The UMinho-IMFAHE partnership has already involved 90 doctoral students and 75 professors/researchers The sixth edition of the UMinho/IMFAHE International Mentoring Project has ended. This year, 20 doctoral students and 14 professors and researchers from the University of Minho, from various areas, were selected to join the Talent Network of the […]
The stage is set for the inaugural 1st International NORISK Workshop in the historic heart of Venice! From June 4-6, 2025, the iconic Palazzo Franchetti hosted this premier event focused on “The Role of Structural Safety in the Design and Assessment of Constructions and Infrastructures.” This 3-day workshop, organized by […]
On June 5, the public presentation of the 2nd edition of “Engenharia & Arte” took place, as part of the Commemorative Program for the 50th anniversary of UMinho’s School of Engineering. This edition brought to the University of Minho the painting exhibition “Entre-linhas” by Mário Lima, a retired EEUM professor […]
‘Engineering with 2nd Life’ was the theme chosen for EEUM’s participation in the Engenheiras por 1 Dia programme, in the activity ‘STEM LABS: Engineering and Technology Laboratories’, which took place on 3 June at the Viana do Castelo Cultural Centre. This activity was organised in conjunction with CIGUM – Commission […]
COTEC Portugal – Associação Empresarial para a Inovação (Business Association for Innovation) is a private non-profit organisation set up in April 2003 following an initiative by the then President of the Portuguese Republic, Jorge Sampaio. This initiative had the support of the Prime Minister and was joined by a group […]
On 28 May, the University of Minho and the Order of Engineers (OE) signed a protocol to strengthen the development of joint projects in engineering teaching and practice. The event took place at 3.30pm in the A1 auditorium (building 1) of the Gualtar campus in Braga, with the presence of […]
On 26 May, the School of Engineering received a delegation from the company Continental AG from Hanover, which was interested in getting to know the activities carried out at UMinho in some of its areas of activity. The delegation was made up of Burkhard Wies – Vice President R&D Innovation […]
The President of the School of Engineering, Professor Pedro Arezes, took part in the Round Table ‘Partnerships to Promote Success and Business Growth’, as part of the Connect to Build Conference cycle, organised by the Casais Group, with the theme ‘Breaking new ground with successful partnerships’, alongside Alexandre Fernandes, Executive […]
The University of Minho spin-off, Solfarcos, received another business visit as part of the Economy Weeks promoted by InvestBraga and the Municipality of Braga, with the presence of Ricardo Rio, Mayor of Braga and InvestBraga, Carlos Silva, executive director of InvestBraga, and Gil Carvalho, director of the Economic Dynamisation and […]
On 21 May, the board of the Production and Systems Department took office in the department’s meeting room. Professors Paulo Sampaio was re-elected as department director, while Nelson Costa was re-elected as deputy director. The ceremony was attended by numerous members of the department, including teachers and administrative and management […]
The “Biotechnology in Action” conference, part of the Economy Weeks, showed at Forum Braga how collaboration between science, companies and innovation is shaping the future of the bioeconomy in Portugal. The event featured speeches by António Vicente, Vice-President of the School of Engineering and researcher at CEB – Centre for […]
On April 16, at 9:30 a.m., the Textile Engineerin department’s meeting room hosted the swearing-in of the department’s new board of directors. Professors Miguel Ângelo Carvalho, as director, and André Paulo Almeida Whiteman Catarino (remaining from the previous directorate) took office. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by a number of […]