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I am Laleh Esteki. I hold a BA degree in Teaching English and started working as an English teacher right after graduation. I did my Masters in Communication Sciences: Culture, Heritage, and Science at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Porto. I defended my dissertation on 25th July 2017. The subject was «Intercultural Communication: International students' expectations, anxiety, and their socio-cultural adaptation». I did mixed-method research: quantitative and qualitative. I used SPSS and NVivo software to analyze the collected data. I started collaborating on the EUniverCities project in ICOM - Image and Communication department- at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) in 2018. Following this, I began collaborating as a consultant at iPoint (Intercultural Contact Point) at the Faculty of Engineering of Porto University (FEUP) in 2018. I have experienced working on organizing social and cultural activities for international students, promoting the integration of international doctoral students, providing the necessary information to international students, and consulting them to figure out their problems. I collaborated on the SOLVINC project-Solving Intercultural Conflicts with International Students- in 2020. I accomplished desk research (e.g., analysis of existing reports, brochures, and webpages), collected information to fill in the templates, and did interviews. I have taken some courses from 2018 to 2020 e.g., Social Action, Human Resources Professional Training, Hotel business and reception: Management and reservation techniques, English language - reservation service and support, Reception and check-in of customers, carrying out customer checkout. I collaborated as an interpreter on a project "The International Marketing Expedition" with a group of Dutch students of Tilburg University in Porto, Portugal in 2021. I collaborated with an investigator at the faculty of Psychology and Educational Science and a lecturer in International and Comparative Education at the Manchester Institute of Education (MIE) on an article "They Just Signed and Stamped Papers" Understanding the Erasmus Student Experiences. We could publish the article successfully in 2022. Currently, I am working on a project with Casa da Criança de Guimares. This project aims to facilitate the integration of Afghan refugee students by improving their knowledge about a new culture and helping them not to be alone in their struggles for social and academic integration, to learn to communicate interculturally and figure out their sociocultural difficulties. I work as a consultant, teacher, and translator in the project. I also collaborate with High Commission for Immigrants (ACM) as a translator/interpreter.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Laleh Esteki

Citation names

  • Esteki, Laleh

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1A18-1E8B-9C24
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9626-0875

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 910935280 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua Prof. António Cruz, n.º102, 3.º andar, Esquerdo/Frente, 4200-001, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences - Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Persian (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023/10/01 - 2027
Ongoing
Doctoral Program in Educational Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Educational Science
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativas, Portugal
2014 - 2017
Concluded
Communication Sciences (Mestrado)
Major in Culture, Heritage and Science
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
"Intercultural communication: International students' expectations, anxiety, and socio-cultural adaptation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1996 - 2000
Concluded
Teaching English (Bachelor)
Islamic Azad University Najafabad Branch, Iran
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/10/01 - 2027/10/01 Investigator Universidade Católica Portuguesa Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativas, Portugal
2023/05/02 - 2023/09/22 Education Assistent Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/10/01 - Current Academic and societal inclusion of international students in higher education: a decolonial perspective
2023.04670.BD
2023.04670.BD
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativas, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2020/03 - 2020/11 SOLVING INTERCULTURAL CONFLICTS WITH INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativas, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. "“They just signed and stamped papers”: understanding the Erasmus student experience 35 years on". Journal of International Students (2022): https://ojed.org/index.php/jis/authorDashboard/submission/4296.
    Under revision

