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Services - Orientation and Integration Office

The Office of Guidance and Integration (GOI) operates within the scope of supporting FEUP students and promoting their well-being and academic success. GOI is responsible for:

  • Developing, implementing, and collaborating on studies and projects that support actions for student integration and academic success;
  • Promoting, coordinating, and developing actions, in collaboration with management bodies or other structures at FEUP, that favour student integration and academic success;
  • Providing advice and consultancy to management bodies and other FEUP structures on matters concerning student life and well-being during their academic journey;
  • Ensuring psychological support for students through specialised psychological intervention, in the form of individual psychological consultations, brief psychotherapy, and group psychological interventions;
  • Providing specialised counselling to students on personal, social, vocational, and academic matters;
  • Promoting the development of personal, interpersonal, social, and academic attitudes and transversal competencies, ensuring the design and implementation of transversal skills training units, thematic workshops, and individual tutoring;
  • Collaborating in the identification of students' Special Educational Needs, as well as establishing their specific support and promoting their integration and follow-up, in cooperation with other FEUP and U.Porto structures;
  • Encouraging and developing, in collaboration with other FEUP and U.Porto structures, actions and initiatives to promote good practices in establishing conditions of equity in access to knowledge and inclusion of all students in the academic community;
  • Organising and/or integrating other actions and projects promoting student well-being, integration, involvement, and participation in the academic community.

Acronym: GOI

Head: Ana Paula Rocha

Coordination: Helena Lopes
Team: Helena Lopes, Fernanda Mendes, Judite Rodrigues e Matilde Carvalho 

Contacts: (+351) 22 041 35 78 / (+351) 22 508 16 25 // [email protected] / [email protected]

Office Hours: Monday to Friday from 9.30am to 12.30pm and from 2.30pm to 5.30pm (Psychological Support - by appointment)

Areas of activity

FEUP offers and encourages various initiatives to promote Integration and Academic Success, directly linked to the teaching and learning process. An example of this is the Academic Support provided. Additionally, a range of Extracurricular and Sports Activities are offered, which foster academic participation and involvement, serving as a source of inclusion and the positive, proactive development of the academic experience.

The Curricular Unit "Projeto FEUP" is designed to facilitate social and academic integration for students newly arrived at FEUP.

Finally, the University of Porto provides the Academic Integration Kit online, as well as the Academic Integration and Well-being service, based at the University of Porto’s Social Action Services.

Psychological support aims to address issues related to:

  • Anxiety and depression
  • Lack of motivation and study difficulties
  • Uncertainties regarding the course
  • Social, family, and personal difficulties

In this regard, the GOI offers:

  • Individual Psychological Intervention – Testimonials
  • Psychology Consultation
  • Brief Psychotherapy

This is a confidential, individual intervention, which may be short or long-term, based on an empathetic and supportive relationship, allowing the student to find alternatives and develop strategies to resolve their problems. This service is free and available to all FEUP students.

Team:

Helena Lopes

Fernanda Mendes

Judite Rodrigues

Matilde Carvalho 

This initiative is free of charge and runs throughout the academic year, with pre-registration via email to [email protected]. The following topics are intended to be addressed:

  • Study Planning and Organisation
  • Anxiety Management and Depression Prevention

This service is provided by one of the psychologists from GOI and is designed to guide students on more specific personal and academic matters, such as:

  • Vocational Development/Redirection
  • Study Planning and Organisation
  • Prescription Prevention
  • Academic Reorganisation during/after Prescription
  • CV Preparation and Interview Preparation
  • Referral/Triage of requests related to other services at FEUP and/or U.Porto

This service is free of charge and available to all FEUP students, upon prior appointment.

The Orientation and Integration Office is the Point of Contact for Students with Special Educational Needs at FEUP.
Students with SEN should request the appropriate status in order to benefit from support and adjustments to the teaching and learning process tailored to their needs.
Informative note: Aspects to consider in understanding individuals with Asperger Syndrome.

The Office of Guidance and Integration offers a set of four Transversal Skills Training Units (UFCT), aimed at providing students with the acquisition, development, and/or enhancement of skills for the job market. These skills are crucial for entering the workforce, adapting to changing contexts, and fostering professional growth.

These training units, lasting 10 hours, are delivered in-person and are credited with 1.5 ECTS.

  • Transversal Skills: Leadership and Team Management
  • Transversal Skills: Assertive Communication and Presentation Techniques
  • Transversal Skills: Employability
  • Transversal Skills: Time Management and Personal Organization