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 […]
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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 […]
Rui M. Lima, a researcher at the ALGORITMI Centre, has taken up the presidency of the Executive Committee of the IDEA-UMinho Centre (Centre for Innovation, Teaching and Learning Development). An Associate Professor with Aggregation in the Department of Production and Systems at the School of Engineering of the University of […]
Paulo Sampaio, a professor at the School of Engineering of the University of Minho, is the first Portuguese national to chair the European Organisation for Quality (EOQ), founded 70 years ago and bringing together national quality associations, representing tens of thousands of professionals. The appointment recognises the career of Paulo […]
With the Orchestra and Choir of the Department of Music at the School of Letters, Arts and Humanities of UMinho performing Mozart, the 50th-anniversary celebrations of the School of Engineering came to a close at the Theatro Circo in Braga. In this performance, the UMinho Orchestra performed the overture to […]
The first meeting of the School of Engineering Advisory Board took place on 13 March at 10.30 am in the School of Engineering’s meeting room on the University of Minho’s Azurém Campus. The meeting was attended by ex officio members António Vicente, Filomena Soares, Joana Cunha, Daniel Oliveira and Hélder […]
João Luís Marques Pereira Monteiro, full professor in the Department of Electronic and Industrial Engineering, was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus by the University of Minho on 9 March. He began his career at the University of Minho in October 1980 as a Trainee Assistant after obtaining, in the […]
The School of Engineering at the University of Minho attended yesterday’s public presentation of the strategy for the new Agency for Research and Innovation (AI²), which took place in Lisbon. Speakers included Raul Fangueiro, full professor at the EEUM, Vice-Rector for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Transfer at the University of […]
On 7 February, the campus’s main auditorium hosted the Graduation Ceremony, celebrating the graduation of nearly 1,500 EEUM undergraduates, master’s and PhD students from the past academic year, alongside family members, lecturers and programme directors. The occasion marked a milestone in their academic journey, a success that is also a […]
The “Job Fair – Tomorrow Needs You” event took place on 4 February, from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm, in the main hall of the Azurém campus (Guimarães), bringing together 88 companies and organisations offering over 3,800 opportunities for collaboration, internships and employment for students and graduates in Engineering, Technology […]