The story of the NOVA student who is going to the Olympic Games… for the second time!

Nova Olimpicos

22 de July, 2024

Her name is Patrícia Sampaio, she is a finalist in Communication Sciences at NOVA FCSH and she is ready to go to Paris to fight for a medal in Judo. Stay strong, Patricia! 

  

We met her at the Centro Desportivo Nacional do Jamor, which has become his second home since she started training for the Paris Olympics. It’s the second time that Patrícia Sampaio, 25, is going to the world’s biggest and most prestigious sporting competition, and her nerves, well, her nerves are on edge. 

 

“Tokyo was different: it was held in 2021, a year later than expected due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and there were so many restrictions that we didn’t end up experiencing everything we expected,” says the NOVA student, who was also injured twice in the months leading up to the competition. 

Now, despite her ever-present nervousness, the judoka is in a different mood after becoming European champion in November 2023 – she was also the world junior champion – and has not stopped competing since. 

“I haven’t stopped thinking about Paris since the end of the Tokyo Games,” she recalls, who became very emotional at the opening ceremony: “I even cried! Dreaming of a good result in the forthcoming Games, he also reveals that he continues to follow a very particular superstition: “I always wear the same outfit”. 

Born in Tomar, she started judo at the age of seven, influenced by her brother Igor, who was already practising and eventually became her coach. “It’s just that he was already doing judo when I was born.” Recognition from her country did not take long, nor did revenge, which is why this year she agreed to become Queen of the Tomar Carnival. 

Now she is one of 37 women in the Portuguese delegation – more equal and with the largest female contingent! – and that means that the challenge set by the Olympic Committee to make these the games of equality is being met. With the happy coincidence of being held in the same city where women competed for the first time in the modern Olympic Games. 

From 26 July to 11 August, the two banks of the Seine will be the setting for all the festivities, but Patrícia’s attention is mainly focused on the Champs de Mars arena, which will host the football and judo matches and is expected to attract around 300,000 spectators. 

“Reaching Olympus? Yes, for any athlete, taking part in the Games is the crowning glory of a successful career,” says the athlete, who trains twice a day, every day, and sleeps less than half a dozen hours a day. “It is a life of discipline”, she concludes. 

The first bout is scheduled for the 1st in this venue, which is normally used for major events but has been converted for the Olympic Games. 

It won’t be the first time it has made history: the Champs de Mars was the site of the launch of the first hydrogen balloon in 1783, the first Bastille Day celebration in 1790 and the setting for the 1985 film 007: A View to a Kill. 

Now we hope that it will be the stage for another memorable moment: that of our Patrícia Sampaio climbing the podium and bringing home the coveted medal! 

NOVA Formula Student: equipa da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa a postos para competição europeia

NOVA FORMULA STUDENT

19 de July, 2024

Quem o viu na porta da Reitoria da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, no campus de Campolide, em novembro passado, a dar boas-vindas a quem chegava para o NOVA Science and Innovation Day, agora não o reconhece.  Estamos no hangar da NOVA FCT, onde a máquina recebe os últimos preparativos antes de entrar em cena, e o seu novo look impressiona pelo bom-gosto: uma carenagem azul, o número 7 (número de estudantes que recomeçou o projeto depois da pandemia, em 2021) e o nome técnico: NOVA Formula Student.

“Na verdade, desse carro mantém-se apenas o motor”, assumem Miguel Pereira, 21 anos, estudante de engenharia e gestão industrial e diretor técnico do projeto, e Gustavo Guido, 23, de engenharia mecânica, elemento da equipa de motores, enquanto recordam todo o processo: um projeto revisto e atualizado todos os anos – do desenho à produção do projeto, passando, claro, pelos patrocinadores – desde que, em 2015, os primeiros estudantes da NOVA FCT se lançaram de cabeça na construção de um carro para correr na Formula Student, a versão universitária de competição automóvel. “Hoje é um carro de toda a NOVA, já que a equipa conta com estudantes também da NOVA FCSH e da NOVA IMS”

Agora, e dados os últimos retoques, o NOVA Formula Student, fruto do engenho e dedicação de uma equipa de mais de 60 estudantes de três escolas da universidade – NOVA FCT, NOVA FCSH e NOVA IMS – está prestes a embarcar num novo desafio e a provar o seu valor no circuito Red Bull Ringue, em Spielberg, na Áustria, numa prova que decorre de 21 a 25 de julho.

