erasmus guide - utl/isa

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENCY

Dear colleague,

Before I get started, I want to welcome you not only to Portugal, but especially to Instituto Superior

de Agronomia.

I also wish you the best in this new stage of your academic journey. This semester that lies ahead of

you will be, without a shadow of doubt, an enriching and unique experience in your life.

ISA is a very particular college with its own individual environment. In the next 6 months, you will

have time to explore every little corner of ISA’s 120ha and to uncover lost secrets of Tapada da Ajuda. Not to

mention that you will find that ISA can be a very cozy “foster house”!

In a way of helping you out during this new journey of yours, AEISA gathered all the information you need to know about our beautiful city, our institute and all other institutes where you might need to go to. The next few months may turn out to be pretty restless due to the big integration process that you will find yourself caught in. There will be a lot for you to catch up with, not only studies, gatherings and news, as well as all the parties!

However, AEISA’s effort to help you doesn’t finish in the end of this guide: throughout the semester AEISA will be developing and planning plenty of activities that will bring you closer to the life in our college, as well as outside it.

At AEISA headquarters you can find the friendly, and always ready to help, Anabela. She is the one you can always look for in case you need help or if you’re having any problem during your stay in ISA. You may also want to take in consideration that AEISA headquarters is opened from 9:30AM until 5:30PM and that you can always just pass by if you have some leisure time to spend.

If you want to practice any sport you may enroll in one, or several, of AEISA’s sport teams. We have three male teams for: Rugby; Soccer 11; and Basketball. And two female teams for: Soccer; and Volley. To enroll in any of them, all you have to do is pass by AEISA secretariat.

Although, if your interest is more inclined towards science matters, then you may want to, be a part of one of ISA’s nuclei. Or, if you feel that maybe you’re more into cultural activities, then spend some time with our tunas; male (AgriculTuna) and female (Tunassa).

You also don’t want to miss out on the opportunity of becoming a member of AEISA. It gives you many benefits, such as discounts in: ISA’s bar; copyIs@; gyms; hotels; public pools; copy centers; adventure parks; museums; and more for only 10€! To do so, all you have to do is pass by AEISA secretariat.

Last but not least, I truly wish you the best semester of your life during your stay in our glorious Institute, and that you may experience, and retain, the best memories of all the good moments I’m sure you shall have during your journey here.

Agronomic greetings,

AEISA Presidency.

INDEX

COURSES 3

FACILITIES 7

AEISA’S PROTOCOLS /ADVANTAGES OF MEMBERSHIP 9

AROUND ISA 16

TRANSPORT 16

INTEREST PLACES TO VISIT IN LISBON 16

PLACES TO GO OUT IN LISBON 19

NIGHT TRANSPORTS 20

EMBASSIES 21

COURSES

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

The Landscape Architecture is based on the visual arts, physical and natural

sciences and the study of landscape evolution, seeking to apply scientific principles

and artistic planning, supervision, construction and management of the landscape, to

allow the rational use of resources needed for life and welfare of the population. The

objectives of the course require the acquisition of knowledge about the capacity of natural

systems, soil use, human behavior and the basic principles of planning and landscape

construction. During formation, students are encouraged to seek the best organization of

outer space while minimizing the negative impacts of their intervention in the environment.

BIOLOGY

Biology currently encompasses a huge range of areas that can go from

biomolecules to biosystems up, through the cellular structure, organisms and populations.

These areas are involved in important issues such as gene therapies, global change,

natural resource degradation, biodiversity loss, water pollution and air pollution,

treating and recycling waste, etc.

The skills acquired by graduates of the first cycle in biology have to be aware that

biology is an experimental science. Thus, they should:

o Master the scientific method and be able to undertake a critical way of thinking;

o Be able to understand the problems they face and have the ability to search for

information needed to address them;

o Be able to relate science, technology and society and have a humanistic view of

Biology;

o Be able to have discussions about intervention and the limits and dangers of

certain technologies and have an important role in educa ting the people

explaining the principles underlying biotechnology and ecological problems

that give rise to ethical problems;

o Have the technical competence to perform work in the laboratory or field under the

activities inherent to biology, particulary in the areas of biotechnology, nature

conservation and other specific applications such as ecology, health or environmental

conservation.Be able to understand the problems they face and have the ability to

search for information needed to address them;

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AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Students of Agricultural Engineering of the ISA will have a set of specific skills that

allow plan, coordinate and implement the activities of agricultural production at farm level

to ensure the quantity and quality of production, hygiene and safety at work,

preservation of the environment and food safety for consumers; plan, coordinate and

implement activities in backing or support to agricultural production to the level of service

providers or sup- pliers of inputs for agriculture.