Other

Other output
  1. International students' experiences: what is the social responsibility of the Portuguese HEIs?. Poster Presentation. 2024. Esteki, Laleh; Manarte, Joana; Amorim, José Pedro; Veiga, Amélia. https://www.up.pt/eventos/event/3672varri-l-l?from_unit=fpceup.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/06/21 International students' experiences: what is the social responsibility of the Portuguese HEIs? Encontro sobre Responsabilidade Social Universitária (University Social Responsibility Meeting)
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2024/05/24 SciFlash II entitled Academic integration and societal inclusion of international students in higher education: a decolonial perspective SciFlash II
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2024/04/17 Lack of democracy in Iran XVI International Conference on the History of Education, Cultural Heritage and Museology
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
2023/12/15 Sci-flash I entitled Academic and Societal Inclusion of International Students in Higher Education: A decolonial Perspective XV International Seminar of the Doctoral Program in Educational Sciences
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2024/08/27 - 2024/08/30 I had the chance to play a key role in organizing and facilitating sessions with scholars and social science professionals at The European Sociological Association (ESA). As a volunteer, I helped with registration and food arrangements. This experience provided me with valuable opportunities to learn from reference scholars and network with professionals. It also allowed me to contribute to the organization of a significant event for Sociology in Europe. (2024/08/27 - 2024/08/30)
Conference (Co-organisor)
University of Porto, Portugal
2024/04/11 - 2024/04/14 Mostra da Universidade Do Porto (Show U.Porto) The University of Porto Show is an annual initiative that is intended to inform young people about the choices they have to pursue their studies at the 14 U.Porto colleges. (2024/04/11 - 2024/04/14)
Exhibition (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação e Intervenção Educativas, Portugal
2024/03/18 - 2024/03/18 Project Gallery - Professional guidance for secondary school students to visit Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação da Universidade do Porto (FPCEUP) and get to know its educational offers and job opportunities in the field of educational science. Duration: 8 hours (2024/03/18 - 2024/03/18)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da Educação, Portugal
2024/03/18 - 2024/03/18 Dia Aberto FPCEUP 2024-This activity invites secondary (and primary) school students to visit FPCEUP and get to know what it offers, giving them direct contact with the day-to-day life of a young, dynamic and welcoming Faculty. The visit begins with a brief welcome session with the Faculty's Management, the Management of the Degree in Educational Sciences and the Degree in Psychology, in which they talk about access to higher education and how the two courses work. (2024/03/18 - 2024/03/18)
Other (Co-organisor)
Faculty of Psychology and Sciences of Education at the University of Porto, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/07/03 - Current O Encontro Ciência 2024 (The Science Meeting 2024)-The meeting brought together scientists, teachers, physicians, and prominent ones in national and international science at the Congress Center in Porto Customs to debate the topic: One Health and Welf-Science- Being Global. Overall, in a global scale pandemic, science is arguably the catalyst for a healthier, more humane, better quality of life in society. O Encontro Ciência 2024 (The Science Meeting 2024)
2024/06/21 - 2024/06/21 The University of Porto is organizing the “Meetin on University Social Responsibility”, specially thought out for the entire community at the University of Port, with the aim of increasing the impact and visibility of university social responsibility. It is intended to promote the exchange of knowledge, experiences and aspirations about the design and implementation of social responsibility policies in universities, and on how they chasing Sustainable Development Objectives (SDGs).
Conference
Encontro sobre Responsabilidade Social Universitária (University Social Responsibility Meeting)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022/11 - 2023/07 I worked on a project with Casa da Criança de Guimares. This project aims to facilitate the integration of Afghan refugee students by improving their knowledge about a new culture and helping them not to be alone in their struggles for social and academic integration, to learn to communicate interculturally and figure out their sociocultural difficulties. I worked as a consultant, teacher, and translator in the project. AAC - Associação de Apoio à Criança -, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/12 -Fostering the integration of international doctoral students - Improving internationalization of the faculty - Providing the necessary information for international students and consulting them to figure out their problems - Organizing social and cultural activities for international students Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018 - 2018/12 Working as a consultant: -Fostering the integration of international doctoral students - Improving the internationalization of the faculty - Providing the necessary information for international students and consulting them to figure out their problems - Organizing social and cultural activities for international students Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/03 - 2018/06 Doing desk research on EUNIVERCITIES PROJECT for IMAGE, COMMUNICATION AND COOPERATION SERVICES Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal