On 6 May we opened our doors to innovation, collaboration and talent! We welcomed representatives from Continental, Petrotec and Grupo Casais, as well as some teachers and representatives from the student centres of the different EEUM courses, to the UMinho interfaces that work in engineering areas, for a moment of […]
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Carla Soares and Victor Soares, administrative and management technicians from the School of Engineering, took part in the 6th International Staff Week at Dicle University in Diyarbakir, Turkey. The week, which ran from 27 April to 2 May, included various activities, such as: – a presentation ceremony at Dicle University; […]
On 6 March, the University of Minho hosted the ‘Unlimited Future – Masters and Postgraduate Courses Fair’, considered to be the largest in the country in this field. The event, which aims to help visitors take the next step in their academic career, took place in the CP II hall […]
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 […]
The UMinho School of Engineering was present at the 1st edition of the Alto Minho Science Fest, a three-day event open to Science and Technology, which inspired schools, families and all curious people! From 20 to 22 March, the AltoMinho Science Fest took place at the Centro Ciência Viva dos […]
INESC TEC and the University of Minho (UMinho) consolidated their cooperation for the coming years, by formalising the INESC TEC hub at UMinho, in Braga. The protocol signing ceremony took place on February 10, with João Claro, Chairman and CEO of INESC TEC, and Rui Vieira de Castro, Rector of […]
On International Women’s Day, the national agency Ciência Viva launched the fifth edition of the book ‘Women in Science’, which includes 107 more female researchers. Ten of the faces are from the University of Minho, from the Schools of Science, Engineering, Medicine, Psychology and the Institute of Social Sciences. […]
Sampaio da Nóvoa signs the foreword to the book that was launched on 19 February and brings together testimonies from friends and family. António Guimarães Rodrigues, former rector of the University of Minho (UMinho) and a unique figure on the academic scene, was honoured on 19 February with the launch […]
Rui Lima honoured with the Teaching Merit Award For the first time, the University of Minho has awarded the Teaching Merit Prize to Rui Lima, a professor at the School of Engineering. The award was announced at the institution’s 51st anniversary ceremony, held on 17 February. This annual award aims […]
To round off a week full of initiatives dedicated to interaction with the business community, innovation and the integration of School of Engineering students into the labour market, on 8 February the Graduation Ceremony was held for the 1,700 or so students who completed their courses in the 2023/2024 academic […]
64 students from the 3rd year of the Industrial Electronics and Computer Engineering degree at the University of Minho’s School of Engineering publicly presented 16 projects and prototypes developed during the semester as part of the ‘Integrating Project’ course, at an exhibition held on 6 February in the hall of […]
On 6 February, the ‘Polímeros Open Day’ took place, an initiative promoted by the Department of Polymer Engineering that included the signing of protocols between the University of Minho and around 20 national reference companies operating in the plastics sector, to finance tuition fees for students of the Degree in […]