Land with a plan
We help make the complicated parts of moving abroad feel lighter, from finding a room to learning how student life in Lisbon works.
Creating memories since 2013Meet ELL
ERASMUS LIFELISBOAGet the ELL Card
✦ ABOUT ERASMUS LIFE LISBOA
More than plans.
A place to belong.
We help international students settle in, meet people and make the most of Lisbon—from before arrival to the final goodbye.
2013where the
story started
story started
ARRIVE✦MEET✦EXPLORE✦BELONG✦REMEMBER
HELLO THERE
We are ELL.
Your Lisbon people.
Coming for Erasmus in Lisbon? We are here for you.
Erasmus Life Lisboa—most commonly known as ELL—exists to make Lisbon the number one choice for international students. Our support begins before you arrive and stays with you throughout your exchange experience.
Every semester, we bring students together through more than 100 trips and activities: city tours, surf lessons, dinners, boat parties, walking tours, weekends away and experiences across Portugal. The calendar changes, but the purpose stays the same—helping people connect.
OUR MISSION
Make Lisbon the
#1 choice.
Not only because the city is beautiful, but because every international student can find support, friendship and a real sense of belonging here.
Find your people
Welcome events, community groups and everyday plans turn unfamiliar faces into the people who define your semester.
Live more Lisbon
City tours, surf lessons, dinners, parties and trips across Portugal give you more ways to discover the place you now call home.
WHAT WE DO
One community.
Every side of student life.
Some days you need a room, a local tip or a practical answer. Other days you need a surfboard, a weekend away or a reason to say yes. ELL is here for both.
Belong from day one
Meet international students through welcoming plans designed to make showing up alone feel completely normal.
See beyond the postcard
Explore Lisbon, the Algarve, Porto and more through trips and experiences made for sharing.
Settle into the city
Get practical support, local recommendations and ELL Card perks that make everyday life easier.
Grow while you are here
Join an international team through internships in events, design, social media and other creative areas.
BUILT AROUND REAL CONNECTIONS
Come solo.
Leave with stories.
ELL is not about filling a calendar. It is about creating the moments where new friendships begin: the first welcome event, the seat next to someone on a trip, the group chat that keeps going long after the plan ends.
“Erasmus is not one year in your life, but your life in one year.”Find your next plan
A DECADE OF GOOD STORIES
Made in Lisbon.
Shared worldwide.
2013creating memories since
100+trips & activities each semester
150+Erasmus+ trainees hosted
1big international community
YOUR HOME BASE IN LISBON
Come say
hello.
Questions, first-week nerves or simply looking for your next plan? Our team is here to help.
ERASMUS LIFE LISBOATravessa da Cara 14
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YOUR LISBON CHAPTER STARTS HERE
Arrive as a student.
Leave with a city full of people.
Join the community, pick your first plan and let Lisbon do the rest.