Promoting safe mobility in Europe is the main purpose of the 3th edition of the Portuguese Engineers Mobility Days to take place on the 21th and 22th May in Coimbra – ISEC (Coimbra Higher Engineering Institute).

EURES Portugal and IEFP, the Portuguese Public Employment Service, are once again organising this event, an international job fair for engineering and ICT Portuguese jobseekers willing to move abroad. Previous editions have attracted more than 6,500 visitors with the participation of more than 70 employers from 10 European countries. There was also a comprehensive programme of info sessions, workshops and company presentations throughout the days.

This year the Engineers Mobility Days will have the increased interest of taking place at the same time as FENGE – Engineering Fair, the greatest thematic technical Fair / Exhibition in the Engineering segment in Portugal, organised by ISEC and regularly visited by many experienced Engineering professionals in the country (last year around 1500 visitors per day – during 4 days).

As a jobseeker, you will be able to meet employers and/or labour market experts from several other European countries, and be interviewed on the spot and/or online by participating employers. There will also be info workshops and advice on living and working in the participating countries, as well as company presentations. You will be offered a thorough support package to your job search in Europe.

If you’re an employer, you will be able to meet hundreds of qualified jobseekers, both experienced and graduates, actively looking for jobs within your sector. You can also benefit from the help of EURES before the event, through the screening of job applicants who might be a good match for your recruitment profiles. You’ll then have the opportunity to meet them during the event, either face-to-face or online.

Opening hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Portuguese time: GMT+00).

We’re looking forward to your participation!

Coimbra is one of the oldest and most influent cities of the country in the University History, known as the City of Knowledge and the Students City. With more than 50.000 higher education students, being a base of the knowledge in Portugal, sheltering one of the oldest and prestigious universities from Europe.

The University of Coimbra, Alta and Sofia was inscribed in UNESCO’s World Heritage sites in June 2013. According to the World Heritage Committee, "Coimbra offers an outstanding example of an integrated university city with a specific urban typology as well as its own ceremonial and cultural traditions that have been kept alive through the ages. The University’s edifices became a reference in the development of other institutions of higher education in the Portuguese-speaking world where it also exerted a major influence on learning and literature."

Further info can be found at:

www.whc.unesco.org

www.worldheritage.uc.pt

Looking for a job in Europe?

Would you like to be in direct contact with European employers?

Do you need info advice on looking / applying for a job and information on living and working in another European country?

If you answered YES to all of these questions, then the Portuguese Engineers Mobility Days is definitely the event for you!

Take part at the Engineers Mobility Days in Coimbra onsite and/or online and meet with employers from across Europe looking for your profile and skills.

Save the dates: COIMBRA (ISEC), 21th and 22th May 2014

The Engineers Mobility Days, now in its 3th edition in Portugal, is an opportunity for you and employers from across Europe to meet and make contact. This year’s event will also have an online component, so you will be able to participate no matter where you are, either in Portugal or in Europe.

This event will offer YOU a full package for job search in Europe, either online or onsite. You will be able to:

·        Apply to, and/or bookmark, during the next weeks, job vacancies which fit your profile, and maybe be pre-selected for an interview;

·        Make first contact with employers at the stand, and/or via live chat;

·        Take part in company presentations;

·        Attend info sessions on living and working in the participating countries;

·        Benefit from (previously appointed) on-the-spot or online recruitment interviews with employers.

The whole Programme will also be made available online. Please take a look at the Programme from 2nd May onwards.

REGISTER NOW (free of charge)!

To get the most out of the event you should register online beforehand. Registration will give you access to a wide range of features on offer, as well as regular updates, regarding both the online and onsite events.

We’re counting on you in May!

Is your company established in Europe?

Would you like to be in direct contact with jobseekers in Portugal and/or all over Europe?

Do you need further support or advice in the selection and recruitment of these professionals?

Then ISEC (Coimbra) is the right place for you to be on the next 21th and 22th May.

