The document presents an overview of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB), detailing its academic offerings, international cooperation, and research initiatives. IPB spans multiple disciplines, provides diverse programs such as bachelor's and master's degrees, and has a substantial focus on international mobility, maintaining numerous agreements with institutions across Europe and former Portuguese colonies. Additionally, IPB emphasizes its commitment to quality education and research through various recognized standards and initiatives.

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Presentación del IPB
Vitor Barrigão Gonçalves
vg@ipb.pt
STAFF MOBILITY FOR TEACHING
Institute Polytechnic of Bragança
Quien soy?
Vitor Barrigão Gonçalves
Profesor Adjunto Dep. Tecnología Educativa e Gestión de la Información
PhD em Eng. Electrotécnica e dos Computadores (Semantic Web y e‐Learning)
Docencia: 6 anos en Secundaria e 16 anos en IPB
Equipo de Emprendimiento del IPB
Proyectos: Portal dos Catraios (www.catraios.pt), 2001
TINA (Tecnologías de la Información para Nietos y Abuelos), 2010
adolesCiência (www.adolesciencia.ipb.pt), 2011
TITI (Tecnologías de la Información para los mayores), 2012
INTACT (INteractive Teaching materials Across Culture and Technology), 2013
AduLeT (Advanced Use of Learning Technologies in Higher Education), 2016
Contatos:
Email: vg@ipb.pt
URL: www.vgportal.ipb.pt | www.facebook.com/vgportal

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Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
Academic offer, research and knowledge transfer,
international orientation, and regional engagement

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Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
Campus de Santa Apolónia
Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
Campus de Santa Apolónia

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5 Schools
ESA ESE
EsACT
ESSaEsTIG
Polytechnic Institute of Bragança:
 33 years
 5 Schools:
School of Agriculture (ESA)
School of Education (ESE)
School of Technology and Management (ESTiG)
School of Health (ESSa)
School of Public Management, Communication and Tourism (EsACT,
Mirandela)
 7000 Students
 30000 Graduates

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Portuguese Polytechnic
Higher Education system
(Conselho Coordenador dos Institutos Superiores Politécnicos
em Portugal (CCISP, www.ccisp.pt)).
Universities of Applied Sciences
European network
Rede Europeia de Universidades de Ciências Aplicadas
(UASnet, www.uasnet.eu).
Países membros:
Alemanha, Áustria, Dinamarca, Estónia, França, Finlândia, Holanda,
Irlanda, Lituânia, Portugal e Suíça.
Academic Offer:
OFERTA FORMATIVA
Short cycle HE courses
34 Cursos Técnicos Superiores Profissionais
(2 anos, 120 ECTS)
Bachelor programmes
42 Licenciaturas
(3 anos, 180 ECTS)
Master programmes
35 Mestrados
(2 anos, 120 ECTS)
PhD supervision Orientação de estudantes de
Doutoramento e Pós-Doutoramento em cooperação
com IES portuguesas e estrangeiras

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Áreasdeestudo
Artes, Comunicação e Multimédia
Ciências Agrárias e Recursos Naturais
Ciências Empresariais e Direito
Educação e Formação de Professores
Saúde e Proteção Social
Tecnologias
Turismo, Desporto e Lazer
Arts, Communication and Multimedia
Agriculture Sciences & Natural Resources
Business Sciences and Law
Education and Teachers Training
Health Sciences and Social Protection
Technologies and Engineering
Tourism, Sports and Leisure
Studyareas:
Academic Offer:
 34 Short cycle HE courses (level 5 EQF, 120 ECTS)
 42 Bachelor programmes (level 6 EQF, 1st cycle HE, 180 ECTS)
 35 Master programmes (level 7 EQF, 2nd cycle HE, 120 ECTS)
 PhD supervision in cooperation with national and international HEIs
Study areas:
 Arts, Communication and Multimedia
 Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources
 Business Sciences and Law
 Education and Teachers Training
 Health Sciences and Social Protection
 Technologies and Engineering
 Tourism, Sports and Leisure

