Selection Criteria

Companies and organisations wishing to participate in the INOV Contacto’s International Traineeship Programme  are selected according to the interest they represent for the development of the productivity and competitiveness of the national economy and the Portuguese business community. They may be placed into three main groups:

1.      Portuguese companies with their own structures in foreign markets and successful internationalisation processes;

2.      Multinational companies with a significant presence in Portugal;

3.      Foreign companies that, although not represented in Portugal, have a high strategic importance for the country’s economy.