The start of the academic year took place in the first week of September and the University of Minho’s ‘Welcome Programme’ activities took place on its campuses. This programme, organised by UMinho in collaboration with the UMinho Academic Association (AAUMinho), was designed to welcome and integrate the 3,000 or so […]
The Student Ombudsman of the University of Minho, Rosa M. Vasconcelos, was re-elected as president of the Portuguese Network of Higher Education Student Ombudsmen (RPE). This network brings together representatives from 60 national universities and polytechnic institutes, both public and private. The inauguration took place last Friday, at the end […]
The University of Minho spin-off, KEEP SOLUTIONS, was the company selected in an international tender to implement a cultural heritage management platform for the Ministry of Justice. This portal will integrate a library management system (45 associated libraries), a historical archive management system (nine associated entities) and a system dedicated […]
A group of teachers and students from the 1st year of the Master’s in Industrial Engineering and Management took part in the 2nd edition of the EGALITARIAN project, which took place from 26 to 30 August in Denmark. In addition to the University of Minho, the EGALITARIAN project, funded by […]
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale was felt in Portugal, from Viseu to the Algarve, with its epicentre off the coast of Sines, at dawn (05h11) on 26 August. The quake was also felt in Spain, Gibraltar and Morocco, and there were then five smaller aftershocks. Civil Protection […]
As part of the Thermochemical Processes course unit of the master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Specialisation in Environmental Energy Technologies, taught by EEUM lecturer Francisco Brito, 18 students presented their projects on 12 June. Hybrid Rocket Engine was the project of students Clara Pinto, Diana Gomes, Eduardo Barbosa, Gonçalo Araújo, […]
The Summer School “Digital Transformation in the Wine Industry”, which took place from 30 June to 6 July at the Azurém campus of the University of Minho, welcomed a group of twenty students from four European universities: University of Minho (Portugal), University of Münster (Germany), University of Graz (Austria) and […]
INESC TEC is one of the partners of the project “Linha de Saúde 24h”, a free healthcare telephone service for the population of Guinea-Bissau. In a country with hard-to-reach locations, this solution – available to two million people approximately – is vital to support the National Healthcare System. Ensuring equitable […]
The new head of the Department of Information Systems for the 2024-2025 biennium took office on 29 July at 2.30pm in the department’s meeting room. Rui João Peixoto José, Associate Professor with Aggregation, is the new Department Director, with João Varajão, Associate Professor with Aggregation, and Maria João Nicolau, Associate […]
The new head of the Department of Biological Engineering for the 2024-2025 biennium took office in the department’s meeting room on 29 July at 12 noon. Joana Azeredo, Associate Professor with tenure, was elected director of the department, with Isabel Belo, Assistant Professor, and Mariana Henriques, Assistant Professor with tenure, […]
Researchers from the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), at the University of Texas, spent a week at INESC TEC to exchange knowledge and share experiences in the field of supercomputing, with significant contributions to the operationalisation of the new Portuguese supercomputer, Deucalion, installed at the Azurém Campus of the University […]
A report that aired on TVI on 29 July shows the lack of textile engineers in Portugal and the demand for these professionals in a growing sector. With testimonies from the Director of the Textile Engineering Department, Hélder Carvalho, the President of Fibrenamics, Raúl Fangueiro, the President of Euratex and […]