| Summary: | The high volatile work environment for which high education aim to prepare their graduates demands a high and flexible curricula. Based on the data from the last five years for national and international students enrolled in specific subjects we are able to set up a pilot project aiming to increase the attractiveness of specific subjects and a definition of a journey for the students seeking specific subjects in the Faculty of Pharmacy of University of Lisbon. Data gathered and information drawn from it, serves as a background for the international student journey project. Based on available data and experience drawn from hosting international students including data from their previous high education, languages skills and social cultural differences, alongside time constrains linked to their length of stay the project identified relevant improvement items for the student journey. From 2013 to 2018 there was a remarkable steady increase to 492,31% accompanied by an increase of nationalities. The trend from Portuguese speaking countries is now shifted to central European countries and also Italy and Spain. Students from Bangladesh, Iraq, Syria and China are also present in the recent years. Based on the data analysis perform a pilot project is being drafted to be implemented during the next academic year that with the help of the students involved aims to improve the quality of students journey and experience and the visibility of the Faculty and Portugal. Specific activities already implemented or being implemented throughout the Faculty Campus to improve the quality of the international students’ journey includes: - Identification of staff with a better command of the English language - The website with an increase of better and greater English languages presence - Notices with office hours in Portuguese and English
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