Summer International Exchange Program on Heritage and Creativity | Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar

SUMMER INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME – PORTUGAL TOURISM – HERITAGE AND CREATIVITY

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Peniche and its surrounding area have an abundance of quality touristic and heritage sites. Through a range of interesting seminars and lecturers, supplemented by visits to a selection of authentic sites and participation in uniquely designed activities, the School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal is offering to students an extremely remarkable and fruitful programme.

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SUMMER COURSE ON HERITAGE AND CREATIVITY – (Full Programme)

July 8 – 21, 2018

The Summer Course on Heritage and Creativity is a two-week exchange course aiming at the study of Portugal’s Heritage and Creativity issues from different scopes: natural, historical, gastronomical and cultural heritage, creativity applied to heritage teaching and learning and Heritage and Creative Industries. This Heritage and Creativity exchange program is designed for Teachers, Students, and Professionals from all over the world. English is the working language.

This extended program is organised by the School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, ESTM, which is part of the IPLeiria, Institute Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal.

The Polytechnic Institute of Leiria is a public higher education institution, in the service of society, intending to produce and diffuse knowledge, create, transmit and diffuse culture, science, technology and arts, guided research and experimental development. It participates in society-related activities, namely the diffusion and transfer of knowledge, as well as the economic valuation of scientific knowledge.

The academic community of IPLeiria integrates around 11,000 students, 900 teachers and 300 technical and administrative staff, distributed throughout five higher education schools. The School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, located in Peniche, is one of them, with 1,500 students, 120 teachers and a beautiful oceanic landscape.

Online application – Until May 15th – to mail gire.estm@ipleiria.pt
Registration: coming soon

Goals and objectives	to build up students’ knowledge and experience on the relationship between heritage, tourism and creativity in eastern Portugal. to educate students about the importance of maritime and natural resources and its relationship with sustainability in tourism development. to develop students’ interpersonal skills and team spirit through international exchange activities.
Medium of instruction	English
Total intake worldwide	30
Who can apply	Participants must be current registered full-time undergraduate students of higher education institutions, regardless of country and region, with a good command of the English language.
Certificate	Participants will be awarded a Certificate of Attendance upon successful completion of the programme.

Programme fee

(to be settled online by Visa / MasterCard)

Full Programme – EUR1,950 per student

The above fee covers the following during the programme dates:

1. Instructor and coordination services;

2. Twin-sharing bedroom accommodation in a hotel, with daily breakfast (for 12 nights; check-in on 09 July, check-out on 21 July);

3. Group transfer from Lisbon Portela Airport to the hotel on 09 July (at times specified in agenda);

4. Group transfer from the hotel to Lisbon Portela Airport on 21 July (time to be confirmed);

5. Group transportation per stated in the agenda;

6. Lunches and dinners per stated in the agenda;

7. All organised visits and group activities.

Other self-arrangements

The following items are not covered by the programme fee, and are subject to individual self-arrangements:

Travelling to and from the destination city;
Travel insurance policy with full coverage in the destination country throughout the programme and travel periods;
Entry visa (tourist visa), if necessary;
Meals not stated in the agenda;
Miscellaneous individual expenses.

