What we do?

ESN Coimbra has as its main goal the integration of international exchange students in Coimbra and in the Portuguese culture.

ESN achieves this objective through a different set of projects:

• Weekend / Day trip: visiting historic cities in Portugal (Porto, Lisboa, Guimarães, Braga, Serra da Estrela, Aveiro, Lisboa, Évora, Algarve) snow and summer trips as well as some meetings with other Erasmus students studying either in Portugal or in Spain (Salamanca).
• Sports events: we organize a wide variety of sports such as football, volleyball, paint ball, basketball tournaments and some radical sports too.
• Cultural events: tour guides to historic places, and the most traditional culture of Portugal and Coimbra´s academic life.
• Parties: being part of the Erasmus life, we organize some parties with many different themes of different countries and cultures (and drinks!) always involving other Erasmus students.
• Buddy Program - Voluntary Portuguese students helping international students.
• Movie Nights - Providing exchange students with the opportunity to watch Portuguese movies with English subtitles.
• Punctual Events - Punctual events like barbecues or wine/beer and food tastings.