Alumni | A LIFELONG CONNECTION

Summer internships target pre-finalists graduates in Economics and Management who have distinguished themselves with the best performance in the subject of Multidisciplinary Project II. The internships usually take place between July and September and have a minimum duration of 6 weeks and 210 hours.

The curriculum projects are aimed at final year students of various Católica Porto Business School Masters Programmes who intend to carry out their Masters Final Assignment (MFA) in the Project mode.

In this context, students develop a project that addresses the question or need identified by the company in the form of a research question. In this mode the student does not have a job neither a timetable in the sheltering company, and is only present every time the company defines as necessary to develop the project. The projects usually take place between the months of September and February and the students are guided by a School faculty member.

The period of raising internships and projects takes place annually between the months of February and April.

In addition to the internships and these projects, there is the possibility of holding the Supplementary Internships Curriculum, with a protocol with the University. These internships may arise at the initiative of students or businesses.

Available throughout the academic year.

For further information contact the Career and Development Office team, Alumni Relations
mandresen@porto.ucp.pt ou businessalumni@porto.ucp.pt | 226196200 (ext. 223)

The curriculum projects are aimed at final year students of various Católica Porto Business School Masters Programmes who intend to carry out their Masters Final Assignment (MFA) in the Project mode.
In this context, students develop a project that addresses the question or need identified by the company in the form of a research question. In this mode the student does not have a job neither a timetable in the sheltering company, and is only present every time the company defines as necessary to develop the project. The projects usually take place between the months of September and February and the students are guided by a School faculty member.

The period of raising internships and projects takes place annually between the months of February and April.

In addition to the internships and these projects, there is the possibility of holding the Supplementary Internships Curriculum, with a protocol with the University. These internships may arise at the initiative of students or businesses.

Available throughout the academic year

For further information contact Valquíria Dias: vdias@porto.ucp.pt or Andreia Ferreira alferreira@porto.ucp.pt | +351  226196200 (ext. 103)

The Skills Statement Public Sessions or Final Presentations in the project subjects have the participation of an external jury that consists of reputed business people. These representatives offer to pose questions to students about the work presented, as well as to provide personalised feedback, by making constructive criticism to area in need of improvement and strengthening the successes and achievements made by the students.

The alumni can integrate any of the sessions as jury. This collaboration takes place in a morning or an afternoon. This moment is an opportunity for students to receive recognition and external validation by renowned representatives of the business community. For employers this event can also provide an opportunity for recruitment, which is intended for excellence, as well as a visible and rewarding approach to university.

The Católica Porto Business School Mentoring Programme, which has Google official support, aims to prepare today's students for the challenges they may encounter in the labour market by having contact with well-reputed professionals.

The mentees are 2nd cycle students in the Católica Porto Business School and the mentors are a group of professionals, mainly in the fields of economics and management, who establish a close relationship with the Católica Porto Business School as alumni or strategic partners. Mentors may be invited or enroll on their own initiative.

The mentor's role is:

• To share their route, their experiences and the choices that marked their career, creating a close relationship with the mentee;
• To contribute to a better understanding of the mentee in terms of functions, training, activity sectors, future challenges, among others;
• To facilitate networking with professionals and signal opportunities to be explored by the mentee.

All mentors and mentees can integrate the Mentoring Programme community on Google+, an exclusive group that allows contact between all participants involved in the Mentoring Programme.

Mentors are requested a minimum of 6 contacts – face-to-face or virtual meetings, e-mail response, visit the company where the mentor works, among others – in a maximum of 6 hours per year.

The Católica Porto Business School Invites Companies is another university-industry cooperation practice, in which external guest speakers are invited (business representatives) to present an experience or explore a particular topic related to a particular subject. This initiative will abridge theory and practice, showing applicability and relevance of the contents taught.

The Alumni may propose topics within the subjects set out in the curriculum.

The aim of these visits is to provide students with career exploration opportunities in a business context. Thus, the aim is to show students different realities in the various sectors of activity. During these visits, the companies present the areas they operate in and students can ask questions and clarify all their doubts.

The Alumni can organise or facilitate internal contact in the company where they work and arrange a visit.

Direct contact with Alumni network professionals already integrated into the labour market allows students to better understand the possible areas of professional integration they have at their disposal within the framework of Economy and Management, in logic of career exploration and career itself.

The possibility of a student interviewing a professional and collecting their testimonial allows the deconstruction of stereotypes and unrealistic visions of the labour market, the realisation of academic and professional conscious choices and the development of more effective graduate-company approach speeches.

The alumni can offer to integrate the portfolio of professionals to be interviewed. Contact with students is mediated by the Career and Development Office of the School and occurs upon the professional’s availability.