Orientation Day in Portugal Strengthens Collaborative Network

On October 19, 2013, the CMU Portugal Program welcomed its new dual degree doctoral students at the Annual Student Orientation Day, which was held in Porto, Portugal. This informal networking event involved students, alumni, faculty and entrepreneurs in Portugal at the time, and had a strong focus on the global graduate education experience provided to the dual degree students. 

Read the full article at http://www.cmuportugal.org/tiercontent.aspx?id=4999.

Madeira-ITI Wins European Grant of €2.35 Million to Boost Research

The Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (Madeira-ITI), created under the auspices of the CMU Portugal Program, funded by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, ends 2013 with two major accomplishments: the inauguration of its new facilities, and an European Research Area (ERA) Chairs grant of €2.35 million for the next four years.
Read the full article at http://www.cmuportugal.org/tiercontent.aspx?id=5023.

CMU Portugal Program Newsletter - September / October 2013

The Newsletter of the CMU Portugal Program is out!

Find articles about research outcomes, alumni paths, as well as features on several events recently held about the Google Glass, and on how to convert technology into business. Our dual degree student Leid Zejnilovic speaks about his research work on the Patient Innovation project, our alum Cristobal Cheyre explains the importance of Entrepreneurs and Ideas for Clusters, and our alumni Inês Freitas Oliveira, from PT Inovação, and Ricardo Caetano, from Google in London, share their success story.

CMU Portugal Open Session for Faculty Members and Prospective Students

Insights, Community Building and the Google Glass Achievement and Demo

Date: October 19, 2013
Venue: INESC TEC Auditorium, Porto, Portugal

On October 19, 2013, the CMU Portugal Program will held an Open Session for faculty members, students, doctoral students, prospective students, and entrepreneurs. This event is shaped to provide insights on the CMU Portugal Program, to share the story of the Google Glass achievement, as well as to present statements from dual degree doctoral students, alumni, researchers and entrepreneurs.

For more information, please visit: http://www.cmuportugal.org/tiercontent.aspx?id=4940

CMU Portugal Public Sessions on the Call for Entrepreneurial Research Initiatives

We are organizing a new series of meetings in Portuguese universities to present and discuss the goals, structure, and financial support for the ERIs. As you know, the CMU Portugal Call for Entrepreneurial Research Initiatives will remain open until 5pm (GMT), of October 16, 2013. Funded by the Portuguese Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT), the Entrepreneurial Research Initiatives (ERIs) are projects in science, engineering, management and policy that link both fundamental and applied research to technological innovation and economic development, explicitly focusing on important real world problems entailing significant scientific challenges. Approximately € 6 million, half in Portugal and half at CMU, are expected to be available to support four to seven ERIs, for up to 4 years. More information about the Entrepreneurial Research Initiatives (ERIs) is available at link.

The target audience for these meetings includes faculty members, researchers, doctoral students, senior staff of innovation and entrepreneurship support organizations, business executives, and startup managers. The director of the CMU Portugal Program will present the concept and goals for the ERIs, followed by a Q&A moment.

Calendar for these events:

September 13, 2013
16:00 - 17:30 Faculdade de Ciências of the Universidade do Porto (Amphitheatre 2, DCC Building)

September 19, 2013
09:30 - 10:30 Universidade do Minho (Amphitheatre A2, Informatics Department, Gualtar Campus, Braga)
15:00-16:30 Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Library Auditorium)

September 20, 2013
11:00-12:00 Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia of the Universidade de Coimbra (FCTUC)
15:00-16:30 Universidade de Aveiro (tbd)

September 24, 2013
15:00 - 16:30 Fundação of the Faculdade de Ciências of the Universidade de Lisboa (Amphitheatre)

September 27, 2013
Instituto Superior Técnico of the Universidade Técnica de Lisboa

tbd
Católica-Lisbon School
Faculdade de Engenharia of the Universidade do Porto

In order to prepare the logistics for the event, please register http://www.cmuportugal.org/tiercontent.aspx?id=4858.

Please forward this announcement to any interested parties, and feel free to contact us if you think that we can be of any help, using the email eris@cmuportugal.org.