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 Arts, Communication and Multimedia (6):
 Arts Recreation and Production (ESE)
 Art and Design (ESE)
 Communication Technologies (EsACT)
 Game Design (EsACT)
 Multimedia (EsACT)
 Music (ESE)
 Education and Teachers Training (3):
 Basic Education (ESE)
 Environmental Education (ESE)
 Foreign Languages: English and Spanish (ESE)
 Health Sci. and Social Protection (6):
 Biomedical Laboratory Sciences (ESSa)
 Dietetics and Nutrition (ESSa)
 Gerontology (ESSa)
 Nursing (ESSa)
 Pharmacy (ESSa)
 Social Education (ESE)
 Tourism, Sports and Leisure (2):
 Sports (ESE)
 Tourism (EsACT)
 Bachelor programmes (level 6 EQF, 1st cycle HE, 180 ECTS):
 Business Sciences and Law (8):
 Accounting (ESTiG)
 International Business Management (ESTiG)
 Languages for International Relations (ESE)
 Law for Solicitors (EsACT)
 Management (ESTiG)
 Marketing (EsACT)
 Public Management and Admin. (EsACT)
 Portuguese Language and Portuguese
Speaking Countries (ESE)
 Agriculture Sci. & Natural Resources (5):
 Agronomic Engineering (ESA)
 Forest Engineering (ESA)
 Phytopharmacy & Aromat. Med. Plants (ESA)
 Veterinary Nursing (ESA)
 Zootechnical Engineering (ESA)
 Technologies and Engineering (12):
 Biology and Biotechnology (ESA)
 Biomedical Technology (ESTiG)
 Chemical and Biological Engineering (ESTiG)
 Civil Engineering (ESTiG)
 Electrical and Computers Engineering (ESTiG)
 Environmental Engineering (ESA)
 Food Science and Technology (ESA)
 Informatics and Communications (EsACT)
 Informatics Engineering (ESTiG)
 Management Informatics (ESTiG)
 Mechanical Engineering (ESTiG)
 Renewable Energy Engineering (ESTiG)
 Bachelor programmes (level 6 EQF, 1st cycle HE, 180 ECTS):

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 Education and Teachers Training (8):
 Pre-School Teacher Education (ESE)
 Pre-School and Primary School Teacher
Education (ESE)
 Teaching of the 1st Cycle, Mathematics and
Natural Sciences in the 2nd Cycle (ESE)
 Teaching Musical Education (ESE)
 Teaching Reading and Writing (ESE)
 Teaching Sciences (ESE)
 ICT - Education and Training (ESE)
 Environmental Education (ESE)
 Health Sci. and Social Protection (9):
 Active Aging (ESSa)
 Long Term Care (ESSa)
 Maternal and Obstetric Nursing (ESSa,
IPVC, UTAD)
 Nursing in Family Health (ESSa, UA, UTAD)
 Nursing in Public Health (ESSa)
 Nursing in Rehabilitation (ESSa)
 Pharmacy and Chemistry of Natural
Products (ESA/ESSa, U. Salamanca)
 Physical Exercise and Health (ESE)
 Social Education (ESE)
 Master programmes (level 7 EQF, 2nd cycle HE, 120 ECTS):
 Business Sciences and Law (5):
 Accounting and Finance (APNOR)
 Local Government (EsACT)
 Logistics (APNOR)
 Management (Business, Public, and Health
Services Management) (APNOR)
 Translation (ESE)
 Agriculture Sci. & Natural Resources (4):
 Agroecology (ESA)
 Management of Forest Resources (ESA)
 Technology and Animal Science (ESA)
 Tropical Agriculture (ESA)
 Technologies and Engineering (9):
 Biomedical Technology (ESTiG)
 Biotechnological Engineering (ESA)
 Chemical Engineering (ESTiG)
 Construction Engineering (ESTiG)
 Environmental Technology (ESA)
 Food Quality and Safety (ESA)
 Industrial Engineering (Electrical and
Mechanical Engineering) (ESTiG)
 Information Systems (ESTiG)
 Renewable Energy and Energetic Efficiency
(ESTiG)
 Master programmes (level 7 EQF, 2nd cycle HE, 120 ECTS):

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Low cost of studying and living:
Academic fees:
International Students (Bachelor and Master programmes): 1090 €/year
Accommodation:
Double room: 75-90 €/ month
Single room: 110-130 €/ month
Energy & Water costs
(including heating): 25-35 €/month
Meals:
Complete meal at the IPB canteen: 2.30 €
International cooperation and mobility:
 The IPB implements mobility within the European Higher Education
Area for over 15 years: more than 150 bilateral agreements with HEIs
from 22 different European Countries
 Expansion of the international cooperation outside Europe: more than
70 cooperation agreements with non-European HEIs (17 Countries)
Erasmus+ programme:
 1,2 M€ Erasmus budget for student and staff mobility within European
Union and with Partner Countries
 Since 2006, 12 centralized European academic projects: Strategic
Partnerships (3), Tempus (1), Comenius (2), Leonardo da Vinci (2),
Erasmus (3) e Erasmus-Mundus (1) + Erasmus Intensive Programmes: 14
as coordinating HEI, 16 as partner (59 editions).

