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Dear SWEPers,It is a great pleasure for ESN Minho to receive you in our cities. Welcome!Romans, Castilians and Burgundians, the early SWEPers, have been gathering in this region for the past centuries. Braga, the oldest city of Portugal, was founded by the Romans 2000 years ago. Guimarães, the first Portuguese capital, saw the marriage of a Castilian princess with a Burgundian knight, the parents of our first king. The history of the SWEP region is one – so are SWEPers.We are proud to host this event in the year in which our network celebrates not only its 25th anniversary but also the 5th anniversary of ESN Portugal and the 3rd anniversary of ESN Minho. The Organising Committee worked for the past months to bring SWEPers back to the cities where they gathered before, but this time to celebrate multiculturalism, learn with other SWEPers and build the network.We are ready to receive you. Are you ready for SWEP Minho 2014?

João PintoPresident of the Organising Committee of SWEP Minho 2014.

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ESN Minho is the section of Braga and Guimarães, responsible for representing the needs and rights of foreign and exchange students at the University of Minho. Our organisation also promotes and motivates local students to enrol in an international exchange pro-gramme, helping them in the process. Moreover, ESN Minho aims at encouraging volunteer-ing and active citizenship and promoting the debate around youth rights in Europe.We are still a recent section which will commemorate its 3rd Anniversary during the SWEP, but we have grown and we are getting stronger every day. We have just hosted the Portuguese Council of National Delegates (the most important National Platform), and for the first time we have one member at the National Board, the Main Coordinator of ExchangeAbility and a PR of SocialErasmus. As you can see, we bet on the involvement of our members on the international level to overcome the usual gap between the local reality and the interna-tional decisions so we can grow stronger from the very beginning. Every year we create a true family with the local and international members in our cities, fighting stereotypes and promoting diversity. That is the image we promote and our goal is to create a stronger connection with the local society. With ludic and social activities we can relate our international students with the reality we face and we all gain something in the end. Welcome to our region, to our cities, to our university and to our family!

João Costa (President of ESN Minho)

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BRAGAWith more than 2000 years of history and located in the North Region, the city of Braga is the district capital and the biggest urban area in the Minho Region. The city is known as the “Portuguese Rome” or “Bracara Augusta” because of its roman foundations. Braga is also known as the “City of the Archbishops” due to its concentration of religious architecture and for having two archbishops. This religious tradition is particularly strong during the Holy Week, with the scary farricocos, and during the Saint John Festivities. It is not possible to think of Portugal without the existence of Braga and each visitor will attest it.With almost 180.000 inhabitants, Braga is a dynamic city with an intense economic activity, especially concerning trade and services, education and research, construction, IT and new technologies, tourism and several branches of industry and handcrafts.In 2012 Braga was the European Youth Capital (EYC) and this was the most important event the city hosted in the last decade . This recognition awarded by the EU is the certification of the city ’s importance, development and strength of its youth. Being Braga one of the youngest cities in Europe, the activities developed within the context of the EYC were the boost the city needed to put itself on the map of youth activities all around Europe.Braga is also the headquarters and main campus of the University of Minho. Hosting SWEP Minho this year is also an excellent celebration of the 40th anniversary of our university which is climbing the international rankings year by year.

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The second campus is only 25 Km from Braga, in Guimarães, the first Portuguese Capital. The

European Capital of Culture 2012 and European City of Sports 2013 is one of the

most important historical cities in Portugal. Its medieval centre is an UNESCO World

Heritage Site due to its singularity and uniqueness. Among Portuguese, the city is commonly

known as the “birthplace of Portugal”, a sentence written on the walls of the castle.

As well as Braga, it is a city that bets on youth programs and on the promotion of sports and

mobility with a strong identity and way of living. Its inhabitants are deeply connect with the

city and their costumes, as well as the local football team, Vitória de Guimarães. This

connection between inhabitants and the city is well seen during the annual festivities called

“Festas Nicolinas”.During this night, the entire city gets together as a big happy family,

celebrating their unique tradition with hundreds of drummers of all ages.

Locals are proud of their city and ESN Minho is happy to host about a hundred Erasmus

students in this lovely historical site.

