From 14 to 25 September, the Orientation Weeks will help you get to know the school, the facilities, the people and everything you can get involved in right from day one.
Explore the programme, choose your activities and start discovering ESAD.
Programme
14 September, Monday
14:00 — Pedipaper at ESAD
Meeting point: ESAD Garden
Activity for first-year students
15 September, Tuesday
10:00 — Social gathering
Games and group activities
Meeting point: ESAD Garden
Activity for first-year students
1.00 pm — Creative Lunch
Potluck lunch (everyone brings something to share) and panel painting at the same time.
Meeting point: ESAD Garden
Activity for first-year students
16 September, Wednesday
9.45 am — Erasmus+ Welcome Session
(for Erasmus+ students only)
Meeting point: ESAD
2.00 pm — Visit to Matosinhos + Surfing lesson
(for Erasmus+ students only)
Meeting point: ESAD
17 September, Thursday
2.30 pm — Treasure Hunt in Porto city centre
Meeting point: ESAD (1.50 pm) or Trindade Metro Station (2.30 pm)
Activity for first-year students
5.00 pm — Opening of the exhibition “PRINTING INDUSTRY: Impressions that Last”
Meeting point: ESAD
Event for the ESAD community
18 September, Friday
14:00 — Open Day esad—design [cluster]
Meeting point: esad—design [cluster], Matosinhos Municipal Market or at ESAD
Activity for the ESAD community
21 September, Monday
10.00 am — Opening session of the academic year
Meeting point: Coelho dos Santos Auditorium, ESAD
Activity for first-year students
23 September, Wednesday
4.00 pm — Sunset AE ESAD
Meeting point: ESAD
Activity for the ESAD community
24 September, Thursday
2.00 pm — Dream Team Club
PechaKucha with lecturers and staff to showcase what each of them does both within and, above all, outside the school.
Meeting point: Coelho dos Santos Auditorium, ESAD
Activity for the ESAD community
25 September, Friday
4.00 pm — Sunset AE ESAD
Meeting point: Exploratório
Activity for the ESAD Community
2 October, Friday
8.00 pm — Dinner with AE ESAD
Meeting point: Império Restaurant
Activity for the ESAD Community