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Public Debate Sessions on the S&T System, Higher Education and Scientific Employment

FCT, in collaboration with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education (MCTES), is organizing a series of debates on the S&T system, Higher Education and scientific employment. These sessions are open to all researchers from public and private institutions and to all higher education teachers and researchers.

The meetings will be attended by the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, the Secretary of State of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Fernanda Rollo, and members of the FCT Board of Directors. The discussion of the topics under debate will be addressed in the context of the preparation of the institutional assessment processes that will be launched in 2017 by FCT and the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES).

The program of the meetings will focus on the public discussion of the following documents:
On the evolution of the S&T and higher education system organization: building the future, believing in knowledge
Stimulating scientific employment - concretion and implementation plan

[NEW] Supporting elements:

Final Report of the Reflection Group on evaluation in FCT, October 2016
Summary of the reflection report on evaluation in FCT, October 2016

These meetings are in addition to others that have already taken place, leaving open the possibility of holding future sessions that may be identified as relevant in this process.

See which session you want to attend and register:

Lisbon: November 9th, 4:30pm-6:30pm
LNEC Auditorium
Registration | Video

Porto: November 22, 16h30-18h30
Auditório do Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis
Registration | Audio of the event

Évora: November 24th, 3:30pm - 6pm
Auditório Nobre do Colégio do Espírito Santo, Universidade de Évora
Registration | Video

Bragança: November 25th, 4pm-6pm
Auditorium of the School of Technology and Management (Santa Apolónia Campus), Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
Registration | Video

Guimarães: November 28th, 10-11:30am
Auditório da Universidade do Minho, Campus de Azurém
Registration | Video

Guarda: December 6th, 4:30pm-6:30pm
Auditório dos Serviços Centrais do Instituto Politécnico da Guarda
Registration | Video

Faro: December 12th, 2pm-4pm
Algarve University Auditorium, Gambelas
Registration | Video

Aveiro: December 16, 11h00 - 13h00
Auditorium of the University of Aveiro
Registration | Video

Coimbra: January 17th, 11am - 1pm
Auditorium of the Faculty of Science and Technology (Pole II), University of Coimbra
Registration

Oporto: 26 JANUARY, FROM 4 PM TO 6 PM
Auditório do Instituto Politécnico do Porto
Registration

Other Events

Thematic Debate: Architecture
Porto: November 22, 11am-1pm
Auditorium of the Faculty of Architecture of Porto, University of Porto