Portugal participates again in NAFSA 2021

From June 1 to 4, Portugal will once again take part in NAFSA, one of the world's largest events for the internationalization of higher education, which is being held in the United States of America. This year, due to issues and restrictions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the event will be held online and Portugal will be present at the initiative with the participation of 12 national educational institutions, namely the Alcoitão School of Health Sciences, the Faculdade de Letras - School of Arts and Humanities, the Instituto Superior Técnico (Técnico Lisboa), ISEG Lisbon School of Economics & Management - University of Lisbon, ISCTE Business School / ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, ISMAI - University Institute of Maia / IPMAIA - Polytechnic Institute of Maia, Politécnico de Leiria, IPL - Politécnico de Lisboa, Politécnico do Porto, Universidade Europeia, IADE, IPAM, Universidade Lusófona and Universidade Lusíada. It also has the participation of the Erasmus+ agency, the Study in Lisbon project of the Lisbon City Council and the SiPN - Study in Portugal Network of the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD).

Portugal's participation in NAFSA 2021 is part of the Study & Research in Portugal project, of which FCT is one of the promoters, and is carried out through a joint partnership between FLAD, ERASMUS+ and Fulbright Portugal.

NAFSA is an association founded in 1948 and its main objective is the professional development of technicians linked to the higher education sector, with the aim of accompanying and advising foreign students in the USA. The organization currently has 10,000 members around the world dedicated to the internationalization of education.