These licensees may exercise their profession in public and private farms,

producer groups and other agricultural and livestock associations, service companies, or

as self-employed work can be performed in the field or production facilities

(greenhouses, dairies, piggeries, aviaries, etc..), with frequent travel to the office. Their

potential activities include:

o Conducting and implementing the annual plan of exploration and the

operational plan, taking into account soil and climatic conditions, structural

and context of the farm;

o The organization and coordination of resources with a view to achieving a timely

and efficient plan of operations;

o The participation in the management of human resources, particularly in

establishing criteria for recruitment, selection and performance evaluation;

o The enforcement of methods, techniques, time and implementation costs of

activities;

o Compliance and demand that others comply with the measures of quality control and

safety and quality/hygiene products produced (certifications marks, etc.);

o Monitoring of streams/circuit of the products/factors to be marketed (storage,

preservation, packaging and transportation) taking into account the needs of

customers and the national technical and administrative standards;

o Collaboration in process control, maintenance and repair of agricultural machinery

and equipment;

o Tapping the potential of information of information Technology, including specific

software and the Internet in order to improve production process efficiency and

market penetration;

o The establishment of partnership relations and cooperation with other producers and

the market organizations in order to reduce costs, enhance products and

improve/adapt the production processes;

o The implementation of technical, productive, administrative and accounting records

of the farm/organization/company with the aim of providing management

information;

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FOOD ENGINEERING

The Food Engineering course aims to form Food Industry professionals with

extensive knowledge in the area of Quality and Safety, and appropriate skills to design,

planning and management of industrial units. The training in this specialty focuses on the

integrated knowledge of science and technology, enabling the interpretation and control of

phenomena associated with biochemical changes, physico-chemical and microbiological that

affect food, from row materials to final products.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

The degree in Environmental Engineering aims to form graduates trained

professionally to solve the problems currently facing the field of a modern, sustainable

agriculture, based on technological systems aimed at preserving the environment and

natural resources. With the aim of further specialization, the degree gives a solid basic

preparation that enables them to pursue studies at master level. The degree provides

the skills necessary for graduates to interact with other professionals in the

implementation of agro-environmental projects, water management, environmental

protection, exploitation of natural resources.

FORESTRY ENGINEERING

The course aims to provide internationally recognized knowledge in Forestry

and Natural Resources. Specifically, in the 1st cycle, the course offers a unique

integration of knowledge in scientific areas such as Biology, Mathematics, Physics,

Chemistry, Earth sciences and ecology, with knowledge of Economics and Social Sciences

and Forestry. This integration is instrumental to the development of skills to enable

future engineers to be leaders in planning, certification, management, conservation,

restoration and monitoring of forest ecosystems and industrial use of forest products.

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ANIMAL PRODUCTION ENGINEERING

A degree in Animal Science, taught jointly with the Faculty of Veterinary

Medicine, aims to train graduates professionally trained to: design, plan and monitor

production activities and livestock production enterprises, making them efficient,

modern and technologically advanced, developing technologies to improve

productivity of livestock, with a view to sustainability of resources and solving the

inherent problems, develop, implement and master development policies with a view to

fulfilling the needs and preferences of consumers while ensuring safety in the food

chain, improve production systems used in animal production, capable of inspiring

advances in the areas of production, conservation and technological upgrading of

animal feed, animal breeding and reproduction, hygiene and sanitary control of

livestock buildings and, finally, to intervene in innovative by introducing new trends and

application of biotechnology in the production sectors. Being also mention that animal

production is now an extremely competitive business in developed countries and the EU

which represents over 50% of the gross value of agricultural production. Hence the

economic importance of this profession and the consequent need for greater

specialization and specific preparation in this productive sector. The career opportunities

may be targeting both the public sector, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries

and Rural Development (Directorates General and Regional Bodies of the quality

control of products, Research and Development Organizations), Ministry of Science and

Higher Education (Institutions of Higher Education and Scientific Research and

Polytechnic) or the Ministry of Industry (Undertakings for Scientific and Technological

Research) and for private sector companies in Agro-Livestock, Agro-Processing

Industries Food Industries Feeding stuffs, Companies Products Quality Control Offices or

Planning and Consulting.

