Traditional mobility programmes seem to be insufficient to fulfil the desired internationalization of higher education programmes. For this reason, other forms of internationalization need to be explored and addressed, such as ‘internationalization at home’ (IaH), a concept that has attracted the attention of a significant number of researchers over the years. Considering this, the aim of this paper is to prese...
Active teaching and learning methodologies have changed the traditional teaching model. These have emerged as an innovative process which stimulates and develops students’ autonomy and critical thinking. The objective of this paper is to present the experience of the 6th batch of the Demola project which took place at the Polytechnic Institute of Beja, as an example of active teaching and learning methodologies...
Em Portugal, o crescimento acentuado do turismo tem sido acompanhado de uma crescente preocupação com o desenvolvimento sustentável, mas com poucas consequências práticas visíveis. A pandemia Covid-19 veio colocar as empresas turísticas em grandes dificuldades trazendo novas reflexões acerca do modelo de crescimento do turismo. A retoma da atividade tem considerado a necessidade desta se desenvolver de acordo c...
The use of medicinal plants in a variety of health conditions remains essential for the discovery of new treatments. The present study aimed to investigate the bioactive properties of three native plants from Cabo Verde Islands, namely Artemisia gorgonum Webb, Sideroxylon marginatum (Decne. ex Webb) Cout., and Tamarix senegalensis DC., contributing to the characterization of lessknown medicinal plants and their...
The use of medicinal plants in a variety of health conditions remains essential for the discovery of new treatments. The present study aimed to investigate the bioactive properties of three native plants from Cabo Verde Islands, namely Artemisia gorgonum Webb, Sideroxylon marginatum (Decne. ex Webb) Cout., and Tamarix senegalensis DC., contributing to the characterization of less-known medicinal plants and thei...
Em Portugal, sobretudo a partir da última década, as estratégias nacionais para o turismo têm refletido preocupação com o desenvolvimento sustentável da atividade. Esta preocupação tornou-se o desígnio da atual Estratégia Turismo 2027 e acentuou-se com o contexto da pandemia Covid-19, a qual trouxe grandes dificuldades ao setor do turismo. A recuperação do setor está a ser encarada como uma oportunidade de plan...
T he growth of tourism in Portugal allowed leveraging the economy on the last decade more than any other economic activity. The positive results in many indicators, such as the contribution to GDP, exports and revenues, show that it has been considered an engine of the economy that has produced effects in all the regions of the country. Also contributing to these results were the various strategies that the gov...
This project received partial federal support from the Evandro Chagas Institute/Brazilian Ministry of Health. This research was also partially financed by FAPESP (S?o Paulo Research Foundation) through Grant 02/9546-1 and CNPq (National Council for Scientific and Technological Development) through Grant 302353/2003-8; Universidade Federal de Goi?s. Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Sa?de P?blica. Goi?nia, GO, B...
Tourism in Portugal has been an engine of the economy during the last decade and is even considered the country's largest exporting economic activity, having achieved historical results in main indicators. The growth of this activity has produced effects in all the regions leveraging the national economy. It is important to keep in mind how to give continuity to this growth and how it fits into the spatial plan...
This chapter provides a deeper insight into the concept of a nautical station. More specifically, it tries to determine the importance of partnership models defined by digital platforms as a tool for a cooperation strategy in the development of new products; such is the case of nautical tourism in Portugal, a coastal nation in southwestern Europe. With this objective in mind and framed by the concept of the nau...