The city of Guimarães has been chosen to host the Portuguese hub of the European Confederation of Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratories (CAIRNE), which brings together more than 27,000 members from 487 institutions in 39 countries. The new centre aims to strengthen Portugal’s position on the international stage in this field […]
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Between 13 and 17 October, the José de Guimarães International Arts Centre (CIAJG) hosted the 2nd edition of Techstars Startup Week Guimarães, a leading event in innovation and entrepreneurship. For five days, entrepreneurs, students, investors and anyone interested in innovation and entrepreneurship had the opportunity to participate in lectures, round […]
The “USludge4Fertilizer” project was selected from among 178 entries from 39 countries in the H2O & Sustainability Innovation Hub’s Call for Projects 2025 PhD student in Mechanical Engineering José Fernandes, from the School of Engineering at the University of Minho, and professors Hélder Puga (Mechanical Engineering) and Paulo Ramísio (Civil […]
Professor António Vicente took office on 9 October as president of the School of Engineering at the University of Minho (EEUM). The ceremony was attended by the rector, Rui Vieira de Castro, and began at 4:30 p.m. in auditorium B1.10 (central building) of the Azurém campus in Guimarães. António Vicente […]
On 4 October, the School of Engineering celebrated its 50th anniversary in the main auditorium of the Azurém campus in Guimarães. The programme included a speech by the new President of the School of Engineering, Professor António Vicente, who drew an analogy between the age of the school and human […]
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 […]
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 […]
The University of Minho has 69 scientists in the group of the 2% most cited in the world over the last year, according to a study by Stanford University (USA) and the Elsevier publishing group, 37 of whom are researchers at the School of Engineering. The list, called ‘World’s Top […]
The Senhora da Oliveira Hospital in Guimarães is a finalist in the first edition of the European Funds Awards 2025, in the ‘Smarter Portugal’ category, with its ‘Smart Hospital Infection Control’ project, considered one of the most innovative initiatives financed by EU funds. The application is competing alongside four others: […]
During the 7th International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Modelling and Simulation (AMMS 2025), held between 24 and 26 September in Athens, the article entitled ‘Biologically-plausible classification via a Dynamic Neural Field Self-Organising Map’ was awarded the Best Presentation Award. The work was authored by Paulo Barbosa, Flora Ferreira, Estela Bicho […]
Nearly 30 world-renowned experts from around the world travelled to Portugal to discuss advances in the fields of computer science theory and programming languages. Members of the IFIP Working Group 2.1 on Algorithmic Languages and Calculi gathered in Viana do Castelo for an initiative organised by INESC TEC. The capital […]
On 25 September, the results of the scientific project ‘INHAVIT – Sustainable approaches to the rehabilitation and revitalisation of the built cultural heritage of the Montesinho Natural Park’, located in the municipalities of Bragança and Vinhais, were announced. The session was held in the main auditorium of the University of […]