25 years of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education

The current Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES) is celebrating its 25th anniversary and the event has been marked with various initiatives aimed at the general public, such as debates, concerts, exhibitions and the publication of several books. The program also includes the recent launch of the "Science & Knowledge Collection", in partnership with the Público newspaper and the A Bela e o Monstro publishing house.

The "Science & Knowledge Collection" reissues the first editions of eight works relevant to the promotion of scientific culture, curated by the bookseller and anthropologist Luís Gomes, with a foreword by the teacher and researcher Fernando Carvalho Rodrigues. In more depth, the reader is introduced to the works of Charles Darwin, Pedro Nunes, Erwin Schrödinger, Antero de Quental, Garcia de Orta, Almeida Garrett, Júlio Verne and Mário António da Cunha Moura. The works are being published in detachable format in the Thursday editions of the Público newspaper, between September 17 and November 5.

It should be remembered that MCTES was created in 1995, at the time called the Ministry of Science and Technology and led by José Mariano Gago, with the main objective of promoting the development of scientific and research work in the country. Since its creation in 1997, the FCT has been under the supervision of this ministry.

See the flyer about the collection and find out more about this initiative on the website.