University wants to attract students to master’s degree
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Castanheira da Costa, in an interview, says “we have an area in which it attracts outside students, at this point it is already clear that this connection is Carnegie Mellon University which has attracted students from various nationalities. |
Read the article online, in Portuguese, from Jornal da Madeira.
Upcoming workshop
| The UTEN Portugal, in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon | Portugal Partnership, is promoting the workshop “Experiencing Technology Transfer: collaborating with Carnegie Mellon” from November 8th to 10th at Instituto Pedro Nunes, in Coimbra, Portugal. |
Read the Portuguese article in PDF, from Diário Económico.
| Since the beginning of the partnership, the number of students enrolled in Professional Master’s and PhD’s in the areas of Communication and Information Technology (CIT), at Carnegie Mellon|Portugal program, doubled. |
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UMa Student wins competition
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Nuno Laginha, a master in Human Computer Interaction student, class of 2008/2009 from the partnership between University of Madeira (UMa) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) won the first prize in the International Services Design competition. The competition was organized by the “Service Design Network (SDN) and sponsored by Volkswagen. The application deadline to the 4th edition of the Master in Human Computer Interaction program in partnership between CMU and UMa is January 31st, 2010. |
Read the Portuguese article in PDF, Diário de NotÃcias de Madeira.
MIT-Portugal launches a network of stem cell research
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Developing new therapies applied to cancer treatment is the aim of project. |
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Voice in the matter – Nuno Rodrigues
| The work done by the University of Madeira to improve the Computer Engineering course is remarkable. Actions taken by University of Madeira, such as the Protocol signed between the University of Madeira and Carnegie Mellon University, which promotes the exchange of students from around the world, allows the presence of highly renowned professors in the region, like Prof. Larry Constantine, is an example of the work that has been developed by professors in the field, in which Prof. Nuno Nunes is well known. |
Read the Portuguese article in PDF, from Diário de NotÃcias da Madeira Online.
Valuing Knowledge stimulates economic development of the country
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The licensing of technologies and the creation of start-ups were the main themes that were discussed in the Workshop organized by UTEN Portugal, in collaboration with the Carnegie Mellon | Portugal partnership, which took place from November 8 to 10 in Coimbra. |
Read the article online, in Portuguese, from CiênciaPT Online.
Professional Master in Human-Computer Interaction
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The University of Madeira and Carnegie Mellon promote a Professional Masters in Interaction Human-Computer. |
Read the article online, in Portuguese, from Diário Cidade.
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Carnegie Mellon is going to start a new step in its strategy, with a site to host a social network, announced Tara Branstad, one of the directors of the Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation (CTTEC) of the institution.
The major role of Carnegie Mellon is to simplify the processes “- The director of the Center for Technology Transfer and Enterprise Creation (CTTEC) of Carnegie Mellon University, Tara Brantsad believes that the large role Carnegie Mellon in transferring of technology to companies is simplify procedures and give them transparency – are a form of encourage participation. “The lack of transparency is disappointing. And it also because there is a procedure and contract to create spin-offs, ” She explains. The role of facilitator is to “promote confidence and the development of the project. “Everyone knows if you are getting involved,” stresses the responsible. Regional organizations help in transferring technology – Much success in transferring technology of Carnegie Mellon University d had to do with the existence of individuals in startups with links to a private institution. This has been fundamental in the process of developing small businesses in order for them to be bought, with benefits for the university, said Tim McNulty, vice president of government relations at Carnegie Mellon. |
Read the article online, in Portuguese, from Computer World.
