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DescriptionThis event is designed to allow attendees to learn, network, interact and work within international teams with students from other countries and cultural backgrounds. Together you will hear from international experts on subjects including employability, self-development, experiential learning alongside seeing the magnificent city of Porto in the springtime. At the conference you will develop a wide range of key employability skills by working collectively on small engaging projects. The conference is designed to challenge and ultimately enhance your self-confidence, emotional intelligence, intercultural competency, teamworking, leadership, self-reflection and other key employability skills and attributes. All of this takes place in the beautiful city of Porto, which is famed for its architecture, Douro River, history, lively nightlife and of course port wine. https://www.businet.org.uk/2026-businet-student-conference
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More InformationCome to Porto for the Unité Conference 2026 Develop your employability skills, meet people from around the world, make new friends and learn about Portuguese culture. Businet is a non-profit transnational education networking collective, which has hosted an employability themed student conference annually for over 20 years and Leeds Beckett is now a member of this prestigious organisation. This event is designed to allow attendees to learn, network, interact and work within international teams with students from other countries and cultural backgrounds. Together you will hear from international experts on subjects including employability, self-development, experiential learning alongside seeing the magnificent city of Porto in the springtime. At the conference you will develop a wide range of key employability skills by working collectively on small engaging projects. The conference is designed to challenge and ultimately enhance your self-confidence, emotional intelligence, intercultural competency, teamworking, leadership, self-reflection and other key employability skills and attributes. All of this takes place in the beautiful city of Porto, which is famed for its architecture, Douro River, history, lively nightlife and of course port wine. The cost per attendee is £319, which includes your conference fees, four nights hotel accommodation in a shared room (single rooms are available at a supplement), four breakfasts, three lunches and one dinner. The cost does not include travel to Porto, and you will need to arrange this separately (there are budget airline options available from Manchester and other airports). There are eight places available to Leeds Beckett students, so if you are interested in this opportunity, please do not wait too long to book. If you have any questions about this event, please email Stuart moss on s.moss@leedsbeckett.ac.uk | |||||||||||||||


