FEUC signs protocols with Grupo Pestana, Doutor Finanças e Microplásticos, within the scope of the "Partners Network"

Inserted in FEUC's "Partners Network", the protocols aim to promote a curricular internship program accessible to FEUC Master's students, as well as the realization of other initiatives, such as case studies within the scope of the curricular units

03 october, 2022≈ 3 min read

The Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra (FEUC) recently signed three important agreements with Grupo Pestana, Doutor Finanças and Microplásticos. Inserted in FEUC's “Partners Network”, the protocols aim at promoting a curricular internship program accessible to FEUC Master's students, as well as carrying out other initiatives, such as case studies within the scope of the curricular units.

With five decades of success, the Pestana Hotel Group is the largest multinational group of Portuguese origin in the Tourism sector. It is present in Europe, the Americas and Africa, being elected by more than 3.5 million customers/year. In hotels, its main business, the Group operates with four brands: Pestana Hotels & Resorts, Pestana Collection Hotels, Pestana Pousadas de Portugal and Pestana CR7 Lifestyle Hotels.

The Group accepts internships for students from all the master's degrees that are part of the Faculty's academic offer.

Doutor Finanças is a technology-based company, present for the fourth consecutive year in the TOP 30 of the Portugal Fintech Report. Focused on financial well-being, it helps 100,000 customers every year to make better financial decisions, mainly in the areas of home loans and insurance.

The company provides the possibility of curricular internships to students of the Masters in Economics, Accounting and Finance, Management and Marketing.

Based in Figueira da Foz, MICROplásticos is a company dedicated to the production of high-precision, high-dimensional plastic components. With extensive experience in the production of different types of parts for the automotive industry, MICROplásticos has also been producing for the electrical sector for over 18 years, having also built know-how in the development and production of components related to the consumer industry. Its management practices are based on a Corporate and Corporate Social Responsibility policy. The company expects to welcome students from the Masters in Economics, Accounting and Finance, Management and Marketing.

In increasing expansion, the Partners Network https://www.uc.pt/feuc/parceiros-feuc/ currently has 89 partners that allow FEUC students to approach the job market and professional reality as a fundamental element of formation and insertion in active life.