4th Session "Doctorates and PhDs in the Business Environment"

On June 19, the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon will host the 4th session of the cycle "Doctorates and PhDs in the Business Environment", which is being promoted by COTEC Portugal - Business Association for Innovation and the FCT, and for which registrations must be made here.

This cycle of sessions has been held in various higher education institutions across the country, with the aim of debating advanced doctoral training carried out in a business environment, as a central factor in the relationship between companies and the scientific system through the vital link between scientific research and the innovation cycle.

The initiative will be attended by Teresa Vieira, from the Commission for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Sciences ULisboa; Nuno Araújo, Researcher at the Center for Theoretical and Computational Physics of Sciences ULisboa; Nuno Matos, Director of R&D + Innovation Management System at Renova; Luís Carriço, Director of Sciences ULisboa; Francisco C. Santos, Vice-President of FCT; and Jorge Portugal, Director General of COTEC Portugal.

It should be remembered that this year, the FCT Call for PhD Research Studentships in all Scientific Fields, whose applications closed on March 31, 2023, made 1,450 Studentships available, 400 of which were destined for a specific application line for work plans developed in non-academic entities, namely companies, public administration entities, hospitals, museums, libraries, state laboratories, regulatory entities, or third sector entities.