Arrival and the first day
- We meet your group at the airport (Porto, Lisbon or Vigo) and drive to Braga.
- Check-in at the hotel or house.
- Orientation meeting: the programme, the rules and who to call. This is where you receive the number of the 24-hour emergency line.
- Tour of Braga: where the placements are, how to get there and where to eat.
Your internship
- 6 hours a day, Monday to Friday (30 hours a week). The exact timetable is agreed with each company, with a lunch break.
- Two people look after you: a tutor at the host company and a BragaMob coordinator, who meets the group after work, holds a weekly group meeting and visits the companies.
- The working language is English; participants pick up basic Portuguese during the stay.
- On the last day your company tutor assesses what you have learned. You receive the Europass Mobility and a Certificate of Attendance.
- Internships are part of your training and are not paid.
Accommodation and meals
You stay in a 2, 3 or 4-star hotel in the centre of Braga (single, double or triple room with breakfast) or, for long mobilities, in a house with a shared kitchen and living room. Meals are full or half board with local partners and take your culture and dietary needs into account: tell your teacher about allergies or vegetarian or religious requirements before you travel.
Weekends
At the weekend there are cultural integration activities, without interrupting the placement: Braga, Guimarães, Porto, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon and Fátima, depending on the length of your stay.
Insurance
Under Article 5 of the Erasmus+ grant agreement, every participant must be insured before the mobility starts: health, liability and accident insurance, arranged by your school or by you. EU citizens: bring your European Health Insurance Card.
Under 18
Groups with participants under 18 travel with a responsible teacher from the sending school, who stays with the group throughout the mobility.
Practical information
- Emergency: 112 is the European emergency number, also in Portugal.
- Currency: the euro (€).
- Time: mainland Portugal is on Western European Time (UTC+0, UTC+1 in summer), one hour behind most of central Europe.
- Plugs: type F sockets, as in most of the EU.
What to bring
- Your European Health Insurance Card, if you are an EU citizen.
- A raincoat from October to April: winters in Braga are mild and rainy.