Alumni

ESENFC ALUMNI NETWORK 

The ESEnfC Alumni Network aims to keep the contact and interaction between the graduates of the Nursing School of Coimbra and its ancestor schools (Nursing School Dr. Ângelo da Fonseca and Nursing School Bissaya Barreto). It will act as a way for former students to share information and support with the collaboration of the ESEnfC and includes several types of participation.

You can participate in the ESEnfC Alumni Network as a:

1 - Member - Member of the ESEnfC Alumni community  
Become a Member

2 - Ambassador – School liaison within the institution or project where they work. 
Become an Ambassador

Ambassador categories:

National - For those working in Portugal;
International – Only for those working abroad;
Entrepreneurial – For the alumni with entrepreneurial projects that they would like to share;


3 - Mentor – Former student available to help to integrate another former student in the institution where they work. 
Become a Mentor

The three types of participation are available for all ESEnfC Alumni.
The ESEnfC encourages its alumni to participate in this network, sharing their knowledge, experiences, and life accounts, to return to the School for meetings, conferences, and specific professional workshops, and to contribute to the organization of skill-sharing sessions.

Get connected and become an ALUMNI member

Have you recently completed a degree in the ESEnfC?
Have you graduated from the Nursing School of Coimbra and would like to keep in touch with the network of ESEnfC graduates? Learn how you can join this community spread all over the world. Welcome back to school!

 

Find a schoolmate

The School can help you to regain touch with your classmates and schoolmates.

You can also request more detailed contact information to our ESEnfC ALUMNI Office.


Member

As rightful members of the ESEnfC community, the former students of this school are entitled to a diverse set of services and initiatives provided by the School and its institutional partners.

 

The ESEnfC favours the proximity to its former students, creating the necessary conditions so they can play essential roles in its development, dissemination, and valorisation within the employing entities and the society in general, and also in maximising the cooperation with companies and other institutions.

 

The experience resulting from these activities, as well as the personal satisfaction for contributing to the construction of the future of their school, is the main benefit of this collaboration.

 

There are other significant benefits:
1. Recognition and visibility for being involved in the programme, through referrals in the media and the dissemination network of the ESEnfC.
2. Expanded personal contacts' network and reinforced networking skills, namely through the contact with other (national and international) ambassadors of the ALUMNI network.
3. Sharing of ideas and good practices.
4. Development of new organisational and social skills.
5. Improvement of the curricula.
6. Benefits of the access to the ESEnfC:
  1. – Library and Research Unit – Under the same terms as the students;
  2. – Canteens – Under the same terms as the employees;
  3. – Residence – Under the same terms as visiting professors;
  4. – Other events and degrees – Alumni fees;
  5. – Other activities to be decided on request;
  6. – Alumni anniversary meetings.

 

Become a Member

Ambassador

To act as an ESEnfC ALUMNI Ambassador is an opportunity for personal development and recognition and contributes to the School's success, through the promotion, dissemination, and liaison within projects or institutions where the person works. It is also a way for the ESEnfC Alumni to manifest their appreciation for the skills acquired in their curricular and extracurricular studies, and also their pride of belonging to the best school in Portugal. Get to know the current ESEnfC ALUMNI ambassadors and learn how you can integrate this excellent network.

 

 

 

Who can become an ESEnfC ALUMNI Ambassador 

 

All ESEnfC alumni, as well as international students who completed a mobility period at the ESEnfC. All institutions or projects can have one or more Ambassadors who shall be selected by the ESEnfC according to the membership proposals submitted.

 

 

 

What can an ESEnfC ALUMNI Ambassador do

 

All candidates for ESEnfC ALUMNI Ambassador can choose one of the ambassador profiles described below, according to their availability, expertise, and interest. Choosing a specific profile does not prevent performing actions associated with other areas of activity.

 

 

 

National Ambassador:

 

To establish the link between the ESEnfC and the local community in the city where the person resides/resided or within the institution where they work.

 

To promote the image of the ESEnfC within employers, maximizing collaboration and partnership in the areas of R&D&I (research, development, and innovation projects), employment (recruitment of graduates, apprenticeships, or dissertations in a corporate setting), and entrepreneurship.

 

To help to identify other ESEnfC ALUMNI.

 

To establish and promote a network of contacts and communication with the Portuguese students and/or researchers studying and/or working in the city where the person resides/resided.

 

To be an element of support to welcoming and integrating new students and graduates of the ESEnfC.

 

 

 

International Ambassador:

 

To establish the link between the ESEnfC and the local community in the city/country where the person resides/resided or within the institution where they work.

 

To promote the image of the ESEnfC within employers, maximizing collaboration and partnership in the areas of R&D&I (research, development, and innovation projects), employment (recruitment of graduates, apprenticeships, or dissertations in a corporate setting), and entrepreneurship.

 

To help to identify other ESEnfC ALUMNI.

 

To establish and promote a network of contacts and communication with the Portuguese students and/or researchers studying and/or working in the city/country the person resides/resided.

 

To be an element of support to welcoming and integrating new students and graduates of the ESEnfC.

 

 

 

Entrepreneurial Ambassador:

 

To establish the link between the ESEnfC and the local community in the city where the person resides/resided or within the institution where they work.

 

To promote the image of the ESEnfC within employers, maximizing collaboration and partnership in the areas of R&D&I (research, development, and innovation projects), employment (recruitment of graduates, apprenticeships, or dissertations in a corporate setting), and entrepreneurship.

 

To help to identify other ESEnfC ALUMNI.

 

To establish and promote a network of contacts and communication with the Portuguese students and/or researchers studying and/or working in the city the person resides/resided.

 

To be an element of support to welcoming and integrating new students and graduates of the ESEnfC.

 

To design and organize events in the person's area of activity in the city/country where they reside.

 

To design and organize (or support the organization of) alumni social and networking meetings in the city/country where the person resides.

 

To disseminate among the person's contacts events and activities organized and/or promoted by the ESEnfC.

 

Become an Ambassador

 


Mentor

To act as an ESEnfC ALUMNI Mentor is an opportunity for personal development and recognition and contributes to the School's success, through the collaboration with newly graduates in the process of professional and social integration in the institution, city, or region where the person works.

Th area of activity of the ESEnfC ALUMNI Mentor is guidance/supervision/assistance in integrating the newly graduates in the institution where the person works. The expertise and skills acquired as an expert can contribute highly to the integration and development of newly graduates of the ESEnfC.

A newly graduate will be assigned to a Mentor on request by the ESEnfC ALUMNI Office after previous contact is made with one of the available mentors.

Who can become ESENFC ALUMNI Mentor

All ESEnfC alumni, as well as international students who completed a mobility period at the ESEnfC. Each institution or each project can have one or more mentors who will be selected by the ESEnfC according to the submitted membership requests.

Become a Mentor