News: In the Media

FCTUC is the Best Science and Technology School from Portugal
The Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra (FCTUC) is the most prestigious School of Sciences and Technology of Portugal, says the “QS Top World University 2010” ranking. A great effort in internationalization has been take, which is reflected in the growing participation of FCTUC researchers in international projects in a partnership context with the most prestigious institutions in the world, as for example the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and the CMU (Carnegie Mellon University)”, says the FCTUC director.

Read the full article in Portuguese at Caixa Universidade Politécnico Online (29 Outubro)

Higher Education: Carnegie Mellon Specialists in Lisbon
Article about the two-days meetings in Lisbon between Portuguese and Carnegie Mellon researchers about the projects that are already financed by the institution, but also to understand and discuss future ideas.

Read the Portuguese article published by the News Agency Lusa (October 11, 2010).

The Download Killed the Album
Interview with Alexandre Mateus, Ph.D. student from IST and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), through Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program, who analyzed the behaviour of the students from the University of Illinoys during 3 terms.

Read the Portuguese article at Exame Informática (November 1 st , 2010).

Public Policy in the Energy Sector
Interview to a former NASA astronaut called Jay Apt who was in Portugal yesterday to talk about public policy in the energy sector. Nowadays, Jay Apt is the Director of Electric Industry Center at Carnegie Mellon University.

Read the Portuguese article at Jornal i (October 12 th . 2010).

NET-SCIP Workshop on Security
In October 13, 2010, at Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP), will be held the second internacional encounter about the Innovation Network on Security and Critical Infrastructure Protection (NET-SCIP).

Read the Portuguese article at Super Indústria Online (October 11 th , 2010).

Higher Education: Partnership with Carnegie Mellon University Creates New Specialists in Management of Public Goods
The partnership between Portuguese universities and the American Carnegie Mellon University are graduating specialists in management of public goods.

Read the Portuguese article at the News Agency Lusa (October 11 th , 2010)

External Review Committee 2010 Praised the Partnership between Portuguese Universities and Carnegie Mellon University
Article published by the Ministry for Science, Technology and Higher Education (October 18, 2010).

Madeira ITI was Highly Commended by the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program External Review Committee 2010
Nuno Nunes, president of the Madeira ITI and scientific director of the Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program, gave an interview to the Newspaper Madeira Diário de Notícias (October 24, 2010).

FCTUC: The most prestigious Portuguese School in Science and Technology
Article about the FCTUC classification as the best Portuguese School in Science and Technology. According to FCTUC president, it has been made an effort in terms of internationalization, reflected in partnerships with foreign institutes like Carnegie Mellon University or MIT.

Read the Portuguese article at Ciência PT Online // Campeão das Províncias Online (September 22 th )