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Polytechnic of Guarda (Portugal)
The Polytechnic Institute of Guarda (IPG) is Higher Education Institution oriented to student’s formation and research activities, cultural, scientific and technical exchange, as well as services to the community. IPG is located in the central inland of Portugal in a medium size city, where a strong academic tradition exists, and has four Superior Schools that offer studies in several areas: Education; Health; Tourism; Technology and Management. In the current academic year, IPG has about 3000 students and over 250 teachers. IPG has been developing academic, scientific and cultural cooperation with other institutions at a national and international level. These last years, due to the increase of both the incoming Erasmus students and teaching or staff mobility, all academic community is already familiarized with foreign people, and are always willing to help them in every occasions.