"Sociological look at the world: debates in secondary schools" is an initiative of the direction of the First Degree and Master's Degree in Sociology of the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto that has been taking place since 2017, with the support of the Portuguese Sociological Association (APS); and, since 2021, with the involvement and support of the IS-UP.

The initiative also involves students from the 2nd and 3rd years of the First Degree and the 1st year of the Master's, aiming to bring sociology closer to secondary school students, through peer training. In total, this activity has already covered 11 secondary schools in the north and center of the country (762 participants, including secondary school students and teachers).

The Theater & Politics Laboratory is an initiative of the Institute of Sociology of the University of Porto, in partnership with the association Tartaruga Falante. The Laboratory intends to work as a space for collective creation and experimentation, based on the Theatre of the Oppressed methodology, dialectical theater, clown army, agit-prop, performance, among others.

The Laboratory will work regularly on Mondays, from 15 November 2021, at Coral de Letras of the University of Porto.

The Institute of Sociology has sought to encourage dialogue with and openness to civil society and its educational, cultural, and social institutions. For this reason, the IS-UP and the Department of Sociology invite secondary schools to take part in the Sociology Day(s) every year.

The programme includes a welcome by the Executive Committee and the Department of Sociology; the viewing of institutional videos; a non-formal education session on "what is Sociology", led by undergraduate and master's degree students; a forum-theatre session on a social issue and, finally, a visit to the Faculty's premises. 

In 2022, the activity will take place on 18 and 19 May, at the Faculty of Arts of the University of Porto.