The start of the academic year took place in the first week of September and the University of Minho’s ‘Welcome Programme’ activities took place on its campuses. This programme, organised by UMinho in collaboration with the UMinho Academic Association (AAUMinho), was designed to welcome and integrate the 3,000 or so […]
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The Student Ombudsman of the University of Minho, Rosa M. Vasconcelos, was re-elected as president of the Portuguese Network of Higher Education Student Ombudsmen (RPE). This network brings together representatives from 60 national universities and polytechnic institutes, both public and private. The inauguration took place last Friday, at the end […]
The new head of the Department of Information Systems for the 2024-2025 biennium took office on 29 July at 2.30pm in the department’s meeting room. Rui João Peixoto José, Associate Professor with Aggregation, is the new Department Director, with João Varajão, Associate Professor with Aggregation, and Maria João Nicolau, Associate […]
The new head of the Department of Biological Engineering for the 2024-2025 biennium took office in the department’s meeting room on 29 July at 12 noon. Joana Azeredo, Associate Professor with tenure, was elected director of the department, with Isabel Belo, Assistant Professor, and Mariana Henriques, Assistant Professor with tenure, […]
A report that aired on TVI on 29 July shows the lack of textile engineers in Portugal and the demand for these professionals in a growing sector. With testimonies from the Director of the Textile Engineering Department, Hélder Carvalho, the President of Fibrenamics, Raúl Fangueiro, the President of Euratex and […]
It’s the only degree in the sector and the companies want to make up for the lack of professionals in order to continue to be a world reference. The twenty students entering the degree programme in Polymer Engineering at the University of Minho in September will have companies in the […]
The 16th edition of “Summer on Campus” took place from 22 to 26 July in Braga and Guimarães. This is a programme that aims to support registered participants in choosing a higher education course, deepening their knowledge of vocational areas and the University of Minho. In classrooms, laboratories, in our […]
Collaborative flying car project presented in London The Centre for Innovation in Polymer Engineering (PIEP), Fibrenamics and the Computer Graphics Centre (CCG/ZGDV), interfaces linked to the University of Minho’s School of Engineering, are at the Farnborough International Airshow in London (UK), one of the most important aeronautics and defence fairs […]
Leonel da Cunha e Silva, District Delegate of the Braga branch of the OE, was one of the speakers at the opening session of the TMOB-HUB ANNUAL SEMINAR, which took place on 3 July at the Noble Auditorium of the School of Engineering of the University of Minho, Azurém Campus, […]
On 26 June, “Tomorrow Needs Team-Building” took place, an initiative organised by the Presidency of the School of Engineering with the aim of strengthening team spirit and creating different moments of interaction between the services of the School of Engineering and the members of the School’s Presidency team. The activities […]
The University of Minho’s School of Engineering, represented by its President, Professor Pedro Arezes, was awarded the Guimarães City Council Medal of Honour on 24 June for its exemplary work in training, research and the transfer of knowledge and technology to society. Paulo Novais, full professor at the School of […]
167 students were honoured with a scholarship equal to their tuition fee at the UMinho Excellence Scholarship Award Ceremony The University of Minho’s Excellence Scholarship Award Ceremony took place on 19 June at 3.30pm in the medieval hall of Largo do Paço in Braga. 167 students were honoured for their […]