You’re invited to take part at the Engineers Mobility Days, onsite and/or online, and meet some the best professionals from Portugal and all over Europe looking for a new career opportunity.

Save the place and dates: Coimbra (ISEC), 21th and 22th May 2014

The Engineers Mobility Days, now in its 3rd edition in Portugal, is an opportunity for you to meet and make contact with highly skilled engineering and IT professionals from all over Europe. You will find not only recent graduates and students, but also experienced profiles, with solid language skills (mostly English), quite often with international experience.

This year’s event will also have an online component, so you will be able to participate no matter where you are based at, either in Coimbra or in Europe.

This event will offer your company a range of recruitment opportunities, both online and onsite. You will be able to customize your participation model according to your needs and possibilities. You can:

• Publish your company profile (including the option to add videos) and recruitment needs online, in this platform;
• Gather applications beforehand, either screened (with the help of a EURES adviser) or not;
• Receive full technical support and advice on recruiting from another European country;
• Choose to participate onsite, online or in both formats;
• If participating onsite, choose to have a stand, one or more company presentations (30 minute slots), an interview booth (in dedicated rooms) or a combination of all;
• When online, choose to participate during both days or only one day; using the options to live chat with jobseeker visitors online or even having previously appointed one-to-one interviews online;
• Also having your onsite company presentations live-streamed online.

PLEASE REGISTER NOW!  *

Upon your Registration, you will receive further information on organizational and logistic details regarding the event, as well as some advice on accommodation options in Coimbra (for those of you who will attend onsite).

We’re looking forward to your participation!

Please be aware that, due to logistics limited capacity to welcome more companies onsite, acurrently you only have available the possibility to join online.

*please be aware that there are limited places available for stands onsite – maximum 26!

• Register as a visitor at www.engineersmobilitydays.eu  (entrance is free of charge, but previous registration is compulsory);
• Study / research the available information on the participating companies and countries (please check the Exhibitors section) and on their recruitment profiles / needs (Jobs List);
• Search for the job vacancies (Jobs List) for which you gather all or most of the requirements;
• Apply (in the platform) to the job vacancies matching your profile;
• Always respect the application language (as a rule, English), otherwise your application will not be taken into account.

Some companies will book recruitment interviews on the 21th and 22th, based on previously gathered and pre-selected applications.

In case you’re pre-selected, you may participate in one or more interviews during the event.

• Please also check the Programme regarding info sessions, workshops and company presentations (on permanent update up until the 14th of May); don’t forget this Programme will also be live-streamed online;
• Get ready, select the countries, companies and mobility supporting services you want to approach, identify the questions you want to place.

During the event:

• In order to take better advantage of info, advice and employer contact opportunities, we advise you to save the whole day for participation;
• Regarding the Programme of info sessions on the countries and company presentations, be selective; choose those which are actually looking for your profile and skills;
• Although the ideal approach pressuposes previous online application, you should take with you some printed CVs in English; namely if you intend to benefit from advice at the info points of the participating countries;
• When approaching the stands, a careful image is importante, but also a good level of English and a positive and assertive attitude; also the demonstrated knowledge regarding the companies and their main projects, as well as regarding the countries, will be an added value . Therefore, you should document yourself as much as possible.

Too far?

This event will also be made available online.

Visit regularly www.engineersmobilitydays.eu for further updated information.

Coimbra is located in the center of Portugal.

At the meeting point of major thoroughfares, is served by one of Portugal's biggest crossroads (A1), which links to Oporto and to Lisbon and by a freeway (IP3) which allows the connection to Viseu and to Spain.

The international airports nearest to Coimbra are located in Lisbon (200 km away) and in Porto (110 km away).

From Lisbon International Airport (Portela) – Coimbra

By bus?

You must take a taxi or the tube to the Bus Station in Sete Rios. By taxi the trip will last about 15 minutes. Buses are regular. Some buses may stop in other cities in its path before arriving at Coimbra. The trip will last about 2 hours.

For further information, visit www.rede-expressos.pt

By car?

