Social Programme

The welcome reception will take place on June 29^th (Thursday) at 19:15, on the ground floor of ICEBRS’s venue - Faculdade de Economia da Universidade de Coimbra (FEUC).

This event will include a ‘Coimbra Fado’ concert, a music genre closely connected with Coimbra academic traditions. The fado concert will be performed by the àCapella Group.

The Gala Dinner will take place on Friday, 30th of June, at 19:45 at the Convent of São Francisco, which is located downtown on the left bank of the Mondego River.

This convent was founded in the early 1600s and served various functions throughout its history, including a hospital and barracks, and it housed an important textile factory. Acquired by the Municipality of Coimbra in July 1986, the building was restored and now serves as a Cultural and Congress Center.

The Gala Dinner venue is within walking distance of FEUC (approximately 40 minutes). All participants who wish to walk from the faculty to the dinner site are invited to meet a member of the organization in the Faculty's lobby at 19:10. The pleasant journey takes you through some city’s historical areas (the Old University), leading towards Convent of São Francisco.

On Saturday, the 1^st of July, at 15:00, there will be a guided tour of the old University for those who have registered for this tour. This tour will guide you through some of the most iconic buildings of the University.

Founded in 1290 by King D. Dinis, the University of Coimbra is the oldest Portuguese-speaking university and one of the oldest in the world. With 730 years of history, the University of Coimbra is an unavoidable institution in the history of Portugal and the entire Portuguese-speaking world, and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013, due to its unique material and immaterial heritage, fundamental to the history of Portuguese, European and world scientific culture.

The meeting point for the guided tour is Largo da Porta Férrea (Iron Gate) at 15:00.

It is within walking distance of the Faculty (approximately 20 minutes) as well as from the main hotels of the city.