No longer is the highest quality of training in the areas of Engineering Sciences and Technology sufficient for future professionals to thrive in a global and competitive market. Tomorrow’s engineers and architects need to develop multi-cultural skills and acquire a global perspective, only attained by working in diversified and multi-cultural teams during their higher education programmes.

International experience, intercultural skills and the ability to work in a multi-national team have become prerequisites for the success of today’s university graduates.

The IST International Day has three main goals:

  • inform students of the different international programmes related to student mobility, such as Erasmus, joint Masters and Doctoral programmes, internships, etc.;
  • provide an opportunity for faculty, researchers and students to contact directly some of IST's main international academic partners, thus strengthening IST's culture of internationalization;
  • foster a forum for community building and exchange of ideas amongst the IST international population as well as between the Portuguese and the international IST communities.

Structure

The fourth edition of the I-Day will be held on the 28th and 29th November 2011. On the 28th a Welcome Session will take place at 10h00 at the IST-Taguspark Campus. In the afternoon of the 28th and on the 29th there will be an International Exhibition at IST-Alameda Campus, Átrio Central /Main Building (Ground floor).