“Science in Portuguese” on World Portuguese Language Day

May 5 marks World Portuguese Language Day, proclaimed by UNESCO in 2019. It is estimated that Portuguese, spoken on five continents and the most widely spoken language in the southern hemisphere, will reach 500 million speakers by 2100, according to United Nations projections. UNESCO marks this date with the aim of valuing and promoting the Portuguese language as a global instrument of communication, science, culture, and unity. 

On May 5, 2021, FCT and Centro Ciência LP, an organization resulting from an agreement signed between the Portuguese State and UNESCO and based at the Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (IHMT) of the New University of Lisbon, will hold the session "Science in Portuguese," which aims to discuss science in language and language in science, in a context of cooperation. This session will be broadcast online starting at 11:00 a.m. and will feature the participation of the chair of the FCT's governing board, Helena Pereira, with a presentation entitled "On the strategy and financing of science in the Portuguese language: people, ideas, and infrastructure." The event will also be attended by the Minister of State and Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, and the Minister of Science, Technology, and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor.

The main objective of the LP Science Center is to foster collaboration among Portuguese-speaking countries and implement its Strategic Plan for Multilateral Cooperation in Science, Technology, and Higher Education.

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