Nuno Cerca took office on 8 September as Director of the Centre for Biological Engineering (CEB). The management team also includes Deputy Directors Ana Júlia Cavaleiro, Lígia Rodrigues and Mariana Henriques, all researchers at CEB, reinforcing the leadership of one of the most dynamic research centres in the country. Part […]
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The Student Ombudsman at the University of Minho and President of the Portuguese Network of Student Ombudsmen (RPE), Rosa Vasconcelos, has been elected coordinator of the Ibero-American Network of University Ombudsmen (RIdDU), which brings together 70 academies from 11 countries. She took office for the 2025-2027 term during the 5th […]
Tun’Obebes, the female engineering choir of the University of Minho, presented “Muralha”, a new original song that pays tribute to the city of Guimarães and academic life in the “cradle city”. The single premiered exclusively on YouTube, accompanied by an official video clip recorded in various emblematic settings in Guimarães. […]
The second phase of the Minho Innovation & Technology Hub (MITH) in Guimarães was announced by the Casais Group on 22 September and focuses on the construction of commercial and service infrastructure and the strengthening of housing infrastructure. António Carlos Rodrigues, CEO of the Casais Group, said that ‘with the […]
On 22 July, the Dean of the School of Engineering welcomed Professor Harish Cherukuri, Director of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UNCC, and Professor José Outeiro to the Azurém campus, with the aim of strengthening existing institutional collaboration and exploring new opportunities for academic and scientific cooperation. Among other […]
At the invitation of the Mayor of Barcelos, Dr. Mário Constantino, the President of UMinho’s School of Engineering, Professor Pedro Arezes, has joined the Advisory Council for the Economic Development of the Municipality of Barcelos. Over the last two years, in the context of preparing its strategic development plan, the […]
The public session to swear in the new bodies took place on 1 July at 4.30pm in Auditorium 0.20/Ed.2 (B1.10) on the Azurém Campus. In view of the election results, the following representatives from the lists were elected to the School Council: Representatives of Teachers and Researchers Filomena Maria Rocha […]
On 27 June, the President of the School of Engineering, Professor Pedro Arezes, attended the inauguration of the new facilities of the PIEP – Innovation in Polymer Engineering hub at the CIC (Cerveira Innovation Centre), representing the School of Engineering. At the opening ceremony, Pedro Arezes emphasised, among other things, […]
The new management of the Department of Polymer Engineering took office on June 26 in the department’s meeting room. In the presence of the President of the School of Engineering, Professor Pedro Arezes, the vice-presidents of the School, António Vicente and Raúl Fangueiro, the previous directors of the Department, Miguel […]
On June 5, the public presentation of the 2nd edition of “Engenharia & Arte” took place, as part of the Commemorative Program for the 50th anniversary of UMinho’s School of Engineering. This edition brought to the University of Minho the painting exhibition “Entre-linhas” by Mário Lima, a retired EEUM professor […]
‘Engineering with 2nd Life’ was the theme chosen for EEUM’s participation in the Engenheiras por 1 Dia programme, in the activity ‘STEM LABS: Engineering and Technology Laboratories’, which took place on 3 June at the Viana do Castelo Cultural Centre. This activity was organised in conjunction with CIGUM – Commission […]
COTEC Portugal – Associação Empresarial para a Inovação (Business Association for Innovation) is a private non-profit organisation set up in April 2003 following an initiative by the then President of the Portuguese Republic, Jorge Sampaio. This initiative had the support of the Prime Minister and was joined by a group […]