The School of Engineering of the University of Minho (EEUM) presented the cultural initiative “Engineering and Art” on 23 November at the B-Lounge of the General Library on the Azurém campus in Guimarães. The event was part of UMinho’s 50th anniversary programme and was supported by the Documentation and Library […]
On 22 November, the University of Minho and the University of Vigo (Galicia) held a Research Forum to showcase their projects in 11 scientific areas and deepen cooperation. The initiative took place in the Zulmira Simões auditorium of the UMinho School of Medicine, on the Gualtar campus in Braga. The […]
E-REDES has signed a protocol for the Top Women Scholarship mentoring programme with 11 higher education institutions, including the UMinho School of Engineering. This initiative is aimed at final-year students from 23 master’s programmes in electrical and computer engineering from the north to the south of the country. In total, […]
INOV.AM is an Additive Manufacturing Innovation mobilisation programme, made up of companies from various sectors of activity and a number of entities from the national scientific system, including UMinho’s School of Engineering, aimed at development in various areas of intervention including: new materials, advanced additive manufacturing processes, advanced post-production processes, […]
The University of Minho is the national institution with the most requests for “patent families”, according to the “Barómetro Inventa 2023 – Patentes Made in Portugal”. The university’s 69 registrations include medical, biotechnological, autonomous driving, manufacturing, production and construction innovations, among others. The results reinforce the role of UMinho and […]
On 20 November, the Chair of the School of Engineering hosted Thomas Olsson and Lars Montellius from Lund University. The purpose of the meeting was to share institutional models for recognising and rewarding teaching excellence. The meeting began with an intervention by Professor Pedro Arezes, President of the School of […]
The University of Minho has three scientists among the most cited in the world by other researchers – António Vicente and José António Teixeira, from the Centre for Biological Engineering (CEB), and Rui L. Reis, from the 3B’s Group. This was confirmed today by the Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list, […]
Diogo Cunha, Pedro Arezes, Rosa Barros, Teresa Monteiro and Victor Soares were the members of the School of Engineering community who took part in the “Poetry on Campus” initiative, organised by groups of students from the Arts and Theatre departments as part of UMinho’s 50th anniversary. On 6 November, the […]
“Engineering for a better Future” was the School of Engineering’s motto for the “VEM 2023 – Come and try Uminho” programme. Reformed from the old “Best Student” programme, VEM brought together 160 students, selected by secondary schools in the Braga and Viana do Castelo region, with the best grade 11 […]
The closing session of Economy Month – Innovation and Factory of the Future took place on 26 October at the Jordão Theatre, with a panel of guests who represent the vibrant dynamics of innovation in the region. The Future Trends session, moderated by alumni José Mendes, Executive Director of the […]
The board of ISISE – Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering – took office on 26 October at the Azurém campus of the University of Minho. José Manuel de Sena Cruz, Associate Professor with tenure in the Civil Engineering Department of the School of Engineering, was elected director […]
On 25 October, the MITH – Minho Innovation and Technology Hub” Public Presentation took place at Sítio.co, with talks on ‘Trends and Technologies of the Future’. More than just a space for entrepreneurs, the MITH – Minho Innovation & Technology Hub is an infrastructure that will connect the academic community […]