Erasmus+ BIP in Portugal: Business Sustainability and ESG

  • Olha Hodunova
  • 29.01.2025
IPB, our partner university in Portugal, is offering an exciting opportunity for students to participate in a short-term Erasmus+ blended mobility programme on Business Sustainability and ESG during the summer semester. The programme combines online sessions with a week-long in-person experience in Bragança, Portugal, where you’ll dive deeper into sustainability strategies in a global business context. It is the opportunity to collaborate in international teams and enhance your intercultural communication skills. You can also earn 6 ECTS credits to boost your academic progress. Don’t miss this chance to expand your horizons, gain valuable knowledge, and experience the vibrant culture of Portugal!

Blended Intensive Programs (BIPs) are short intensive learning programs newly introduced under the Erasmus+ 2021-2027 programing period. BIPs are a combination of virtual and short-term physical mobility (typically 5-30 days) and are characterised by the use of innovative ways of learning and teaching. The virtual part allows participation in teaching and training from foreign experts from all partner countries involved. The physical short-term mobility then allows for face-to-face collaboration between all participants. Upon successful completion of the BIP, the student is awarded 6 ECTS credits under elective courses.

In the summer semester, students can apply for the program listed below.

Name of the program: Business Sustainability and ESG

Programme partners: Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (Portugal), Hochschule Bremen University of Applied Sciences (Germany), Universidad de La Laguna (Spain), Silesian University in Opava (Czechia), University West (Sweden), Aleksandër Moisiu University of Durrës (Albania).

Content: Ethics of Sustainability: Environment, Governance, and Society; Sustainable Development; Circular Economy; Sustainable business models; Entrepreneurship as a factor for change; Environment, social and governance; Sustainability: Challenges & Opportunities; Company development based on sustainable innovation; Sustainable finance; Disclosure and reports; Sustainable marketing; ESG Strategy for companies.

Number of credits after successful completion: 6 ECTS; Language of instruction: English

Schedule:

  • Virtual part: 09/04/2025 - 30/04/2025
  • Physical part* (Bragança, Portugal): 05/05/2025 - 09/05/2025

*Students will receive a scholarship for the physical part of the mobility, e.g. accommodation and meals.

For more information please contact:

  • Ing. Pavel Adámek, Ph.D. (adamek@opf.slu.cz) - information about the program and selection process
  • Ing. Radmila Unucková (unuckova@opf.slu.cz, International Relations Office - A302) - program organization

Registration: prepare a motivation / cover letter and CV in English and upload the documents here by 5 February 2025.