campus events

Welcome Day
In September, before classes start, IPAM welcomes new students in true academic style. Besides the presentation of the academic structure, students get the opportunity to participate in a number of fun activities which aim at quickly integrating them into the University and the academic spirit.

International Welcome Week
To welcome the students who are taking part in international mobility and to encourage their integration, every semester IPAM holds a welcome week. During this week, in addition to several academic integration activities, the school helps students find accommodation and aids them with all administrative procedures.

Forum Alpha
Forum Alpha is the biggest entrepreneurship and innovation event promoted by Universidade Europeia, IADE and IPAM. During its 6 editions, the Forum has already seen the presence of over 3,000 participants, 50 speakers and more than 40 companies and successful national entrepreneurship projects.
This event is held in November on a “day without classes”, such that the whole community can participate.

Social Responsibility Day
Social Responsibility Day is a symbolic annual event held by Universidade Europeia, IADE and IPAM where the academic community is invited to participate in a volunteering project of a social and/or environmental nature. Over 800 volunteers have already participated in the Day, marked in the school calendar as a day without lessons.

Creative Night
At Creative Night, students are challenged early in the evening by companies from various areas of activity, to create a project. During a marathon evening of work, the teams of students receive guidance from University faculty and creative teams in the preparation of their proposals and of the Pitch they will be presenting the next morning.

iFuture
The iFuture employability seminars bring to the IPAM campus human resources professionals from a variety of companies with the purpose offering students career guidance. During these seminars, the students get the opportunity to hear, first hand, what companies are looking for when they are recruiting and the best tips to succeed in a recruitment process.

Guest Speakers
Throughout the academic year, IPAM welcomes a number of guest speakers who discuss various issues regarding the latest trends in the training areas at the school. The students and faculty thus have the opportunity to establish contact with specialists from the various areas and broaden their knowledge.

Graduation Ceremonies
Every year, IPAM holds a ceremony at the end of the academic year to celebrate the graduation of its Bachelor’s, Master's and Post-Graduate finalists. It is a very important event for the whole community as it is a significant milestone in the life of the students who have completed their academic marathon and have achieved yet another goal in their lives.