Diga-se, ainda, que o NOVA Formula Student não só representa um desafio técnico, mas também uma plataforma de aprendizagem prática inigualável. Desde o design até à produção, tudo é feito nos tempos livres daqueles e daquelas estudantes – sim, a equipa tem cerca de uma dezena de raparigas –  que dedicam horas diárias para tornar o sonho uma realidade. Eles sabem que participação em competições como esta não só aprimora as suas habilidades na sua área de estudos como também se tornou um requisito essencial no mercado de trabalho atual.

“Já há empresas a dizerem-nos que não pegam em currículos em que não tenha referências à Formula Student”, asseguram ainda Gustavo e Miguel.

Connosco estão também Tomás Sousa, 21 anos, estudante de engenharia micro e nano tecnológico, e que assumiu para si as relações empresariais do projeto; Pedro Fernandes, 23 anos, é de engenharia eletrotécnica e faz a coordenação de todo a parte eletrónica; Gonçalo Correia, 22, engenharia mecânica, faz a coordenação do motor e transmissões; e ainda Miguel Caldeirinha, 21 anos, e que é estudante de eletrotecnia e até já convenceu o pai a fazer a consultoria do projeto.

“Como há previsão de chuva para os dias da corrida, tivemos, por exemplo, de adaptar o carro para correr tanto em piso seco quanto molhado”, exemplifica. “Mas como é a primeira vez que corremos com este carro, para nós chegar ao fim da corrida já é uma vitória”, acrescentam, explicando que a competição tem várias etapas e que tem de estar tudo conforme, das ligações feitas aos parafusos.

Com o apoio de patrocinadores como Galp, Bosch, Autoeuropa, NOS, TAP, MCG, Ciclofapril e Cubotónic, além da própria Universidade NOVA, o NOVA Formula Student representa não apenas a excelência académica, mas também a capacidade de inovação e colaboração entre universidades e empresas. “

É como um projeto de investigação, passível de melhorar consoante os apoios financeiros de que dispõe”, assinalam ainda, antes de acrescentarem a cereja no topo do bolo: é que, no final, “é ainda expectável que haja um plano de negócios de criação de empresa para comercializar nem que seja uma peça”, detalham, explicando que, no seu caso, será o baquet.

A Formula Student é uma competição que começou nos Estados Unidos e à qual a Europa se rendeu em 1998, oferecendo desde então aos estudantes a oportunidade única de aplicar os seus conhecimentos teóricos em um ambiente prático e competitivo. Agora, enquanto a nossa equipa já está nos últimos retoques, resta-nos apenas dizer: Boa sorte, NOVA Formula Student!

NOVA Formula Student: equipa da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa a postos para competição europeia

NOVA FORMULA STUDENT

19 de July, 2024

Quem o viu na porta da Reitoria da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, no campus de Campolide, em novembro passado, a dar boas-vindas a quem chegava para o NOVA Science and Innovation Day, agora não o reconhece.  Estamos no hangar da NOVA FCT, onde a máquina recebe os últimos preparativos antes de entrar em cena, e o seu novo look impressiona pelo bom-gosto: uma carenagem azul, o número 7 (número de estudantes que recomeçou o projeto depois da pandemia, em 2021) e o nome técnico: NOVA Formula Student.

