300 secondary school students, many of them purposely coming from Brazil, participated in the summer courses at the University of Algarve, which started on the 1st and ended today, the 12th.
Over the course of two weeks, UAlg welcomed students from «almost all districts in Portugal», as well as from the main cities in Brazil, namely Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasília, Minas Gerais and Manaus.
«For many of these students, the Algarve dream is over, at least for now. For others, this course was the beginning of the adventure because, they liked it so much, that they promise to come back», according to the Algarve university.
This is the case of Maria Fernanda Lourenço Autran, who purposely came from Rio de Janeiro to attend UAlg's summer courses. “He learned about the initiative through social media and thought it would be an opportunity to explore. Portugal will be her preferred destination to pursue her studies and UAlg too”, according to UAlg, to whom the young woman said that “it was all wonderful”.
Luísa Gateira de Siqueira also came from Rio de Janeiro, after getting to know the initiative through the UAlg stand at “Portugal 360”, which took place in June, in Cidade das Artes, in Barra da Tijuca. «Portugal and UAlg also become part of your options for the future. Of the summer courses, he highlighted “the part of the classes”, “the very nice tours” and “the monitors”», says UAlg.
But there were also students from various parts of the country, some from far away, such as Mariana Sousa, from São João da Pesqueira. This student “wants to take a course in Pharmaceutical Sciences and the decision to come to UAlg's summer courses was not by chance. Marina already feels “almost a UAlg student” because she is sure that in September she will be part of the Academy. This is the University he chose to pursue his studies, “so it made perfect sense to come to the summer courses”».
The summer courses are exclusively for applicants up to and including 18 years of age, covering several areas of study: Science; Languages and humanities; Economy, Management and Tourism; Arts and Design; Sport; Engineering and Technology; Health; Entrepreneurship. Its main objective is “to promote a taste for the various areas of teaching and research at UAlg and help young people in their vocational choice.
Teaching and experimental activities took place in the morning. The afternoon was reserved for sports and leisure activities, namely activities such as sailing, surfing, Stand Up Paddle, diving baptism, bodyboarding, canoeing, beach games, boat trip to Ilha do Farol, among others.
Photos: University of Algarve
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