On January 30, 2019 Pedro Patoilo, the graduate of the academic mobility program between the University of Porto (Portugal) and Sumy State University, visited the Department of Management. Pedro Patoilo is currently working as a consultant on technology and new markets for the Portuguese company Galp Energia.

The public lecture on “Academic Mobility – an Effective Way of Self-Development”, conducted by Pedro Patoylo, sparked special interest among the students of the specialties “Management”, “Public Management and Administration”. The lecturer paid particular attention to the ways of the selection of academic mobility programs, best practices in writing motivational letters, the peculiarities of studying abroad. Pedro Patoilo emphasized that academic mobility, the opportunities for studying at European universities are a guarantee of the high competitive advantages for university graduates on both Ukrainian and European labor markets.

Students asked numerous questions and thanked the guest for the thematic lecture.