“Na verdade, desse carro mantém-se apenas o motor”, assumem Miguel Pereira, 21 anos, estudante de engenharia e gestão industrial e diretor técnico do projeto, e Gustavo Guido, 23, de engenharia mecânica, elemento da equipa de motores, enquanto recordam todo o processo: um projeto revisto e atualizado todos os anos – do desenho à produção do projeto, passando, claro, pelos patrocinadores – desde que, em 2015, os primeiros estudantes da NOVA FCT se lançaram de cabeça na construção de um carro para correr na Formula Student, a versão universitária de competição automóvel. “Hoje é um carro de toda a NOVA, já que a equipa conta com estudantes também da NOVA FCSH e da NOVA IMS”

Agora, e dados os últimos retoques, o NOVA Formula Student, fruto do engenho e dedicação de uma equipa de mais de 60 estudantes de três escolas da universidade – NOVA FCT, NOVA FCSH e NOVA IMS – está prestes a embarcar num novo desafio e a provar o seu valor no circuito Red Bull Ringue, em Spielberg, na Áustria, numa prova que decorre de 21 a 25 de julho.

Diga-se, ainda, que o NOVA Formula Student não só representa um desafio técnico, mas também uma plataforma de aprendizagem prática inigualável. Desde o design até à produção, tudo é feito nos tempos livres daqueles e daquelas estudantes – sim, a equipa tem cerca de uma dezena de raparigas –  que dedicam horas diárias para tornar o sonho uma realidade. Eles sabem que participação em competições como esta não só aprimora as suas habilidades na sua área de estudos como também se tornou um requisito essencial no mercado de trabalho atual.

“Já há empresas a dizerem-nos que não pegam em currículos em que não tenha referências à Formula Student”, asseguram ainda Gustavo e Miguel.

Connosco estão também Tomás Sousa, 21 anos, estudante de engenharia micro e nano tecnológico, e que assumiu para si as relações empresariais do projeto; Pedro Fernandes, 23 anos, é de engenharia eletrotécnica e faz a coordenação de todo a parte eletrónica; Gonçalo Correia, 22, engenharia mecânica, faz a coordenação do motor e transmissões; e ainda Miguel Caldeirinha, 21 anos, e que é estudante de eletrotecnia e até já convenceu o pai a fazer a consultoria do projeto.

“Como há previsão de chuva para os dias da corrida, tivemos, por exemplo, de adaptar o carro para correr tanto em piso seco quanto molhado”, exemplifica. “Mas como é a primeira vez que corremos com este carro, para nós chegar ao fim da corrida já é uma vitória”, acrescentam, explicando que a competição tem várias etapas e que tem de estar tudo conforme, das ligações feitas aos parafusos.

Com o apoio de patrocinadores como Galp, Bosch, Autoeuropa, NOS, TAP, MCG, Ciclofapril e Cubotónic, além da própria Universidade NOVA, o NOVA Formula Student representa não apenas a excelência académica, mas também a capacidade de inovação e colaboração entre universidades e empresas. “

É como um projeto de investigação, passível de melhorar consoante os apoios financeiros de que dispõe”, assinalam ainda, antes de acrescentarem a cereja no topo do bolo: é que, no final, “é ainda expectável que haja um plano de negócios de criação de empresa para comercializar nem que seja uma peça”, detalham, explicando que, no seu caso, será o baquet.

A Formula Student é uma competição que começou nos Estados Unidos e à qual a Europa se rendeu em 1998, oferecendo desde então aos estudantes a oportunidade única de aplicar os seus conhecimentos teóricos em um ambiente prático e competitivo. Agora, enquanto a nossa equipa já está nos últimos retoques, resta-nos apenas dizer: Boa sorte, NOVA Formula Student!

NOVA University Lisbon Launches Innovative Postgraduate Course to Strengthen Excellence in Tourism in Portugal

19 de July, 2024

“It will be the first edition of something that could mark the training of future tourism leaders in our country,” stressed Pedro Saraiva, NOVA’s Vice Rector for Organisational Innovation and Digital Transformation and coordinator of TOHO, at the launch of the NOVA Leading postgraduate course in Tourism and Hospitality, which took place this Friday, 19th, in the Senate Room of the Rectory of the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. “We are increasingly aware that tourism must be based on innovation, science and sustainability,” added José Alferes, director of NOVA FCT, who will coordinate the course, which brings together teachers from eight of NOVA’s schools, after highlighting the different areas of knowledge at the university that can contribute to this end. 