GUIMARÃES

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HOTEL BASICLargo da Estação - Maximinos4700-223 BragaPORTUGAL+351 253 148 000

TAXI+351 253 253 253

BUSHotel-University-Hotel : line 43 (Friday) or 66 (Saturday and Sunday) (1.55€ per trip)

POLICE STATION+351 253200420

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SWEP MINHOFacebook | www.facebook.com/swepminho2014Twitter | twitter.com/SWEPMinho ESN MINHOWebsite | www.esnminho.org/Facebook | www.facebook.com/esnminhoTwitter | www.twitter.com/esnminhoInstagram | instagram.com/esnminho

During all moments of SWEP Minho 2014, please use the following hashtags to promote the event and the 25 years of ESN! #SWEPminho , #ESNevent , #ESN25 , #ESNminho, #MovinEurope

9WHAT TO BRING Suit up for the gala dinner! Traditional food and drinks from your city for the Eurodinner Flag of your country Umbrella (just in case) Unblocked mobile phone (we will give you a SIM card!) An europlug adaptor if you use a different type of plug. Schuko plugs also work. ESNcard National ID Health insurance documentation or the European Health Insurance Card Money for the shuttle (if you asked us to buy the ticket for you) Money for the Extra-programme (if you are attending it) Good Mood!

WHAT NOT TO BRING Towels Sheets

WHAT TO DO See the Cathedral of Braga (the Portuguese way of Santiago starts here!) See the castle and the Palace of the Dukes in Guimarães Get lost in the city centre of Braga and Guimarães The Penha Church in Guimarães The Bom Jesus do Monte and Sameiro Churches in Braga Eat a “frigideira” in Braga (although we will give some from our friends Frigideiras do Cantinho) Go to the plenaries by bicycle (our friends from GetGreen will borrow us three for you to use for free during the whole event!) Talk with the locals

WHAT NOT TO DO Smoke when you see the red sign (but you can smoke if you see the blue sign) Noise inside the hotel. Some train drivers sleep there before driving the early morning trains. Hopefully you will not be the responsible for a train accident! Eat inside the plenary/workshops/small sessions rooms. Urinate on the street..

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WELCOME KIT

Map of Braga and map of Guimarães

Pencil from the University of Minho

Pen from the Portuguese Bank of Investment

Case from the Portuguese Bank of Investment

Notepad from the Portuguese Bank of Investment

The official t-shirt of the event

A t-shirt made for the event offered by the Municipality of Guimarães

SIM card from WTF

Bracelet with a typical saying from Braga from Bicho Bravo

Badge

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The OC cares a lot for your safety and does not want you to get lost. To help you we created some useful gadgets.Badges. Ours are not simply badges: they are COLOURFUL badges. In the front you will see three colours indicating the level of assistance that person can give to you. BLUE badges are for regular participants. They probably know as much as you. GREEN badges are for regular STAFF members. They do not know everything, but they will probably know enough to help you. Ask them! PINK badges are for the OC members. They know everything you need!In the back you have the schedule and emergency numbers. What is happening now? I am lost: what now? Ah! Here is my badge. Have it always with you!

SWapp | If you have an android system in your mobile phone go to the Play Store and download the SWapp Minho 2014. Maps, phone numbers, the programme and some useful and institutional info are there waiting for you. Do you like it? Rate it! Our friends from Computing Sciences (students at the University of Minho) will thank you. This is their third app for ESN events in Portugal. Aren’t they great? Here is a big THANK YOU from the OC.

SURVIVAL BOOKLET | Not a technology person and do not like to wear necklaces? Just use our Survival Booklet! It has roughly the size of a regular

card and the basic info you will need. A map, some phone numbers, the venues and the programme: everything in your wallet!

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EMAIL | swep2014@esnminho.org

MAIN ORGANIZERJoão Pinto +351 91 661 654 1

VICE-MAIN ORGANIZERJoão Costa +351 91 95 95 403

TREASURERSandra Amaral +351 915 988 986

DESIGNERMaria Macedo +351 91 76 42 409

SOCIAL PROGRAMME Ricardo Nogueira Martins +351 910 394 691Ana Cristina Pinto +351 916 171 682

FUNDRAISINGDaniela Ribeiro +351 914 208 462

ADVISOR AND FUNDRAISINGSílvia Correia +351 964 607 031

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AIRPLANE

OPORTO [Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport] | the airport is 55 km away with direct connection to Braga by shuttle bus (GET BUS). If you prefer you may also catch the tram to Porto Campanhã train station and from there catch one of the several trains leaving to Braga. GetBus Shuttle : Once we leave the airport’s main door look for “Get Bus” in one of the bus stops. We will wait for your bus in Braga and take you from the bus station to the hotel.

LISBON [Portela Airport] | Take the subway until “Estação do Oriente” from where you can catch a train to Braga. If you prefer coming by bus just take the subway and leave in “Jardim Zoológico” where the Bus Station is located.VIGO [Spain] | Take the bus to the train station of Renfe (city centre) and catch the train to “Nine”. In Nine you will have to buy another ticket to Braga and catch a second train. The journey takes 2h15.

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TRAIN

Comboios de Portugal | direct trains from Lisbon and Porto sev-eral times a day. The hotel is right next to the train station. One of our volunteers will be there waiting for your train to take you to the hotel.

