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Student Guide Fall 2010-2011 CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PORTUGAL THE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT STUDENT GUIDE 10/11 International Office Contents Welcome Note 4 Meet the Staff 5 Contacts and Opening Hours 5 The University 7 Getting to Lisbon center from the Airport 8 Getting to the University 8 Catholic University Campus 10 FCEE-Católica Building 11 Computer Facilities 14 Main Campus Facilities Facilities 14 Textbooks 16 FCEE-Católica and Social Networks 16 Academic Calendar 18 Student Card 20 Portuguese Language Course 20 Welcome Week 21 Social Calendar 21 Important documents 2 Lisbon 24 Accommodation 25 Temporary Accomodation 25 Permanent Accomodation 25 Transportation 26 Within Lisbon 27 Within Portugal 29 Parking 31 Parking in the Catholic University 31 Mobile Phones 32 Climate 32 Nightlife 33 Finances 34 What to carry in your wallet 36 Medication 36 Sending Packages from Portugal 36 Wheelchair Access in Portugal 37 Government 37 Sports 38 Outdoor Activities 39 Indoor Activities 40 Culture 41 Portuguese Food 42 Examples of Portuguese Dishes 43 Portuguese Coffee Culture 44 Fado 45 Sightseeing in Portugal 46 Appendix 48 Map of Portugal 49 Emergency Numbers 50 Embassies 50 Hospitals 51 Taxi 51 Farnacies 51 Libraries 52 Tourism Offices 52 Erasmus Associations 53 Cinemas 53 Theaters 54 Museums 55 Restaurants 57 Cafés 58 National Holidays 59 3 Traditional Festivals 59 Welcome Note Welcome to FCEE-Católica, Portugal’s first business school. We are the School of Economics and Business Administration (FCEE) from Universidade Católica Portuguesa and one of the leading departments of its kind. We have a long tradition of welcoming exchange students, provide an excellent academic environment and an unforgettable exchange experience. This is your opportunity to discover a different culture, make new friends, learn a foreign language and do something that will look great on your CV. At FCEE-Catolica we take great care of our Erasmus students. You will be assigned a mentor or ‘buddy’ from the Erasmus Buddy Program who will help you settle into Portuguese student life. We also host a series of parties and other social events designed to make your stay an exciting and rewarding one. Lisbon is a vibrant and dynamic city to live in. It is set against an ancient backdrop and basks in a perfect climate. It also has some of the best waves in the world and surfing is a national past time. 4 The international Office Meet the Staff Margarida Castro Henriques International Office Coordinator Ana Rita Dias Diana Nascimento Incoming & Double Degree Coordinator Outgoing Coordinator [email protected] International Office Contacts and Office Hours International Office Faculdade de Ciências Económicas e Empresariais Universidade Católica Portuguesa 5 Palma de Cima |1649-023 Lisboa T: 00 351 217 225 076 F: 00 351 217 270 252 [email protected] www.fcee.lisboa.ucp.pt Opening Hours: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM OUT IN OUT IN 01:00 PM - 04:00 PM IN OUT IN OUT NOTES: •IN: International Students studying at FCEE should come to International Office in the mornings or afternoons chosen for “IN ” (Incoming Students). •OUT: FCEE students participating or applying for Erasmus/Exchange Program should come to International Office in the mornings or in afternoons chosen for “OUT" (Outgoing Students). 6 Galo de Barcelos, a figurine from a traditional portuguese legend. The legend says that a portuguese man was condemmed of a crime that he did not commit. To prove his innocence he said that the cock woud sing at midnight after his death sentence. The University Contents 7 Getting to Lisbon center from the Airport 8 Getting to the University 8 Catholic University Campus 10 FCEE-Católica Building 11 Computer Facilities 14 Main Campus Facilities Facilities 14 Textbooks 16 Social Calendar 16 FCEE-Católica and Social Networks 18 Academic Calendar 20 Student Card 20 Portuguese Language Course 21 Welcome Week 21 Getting to Lisbon Center from the Airport If you want to catch public transport from the airport to the center of Lisbon, there are a couple busses you can use: 91 – airport shuttle bus from the airport to Lisbon center. Running every twenty minutes from eight in the morning to ten at night. This is the best bus to catch because it does a more direct service. 96 – Airport shuttle that passes by the FCEE-Católica. Runs every half an hour from eight to ten. 44 – an urban bus that passes through the airport and goes to the city center. From six in the morning to eight at night every 15 minutes. 745 – Also an urban bus that passes through the airport, and the city center. Runs from five in the morning to midnight. For more information go to www.carris.pt Always check the timetables online, in case they have suffered alterations. 