Escola Secundária de Avelar Brotero Coimbra. Largest town of the centre of PortugalUniversity town...

Escola Secundária de Avelar BroteroEscola Secundária de Avelar Brotero

Coimbra

Coimbra

Largest town of the centre of PortugalUniversity town

Area: 319,41 km² Population: 220,000

Founded in 1111

Universidade de Coimbra, founded in 1290

Old Cathedral of Coimbra, built in 1162-1182

ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA DE AVELAR BROTERO

ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA DE AVELAR BROTERO

• Founded as “Escola de Desenho Industrial” (School of Founded as “Escola de Desenho Industrial” (School of Industrial Design) in January 1884.Industrial Design) in January 1884.

• In 1889 became a Trade School at secondary level offering In 1889 became a Trade School at secondary level offering courses in metal work, woodwork and pottery.courses in metal work, woodwork and pottery.

ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA DE AVELAR BROTEROpresent day

• Upper Secondary School for Science and Technology, and Arts.

• Upper Secondary Vocational School in the following areas: (i) Automation and Control; (ii) Mechatronics; (iii) Electrical Engineering; (iv) Solar Energy; (vi) Refrigeration and air conditioning; (vi) Management and Programming in Information Technologies; (vii) Multimedia; (viii) Fashion Design; (ix) Secretarial Course.

• Secondary School for Adults.

• Centre for recognition of skills and competences in adults.

Number of Teachers: 180Secondary School Students: 800

Number of Adults in recognition of skills and competences: 100