BUS

Rede Expressos | direct buses from all over the country several times a day. Direct buses from several countries in Europe. Check International companies! We will wait for your bus in Braga and take you from the bus sta-tion to the hotel.

DISTANCE FROM THE MAIN CITIES Coimbra |175 km – 1h40 car distance Lisbon | 365 km – 3h15 car distance Oporto | 55 km – 0h40 car distance Santiago de Compostela | 190 km – 1h55 Vigo | 110 km – 1h10

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ACCOMMODATION AND REGISTRATIONAll participants will stay at the Basic Hotel which is located right next to the train sta-tion. There is door connecting the hotel directly to platforms of the train station. The rooms host two or three participants.Breakfast is served between 07h00 and 10h30.There will be three types of rooms: double bed, two single beds and three single beds. Do not forget to fill the form in order to choose your room and roommate.The registration will take place in a room of the hotel. Once you arrive do not forget to pay any extra fee you may have and to give your euro dinner pro- ducts to our staff.

PLENARIES AND WORKSHOPS [University of Minho]The University of Minho is currently among the most prestigious institutions of higher education in the country, and it has also gradually come to assert itself on the interna-tional scene. Founded in 1973, the University has two major poles: the campus of Gual-tar in Braga, and the campus of Azurém in Guimarães.The plenaries will take place on one of the biggest auditoriums of the University with 197 seats at CP2 (Pedagogic Complex 2) where we will be surrounded by the rest of the students and therefore feel the academic environment that we usually feel!

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MAP OF BRAGA

ACCOMMODATION @ Hotel Basic by AXIS

PLENARIES & WORKSHOPS @ University of Minho

THURSDAY Salão Medieval | Welcome Dinner

TOCA | Eurodinner

SATURDAY

Tasquinha Bracarense | Lunch

Quinta da Cerca | Gala Dinner

Barhaus | Responsible Gala Party

FRIDAY

University of Minho | Canteen

Insólito | After Party

SUNDAY

Tasquinha Bracarense | Lunch

Bom Jesus do Monte | Extra

Programme

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MAP OF GUIMARÃES

FRIDAY

Churrasqueira do Toural | Dinner

Bar Area

Meeting Point for ESNers

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WHEN? WHAT? WHERE? HOW?

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16:00

17:00

20:00

21:00

CulturalVisit 1

CulturalVisit 2

Opening Ceremony

Eurodinner

BragaCity

Centre

BragaCity

Centre

Medieval Room of the

University of Minho

TOCA

Our staff will show you the centre of Braga. The visit starts from the hotel main door and

finishes there around 16:00.

Tip: “Oldest than the cathedral of Braga” is a typical

Portuguese saying that you will understand once you see

the cathedral!

For those arriving later there will be a second visit. It will start from the hotel main

door but it will end at the opening ceremony.

Formal ceremony followed by an aperitif.

FREE TIME

Our staff will meet you at the lobby of the hotel to take you there. Bring typical food and drinks from your home and leave them with our staff at the

registration. Our friends from Cachupuz will play a game with you: what is the weight of a Eurodinner? I

guess we will find out this evening!

The party will last all night and our Erasmus students will join us to sing happy birth to ESN, ESN Portugal and ESN Minho. The student’s group Bomboémia will perform and show us

the strength of their drums. They will by followed by the Tuna Universitária do Minho, a typical student’s group, which will

show you a bit of our university traditions. Our DJ “The Chaplain” will keep you dancing all night long.

Tip: Bring the official t-shirt of this event because we have some surprises for you!

THURSDAY

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WHEN? WHAT? WHERE? HOW?

07:0009:10

09:30

12:30

14:00

18:10

19:30

20:00

21:30

00:30

02:10

02:40

Breakfast

Shuttle to

the plenaries

Shuttle to

the hotel

Bus to

Guimarães

Pubcrawl

Bus toBraga

After Party

Churrasqueira

do Toural

Plenaries

Lunch

Plenaries

HotelMain door of the train

station.

Universityof Minho

Universityof MinhoCampus of

the University

of Minho

Main door

of the

train station.

Our staff will be both in the bus and at the lobby of the

hotel waiting for you.

Tip: if you get late catch the Bus 43. It departs from the same place and you will have to leave in the last bus

stop. It will cost you 1.55€ per trip.

FRIDAY

Canteen

Our staff will guide you there and give you the ticket you will need.

Our volunteers will go with you on the bus.

The buses will be waiting for us next to the city centre. The OC will take you from the

city centre to the bus stop.

For those with strength to carry on our friends from Insólito Bar will be waiting for you to continue the night. The bar is

walking distance from the hotel and it will be open until 6 AM.

Tip: with your ESNcard you will enter for free!

Our staff will be both in the bus and at the lobby of the hotel waiting for you.