The new postgraduate course “Leading Tourism & Hospitality”, which will start in the academic year 2024/2025, is an innovative programme that represents a milestone in the training of leaders for the future of tourism and hospitality in Portugal. 

Developed by the NOVA Tourism & Hospitality Platform (TOHO), this postgraduate degree reflects NOVA’s commitment to sustainable innovation in the tourism and hospitality sector. The programme is characterised by its interdisciplinary nature, involving more than 25 professors from 8 NOVA faculties, including a specialist from the EUTOPIA network. It also has the active participation of sector partners: Turismo de Portugal; Pestana Group; Details Hospitality, Sports and Leisure; AHP and APAVT. 

In the words of Pedro Saraiva, “this postgraduate degree is a concrete response to the qualification needs of the tourism and hospitality sector, integrating a multidisciplinary approach that is fundamental for the training of innovative leaders, prepared to face the challenges and opportunities of the future, in a sector that represents 16.8% of the Gross Domestic Product and 8.4% of jobs in our country”. 

The ceremony was also attended by the various partners of this postgraduate course, who also highlighted the added value of the project: “We know that when the economy has grown, tourism has been the engine of that growth, and today we are facing new challenges that we have to respond to, from sustainability to digital transformation”, stressed Carlos Abade, President of Turismo de Portugal. 

“Only with a broader and truly interdisciplinary view can we find answers to sustainable growth, which has become a key point in all our activities,” concluded Cristina Siza Vieira, CEO of the Hotel Association of Portugal, which is also a partner in the project. 

Other partners include APAVT – Portuguese Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies and Details – Hotels and Resorts. 

The “Leading Tourism & Hospitality” postgraduate course aims to equip professionals in the sector with the necessary tools to enhance Portugal’s prestige in tourism development and innovation, and to help promote the country as a tourist destination of excellence. Created with the contributions of the main actors in the sector, this programme focuses on development and innovation, preparing students to face challenges and take advantage of emerging opportunities in the tourism and hospitality market, addressing economic and social sustainability, new motivations, tourist niches and the impact of digital innovation. 

More information here!

NOVA FCT vai ter o primeiro Espaço Cidadão numa universidade

AMA FCT

16 de July, 2024

Entre os serviços disponíveis no Espaço Cidadão da NOVA FCT estarão a renovação da Carta de Condução, a alteração da morada do Cartão de Cidadão, a solicitação do Cartão Europeu de Seguro de Doença, a realização de serviços e-fatura, entre muitos outros. Continue reading “NOVA FCT vai ter o primeiro Espaço Cidadão numa universidade”

NOVA recebe acreditação institucional máxima pela A3ES

A3ES

15 de July, 2024

A Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (NOVA) celebra a obtenção da acreditação institucional pela Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior (A3ES) pelo período máximo de 6 anos.

Com este feito, a NOVA não só vê reconhecido o seu compromisso com a qualidade e inovação, como também fortalece a sua posição no topo das instituições de ensino superior em Portugal, impulsionando-a para novos patamares de sucesso e reconhecimento global. Trata-se de um importante selo de confiança e prestígio que assegura a estudantes, docentes e parceiros que a NOVA continua a ser um ambiente propício ao desenvolvimento académico e profissional de excelência.

Parabéns a toda a comunidade académica por este importante marco, que só foi possível graças a muita dedicação e trabalho contínuo!

"Today you are NOVA’s newest champions. Tomorrow, you will be the leaders the world needs". Find out who won NOVA Young Talent Awards 2024 here

2 de July, 2024

NOVA University Lisbon has once again honoured the best first-year NOVA students for the 2022/2023 academic year and the directors of their secondary schools of origin.

