Raising Portugal’s Profile in the US

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNYkI2uoZfU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNYkI2uoZfU

U.S Study Abroad Trends

Rising number of US students going abroad

Source: Institute of International Education. (2012).

“U.S. Study Abroad Students, 2002/2003-2011/12.” Open Doors Report on International Educational

Portugal“off the beaten track”

Of the 283.332 US students, 151.000 chose Europe

Data from 2012 by destination:

2,657 - Austria 2,701 - Greece

1,300 - Belgium 2,484 - Holland

3,477 - Czech Republic 26,480 - Spain

2,876 - Denmark 211 - Portugal (?)

Source: Institute of International Education. (2012).

“U.S. Study Abroad Students, 2002/2003-2011/12.” Open Doors Report on International Educational

Portugal“off the beaten track”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l5Z1-basLg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l5Z1-basLg

The SiPN Program

Consortium Model

• Lisbon’s top schools

• Nova/Catholic MBA ranked top-50

Financial Times, Nova ranked in QS

World’s Best 2014

• AACSB accredited, triple-crown

• Highly internationalised (ISCTE 14%)

• Univ. Lisbon 48,000 students, 4,000

PhDs.

• MIT, CMU and UT-Austin already in place, but SiPN focused on undergrads

Flexible Curriculum

Serving Different Types of SA Needs

• Hybrid Model

• Immersion Model

• Summer Internships

• Visiting Family Program

• ECTS credits transfer directly from school where credit was earned

• All courses pre-approved prior to departure

• SiPN willing to sign partnership/consortium agreements

Curriculum Design

Academic Year Calendar

1. Core Curriculum

• Taught in English

• Faculty hand-picked by academic council of SiPN, local PhD experts

• Classes focus on Portugal, Portugal’s place in the EU, or larger Portuguese-

speaking themes

• Pedagogical style based more on US format

• Internationalized classroom, Erasmus & Portuguese students

Curriculum Design

Academic Year Calendar

2. Direct Enrollment Curriculum

• Taught in Portuguese (hundreds of others also in English)

• Faculty hired by consortium universities

• 4 universities, nearly 90,000 students, hundreds of options

• Fully-immersive experience

• ECTS credits emitted by partner school, pre-approvals required

• SiPN provides on-site orientation and staff support

Cost per semester

$11,000 per semester (12/15 US credits recommended, 18 max)

Includes:

▪ Tuition & Full Insurance

▪ Housing (single room, shared apartments)

▪ 24/7 On-site support

▪ Lisbon transportation card

▪ Airport arrival, airport transport and welcome

orientation package

▪ Farewell Dinner

▪ Cultural and social excursions

SUMMER SESSIONS 2015

SUMMER OFFERINGS 2015

June 2014(4 weeks)

July 2014(4 weeks)

August 2014(4 weeks)

* A student can choose to take only one session or can combine sessions

* Federal financial aid only applies for programs of 8 weeks or longer

• SiPN offers a mix of core and direct-enrollment options each session

• Social science, Humanities, and Business majors well-served

• 12 ECTS max per 4-week session

• Price based on number of credits

• Summer Internship Options (part-time or full-time), 8-week stay minimum

Cost per Summer Session

Includes:

▪ Tuition & Full Insurance

▪ Housing (single room, shared

apartments)

▪ 24/7 On-site support

▪ Lisbon transportation card

▪ Airport arrival, airport transport and

welcome orientation package

▪ Farewell Dinner

▪ Cultural and social excursions

▪ $2,500 for 3 US credits

▪ $3,250 for 6 US credits

▪ If full-time internship for 6 US

credits, student pays $3,250 for

8-week stay

Communication and Promotion

www.studyinportugalnetwork.com

Communication and Promotion

For more info

• [email protected]

• [email protected]

Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento

Luso-American Foundation for Development (FLAD)

www.flad.pt

Rua Sacramento à Lapa, 21

1249-090 Lisboa

Portugal

(+351) 213 935 800

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