout the year for mobility students. ESN-Porto has also been developing a support network to assist in the integration of student mobility. Please visit www.esnporto.org
To learn more about CESPU, return to the main webpage about Erasmus.