Hub aims to provide advanced and specialized training to boost digital transformation in Portugal. On December 19, the CCG/ZGDV Institute, a national benchmark in innovation and technology, launched the Technology and Innovation Training Hub – Tech Training Hub, an advanced and specialized training service aimed at empowering professionals and organizations […]
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The School of Engineering at the University of Minho plans to launch its PROMETHEUS-1 (PROMETEU-1) satellite in January 2025 from the Vanderberg spaceport in California, USA, on a Space X Falcon 9 rocket. The space object will remain at an altitude of around 500 kilometers and will collect useful data […]
The inauguration of the EEUM Production and Information Systems Department Directors’ Gallery, located in building 11 on the Azurém campus of the University of Minho, took place on 11 December. The event brought together members of the academic community in a celebration that highlighted the department’s fundamental role over the […]
UMinho’s Vice-rector for Research and Innovation, Eugénio Campos Ferreira, Professors Filomena Soares, Paulo Lourenço and Madalena Alves (also President of the Foundation for Science and Technology) and the Vice-president of UMinho’s General Council, António Carlos Rodrigues received the insignia and diplomas as new members of the Academy of Engineering. The […]
The School of Engineering at the University of Minho is the best in the country for biomedical engineering and 34th in Europe globally, according to the second edition of EngiRank – European Ranking of Engineering Programs, which evaluated 184 universities with engineering and technology courses in the European Union, Norway […]
The Jubilation Ceremony of Maria Madalena T. Araújo, Full Professor in the Production and Systems Department of the School of Engineering, took place on December 3rd at the Azurém campus of the University of Minho. The program began at 5pm, with the reception of guests and the audience, and the […]
Alexandra Roeger, who has a degree in Biological Engineering from UMinho’s School of Engineering and a PhD in Management Sciences, recently took over as chair of the Board of Directors of AGERE – Empresa de Águas, Efluentes e Resíduos de Braga, succeeding Rui Morais. The new leader, who hails from […]
Guimarães, the city where UMinho’s School of Engineering is based, was awarded the title of European Green Capital 2026 on November 27 in Valencia, organized by the European Commission. This title recognizes the commitment of the Municipality of Guimarães to the environment, innovation and the mobilization of the entire community […]
The University of Minho had 75 activities open to the public during Science and Technology Week, which ran from November 18 to 24 across the country. The program aimed to bring society closer to science, show the daily lives of researchers and encourage young people to pursue scientific and technological […]
These are 30 years of history that deserve to be celebrated with all the pomp and circumstance. On 24 November, Afonsina brought an unprecedented show to the CC Vila Flor’s Grand Auditorium, which covered the songs that have marked these 30 years. The show was attended by many guests and […]
The new board of the Center for MicroElectroMechanics Systems (CMEMS) took office on November 21 at 11:30 a.m. in the meeting room of the Chair of the School of Engineering. The new board will include Luís Miguel Valente Gonçalves as director and José Luís Carvalho Martins Alves and Susana Oliveira […]
João Paulo Flores Fernandes, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minho (UMinho), was awarded the title ‘Doctor Honoris Causa’ by the ‘Gheorghe Asachi’ Technical University of Iasi, Romania. The ceremony took place on 15 November 2024 in the ‘Carmen Sylva’ hall of the Romanian […]