Dear Partners,
The University of Porto is pleased to announce its Transform Your Student Mobility Support: PADMICA Trainer Workshop | U.Porto InterWeek May 2026
Want to provide truly impactful intercultural training for your students, but lacking the resources or know-how?
Discover the PADMICA ready-made modules: comprehensive, scalable, research-backed resources for intercultural preparation and debriefing that you can implement immediately.
Join Our 3-Day Interactive Workshop
We invite colleagues from international offices and student services to participate in an immersive 3-day training experience. You'll gain practical skills and materials to prepare your students before their mobility and help them reflect meaningfully on their experiences afterwards. The ultimate goal is to develop students’ intercultural competence and enhance the quality of study-abroad experiences.
What You'll Learn
Through an engaging balance of theory and hands-on practice, you'll explore:
- Communication foundations: rhetorical practice and cross-cultural communication dynamics
- Critical intercultural concepts: culture (shock) models, stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination...
- Practical trainer competencies: didactic approaches, facilitation methods, and session design
- Real-world challenges: supporting students navigating poverty, inequality, and diverse cultural contexts
- And much more…
While we can’t promise to turn you into a master intercultural trainer in such a short time, you will leave with a comprehensive toolkit to apply at your institution, enhanced facilitation skills, and a global network of practitioners committed to empowering internationally minded students.
Ready to elevate your mobility support? Join us in Porto at 11th of May 2026.
The number of participants will be limited to 20, we recommend the interested candidates to fill in this online application form.
The selection results will be sent to each participant shortly after the application deadline. After the admission, the participants will receive the final programme.
Please feel free to contact the International Office through the e-mail international@reit.up.pt if any doubt arises.
Programme will be made available soon
Deadline to submit applications: 30th of January 2026
Looking forward to welcoming you in Porto, we send our best regards,