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Cooperation with Portuguese-Speaking Countries and Regions:
 Brazil: student and teacher mobility programme with 49 HEIs (more than
100 students under mobility per year and new double diploma projects)
 Angola and Mozambique: academic and scientific support (teachers
training), promoting the development of HE: South Kwanza PI, Gaza and
Manica PIs, Pedagogical University. Cooperation with the Agriculture
Ministry of Mozambique
 Cape Verde: cooperation for professional training and HE (bachelor and
master studies)
 São Tomé and Príncipe: cooperation with the USTP; 5 IPB master
programmes running in STP
 Guinea-Bissau: cooperation with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO):
Instituto Marquês de Valle Flôr and Rota dos Povos
 Macao: student mobility programme with the Macao PI
Teaching the Portuguese Language and Culture:
 Cooperation agreement with the Beijing Normal University Zhuhai
(BNUZ, China):
 Student mobility and teacher exchange (teaching Portuguese in
Zhuhai and Chinese at IPB)
 Chinese Language and Culture Centre at IPB
 Portuguese language certificates and diplomas (designed for the
simultaneous attendance of Portuguese and international students):
 Portuguese Language and Culture (1-year certificate)
 Portuguese Language and Portuguese Speaking Countries (3-
years bachelor diploma)
 Translation (2-years master diploma)

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IPB internationalization in numbers:
 900 Students under international mobility per year
(incoming and outgoing Erasmus and non-EU students)
 200 Teachers and Staff under international mobility per
year
 In 2013/2014, 24,9% of the IPB graduates had an
international mobility experience during their study
programme (Europe 2020 target: 20%)
33%
44%
7%
16%
Bragança
North PT
South PT
International
Bragança inhabitants: 23,000
Mirandela inhabitants: 15,000
IPB population: 7,000 students,
400 teachers, 250 staff
A multicultural and international academic environment:

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The IPB is one of the few Portuguese and
European HEIs that are distinguished
simultaneously with both ECTS and DS
labels by the European Commission.
Certified IPB management system (ISO
9001, international reference standard for
the Certification of Quality Management
Systems)
Qualified teaching staff:
335 Full Time Teachers (board)
218 with PhD diploma
PhD
65%
Non‐PhD
35%

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Research units and branches:
CIMO (Mountain Research Centre; www.cimo.esa.ipb.pt): Marginal Land
Ecosystem Services; Mountain Farming Systems; Food Safety and
Technology
LSRE - IPB branch (Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering;
http://lsre.fe.up.pt/): New Technologies Of Cyclic Separations/Reactions;
Synthesis And Formulation of High-Added Value Products
INESC TEC - IPB branch (www.inescporto.pt): Energy, Information Systems,
Communications and Multimedia, Robotics, Biomedical Engineering,
Industrial Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
UNIAG (Applied Management Research Unit; http://uniag.ipb.pt):
Sustainability and Efficiency of Institutions; Corporate Finance, Investments
and Financial Markets; Efficiency of Public Management and Policies;
Tourism, Sustainability and Competitiveness
CIDESD - IPB branch (Research Centre in Sports, Health Sciences and
Human Development; http://www.cidesd.utad.pt/): Sports Performance;
Health; Professional and Pedagogical Intervention
NIII (Elderly Research and Intervention Centre; http://www.ipb.pt/go/a880 ):
Gerontology and Geriatrics.
IPB Entrepreneurship Office and Brigantia EcoPark:
 The IPB Entrepreneurship Office promotes entrepreneurship and
pre-incubation for IPB students and recent-graduates
 The Brigantia-EcoPark is part of the Park of Science and
Technology of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro and it is managed by
IPB, UTAD, the Municipalities of Bragança and Vila Real, and
PortusPark
 The Brigantia-EcoPark is a privileged space for science and
technology supporting consolidated companies, besides start-ups
and spin-offs, both technology-based. Brigantia-EcoPark has also
laboratory space to support research, development and innovation

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SIR 2015
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31 Indicators in teaching and learning, research, knowledge transfer,
international orientation, and regional engagement.
The IPB maximum scores are in impact and excellence of their scientific
production and applied research, international mobility of students, and in
its regional engagement.

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Institutional Evaluation Programme
European University Association (EUA)
www.eua.be
First evaluation process, June 2007:
At national level, IPB is one of the more successful polytechnics, and
competes in some areas with the best of universities.
Follow-up, March 2012:
IPB has made significant progress over the last five years, thanks to the
commitment of leadership and staff, and their ability to develop and
implement institutional reform.
The Team would like to stress the enormous potential of IPB: it is an
excellent example of how learning and research do not stop at the door
of schools and departments.
More information about IPB:
IPB Webpage:
www.ipb.pt/en
Admissions portal for international students:
www.ipb.pt/admissions
IPB ECTS Guide: www.ipb.pt/ectsguide
Information package and course catalogue
International Relations Office: www.ipb.pt/iro
Erasmus and international mobility
NOW Portugal Erasmus Consortium: www.nowportugal.pt
Erasmus and international internships
Research and Innovation: www.ipb.pt/go/g230

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Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
Academic offer, research and knowledge transfer,
international orientation, and regional engagement