Integration activities and survival workshops

Survival Workshops

Until November 2025, once a month, on Tuesdays at the Penha Campus and on Thursdays at the Gambelas Campus, UAlg will host a series of survival workshops, designed to address potential challenges faced by students, such as:

Dream of Your Erasmus and Build Your Future!

• September 30, 5:00 pm, in-person, Penha Campus

• October 2, 5:00 pm, in-person, Gambelas Campus

First Steps to Take Care of Your Mental Health at University

• October 14, 5:00 pm, in-person, Penha Campus

• October 16, 5:00 pm, in-person, Gambelas Campus

Communicate with Style

• November 6, 5:00 pm, online

Help! Where Can I Find Bibliography to Study? The Secrets of Research!

• November 18, 5:00 pm, online

Registration is mandatory and must be submitted here.

Sports Activities

For two weeks, new UAlg students will have free access to a variety of sports activities, including:

Seahorse Trail Hike
Meeting point: Seahorse Sculpture by artist Bordalo II, Gambelas Campus

• September 13, 3:30 pm

Bodyboard and Surf Baptism
Location: AMAR Headquarters – Faro Beach

• September 20, 9:30 am

• September 21, 9:30 am

Stand Up Paddle
Location: Faro Beach Campsite

• September 13, 10:00 am

• September 20, 10:00 am

• September 27, 10:00 am

Surf Baptism
Location: Faro Surf Club Headquarters – Faro Beach

• September 13, 9:00 am

• September 13, 2:00 pm

• September 27, 9:00 am

• September 27, 11:30 am

Canoeing Baptism
Location: Nautical Centre – Faro Beach

• September 11, 5:30 pm

• September 18, 5:30 pm

Karate / Functional Training / Self-Defence
Location: MKFIT Headquarters, Gambelas

• Dates and times to be arranged between participant and activity promoter

Open Basketball Training
Location: Penha Municipal Pavilion

• September 10, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Open Futsal Training
Location: Penha Municipal Pavilion

• September 17, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

• September 22, from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Archery
Location: School of Education and Communication Pavilion (Penha Campus), Room 57

• September 12, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

• September 19, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

• September 26, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Volleyball
Location: School of Education and Communication Pavilion (Penha Campus), Room 57

• September 12, from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

• September 19, from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

• September 26, from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Registration is mandatory and must be submitted here.

All welcome and integration activities are part of the project “SOUAlg – Observation System and Promotion of Academic Success and Reduction of School Dropout at the University of Algarve”, co-funded by the Directorate-General for Higher Education.