One of the highlights of the day was the visit to the three laboratories created within the scope of the project: the Marco Garetti Lab, the BRIEL, and the HumanTech Data Hub. This visit offered members of the Scientific Committee the opportunity to gain first-hand insight into the infrastructure supporting research activities.
The project, titled UNIQUE – University Network for Industrial Quality, Automation, Ecology and Excellence, focuses on advanced doctoral training in the fields of industrial quality, automation, and sustainability, involving an international consortium that brings together academic institutions and industry partners.
Duarte Dinis, professor at DEMI and researcher at UNIDEMI, undertook an international mobility program at the Università degli Studi di Bergamo (UNIBG), Italy, under the FCT Mobility funding promoted by FCT.IP.
Throughout the event, three undergraduate programmes were presented, with particular emphasis on the new Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering, which attracted significant interest from participants.
The session featured two professionals from Quadrante: Engineer Gaspar Miranda, Client Manager in the Digital Twins Business Service area, and Engineer Miguel Graça, Project Manager in the Industry Business Unit.
The meeting will take place on March 17, 2026, between 2:00 PM and 3:00 PM, in a hybrid format: in person in Room 4.23 at DEMI, Building VIII of NOVA FCT, and online.
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.
