Sistema de acolhimento partilhado e integrado para os estudantes estrangeiros do ensino superior: a voz dos estudantes de uma universidade portuguesa

Maureen Cerveira Carvalho; Lídia de Jesus Oliveira Loureiro da Silva; Cassia Cordeiro Furtado

doi:10.5380/atoz.v15.96065

Authors

Maureen Cerveira Carvalho Universidade de Aveiro (UA) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6851-3206
Lídia de Jesus Oliveira Loureiro da Silva Universidade de Aveiro (UA) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3278-0326
Cassia Cordeiro Furtado Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3682-1519

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/atoz.v15.96065

Keywords:

Mobilidade acadêmica, Infocomunicação, Plataformas digitais, SAPIEns

Abstract

Introduction: this article analyzes the experiences and communication needs of foreign students, as well as their perceptions of digital platforms in academic mobility, with the aim of supporting the Shared and Integrated Reception System for Foreign Students in Higher Education (SAPIEnS). Method: the Design-Based Research (DBR) methodology was adopted. In two stages of the study, data were collected through interviews and co-creation sessions with foreign students at the University of Aveiro. Results: the analysis allowed the development of recommendations to improve communication processes, serving as a basis for the development of the intermediate model of SAPIEnS. Conclusion: the implementation of appropriate practices can reduce bureaucratic and cultural barriers, while enhancing the positive aspects of the academic and social experience. The role of higher education institutions in offering support that promotes successful and enriching integration for foreign students is emphasized.

Author Biographies

Lídia de Jesus Oliveira Loureiro da Silva, Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

Lídia Oliveira has a degree in Philosophy from the University of Coimbra (1990) with a grade of 16/20, a Master's degree in Educational Technology from the University of Aveiro, in partnership with the University of Valenciennes (France) and Mons (Belgium) (1995), and a PhD in Sciences and Technologies of Communication from the University of Aveiro (2002). In June 2024, he obtained his degree in Psychology from the University of Coimbra, with a grade of 17/20.
She did her post-doctorate (2009-2010) at CES - Centre for Social Studies - Associate Laboratory of the University of Coimbra. In 2010 she did her Aggregation Examination at the University of Aveiro, in the scientific area of Sciences and Technologies of Communication.
She is been a professor and researcher in the Department of Communication and Art (http://www.ua.pt) at the University of Aveiro since 1995 until the present (since 2014 she is Associate Professor with Habilitation). She investigates the implications of information technology and network communication on cognitive and social routines, of the individuals, groups and organizations. Her main scientific interest is in cyberculture studies, New Media & Cultural Heritage and Time & Society.

Cassia Cordeiro Furtado, Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA)

PhD (Departamento de Comunicação e Arte)

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