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Nova reaffirms commitment to peace

28 de June, 2024

The Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NOVA) publicly declares its firm opposition to all warmongering attitudes that endanger human rights and undermine human freedom and life. In general, we condemn all forms of aggression and loss of life due to armed conflicts, wherever they occur in the world.

We reaffirm our commitment to the promotion of peace and the defence of the fundamental rights of all human beings, believing that dialogue, cooperation and mutual respect are the ways to build a more just and harmonious world.

Specifically in relation to the current armed conflict in Palestine, NOVA will not initiate any new collaborative projects with Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Israel that have publicly expressed support for the war, or with HEIs in Palestine that have publicly supported the terrorist actions of HAMAS.

We defend peace against war, education and scientific knowledge that promotes human development and well-being.

NOVA signs agreement with Oeiras

26 de June, 2024

NOVA University Lisbon and the Municipality of Oeiras establish a partnership for the installation of innovative projects in the municipality, i.e. campuses and related projects. 

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"Our ambition is to be at the forefront of commitment to the SDG's". NOVA is honoured to open the conference "Paving the Way to the Pact of the Future"

17 de June, 2024

The United Nations Sustainable Development Report 2024 will be presented this Monday in Lisbon, during the meeting of SDSN Portugal, a network chaired by NOVA University Lisbon.  

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NOVA is honoured to open the conference “Paving the Way to the Pact of the Future

17 de June, 2024

The United Nations Sustainable Development Report 2024 will be presented this Monday in Lisbon, during the meeting of SDSN Portugal, a network chaired by NOVA University Lisbon.  

 

“Universities, as sources of knowledge creation and dissemination, are essential partners for governments, the private sector and communities at large in addressing the many faces of sustainability challenges. (…) NOVA University is strongly committed to the UN 2030 Agenda and Europe’s mission to become green, socially open and fair. Our ambition is to be a leading university in interdisciplinary research with high social impact and to be among the pioneers in the commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals and the Green Deal”, stated the Rector of NOVA University Lisbon, João Sàágua, at the beginning of the conference Paving the Way to the Pact of the Future, which brings together a series of prestigious national and international speakers at the Ismaili Center in Lisbon, and has as its highlight the public presentation of the Sustainable Development Report 2024, prepared by the United Nations. 

As the Rector of NOVA added: “We are fully committed to taking concrete actions to make this network relevant in Portugal and beyond. This conference is a first example. We have more than 600 participants from over 70 countries. Therefore, I believe that these two days will be an excellent opportunity to share knowledge and promote full global partnerships to enhance our common mission. By taking this commitment seriously, NOVA is making its motto more alive than ever: to be a civic and global university”. 

The Paving the Way to the Pact of the Future conference is organised by SDSN (acronym for Sustainable Development Solutions Network), the network chaired by NOVA, and runs until the end of the day this Tuesday 18th, with an unmissable programme that you can consult here. 

 

 

Pedagogical Innovation Award 2024: Registration open until the 30th september

11 de June, 2024

The creation of the Pedagogical Innovation Award was announced by the Rector of NOVA, João Sàágua, on the first Quality Day in 2021. Inspired by the University’s mission to promote quality teaching – in all study cycles, by academics of excellence, capable of offering their students a transformative and intellectually challenging educational experience – the competition is now in its 3rd edition.

The deadline to apply for the award is 30th September and teachers and career researchers from NOVA University Lisbon can apply.

The criteria for awarding the prize focus, among other things, on the relevance and originality of the practices implemented (compared to conventional practices), as well as the excellence of the teacher and the impact and reach of these good pedagogical practices.

Check out the winning projects from the 1st and 2nd editions, get inspired, and… good luck! 

Useful information 

Applications must be submitted electronically by e-mail to nova.inov.ped@unl.pt 

Required Documentation 

a) Application Form, duly completed, including the justification for the application and the declaration of consent of the proposed teacher(s) or researcher(s).

