25 Years of FCT in Science: Opportunities and Challenges

The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) will open the program of its 25th anniversary celebrations with a conference entitled “ 25 years of FCT in Science: Opportunities and Challenges ”, on January 14th, at 2:30 pm, at the Thalia Theater, in Lisbon. This will be the first of 12 sessions organized by the FCT throughout the year to mark its first quarter of a century.

The program for this first session opens with a speech by the president of the FCT, Helena Pereira, entitled “25 Years of the FCT in Science”. The second intervention will be made by Alexandre Quintanilha, deputy of the Assembly of the Republic, with the communication “Knowledge – Pillar of democracy”. This will be followed by a panel discussion dedicated to the theme “A vision of the future for science”, which will be attended by science and technology researchers and also former presidents of the FCT and the National Board of Scientific and Technological Research (JNICT). The last communication will be made by the president of the National Council of Science, Technology and Innovation, José Manuel Mendonça, under the title “Science with impact – social relevance and contribution to the economy”. The session will be closed by the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor.

The session will be broadcast online, at this link .

The debates will continue throughout this year, taking place in different cities, stimulating discussion around important topics for the future of science in Portugal and Europe. The sessions will be attended by personalities and representatives from the various dimensions of the construction of knowledge about science and technology in Portugal, in which the FCT, over these 25 years, as the national agency for financing scientific activity, has played a prominent role.

Upcoming sessions:

Advanced Training and Doctorates
February, Aveiro

Scientific Employment and Scientific Careers
March, Porto

Scientific Institutions
April, Coimbra

Science 2022: Meeting with Science and Technology, in the 25th anniversary of FCT
May, Lisbon

R&D Activities and Projects
June, Vila Real

Open Science, Repositories and Online Library
July, Braga

Summer with Science
August: Braganca

Scientific Culture and Living Science
September, Faro

Advanced Computing
October, Guimarães

International Scientific Cooperation
November, Evora

FCT and science in Portugal and Europe
December, Lisbon

(The dates and locations of the sessions will be announced soon.)