On 11 May, students from EEUM presented their first Formula Student vehicle. The 270kg electric single-seater was built over the course of the academic year and involved 60 partner organisations. The prototype launch event took place in the main auditorium of the Azurém campus in Guimarães, offering a behind-the-scenes look […]
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This pioneering course in Portugal has produced 2,000 graduates who have established the country’s reputation in the field; by October, 15 public events are planned, including lectures, walks, informal gatherings, an exhibition, planting initiatives and a time capsule The University of Minho is marking the 40th anniversary of its degree […]
The UMinho School of Engineering was present at the UMinho booth at the Futuro@Guimarães Fair—a Training, Education, and Employment Fair—which took place on April 22 and 23 at the Multipurpose Pavilion, answering questions from hundreds of high school students about undergraduate programs. The event, organized by the Municipality’s Youth Division […]
On 22 April, EPIC Junior – the University of Minho’s Junior Engineering Company – organised the second edition of the “Inceptio” initiative at the Azurém campus in Guimarães. The aim was to connect university students with professionals and the business community, in a space dedicated to sharing ideas, learning, networking […]
The School of Engineering attended the NEXT STEEEP event – Paços de Ferreira Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship Fair – on 17 April, taking part in the session dedicated to the theme “The Future of Jobs in Industry: Focus on Technology and Research – Partnerships with the School of Engineering”. This […]
On 14 April, the University of Minho welcomed a delegation from the Mecwide Group, a leading provider of engineering services in the metalworking industry. The main aim of this visit was to strengthen collaboration between the two organisations, with a view to developing innovation projects in the field of data […]
Organized by CESIUM—the Computer Engineering Student Center at the University of Minho—the ENEI (National Computer Science Students’ Conference) took place from April 9 to 12 at the Fórum Braga. Organized annually by the computer science student groups and associations of various national higher education institutions, ENEI is an event filled […]
Professor Gustavo Dias, Director of the Master’s Programme in Aerospace Engineering at EEUM, appeared on RTP Notícias to clarify some issues relating to the Artemis mission. Listen here and here
Researcher Margarida Soares, from the CVR – Centre for Waste Recovery at UMinho, has been honoured with the Engineering Best Researcher Award, presented by the Best Paper Awards, which recognises the excellence of young scientists at an international level The award highlights her contribution to the field of waste recovery […]
On 8 April, the Department of Computer Science (DI) at the School of Engineering of the University of Minho launched the celebrations marking 50 years of formal teaching of Computer Science at the university. The opening session took place in the B1 auditorium on the Gualtar campus in Braga in […]
The appointment of the new management team of the Department of Mechanical Engineering took place on 8 April at 9.30 am in the department’s meeting room. The Dean of the School of Engineering, António Vicente, appointed Professors José Machado as Head and Nuno Peixinho as Deputy Head for the 2026–2027 […]
Agreement signed in Sintra provides for scientific observation from low Earth orbit by Prometheus-2 and a new space data infrastructure at UMinho The Portuguese Air Force Academy (AFA) and the University of Minho are set to develop, launch and operate the academic satellite “Prometheus-2” in the coming months. This space […]