Candidacy Form 

Informed consent form (one for each teacher/researcher)

b) Simplified curriculum vitae of the candidate(s);

c) e-mail address of the person responsible for the application.

RULES 

Further information can be found at

Regulations for the Pedagogical Innovation Award 

BOLSAS DE PÓS-DOUTORAMENTO MARIE SKŁODOWSKA-CURIE 2024 – CONHEÇA OS PROJETOS DISPONÍVEIS NA NOVA

11 de June, 2024

A Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (NOVA) está a receber manifestações de interesse para candidaturas às Bolsas Individuais Marie Skłodowska-Curie. Se é investigador/a pós-doutorado/a, e tem interesse em candidatar-se e em ter a NOVA como sua instituição de acolhimento, estamos disponíveis para receber o seu contacto.

As candidaturas às Bolsas Individuais Marie Skłodowska-Curie decorrem até 11 de setembro de 2024.

Aconselhamos que estabeleça contacto por email, o mais brevemente possível, com os/as Investigadores/as Principais (supervisores/as) responsáveis pelos diferentes projetos apresentados para este concurso. O contacto deve ser acompanhado de uma Carta de Motivação e Curriculum Vitae detalhado.

Por favor, consulte os projetos disponíveis nas várias Unidades de Investigação da NOVA e os respetivos pontos de contacto.

Para informação sobre as diferentes Unidades de Investigação da NOVA, clique aqui.

Here are the winners of the 2024 edition of Starters Academy, designed to stimulate the entrepreneurial spirit of students 

7 de June, 2024

The 2024 edition of the Starters Academy, a pioneer in promoting innovation and entrepreneurship in the student community, which provides basic tools for anyone who wants to create a startup, has now reached its final challenge. 

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WISE: The winners of the programme, which challenged NOVA students to find solutions that could change the energy landscape, have been announced

6 de June, 2024

It’s called WISE (an acronym for World-Changing Innovations for Sustainable Energies), it’s organised by the NOVA Impact Office and GALP, in partnership with Nova SBE’s Innovation Ecosystem, and it has come to an end after 12 weeks of intense work by the participating teams. The program aims to find innovative solutions to transform the current energy landscape. Six teams competed with groundbreaking ideas, and the winning team has already been announced. 

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NOVA hosted a meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean: "Faced with the challenges of today's world, cooperation between institutions can make all the difference"

17 de May, 2024

“Collaboration between institutions can make all the difference; that’s why it’s important to get everyone around the same table to find similarities and differences and try to understand how we can work together”, highlighted the Rector of NOVA University Lisbon, João Sàágua, about the meeting of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) – an intergovernmental institution that brings together the countries of the European Union and 15 countries from the southern and eastern shores of the Mediterranean – which took place all day on Thursday 16th at the NOVA Rectory. 

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International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia at NOVA: find out about the programme and get involved! 

13 de May, 2024

“Leave no one behind: equality, freedom and justice for all”: this is the motto adopted by the United Nations (UN) in 2024 to celebrate the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia and to contribute to the end of discrimination – by raising awareness and taking action for respect and equality for all people, regardless of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression and sexual characteristics. 

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Rector's Logic – May 2024

10 de May, 2024

On 13 May, the first EUTOPIA Day will be celebrated (…) and NOVA will once again be present with a special programme on practically all its sites, so I invite all members of our community to get to know the work of this innovative member of the EUTOPIA Alliance and to take advantage of this celebration to explore collaboration opportunities in this important network.

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NOVA Culture

8 de May, 2024

A cultural itinerary of the University’s spaces and an agenda of initiatives open to the community are available on the NOVA Cultura website.

"A prominent figure in the field of labour law, recognised in Portugal, Europe and beyond". NOVA University Lisbon awarded Professor António Monteiro Fernandes the title of Doctor Honoris Causa

7 de May, 2024

The ceremony, which took place on Monday 6th at the NOVA University Lisbon, was full of praise and affection. 