AGENDA

Date	Time	Activity ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	Location	Inclusive meals
08 July (Sunday)	Morning / noon	Arrival pick up and group transfer to the hotel	Lisbon Portela Airport	Dinner
	1200-1700	Hotel check-in and collection of final agenda and other programme items	Hotel
	1800	Welcoming dinner (off-campus)	Local restaurant
09 July (Monday)	Morning	Welcome Session by Dr. Paulo Jorge Santos Almeida (Director of ESTM)	ESTM campus	Breakfast Lunch Dinner
	Morning	Programme introduction
	Afternoon	Opening Session: Course presentation on tourism and heritage (speaker: Prof. Roberto Gamboa, ESTM, Portugal)
		Regional wine tasting
		Workshop on Immaterial Heritage (speaker: Prof. Carlos Alves and Dulcineia Ramos, ESTM, Portugal)
10 July (Tuesday)	Morning	Lecture on Creativity and Heritage Challenges (speaker: Prof. Roberto Gamboa, ESTM, Portugal)	ESTM campus	Breakfast Lunch Dinner
	Morning	Workshop on Developing Creativity and Challenges (speaker: Prof. Marta Caetano, ESTM, Portugal)	ESTM campus
	Afternoon	Introduction to water sport – Surfing	Escola de Surf de Peniche
11 July (Wednesday)	Morning	Lecture on natural heritage: Biology, Berlenga and Algae (speaker: Prof. Teresa Mouga, ESTM, Portugal)	ESTM campus	Breakfast Lunch Dinner
	Morning	Algae products tasting (speaker: Prof. Patricia Borges, ESTM, Portugal)	ESTM campus
	Afternoon	Visit to Peniche Bobbin-lacing School – bobbin-lacing as an example of cultural heritage	Escola de Rendas de Bilros
		Visit to the Peniche Fortress	Fortaleza de Peniche
		Time for challenges – Peniche history and monuments	ESTM campus
12 July (Thursday)	Morning	Lecture and Workshop on Tourism Imagineering (speaker: Prof. Francisco Dias, ESTM, Portugal)	ESTM campus	Breakfast Lunch Dinner
	Morning	Creativity and Sustainability (speaker: Prof. João Vasconcelos, ESTM, Portugal)	ESTM campus
	Afternoon	Visit to Óbidos – experiencing creativity in relations to heritage in a medieval town and its recreational market	Óbidos
	Evening	Medieval dinner	Óbidos
	Night	Medieval Fair experience and return to dormitory	Medieval Fair of Óbidos
13 July (Friday)	Morning	Tourism and Theatre Workshop (speaker: Prof. Daniela Amorim, ESTM, Portugal)	ESTM campus	Breakfast Lunch Dinner
	Morning	Workshop of Storytelling (speaker: Prof. Gilberto Moiteiro, ESTM, Portugal)	ESTM campus
	Afternoon	Challenge presentations by participants	ESTM campus
14 July (Saturday)	Whole day	Visit to Lisbon	Lisbon	Breakfast
15 July (Sunday)	Whole day	Beach day (free time)	Baleal Beach	Breakfast Dinner
16 July (Monday)	Whole day	Boat trip to the Berlengas Archipelago	Reserva Natural das Berlenga	Breakfast Lunch Dinner
17 July (Tuesday)	Morning	Visit Fátima Church	Fátima Church	Breakfast Lunch Dinner
17 July (Tuesday)	Afternoon	Visit to Nazaré	Nazaré	Breakfast Lunch Dinner
18 July (Wednesday)	Morning	Visit to Quinta dos Loridos (Buddha Eden Park)	Buddha Eden Park	Breakfast Dinner
18 July (Wednesday)	Afternoon	Visit to Quinta do Sanguinhal Winery	Quinta do Sanguinhal Winery	Breakfast Dinner
19 July (Thursday)	Morning	Lecture on Creative Space: Capturing Traveler Attention through Portuguese traditions	ESTM campus	Breakfast Lunch Dinner
	Morning	Lecture on Biology and aquaculture (speakers: Prof. Sérgio Leandro and Prof. Ana Pombo, ESTM, Portugal)	ESTM campus
	Afternoon	Visit to Fish Harbor and Marina of Peniche	Marina da Ribeira – Peniche
20 July (Friday)	Morning	Visit to Caldas da Rainha (The Queen’s Hot Springs)	Caldas da Rainha	Breakfast Lunch Dinner
	Afternoon	Closing ceremony and Certificate Awarding	ESTM campus
	Evening	Farewell dinner	Local restaurant
21 July (Saturday)	Morning / noon (time to be decided)	Departure to Lisbon Portela Airport	ESTM dormitory	Breakfast

Abbreviations
IPL = Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (Polytechnic Institute of Leiria)
ESTM = Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria)

Note
(1) The above agenda is subject to change, and a final one will be published before programme starts.
(2) Photos and video footages taken during programme activities will be archived by the orgainsing institutions for publication use.

SUMMER COURSE ON HERITAGE AND CREATIVITY (Short Programme)

Short Programme – July, 9 – 13, 2018

The Summer Course on Heritage and Creativity is a one-week course aiming at the study of Heritage and Creativity issues from different scopes: natural, historical, gastronomical and cultural heritage, creativity applied to heritage teaching and learning and Heritage and Creative Industries. This Heritage and Creativity summer course is designed for Teachers, Students, and Professionals from all over the world. English is the working language. The Summer Course on Heritage and Creativity is organised by the School of Tourism and Maritime Technology, ESTM, which is part of the IPLeiria, Institute Polytechnic of Leiria, Portugal.

Programme fee:

Short programme – EUR980 per student

Short Programme “Only Lectures” and trip to Medieval Óbidos programme – EUR280 per student