The swearing-in ceremony of the new head of department took place on April 3 in the meeting room of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, in the presence of several members of the department, as well as the President of the School of Engineering, Professor Pedro Arezes, the Vice-Presidents, Professors António Vicente and Raúl Fangueiro, and the School Secretary, Dr. Ana Paula Brites.

Óscar Samuel Novais Carvalho, Associate Professor, took office as Department Director, with Pedro Filipe Lima Marques, Assistant Professor, as Deputy Director.

The School of Engineering is grateful for the commitment and dedication of the outgoing directorate and congratulates the new department directorate, wishing them every success and achievement during this biennium.