Conference location | The conference took place at the ISCTE Lisbon University Institute, in Lisbon.
Av. Forças Armadas
1649-026 Lisboa | Portugal
Phone:: +351 21 790 30 86
Fax: +351 21 790 32 83
See the Googlemap here or by typing ECIC 2010, Lisbon into Google Maps. You can also download a map showing the location of the venue. |
Lisbon
ISCTE
ESTG, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria
St George’s Castle
Last image courtesy of WikiMedia Commons |
| University information | ISCTE - Lisbon University Institute is a state University directed towards three main fields: Social Sciences, Management Sciences and Technological Sciences. The ISCTE was established in 1972 and is a fast growing University with approximately 7000 students and about 450 academic staff. In addition, there are 200 administrative staff in non-academic posts. It is located in Lisbon’s University Campus.
ISCTE’s scientific and pedagogical expertise covers a wide range of areas so as to develop the interdisciplinary nature of these fields: Accounting, Anthropology, Architecture, Computer Sciences, Economics, Finance, History, Human Resources, Law, Management Strategy, Marketing, Political Sciences, Production and Industrial Technology, Social and Organizational Psychology, Quantitative Methods, Sociology, Sociology and Planning and Telecommunication. ISCTE offers BSc, MSc and PhD Programmes in all these areas. At present the University offers 17 undergraduate degrees, 9 PhD programs, about 40 Master’s degree and more than 30 Post-graduate/Executive master’s programs. The University’s main priorities are innovation, quality and diversity, both in education and in research. Its work involves a broad range of activities, considering the interdependence of these three aspects: Education, Training and Research (theoretical and applied). ISCTE believes that high quality research and teaching are inextricably bound together and that excellence in research can only benefit the degree programs we offer.
The ISCTE Business School is an academic unit of ISCTE and is one of the leading management schools in Portugal, offering an opportunity to experience the skills of management in terms of international businesses in a multicultural environment. It has around 2000 students of whom approximately 400 are in the Master and PhD programs and 600 in Executive Education Programs.
The Polytechnic Institute of Leiria is a higher education institution offering undergraduate and post-graduate degree programs in the Leiria Region. With about 10.000 students spread out among its five Schools: School of Education and Social Sciences, School of Management and Technology, School of Fine Arts and Design, School of Tourism and Maritime Technology and School of Health Sciences, the Polytechnic Institute offers 47 undergraduate programs and 22 Master programs in the areas of: Art and Design, Law studies, Education, Communication, Engineering, Technology, Tourism and Health.
The IPL is also committed to the development of research having 13 Research Centres. One of them was awarded with a classification of “Excellent” for research by an International Research Assessment Panel appointed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology.
The region in which IPL is located is known for its significant entrepreneurial capacity, dynamism and by settling people due to its employability capacity. The IPL is also a driver of the economic and social development of the region, providing the necessary knowledge-based competencies for the market.
Located in Leiria city, the School of Management and Technology (ESTG) is the biggest school of the IPL, accommodating approximately 40% of the total students of the IPL. ESTG offers degrees in the areas of business and administration, law, engineering and technology. The school is well known for is collaborative relationship with enterprises acknowledged regionally as well as nationally.
For more information on each institute, click on the logos at the top of this page. You can find a campus map here. |
| General information | The capital of Portugal since its conquest from the Moors in 1147, Lisbon is a legendary city with over 20 centuries of History. The Alfama is one of the oldest quarters in Lisboa. Since it largely survived the earthquake of 1755, the area still retains much of its original layout.
Adjacent to the Alfama are the likewise old quarters of Castelo and Mouraria, on the western and northern slopes of the hill that is crowned by St. George's Castle. Every year in June, the streets of all three quarters come alive with the feasts in honour of the popular saints. The Graça quarter and the churches of São Vicente de Fora and Santa Engrácia are within walking distance of this area.
Radiant skies brighten the monumental city, with its typical tile covered building facades and narrow Medieval streets, where one can hear the fado being played and sung at night. But Lisbon is also the stage for popular festivities, the place for exquisite shopping, exciting nightlife, and interesting museums, a place from where motorways branch off in different directions.
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