Lusófona University welcomes international students with a welcome session
The event celebrated the university's international outlook, focusing on welcoming and integrating international students
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On 12 October 2026, at 4:00 pm, Lusófona University - Porto University Centre hosted the Welcome Session for International Students at the Salão Nobre. The meeting aimed to promote the academic, cultural and social integration of international students beginning their academic journey at the institution this year.
As explained by Isabel Babo, Vice-Rector for Internationalisation, Cooperation and Citizenship, the session aimed to introduce students to the academic community, the services available and university life.
The opening session featured an address by the Vice-Rector, as well as contributions from Sandra Rocha, Director of the LIO - Lusófona International Office, and the Mobility Coordinators of the University's Academic Units.
The event also included contributions from external organisations. Representatives of the Association of Portuguese Language Universities (AULP) introduced the association and its scholarship programmes, while representatives of the Study in Porto programme presented their initiative for those choosing the Invicta City as their study destination.
Asked how the university and its teaching staff prepare to welcome international students and facilitate their integration, lecturer Isabel Babo recalled that Lusófona University has a “strong tradition” of welcoming international students, giving it a particular vocation for “living alongside, welcoming and supporting” this student community. This includes students from Portuguese-speaking countries such as Brazil, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau and Timor-Leste, as well as students from other parts of the world, such as Turkey.
She also added that the institution reviews and updates the available opportunities and responds to emerging trends every year. This approach allows students who have chosen Lusófona University to pursue their studies to get to know not only the university, but also to build relationships with its teaching staff and, at the same time, with the city.
The meeting concluded with an informal social gathering. Through conversations and spontaneous introductions, the international students in attendance took their first steps towards becoming part of an academic community that values and seeks to strengthen its international character.
View the event photographs on Lusófona University's Facebook page
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