Achieve worldwide excellence in research and development in the scientific areas of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering and Industrial Management.
DEMI will present the three undergraduate programs it offers: Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Management, and Aerospace Engineering. The latter is a major new addition and will launch in the upcoming academic year 26/27.
The Habilitation Exams in Mechanical Engineering for Professor Rui Fernando Martins, Associate Professor at DEMI, NOVA FCT, took place on 23 February 2026.
Bernardo Henriques and João Vau had the opportunity to carry out scientific missions at the Centre Ingénierie et Santé (CIS) of Mines Saint-Étienne, France, during the month of February.
On February 13, NOVA FCT hosted the grand final of another edition of its Entrepreneurship Program, the largest university-level initiative of its kind in Portugal.
The session highlights the importance of digital tools for personalized medicine and reinforces the connection between engineering, technology, and healthcare—research areas at UNIDEMI. The event is also held within the framework of the PESSOA Programme – Portugal–France Bilateral Cooperation (ref. 2024.07108.CBM).
The NOVA University Lisbon has launched NOVA Aerospace, a pioneering project in Portugal aimed at creating a strategic hub for Aerospace Engineering at Cascais Airfield, in Tires, through the concept of a University Airport.
Achieve worldwide excellence in research and development in the scientific areas of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering and Industrial Management.
The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (DEMI) is a permanent organic unit of Nova School of Science and Technology | NOVA FCT, dedicated to teaching, to fundamental and applied scientific research and to the provision of services in the fields of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
DEMI counts, currently, with 5 employees and 44 teachers who are committed to offering the best teaching experience and the best knowledge to their students, helping them develop their skills and achieve their personal and professional goals.
DEMI teachers also collaborate, at different levels, with diverse public and private institutions, particularly in the development of research projects in scientific and technological areas of relevance to Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, which aim to respond to the needs of the society.
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