After dinner we will go to the city centre where a lot of bars will be waiting for us. There will be a meeting point where we all can meet all night but it will be up to you to choose the bar where

to get your favourite drink!

Our friends from Tours&Tales will show you this amazing city!

CulturalVisit 3

Guimarães

Guimarães City centre

Meeting point in the city centre

Insólito Bar

A typical Portuguese student’s dinner with a very party-like environment.

Tip: be carefull because “right hand is penalty!”

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WHEN? WHAT? WHERE? HOW? SATURDAY

This restaurant is one of our best friends. Here our students start some of the best

07:00 Breakfast Hotel09:10 Shuttle to

the plenaries

Main door of the train

station.

Our staff will be both in the bus and at the lobby of the

hotel waiting for you.

Tip: if you get late catch the bus 66. It departs from the

same place and you will have to leave in the last bus

stop. It will cost you 1.55€ per trip.09:30

13:00

Plenaries

Lunch

Universityof Minho

TasquinhaBracarense

14:30 Plenaries Universityof Minho

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21:00

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Shuttle to

the hotel

Bus to

the Gala

Dinner

Gala

Dinner

Bus to the

Gala Party

Responsible

Gala Party

Barhaus

Campus of

the University

of Minho

Our volunteers will go with you on the bus.

Our staff will be both in the bus and at the lobby of the hotel waiting for you.

Our staff will be both in the bus and at the lobby of the restaurant waiting for you.

Main door

of the

train station.

Quinta da Cerca

Main door

of the

restaurant

The gala dinner will be in the outskirts of Braga at a restaurant normally used for weddings. Some of the best regional dishes are served with a modern twist, giving you the opportunity to taste several specialities from our country. Hope you enjoy!

After everyone is satisfied and tipsy we will start a Responsible Party. We will also invite our Erasmus

students to join us.

Tip: this bar is walking distance from the hotel so you can return whenever you want.

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WHEN? WHAT? WHERE? HOW? SUNDAY

This restaurant is one of our best friends. Here our students start some of the best

dinners and parties of their lives!

07:00 Breakfast Hotel09:10 Shuttle to

the plenaries

Main door of the train

station.

Our staff will be both in the bus and at the lobby of the

hotel waiting for you.

Tip: if you get late and do not want to catch the bus 66 then just use one of the three bicycles our friends from

GetGreen borrowed us. You can use them in any of the days!

09:30

12:30

Plenaries

Lunch

Universityof Minho

TasquinhaBracarense

TasquinhaBracarense

14:00 Plenaries Universityof Minho

15:10

16:40

17:00

21:00

Shuttle to

the hotel

Bus to

Bom Jesus

Bom Jesus do Monte

Visit to

Bom Jesus

and Sameiro

Mountain

Dinner

Campus of

the University

of Minho

Our volunteers will go with you on the bus.

Main door

of the

train station.

EXTRA PROGRAMME FEE: 1€ paid at the arrival (Thursday)

Our staff will be both in the bus and at the lobby of the hotel waiting for you.

EXTRA PROGRAMME FEE: 8€ paid at the arrival (Thursday)

Let’s celebrate the end of SWEP Minho with an all you can eat and drink dinner!

EXTRA PROGRAMME Visit to this historical site with one of the most

beautiful sights o Braga.Tip: check the history of the unique elevator of Bom

Jesus before this trip. We will take it to get there!

Tip: locals always talk about seeing “Braga through a

straw”. Once you arrive at Bom Jesus look for it!

Return to the hotel will be made during the night by the OC.

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Hello!

Goodmorning!

Good afternoon!

Good evening!

See you later!

Bye!

Yes/No

Thanks!

Please?

I am sorry!

I don’t undertand

Do you speak English? Would you help

me please?

Where is ... ?

How much is that?

What’s your name? My name is…

Where are you from?

I am hungry! I am thirsty!

I am tired!

I am lost!

Please call 112! Police!

Help!

I feel sick

Leave me alone!

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National Agency Erasmus+ Youth in Action Academic Association of the University of Minho Municipality of Braga Municipality of Guimarães Council of Europe Erasmus+ Fundation Bracara Augusta Portuguese Institute of Sports and Youth Synergia & TOCA University of Minho

COMMERCIAL FRIENDS Banco Português de Investimento Barhaus Bicho Bravo Bomboémia Carpe Noctem Churrasqueira do Toural Confraria do Bom Jesus Creative Zone Frigideiras do Cantinho Hotel BASIC Braga by Axis Get Bus GetGreen Insólito Bar Pastelaria Cristo Rei Pastelaria São João Quinta da Cerca Stephane Bar Sumol+Compal Tasquinha Bracarense Tours&Tales Tuna Universitária do Minho WTF

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