The University of Minho was in Arcos de Valdevez to strengthen the dialogue with the Municipality and identify new opportunities for collaboration. At the meeting, which was attended by the pro-rectors Carlos Alberto Videira and Raul Fangueiro, the vice-president of the School of Engineering, Hélder Puga, and the Mayor, Olegário […]

The Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, Fernando Alexandre, and the Secretary of State for Science and Innovation, Helena Canhão, were at the University of Minho on July 24 to participate in a series of initiatives and visits. Early in the morning, they sponsored the formalization ceremony of the Consortium […]

On July 15, at 10:00 am, the swearing-in of the Board of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering for the 2026-2027 biennium took place in the department’s meeting room. Joana Azeredo, Associate Professor with Aggregation, was re-elected Department Director, continuing with Isabel Belo, Assistant Professor, as Deputy Director, Isabel […]

On July 8th, in the presence of several members of the academic community, the new direction of the Department of Polymer Engineering was sworn in, with Professor Júlio Viana as director and Professor Carla Martins as deputy director, for the 2026/2027 biennium. The Department of Polymer Engineering (DEP) was created […]

Turning the Iberian Peninsula into a European benchmark in quantum technologies and artificial intelligence: this is the goal of Quantum IberIA, a cross-border cooperation project that brings together 17 entities from both countries, including the INESC TEC UMinho Hub and CMEMS-UMinho, from the School of Engineering of the University of […]

On June 26th, in the meeting room of the Department of Information Systems, the swearing-in of the department’s board for the 2026-2027 biennium took place, with Professor Rui José remaining as Department Director, and Professor Maria João Nicolau as Deputy Director. The ceremony was attended by several members of the […]

Paulo Novais, full professor of the Department of Informatics, took office as the new director of the department, on June 23rd, with António Sousa, as deputy director. In addition to the President of the School of Engineering, Professor António Vicente, the Vice-Presidents, Professor Hélder Puga and Daniel Oliveira, were present […]

The Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Management course  – non-accredited degree, 2nd cycle specialized training level – designed and created from scratch in cooperation with the company BOSCH, aims to prepare professionals with knowledge and expertise to face and carry out procurement processes in highly dynamic contexts, especially oriented to […]

The Excellence Scholarships Award Ceremony of the University of Minho took place on June 3, at 3:30 pm, in the Medieval Hall of the Rectory building, in Largo do Paço, in Braga. 168 students were distinguished for their exemplary academic career, with a scholarship of pecuniary value equal to the […]

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 […]

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 […]