8 Getting to the University You can get to the university easily with both bus and metro. By bus – There is a bus stop directly outside the university, the busses that stop there are: 768, 64 and 755. You can also catch a bus to the near university hospital (3 minutes by foot). The busses that travel this route are: 35, 732, 701 and 738. By metro – There are two metro stops close to the university. Both are 7 minutes away by foot: the “Laranjeiras” metro stop on the blue line; and the “Cidade Universitária” on the yellow line. (Below we have attached directions from both metro stations to the university) [See next page for Maps with directions to the University from the various transport stops] From the Laranjeiras Metro Station From the Cidade Universitária Metro Station and 9 university Hospital bus stop University Hospital Source: maps.google.com Catholic University Campus The Palma de Cima campus houses the Faculties of Theology, Law, Human Sciences, and Economics and Business Administration; the Institutes of European Studies, of Education, of Political Studies, of Canon Law, of Distance Education and Learning, of Health Sciences. 10 FCEE-Católica Building Groundfloor – 0 IS: Toilets ; M (male)/ F (female) 501 – 507: Classrooms Bar Cantina 1rst Floor 11 IS: Toilets 511/ 512: auditorium 513 – 518: Classrooms 5305: Secretariat of FCEE (Dona Laura e Dona Virgínia) 5109: AIESEC office 2nd Floor IS: Toilets 520-522: Auditorium 523-529: Classrooms International Office: 524 DEC (Career development Office): 524 3rd Floor 12 IS: Toilets 5301 – 5330: Offices 534 A – D: Offices 531 – 539: Classrooms 5314 – Faculty Room 5313 – Meeting Room 4rth Floor IS: Toilets 5401-5434: Offices 5416: Classroom 5407, 5408: Meeting Rooms Restaurant 13 Computer Facilities In addition to the rooms used for IT classes (ground floor), students have free access to computers in a space that is open all day on Floor 4 of the building that houses the faculties of Human Sciences (FCH), Law (FD) and Theology (FT). The Economics and FCEE-Católica building (FCEE) has 24-hour a day, seven-day a week access to computers in an open space. The Universia Room (20 computers and 1 printer) is on Floor 2 of the John Paul II University Library. Main Campus Facilities Students Office Each course has its own secretariat which is located in the respective faculty. Some bureaucratic aspects related with the course’s schedules and exams are treated there. FCEE-Católica’s Secretariat is in the first floor. There is a more general Secretariat which is located in the Building 4. Treasury 14 This department is responsible for the university accounting (fees, fines, etc). If you are an Erasmus Student you will not pay any fee in Universidade Católica Portuguesa, only in your home university. University Student Card Shop (Loja do Cartão) You will get your Student Card during the welcome week. At “Loja do Cartão” you can ask to deposit money in your card or you can use the appropriated machine located in the faculty (2 nd floor – FCEE-Católica That deposit can be used to park the car or to print/copy scholar material. If you want to use the faculty computers to print you need to have another account in the student card, however you will the semester with 3 euros in that separated account. Stationary Shop Here you will find a wide range of scholar material, newspapers and magazines and UCP merchandising. Library The John Paul II University Library (BUJPII) occupies Floors 3, 4 and part of Floor 5 of the building of the same name. It contains around 250,000 books and 3,600 periodicals. It includes numerous specialist databases in the areas taught on UCP degree courses and links for research in catalogues at other libraries. The library recently joined the "b-on" – Online Knowledge Library - consortium, allowing UCP teachers and students access to the complete texts of 12,500 academic journals. The European Documentation Centre is also located in the Library. The library uses an open access system. Users can consult the computerized catalogue via the access terminals and then get the books required from the shelves. There are some study and work rooms for groups of 3-5 people. Besides studying in the library, readers can take books out on loan. Through the interlibrary loan system, BUJPII allows its users access to bibliographical and documentary sources in other libraries, document centers and archives. BUJPII has a simple, A4-format, self-service photocopy system, using a prepaid card which can be obtained at the Copy Centre. A printer can be used via a public workstation on Floor 3. Access to the library and associated services is via the UCP student or lecturer card and is free of charge. Floor 4 has an information and user-support desk. 15 BUJPII has a branch in Sintra that is dedicated to engineering and technology, with a reading room and computer access.
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