‘Engineering with 2nd Life’ was the theme chosen for EEUM’s participation in the Engenheiras por 1 Dia programme, in the activity ‘STEM LABS: Engineering and Technology Laboratories’, which took place on 3 June at the Viana do Castelo Cultural Centre. This activity was organised in conjunction with CIGUM – Commission […]
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COTEC Portugal – Associação Empresarial para a Inovação (Business Association for Innovation) is a private non-profit organisation set up in April 2003 following an initiative by the then President of the Portuguese Republic, Jorge Sampaio. This initiative had the support of the Prime Minister and was joined by a group […]
On 28 May, the University of Minho and the Order of Engineers (OE) signed a protocol to strengthen the development of joint projects in engineering teaching and practice. The event took place at 3.30pm in the A1 auditorium (building 1) of the Gualtar campus in Braga, with the presence of […]
On 26 May, the School of Engineering received a delegation from the company Continental AG from Hanover, which was interested in getting to know the activities carried out at UMinho in some of its areas of activity. The delegation was made up of Burkhard Wies – Vice President R&D Innovation […]
The President of the School of Engineering, Professor Pedro Arezes, took part in the Round Table ‘Partnerships to Promote Success and Business Growth’, as part of the Connect to Build Conference cycle, organised by the Casais Group, with the theme ‘Breaking new ground with successful partnerships’, alongside Alexandre Fernandes, Executive […]
On 21 May, the board of the Production and Systems Department took office in the department’s meeting room. Professors Paulo Sampaio was re-elected as department director, while Nelson Costa was re-elected as deputy director. The ceremony was attended by numerous members of the department, including teachers and administrative and management […]
On April 16, at 9:30 a.m., the Textile Engineerin department’s meeting room hosted the swearing-in of the department’s new board of directors. Professors Miguel Ângelo Carvalho, as director, and André Paulo Almeida Whiteman Catarino (remaining from the previous directorate) took office. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by a number of […]
The University of Minho has seen the quality of its research recognized, after the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) announced the provisional results of the evaluation of national R&D Units. Of UMinho’s 31 School/Institute Units, 84% are now classified as “Excellent” (13) and “Very Good” (13); these units are […]
The first meeting of 2025 of the Advisory Board of the Production and Systems Department of the UMinho School of Engineering was held on 7 March. In attendance were Carina Pimentel, Daniel Silva, Hugo Gonçalves, José Valério de Carvalho, Madalena Araújo, Marco Bravo, Nelson Costa and Paulo Sampaio. The Advisory […]
On 12 May, the School of Engineering of the University of Minho (EEUM) launched the Online Graduation Book of the School of Engineering. The initiative, part of the School of Engineering’s Fiftieth Anniversary Commemorations Programme, aims to bring together in one place all the graduates from all cycles of the […]
The 3rd edition of Tomorrow Needs Welcome, the welcoming session for new members of the School of Engineering, this year aimed at 74 new teachers, researchers and administrative and management technicians, took place on 9 May at 2pm in Building 11. Because it’s not just students who live in this […]
The University of Minho recently obtained full institutional accreditation, until 2028, for its quality in teaching, research and management. The distinction was awarded by the Higher Education Assessment and Accreditation Agency (A3ES). This classification is contributing to decisions on the maximum accreditation (six years) of UMinho’s courses, through the application […]