10 students each from Portugal, Croatia, and Germany work and experience a week intensively together in Porto and before that in online mode to learn a lot about the structures of the international business world and its impact. The forward-looking programme explores business models in the context of the United Nations. Students learn about a wide range of social, cultural, legal and political issues that affect the strategy and operations of global companies through a mix of traditional lectures, case studies, literature studies, films as well as visits to partners and with the help of guest speakers. The program covers the field of internationalization of business in the context of financial reporting and its contribution to globalization processes. As there are certain international differences in the field of business environment, culture, regulations and content of financial reporting in different countries, the program is designed in such a way that students of three different countries will become familiar with the specifics of financial reporting in those countries and overcome these differences in the context of evaluating the company's financial stability and business performance.The special thing about it is that the individual topics are taught by guest lecturers from the project partner countries, so that intercultural experience is also acquired. Challenges that need to be overcome in a global context are identified. This also includes an analysis of current events.

In the online part of the BIP, there will be a preparatory workshop that will prepare all participants for the week together in Portugal and help them to get to know each other. Varied leisure activities  round off the programme during the mobility week in Porto. The international participants get to know each other through professional cooperation, accompanied by social activities such as city tours, sports, cooking and barbecue evenings.

The schedule for the Blended Intensive Programme Porto 2024 will be available for download here as soon as it becomes available.

The Oporto Global University or Universidade Portucalense is a private Portuguese university that will be hosting the mobility week of the Blended Intensive Programme 2024 with its Department of Economics and Management. To the homepage of the Oporto Global University

There are 10 places available for students of the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences to participate in BIP 2024 in Porto. The participation is open to students of the faculties MKT and WiSo and is expected to be especially interesting for students of the subjects (International) Business Administration and Management or Industrial Engineering and Management who are preferably in their 4th semester in the summer semester 2024. As the Blended Intensive Programme is an Erasmus+ funded project, the participating students can receive a personal Erasmus+ grant for the BIP (70,00 €/day on site plus a travel allowance). For this reason, travel to and from Porto as well as accommodation in Porto will be organised individually by each participant.

This is why you should apply

•     You are enthusiastic about the programme
•     You are open to other cultures and views
•     Innovative-different perspectives on economic contexts
•     Ease your exam load during the semester
•     International experience within a short time
•     Visits to outstanding companies and institutions
•     Attractive joint social programme with fellow students from Zagreb and Porto

Application

•  Interested students of the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences should write an email to bip-lingen@hs-osnabrueck.de. The official application and registration for the Blended Intensive Programme will then take place via the online portal "Mobility Online". We will provide you with the registration link for Mobility Online as soon as it is available. The registration and the Learning Agreement must be completed by the start of the online courses at the end of April.