Lusófona University welcomes Erasmus Mundus students in AI for Sustainable

On 3 February, the reception of international students for the second edition of the Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Artificial Intelligence for Sustainable Societies took place. They will attend the 2nd semester of the 1st year of the course at Lusófona University - Porto University Centre until the end of June.

The welcome session was attended by the teams responsible for the international coordination of the master’s programme, which brings together ULusófona, Tallinn University, Estonia, and Tampere University, Finland. The main aim of the meeting was to welcome the new students, present the institution’s available resources and facilitate their academic integration.

In an interview, the programme director, José Vasconcelos, explained that this reception is part of the usual Erasmus procedures. According to him, students completed the 1st semester at Tallinn University and now move on to the 2nd semester at Lusófona University, before proceeding to Tampere University, where they will complete the course in the country of their choice.

The lecturer подчеркнул the strategic relevance of this master’s degree for the FCNET Organic Unit — since “this is the first Erasmus Mundus developed at ULusófona - Porto University Centre; it is a master’s programme of great relevance, embedded in a funded European project that involves three universities and a very demanding academic and scientific collaboration”.

Throughout the semester, students will attend Curricular Units in the areas of artificial intelligence, data science and geographic information systems. For many participants, this period in Portugal may also be decisive in choosing ULusófona as the institution where they may later develop their master’s dissertation.

Regarding the international partnership, Professor José Vasconcelos highlighted that collaboration with the universities of Estonia and Finland represents significant added value for students, both academically and scientifically, also creating opportunities for joint research projects between the three institutions.

Finally, the programme director left a message for students interested in applying for future editions of the master’s programme. “Erasmus Mundus is not elitist, but it has a rigorous selection process. Therefore, the message I can pass on is that they should access the university’s resources and understand the requirements for application. It is a master’s degree that can be highly relevant for professional and academic pathways in the field of the impact of Artificial Intelligence.”

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Bruna Pereira

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Paulo Renato