Date
Physical:
25 May 2026 - 26 May 2026
Online:
21 Apr 2026 - 24 May 2026
Location
Porto, Portugal
Host university
University of Porto (UPorto)
Mode
Blended
WP
WP 2
Target groups
Master students,
PhD students
Duration
Up to 1 month in length
Reference code
EUG2_T2_1_0178
Type of event
Course
Recognition
Transcript of records - ECTS
Language
English
Recruitment of participants
Qualitative Assessment
Number of open spots
20
Is eligible to international certificate
Yes
Evaluation criteria
60% - Academic Merit
20% - Motivation
20% - Professional Merit
Isced fields of study
0711 - Chemical engineering and processes,
0916 - Pharmacy
This course, titled “Valorisation of Plant-Derived Bioactive in Novel Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms: Sustainable Green Extraction and Particle Engineering,” offers an introduction to natural bioactive compounds, focusing on their sources, methods of extraction, and implementation of these compounds into different delivery forms used in the pharmaceutical or supplement industry. It is intended for Master’s and PhD students in pharmacy, chemistry, biotechnology, food technology, and pharmaceutical technology, as well as other related fields.
The online lectures will provide both theoretical knowledge and the design-thinking model for creating a novel plant-based pharmaceutical product. Starting with lectures on medicinal plants, bioactive compounds, green extraction techniques, and green solvents, and progressing to particle engineering and delivery forms, students will be able to both learn and create together with their lecturers.
All online lectures will consist of a theoretical part (with concrete lectures and case studies) and a teamwork part, in which students will work together with lecturers to develop ideas for new pharmaceutical products. Each new online lecture will be a step forward towards the completion of your ideas. At the end of the course, you will present your final ideas during an in-person event (25.05. – 26.05.2026) at the University of Porto.
The evaluation of applicants will be based on their CV and motivation letter, in which we kindly ask you to explain why you are interested in green technologies and pharmaceutical engineering.
This course will offer 6 ECTS.
Content and Methodology
This course offers five weeks of synchronous online lectures, followed by an in-person event. Each week, the focus will be on a specific segment in the process of developing novel plant-based pharmaceutical products. During the online lectures, students will be able to communicate and work together on their ideas. All of the ideas will be discussed with lecturers.
The full course description:
- Week 1: Introduction to natural sources of bioactive compounds (21.04.2026, and 23.04.2026, from 09:00-13:00)
- Week 2: Green extraction techniques for bioactives extraction (28.04.2026, and 30.04.2026, from 09:00-13:00)
- Week 3: Green solvents for bioactive extraction (05.05.2026, and 07.05.2026, from 09:00-13:00)
- Week 4: Particle engineering and improvement of bioactive compounds delivery (12.05.2026, and 14.05.2026, from 09:00-13:00)
- Week 5: Novel pharmaceutical forms for delivery of bioactives (19.05.2026, and 21.05.2026, from 09:00-13:00)
- Week 6: Final project, on-site (25.05.2026 – 26.05.2026), Face to Face, 2-day event
At the end of the course, participants will be evaluated based on how well they implemented theoretical knowledge from the lectures into their final ideas.
