Aerospace Engineering is once again the higher education course with the highest average entry grade, in a group of 14 courses where only students with an average of more than 18 marks got a place. According to data provided by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES), the […]
Monthly Archives: August 2023
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The Formula Student Portugal competition took place from 1 to 5 August at the Castelo Branco Motorsport Park (PDMCB), a unique facility in the country that includes several circuits for motorsport. Formula Student Portugal is a new Formula Student event taking place in Portugal. Its aim is to stimulate the […]
On 20 and 21 July, the public exams for Habilitation in the branch of knowledge in Industrial and Systems Engineering, requested by Dr Paula Fernanda Varandas Ferreira, took place in the Hall of Acts of the Azurém Campus of the University of Minho, Guimarães, having been unanimously approved. The jury […]
A team from the Algoritmi Centre of the School of Engineering of UMinho was distinguished with one of the “Best Paper Awards” of the international conferences MIS4TEL, PAAMS, DCAI, BLOCKCHAIN, ISAmI, PACCBB and DECON, held from 12 to 14 July in Guimarães. The events brought together more than 300 experts […]
323 secondary school students, from Brazil, Italy and Luxembourg, but also from Caminha to the Azores, participated in another edition of Summer on Campus, at the University of Minho, between 17 and 21 July. The participants were distributed among 25 scientific and recreational activities organised by the various Schools and […]
From 30/6 to 8/7, the Vice-President of the School of Engineering and President of the Pedagogical Council, Professor Lígia Rodrigues, joined the team from the University of Minho, which, at the invitation of the Zhejiang Chinese Medical University and the Chinese Embassy, was part of the Entourage of Portuguese Educators […]
The School of Engineering of the University of Minho (EEUM) presented the cultural initiative “Engineering and Art”, on 12 July, in the B-Lounge space of the General Library of the Gualtar campus, in Braga. The event was part of UMinho’s Fiftieth Anniversary programme, and was supported by the Documentation and […]
The European project REcube – REthink, REvive, REuse aims to develop and transmit the knowledge necessary for a sustainable, integrated and holistic approach to the conservation and renovation of reinforced concrete heritage in Europe. Within the scope of the REcube project, the students of the Degree in Civil Engineering, Maria […]
A team from the Centre for Microelectromechanical Systems (CMEMS) of the UMinho School of Engineering develops promising technology for the removal of brain tumours. The team led by researcher Hugo Dinis is responsible for the development of a light-based ultrasound system for tumour resections. This technology promises to provide neurosurgeons […]
Students Sandra Costa, Maria Pereira, Maria Inês Torres and Francisca Falcão, from the 1st year of the Degree in Industrial Engineering and Management, won the ACA Innovation Student Challenge. This ACA Group challenge aimed to learn about innovative approaches applicable to the construction sector, such as new business proposals, new […]
Rita Dias, master’s student of the Quality Engineering and Management Course, and member of the Quality and Organisational Excellence Research Group at the University of Minho, was awarded the Best Paper Award at the Graduate Student Paper Competition, at the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Conference held in Lisbon, from […]
Rosa Vasconcelos, professor at the School of Engineering of the University of Minho was honoured by the Order of Engineers Northern Region – OERN in the celebration of the Regional Engineer’s Day, July 8. The professor of the Department of Textile Engineering, current Student Ombudsman, was recognised for her contribution […]