NOVA University Lisbon celebrates this year its 46th birthday and, just as in previous years, it will celebrate the date with a ceremony at the Rectorate on October 23, at 5:00 p.m.
The Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine 2001, Sir Paul Nurse, is the guest speaker for NOVA Day 2019 - and will give a lecture on Science as a revolution.
Geneticist who works on what controls the division and shape of cells, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Oxford, President of Rockefeller University New York and President of the Royal Society.
The ceremony will also have the usual delivery of insignias to the doctorates by NOVA in the last year.
Mandatory registration until October de 17th 2019 here.
Nova Day 2019 | Program
October 23rd, 5 pm
- Speech of the Rector, Professor João Sàágua
- Speech of the President of the General Council, Estela Barbot
- Speech of the President of the Student Union of NOVA School of Science and Technology, Pedro Horta, representing the Student Council
- Musical moment of the choir: The Preacher, Horace Siver
- Lecture on "Science as a revolution” - Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel Prize in Medicine 2001
- Speech by the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Professor Manuel Heitor
- Award of the Merit Medal of the University to Professor José Caldeira da Silva
- Musical moment of the choir: Soon ah will be done, William Dawson
- Conferment of insignias to the new Doctorates
- Academic procession exits the Auditorium
- End of Ceremony
