On 29 October, the commemorative session for the 26th anniversary of the Department of Information Systems of the School of Engineering of UMinho was held in Auditorium EE 2.0.20 of the Azurém Campus in Guimarães. The programme began at 5:15 p.m. with a welcome speech by the Department Director, Professor […]
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As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, the School of Engineering invites the entire academic community and other interested parties to attend the debate ‘Strategies for the Future of Higher Education’, which aims to bring different perspectives and visions about the future of higher education in Portugal to the academic […]
The University of Minho, reaffirming its commitment to the generation, dissemination and application of knowledge for the benefit of society, announces the creation of a Therapeutic Phage Production Laboratory. This pioneering project comes in response to the growing need for innovative solutions to tackle the global crisis of antibiotic resistance, […]
The president of European nanosatellite launcher Orbex, Miguel Belló Mora, will be the guest speaker at the inaugural lecture of the 2025/26 academic year of the Aerospace Engineering course at the University of Minho. The session took place on 22 October in auditorium 0.20 (building 2) on the Azurém campus […]
On 20 October, the inauguration ceremony for SpaceHub Guimarães took place at the Vila Flor Cultural Centre. at the Vila-Flor Cultural Centre, co-organised by the entities involved: Guimarães City Council, CEiiA and the University of Minho, in collaboration with CTI Aeroespacial, marking the official launch of a pioneering project that […]
The city of Guimarães has been chosen to host the Portuguese hub of the European Confederation of Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratories (CAIRNE), which brings together more than 27,000 members from 487 institutions in 39 countries. The new centre aims to strengthen Portugal’s position on the international stage in this field […]
Between 13 and 17 October, the José de Guimarães International Arts Centre (CIAJG) hosted the 2nd edition of Techstars Startup Week Guimarães, a leading event in innovation and entrepreneurship. For five days, entrepreneurs, students, investors and anyone interested in innovation and entrepreneurship had the opportunity to participate in lectures, round […]
Professor António Vicente took office on 9 October as president of the School of Engineering at the University of Minho (EEUM). The ceremony was attended by the rector, Rui Vieira de Castro, and began at 4:30 p.m. in auditorium B1.10 (central building) of the Azurém campus in Guimarães. António Vicente […]
On 4 October, the School of Engineering celebrated its 50th anniversary in the main auditorium of the Azurém campus in Guimarães. The programme included a speech by the new President of the School of Engineering, Professor António Vicente, who drew an analogy between the age of the school and human […]
Nuno Cerca took office on 8 September as Director of the Centre for Biological Engineering (CEB). The management team also includes Deputy Directors Ana Júlia Cavaleiro, Lígia Rodrigues and Mariana Henriques, all researchers at CEB, reinforcing the leadership of one of the most dynamic research centres in the country. Part […]
The Student Ombudsman at the University of Minho and President of the Portuguese Network of Student Ombudsmen (RPE), Rosa Vasconcelos, has been elected coordinator of the Ibero-American Network of University Ombudsmen (RIdDU), which brings together 70 academies from 11 countries. She took office for the 2025-2027 term during the 5th […]
The University of Minho has 69 scientists in the group of the 2% most cited in the world over the last year, according to a study by Stanford University (USA) and the Elsevier publishing group, 37 of whom are researchers at the School of Engineering. The list, called ‘World’s Top […]