  

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50 years of 25th ABRIL at NOVA: Freedom started here too

6 de May, 2024

On the fiftieth anniversary of 25 April, we remember the historical landmark found in NOVA: the starting point of the Batalhão de Caçadores 5. It was from here that, in the early hours of 1974, the march to Rádio Clube Português began, where the first democratic message was broadcast.

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30th April 1974: the day on which the NOVA University Lisbon congratulated the National Salvation Board on the "general lines of the service it intends to offer the country"

29 de April, 2024

Five days after the 25th of April 1974, the Installation Committee of the NOVA University Lisbon approved the sending of a telegram to the Junta de Salvação Nacional (J.S.N.) – the Portuguese name of the so-called National Salvation Boardm congratulating it for having found in the programme adopted by this provisional governmental body “the general lines of the service it proposes to offer the country”. It also points out that NOVA “sees the broadest perspectives for its action and expresses to the J.S.N. its adherence to the principles it proclaims and defends”. 

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30 April 1974: the day on which the NOVA University Lisbon congratulated the National Salvation Council on the “general lines of the service it proposes to offer the country”.

29 de April, 2024

Five days after the 25th of April 1974, the Founding Committee of the NOVA University of Lisbon approved the sending of a telegram to the Junta de Salvação Nacional (as for National Salvation Board), congratulating it on finding in the programme adopted by this provisional government body “the general lines of the service it proposes to offer the country”. He also points out that NOVA “sees the widest perspectives for its action and expresses to the J.S.N. its adherence to the principles it proclaims and defends”.

Signed by Professor Doctor Gonçalves Ferreira, Doctor Maria de Lourdes Belchior, Eng. Delgado Domingos, Doctor Alfredo de Sousa and Dr Silveira Botelho, it states that: “The NOVA University of Lisbon, still in the process of structuring and installation, seeks from the outset to be guided by educational and scientific objectives typical of a truly democratic society that we wish to build in the country”.

This document, which belongs to the archives of the NOVA University of Lisbon, marks the university’s position on a day full of strong emotions – five days and five nights after the dawn we had waited for so long, that whole, first and clean day, April 25, 1974, the day before May 1, Labour Day, declared a national holiday, would be marked above all by the arrival of the exiles in Lisbon: On the same Air France flight, the general secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party, Álvaro, Cunhal, the musicians José Mário Branco and Luís Cília and the future archaeologist Cláudio Torres returned.

Moreover, as the 30 April edition of Diário de Lisboa, which proclaimed in its headline a country “on the road to democracy”, pointed out, support for the J.S.N. was already beginning to emerge from the most diverse representatives of Portuguese society – from the Portuguese Society of Authors to the hundred and fifty scientists from the Gulbenkian Institute of Sciences, including the immense mass of students, who announced their “unequivocal adherence to the movement”.

 

 

Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships)

24 de April, 2024

The Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships) fund excellence in research and innovation by supporting researchers at all stages of their careers. They provide new knowledge and skills through cross-border mobility and exposure to different sectors and disciplines.

The MSCA-PF fellowships promote research excellence and are intended for PhD holders who wish to develop their research activities abroad, acquire new skills, advance their careers, and gain experience in other countries, disciplines, and non-academic sectors.

Interested researchers must apply together with a host organization, which can be a university, research institution, company, small or medium-sized enterprise, or another organization based in an EU Member State or a country associated with the Horizon Europe program. All disciplines are eligible for these postdoctoral fellowships, including research areas covered by the Euratom Research and Training Program.

NOVA at the launch of European Youth Week in Brussels with a focus on the European elections  

17 de April, 2024

Invited by UNICA network, NOVA University Lisbon attended the beginning of the meeting that takes place in Brussels until the 19th, and which aims to involve universities in a campaign to encourage young people to vote in the next elections for the European Parliament.  

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