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FACILITIES

BISA (ISA’S LIBRARY)

On the ISA’s Library of ISA there are various support materials (books, scientific

journals, theses) with a major focus for the agricultural sciences. Here you can photocopy

(by buying a card for that purpose), borrow books/journals/theses and books to

movies or to relax.

The Library is operating from Monday to Saturday between 9am and 8pm. In

August is the time from 9am until 5pm. There is also a Bar on level 0, with meal

service.

STUDY ROOMS

The AEISA has a room with computers and an area of study on LAGAR which on

examination schedule is open 24 hours

FEEDING

The ISA has a University Canteen, run by Social Services of UTL. This consists of

a canteen and a bar that also serves some meals. Lunch is served from 12am to

2:30pm. Each meal has a value of €2.40 (Canteen) and values varied in the Bar.

Apart from the canteen, there are the bars of the Main Building and Forestry Building.

Also in Tapada da Ajuda, near the rugby field, is the restaurant “Pateira”.

Near the ISA, on the University Ajuda Campus, the university canteen with

larger dimensions coexists with a bar and a restaurant, and the value of the meal the

same as the Canteen of the ISA.

SPORT ACTIVITIES

One of the long traditions of ISA is the practice of rugby and so there are

two grass pitches managed by the Alumni Association of the ISA. This association

also has available a synthetic field for football 7 practice. These can be rented by

reservation.

In the two fields belong AEISA sports centers, next to the Canteen, there is the possibility

of hire. The association has engaged in some sports, particularly university rugby,

11soccer, volleyball, basketball and futsal.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Men’s Basketball

Responsible: Daniel Brás

Phone Number: 910319908

Schedule: Tuesday – 5:45pm | Wednesday – 6:45pm

Men’s Football

Responsible: João Maria Carvalho


Schedule: Tuesday and Wednesday – 5pm to 7pm

Men’s Rugby

Responsible: António Calça e Pina


Schedule: Monday and Wednesday – 5pm to 6pm

Women’s Voleyball

Responsible: Lúcia Pulido


Schedule: Monday and tuesday –5:45pm (CEDAR)

Women’s Futsal

Responsible: Joana Godinho


Schedule: Thursday – 4:30pm

AGROLIVRO

In the bookstore AgroLivro (main building) you can find several publications

in the areas of Agricultural Science and Landscape Architecture, and also another

kind of literature. Publications may be available in the store or be ordered. All ISA

students benefit 10% discount on books.

The AgroLivro runs from Monday to Friday from 9am to 5 pm.

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PROTOCOLOS DA AEISA/VANTAGENS DE SÓCIO

10% discount over the final price

10% discount on theoretical and practical classes of any ACP driving schools; Offer of the first year of membership and offer of the membership enrollment fee; Offer of the membership enrollment fee and a 10€ discount over the annual quota of the first year (in case one doesn’t enroll in any of ACP’s driving schools)

40% discount on the acquisition of any Physiotherapy and Physiatrist services; 10% discount on the acquisition of any nutrition, psychology, osteopathic, podiatric services, personal trainer, speech therapy services.

20% discount on swimming activities at Boa Hora

Futebol Clube public pool.

50€ discount on any language courses.

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20% discount on every taught course outside of

Instituto Superior de Agronomia

10% discount on all medical drugs purchased with a medical prescription; 10% discount on all medical drugs that are non-reimbursed by the VAT (value added tax) of 23%; 15% discount on all Dermatologic and Orthopedic products of the Pharmacy. Please note that Diabetes products and adapted milk for children are exceptions of such discount.

5% discount over the final value of the 6 month payment; 20% discount over the final value of the 12 month payment; 50% discount over the membership enrollment fee.

5% discount on all products shown

in any store, except those that have

already a promotion

10% discount on the purchase of any particular

veterinary services, such as: vaccination,

appointments, medical tests, internments, medical

drugs, dewormers, or over the final value of any

provided services

5% discount on products “ali”

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3% discount on Prink’s products (toners,

printer ink-cartridges and paper)

10% discount over the final value of any course

10% discount on lodgment

eye glasses – 20% discount on frames; 20% discount on lenses; 20% discount on contact-lenses and any contact-lens products; 15% discount on sunglasses; 10% discount on other optical materials (binoculars, microscopic, loupes, etc); Free cleaning and regeneration of contact-lenses. Free optical screening study; 10% discount on optical development study; 30% discount on thorough visual examination; 10% discount on optometric control exam; 10% discount in contact-lenses tryout exam; and free contact-lenses control exam.