When leaving the airport you should take the A1 motorway heading NORTE and exit in Coimbra Sul. You should expect the journey to take 2 hours.

By taxi?

There are two taxi stands within the perimeter of the airport, one at arrivals and the other at departures.

By train?

It is recommended that you travel by taxi or subway to Lisboa Oriente railway station. You will find taxis readily available at the front of the airport and the underground station as well.

Trains run by CP (portuguese railways) and stop regularly at Coimbra. The trip will last about 2 hours if you take ALFA and a bit more if you take Intercidades. There are two railway stations in Coimbra: Coimbra-B, on the main line, and Coimbra-A, on a short branch line in the city centre.

Please be aware that Intercidades, Alfa and Inter-Regional trains do not stop in Coimbra-A, only Regionals do. Therefore, you have to get off of the train in Coimbra-B station and there take the next possible train to Coimbra-A. You can use the same ticket, as this transfer is included in the price. This ride takes about 4 minutes.

For further information, visit www.cp.pt

CP offers 40% discount on all Alfa Pendular and Intercidades if tickets are purchased 5 or more days beforehand (up to a maximum of 60 days).

From Oporto Airport (Francisco Sá Carneiro) - Coimbra

By bus?

You must take a taxi or the tube to the Bus Station in Praça da Batalha. The trip will last about 15 minutes. Buses are regular. Some buses may stop in other cities in its path before arriving at Coimbra. The trip will last about 1hour.

By car?

When leaving the airport you should take the A1 motorway heading to LISBOA and exit at Coimbra Norte. You should expect the journey to take 1h 15 minutes.

By train?

From Porto airport you will need to travel to Gare da Campanhã (the main train station in Porto). It is recommended that you travel to this station by taxi or underground. You will find taxis readily available at the front of the airport and the underground station as well. You should expect the journey to take approximately 30 minutes.

Several trains run from Porto to Coimbra daily. You should expect the journey to take 1 hour 30 minutes.There are two railway stations in Coimbra: Coimbra-B, on the main line, and Coimbra-A, on a short branch line in the city centre.

Please be aware that Intercidades, Alfa and Inter-Regional trains do not stop in Coimbra-A, only Regionals do. Therefore, you have to get off of the train in Coimbra-B station and there take the next possible train to Coimbra-A. You can use the same ticket, as this transfer is included in the price. This ride takes about 4 minutes.

For further information, visit www.cp.pt

CP offers 40% discount on all Alfa Pendular and Intercidades if tickets are purchased 5 or more days beforehand (up to a maximum of 60)

Within the city:

The city has a good network of buses through the Municipal Services of Coimbra Urban Transportation (SMTUC).These buses are the best within the city transport system, including modern buses as well as trolley cars.

To reach ISEC from railway station (Coimbra-A or Coimbra-B), you should take one of the these buses: 24, 24T, 11 and 11C (Monday to Friday from 20:00, Saturdays and Sundays).

To reach ISEC arriving at Coimbra by Express Network you should take one of the following buses (at Avenida Fernão de Magalhães or near the Courthouse): 24, 24T, 11 and 11C (Monday to Friday from 20:00, Saturday and Sunday).

To get to know the lines better, visit www.smtuc.pt

ISEC is located in Rua Pedro Nunes - Quinta da Nora

GPS: N 40 11.575 W 8 24.698 

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In this section you will find short descriptions of the labour markets in those countries taking part at the Engineers Mobility Days. Each overview contains up-to-date information for both jobseekers and employers on the current labour market situation, as well as the professions currently in demand.

The extended versions of these country profiles – including detailed information on more technical aspects of European mobility and social security systems – can be found on the EURES Job Mobility Portal.

During the event, there will be a direct “chat” button on each country page allowing you to interact with a EURES Adviser from the country concerned and pose your questions.

Another way to chat with EURES Advisers or employers on the day of the event is to visit the “Chat” section of this website where all of the EURES Advisers and employers online and ready to chat will be just a click away.

Countries having confirmed participation: Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Spain, UK.