“Engineering for a better Future” was the School of Engineering’s motto for the “VEM 2023 – Come and try Uminho” programme. Reformed from the old “Best Student” programme, VEM brought together 160 students, selected by secondary schools in the Braga and Viana do Castelo region, with the best grade 11 […]
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The closing session of Economy Month – Innovation and Factory of the Future took place on 26 October at the Jordão Theatre, with a panel of guests who represent the vibrant dynamics of innovation in the region. The Future Trends session, moderated by alumni José Mendes, Executive Director of the […]
The board of ISISE – Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering – took office on 26 October at the Azurém campus of the University of Minho. José Manuel de Sena Cruz, Associate Professor with tenure in the Civil Engineering Department of the School of Engineering, was elected director […]
On 25 October, the MITH – Minho Innovation and Technology Hub” Public Presentation took place at Sítio.co, with talks on ‘Trends and Technologies of the Future’. More than just a space for entrepreneurs, the MITH – Minho Innovation & Technology Hub is an infrastructure that will connect the academic community […]
On 19 and 20 October, the public exams for Habilitation in the branch of knowledge of Mechanical Engineering, requested by Doctor Hélder de Jesus Fernandes Puga, took place in the Sala de Atos of the Azurém Campus of the University of Minho, Guimarães, and were unanimously approved. The jury was […]
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations discussed joint training programme with UMinho Tshilidzi Marwala, rector of the United Nations University (UNU), was received on 17 October at the UMinho Rectory building in Braga by Rui Vieira de Castro, rector of the University of Minho. The aim of the meeting was […]
On September 25th – 29th, for the first time at the EEUM and coordinated by Prof. José Machado, from the Mechanical Engineering Department, took place the new project Blended Intensive Program (BIP) entitled: Cyber-Physical Systems Design in the context of Industry 4.0 BIP are short physical learning, teaching and training […]
On 9 October, the University of Minho hosted the XXII Sports Gala. As usual, student athletes, coaches, managers and organisations will be honoured for their sporting contribution to UMinho’s success in the 2022/2023 academic year. The ceremony, which took place in the Medieval Hall of the Rectory of the University […]
Another anniversary of the School of Engineering of University of Minho was celebrated on 4 October at the Azurém campus. The ceremony was marked with tributes, prizes and awards to teachers, researchers, administrative and management staff, retirees, as well as recognition awards to the company Accenture and the José Neves […]
The Student Ombudsman of the University of Minho, President of the Portuguese Network of Student Ombudsmen, and lecturer at the School of Engineering, Rosa Vasconcelos, was elected vice-coordinator of the Ibero-American Network of University Ombudsmen (RIdDU), which brings together 70 academies from 11 countries. She took up her new post […]
As part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the University of Minho, the School of Engineering proposed several initiatives to mark this important moment for our Academy, including the UMinho Spin-Offs and Interfaces Exhibition linked to Engineering “Engineering at the service of Society”, which took place on 27 […]
For the 2023/24 academic year, UMinho offered a total of 3,013 places in the National Competition for Access to Higher Education and the Local Competition (the latter for the Music degree, with 46 places). In the National Competition, UMinho expanded its places, now admitting 25 more students than the previous […]