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 […]
The Senhora da Oliveira Hospital in Guimarães is a finalist in the first edition of the European Funds Awards 2025, in the ‘Smarter Portugal’ category, with its ‘Smart Hospital Infection Control’ project, considered one of the most innovative initiatives financed by EU funds. The application is competing alongside four others: […]
During the 7th International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Modelling and Simulation (AMMS 2025), held between 24 and 26 September in Athens, the article entitled ‘Biologically-plausible classification via a Dynamic Neural Field Self-Organising Map’ was awarded the Best Presentation Award. The work was authored by Paulo Barbosa, Flora Ferreira, Estela Bicho […]
Nearly 30 world-renowned experts from around the world travelled to Portugal to discuss advances in the fields of computer science theory and programming languages. Members of the IFIP Working Group 2.1 on Algorithmic Languages and Calculi gathered in Viana do Castelo for an initiative organised by INESC TEC. The capital […]
On 25 September, the results of the scientific project ‘INHAVIT – Sustainable approaches to the rehabilitation and revitalisation of the built cultural heritage of the Montesinho Natural Park’, located in the municipalities of Bragança and Vinhais, were announced. The session was held in the main auditorium of the University of […]
Paulo Cortez was recently awarded the distinction ‘2025 Portuguese Excellence Professor of Artificial Intelligence in Spain’ by the Ramón Areces Foundation. This distinction, awarded by the Spanish entity, recognises the outstanding research career in the field of Artificial Intelligence of the researcher at the ALGORITMI Centre, lecturer at the Department […]
Tun’Obebes, the female engineering choir of the University of Minho, presented “Muralha”, a new original song that pays tribute to the city of Guimarães and academic life in the “cradle city”. The single premiered exclusively on YouTube, accompanied by an official video clip recorded in various emblematic settings in Guimarães. […]
The second phase of the Minho Innovation & Technology Hub (MITH) in Guimarães was announced by the Casais Group on 22 September and focuses on the construction of commercial and service infrastructure and the strengthening of housing infrastructure. António Carlos Rodrigues, CEO of the Casais Group, said that ‘with the […]