The most cordial welcome by friendly Portuguese colleagues at the University Institute of Maia, a well-equipped modern building surrounded by a beautifully arranged leafy area where some groups of cheerful students were taking a break that sunny morning – this was the first scene that immediately fascinated the visitor, a guest teacher from Hungary.
I was very much pleased that I had the opportunity to teach both first- and second-year cooperative students majoring in Tourism at ISMAI, thus could, hopefully, raise and disseminate cultural awareness via international audiences, which had been considered to be a crucial message of the lectures. The professional experience I gained at ISMAI is planned to be adopted in the course of teaching future Hungarian students at BBS, Hungary.
Honestly, I am greatly indebted to Prof. Alexandra Neves, PhD, vice-rector, for inviting me to teach her students, for managing my interactive classes, as well as for providing valuable comments on my presentation and a lot of useful information about ISMAI, the Portuguese people and their culture. Last but not least I would like to thank her for her hospitality.
I am also grateful to Patrícia Araújo, International Relations Office, for all her help preparing my visit and arranging my official documents, for showing me round in the building. It was also a nice surprise to notice the calls for my lectures posted on the walls.
Finally, I would like to thank the contribution of the students who attended my classes, particularly the substantial help of those who showed an active interest in my lectures.
I was pleased to hear about the future visit of two second-year Portuguese students to Budapest Business School via Erasmus+ project. Welcome, both of them, next year!
It would also be a pleasure to make the Portuguese colleagues welcome from ISMAI in the near future.