50% discount over all user fees of the final

payment;

40% discount on particular requests

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Female college suit (coat, skirt, shirt, tie, cloak and 4

free badgets) for 85€;

Male college suit (cassock, waist coat, pants, shirt,

tie, cloak and 4 free badgets, or a second shirt or

shoes) for 127,5€;

10% discount on the purchase of any of the

remaining products.

10% discount on the purchase of books

Free entrance in the Student Association of

Instituto Superior de Agronomia Garden and

Museum (Associação de Estudantes do

Instituto Superior de Agronomia – AEISA)

10% discount on registered prices (enrollment fee + monthly payment) for 1 person; 15% discount on registrered prices (enrollment fee + monthly payment), for 2 persons;

5% discount on the purchase of a flight

trip

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Swimming and Hydrogymnastics classes: Membership enrollment for a year + health insurance: 18,58€ Monthly payment: 1x per week for 17€ 2x per week 26€ 3x per week 31€ 10€ monthly payment for free use of the pool Detached utilization: 0,80€ (Monday through Friday until 5PM; 1,05€ (Monday through Friday after 5PM and Saturday)

30% discount on any clinical psychology related appointment

and Chinese Medicine

5% discount on an intensive preparation kit for 1 exam; Tutoring in master degree’s theses: 10% discount on the first monthly payment; Preparation for individual master degree’s theses defense: 5% discount; Format and revision of text: 5% discount.

12€ signup

20% discount on eyeglasses (in the purchase of lenses and frames); 15% discount on sunglasses (*); 10% discount on disposable contact lenses, cosmetics and inherited maintenance; 10% discount on other products (*) with the purchase of graduated sunglasses lenses, this discount increases to 20%

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Two areas: offer of 1 female-moustache area session or 1 malar area session or 1 feet/hands session; Three Areas: offer of 1 female-moustache area session or 1 malar area session or 1 feet/hands session; Five Areas: offer of 1 session (armpit/groin + female-moustache area) or 1 session (malar area + neck/feet/hands) + 1 creme Não-Pêlo

Every student studying Agronomic engineering, Food

engineering, Natural Resources and Forest engineering, and

Zootecnical engineering may become a student member of the

Order of the Engeneers! You may enroll in any training

courses, and other organized activities, of this Order by paying

only half of the membership enrollment fee!

Value of membership enrollment fee: 12€

Moche free phone cards; Offer of diverse gifts; Phone raffles

The possibility of opening a CGD bank account

with your AEISA membership card, through a

CUP card; The possibility of applying for five

AEISA/CGD social scholarships.

5% discount over the final price of any purchased products

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For constant actualization of AEISA’s

protocols, you should consult our official

website regularly.

English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Portuguese language courses: ISA students and effective AEISA members: 40€ per month (8 hours); ISA students and non-members of AEISA: 45€ per month (8 hours); public in general: 50€ per month (8 hours). Intensive language courses – 20/40 hours: ISA students and effective AEISA members: 100€/200€; ISA students and non-members of AEISA: 112,5€/225€; Public in general: 125€/150€

Discount in all products - BAR QUERCUS (MAIN BUILDING)

Discount in AEISA’s party entrances;

Discount in enrollments of any activity planned by AEISA

Discount in every purchase - CopyIS@

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AROUND ISA (Restaurants/Cafes)

O Pacato – Rua Gil Vicente 55ª

Al’Cântaro – Travessa da Tapada

Estrela da Tapada – Travessa da Tapada

Jubel – Rua Luís de Camões

Sol D’ouro – Rua Luís de Camões

TRANSPORTS

Calvário Square

BUS: 714, 720, 727, 732, 738, 742, 751, 756, 760

ELECTRIC: 15, 18

Jau Street (Near to Jau’s gate)

BUS: 760

ELECTRIC: 18

Bridge Gate

BUS: 724

Monsanto Gate

BUS: 724

Luís de Camões Street

BUS: 738, 742

INTEREST PLACES TO VISIT IN LISBON

ISA

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Ajuda’s Botanic Garden ( )

Transport:

BUS: 714, 727, 729, 732

Ajuda’s National Palace ( )

