4th Session “Doctorates and PhDs in Business Environment”

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

This series of sessions has been held at various higher education institutions across the country, with the aim of discussing advanced doctoral-level training carried out in a business environment as a key 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 Science at ULisboa; Nuno Araújo, Researcher at the Center for Theoretical and Computational Physics at ULisboa; Nuno Matos, Director of R&D + Innovation Management System at Renova; Luís Carriço, Director of Sciences at ULisboa; Francisco C. Santos, Vice President of FCT; and Jorge Portugal, Director General of COTEC Portugal.

It should be noted that this year, the Call for the Award of Studentships for Doctorates in all Scientific Fields, for whichapplications closed on March 31, 2023, offered 1,450 Studentships, 400 of which were earmarked for a specific line of application for work plans developed in non-academic entities, namely companies, public administration entities, hospitals, museums, libraries, state laboratories, regulatory entities, or third sector entities.