School of Arts welcomes new students 2023/24

The new academic year kicked off on 7 September at the School of Arts with a warm welcome for the new undergraduate students, who took part in welcoming sessions accompanied by their families.

The students were welcomed by the School of Arts management, the course coordinators and representatives of the support services, in a session organised for each course, in which they were given the essential information for the start of the academic year and any doubts or concerns they may have.

The sessions were attended by the coordinators of the three degrees, Pedro Alves (Cinema), Cristina Sá (Sound and Image) and Carla Felizardo (Conservation and Restoration), as well as by Nuno Crespo, Director of the School of Arts, André Baltazar, Vice-Director of EA, Maria Coutinho, President of the Pedagogical Council, Joana Sampaio Silva, Student Care, and Maria Miguel, President of the Students' Association.

At the end, the students and their families took part in the general session to welcome the new students at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto, which was attended by Isabel Braga da Cruz, Pro-Rector of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. At this session, which took place in the Ilídio Pinho Auditorium, merit diplomas were also handed out to the students who are now starting their first year of a degree programme.

The winners of the School of Arts' scholarship with the best access classification were:

Licenciatura em Cinema · Tomé Pinto Teixeira

Licenciatura em Conservação e Restauro · Mariana Marvão Simões Malafaia Barros

Licenciatura em Som e Imagem · Maria Miguel Meira Fonseca Sousa Pinto e Vitória Sofia Cordeiro Vaz Pimentel (melhor classificação) · Mia Braga Smith (melhor portefólio artístico)