Transport:

BUS: 729, 732, 742, 760

ELECTRIC: 18

Jeronimo’s Monastery ( )

Transport:

BUS: 28, 714, 727, 729, 751

ELECTRIC: 15

TRAIN: Belém’s Station (Cascais Line)

BOAT: Belém’s river Station

Belém Tower( )

Transport:

BUS: 28, 714, 727, 729, 751

ELECTRIC: 15


BOAT: Belém’s river Station

Belém Cultural Center ( )

Transport:

BUS: 28, 714, 727, 729, 732, 751

ELECTRIC: 15


Standard of Discoveries ( )

Transport:

BUS: 714, 727, 729, 751

ELECTRIC: 15

Lisbon’s Sé – Sé Square ( )

Transport:

BUS: 737

ELECTRIC: 12, 28

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S. Jorge’s Castel ( )

Transport:

BUS: 737

ELECTRIC: 12, 28

Eduard VII Park ( )

Transport:

BUS: 12, 22, 36, 44, 83, 720, 723, 727, 745, 746, 748

METRO: “Parque” Station (Blue line)

Calouste Gulbenkien Foundation/Garden( )

Transport:

BUS: 16, 718, 726, 742, 746, 756

METRO: “S. Sebastião” Station (Blue and red line)

Lisbon’s Zoo ( )

BUS: 701, 726, 746, 755, 758

METRO: “Sete Rios” Station (Blue line)

TRAIN: Gare Sete Rios (Sintra, Azambuja, Évora, Beja e Fertagus lines)

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PLACES TO GO OUT IN LISBON

Bairro Alto ( )

Transport:

BUS: 758, 790

ELECTRIC: 12, 28

METRO: “Baixa-Chiado” Station (Blue and green line)

Santos ( )

Transport:

BUS: 28,706, 714, 727, 732, 760, 794

ELECTRIC: 15, 18

TRAIN: Santos Station (Cascais line)

Docas ( )

Transport:

BUS: 28, 714, 720, 732, 738

ELECTRIC: 15, 18

TRAIN: Alcântara Station (Cascais line)

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Kapital ( ) | Urban Beach ( ) | Plateau ( )

Transport:

BUS: 28,706, 714, 727, 732, 760, 794

ELECTRIC: 15, 18

TRAIN: Santos Station (Cascais line)

BBC ( )

Transport:

BUS: 12, 28

TRAIN: Alcântara Station (Cascais line)

Mini Mercado ( )

Transport:

BUS: 706, 727, 760

Lux ( )

Transport:

BUS: 12, 28, 34, 706, 735, 759, 781, 782, 794

METRO: “Santa Apolónia” Station (Blue line)

TRAIN: Santa Apolónia Station

NIGHT TRANSPORTS

1 : Marquês de Pombal – Belem River Station

(24 de Julho Avenue, Santos, Alcântara-mar)

201 : Sodré Wharf – Linda-a-Velha

(Santos, 24 de Julho Avenue, Alcântara)

203: ISEL – Boa-hora

(Alcântara, Calvário, Santo Amaro Station, Luís de Camões Street)

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EMBASSIES

Brasil’s Embassie

Estrada das Laranjeiras, 144

1649-021 Lisboa

(351) 217 248 510

e-mail: [email protected]

Germany’s Embassie

Campo dos Mártires da Pátria, 38

1169-043 Lisboa

(351) 272 810 210


Belgium’s Embassie

Praça do Marquês de Pombal, 14

1250, Lisboa

(351) 213 170 510


Slovenia’s Embassie

Avenida da Liberdade, 49 6º esq.

1250-139 Lisboa

(351) 213 423 301


Spain’s Embassie

Rua do Salitre, 1

1269-052 Lisboa

(351) 213 472 381


Estonia’s Embassie

Rua Filipe Folque, 10J 2º esq.

1050-113 Lisboa

(351) 213 194 150


Italy’s Embassie

Largo do Conde Pombeiro, 6

1150 Lisboa

(351) 213 515 320

e-mail: ambasciata@[email protected]

Turquey’s Embassie

Avenida das Descobertas, 22

1400 Lisboa

(351) 213 014 276


Czech Republic’s Embassie

Rua Pêro de Alenquer, 14

1400-294 Lisboa

213 010 487


Poland’s Embassie

Avenida das Descobertas, 2

1400-092 Lisboa

213 012 350


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