Information: Regional Secretary for Education and Culture concludes tour to school establishments of the Regional Education System
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture concluded in Santa Cruz das Flores a tour to the 40 school establishments of the regional education system. The tour started in September last year and ended Tuesday. Avelino Meneses, who was accompanied in these visits by the Regional Director for Education, Fabíola Cardoso, held several meetings with the teaching staff with the primary goal... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses says "the future lies in education"
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated in Vila do Porto that "we must pass the message to the youth of this new Europe that it is worth studying." Avelino Meneses spoke during the celebrations of Europe Day celebrations, before an audience mostly composed of students. According to him, "it is not true that skilled unemployment is the highest; it is rather true that skilled labour... more >>

Information: Completion works of the new Angra do Heroísmo Public Library and Regional Archive started today
The works for the completion of the new Angra do Heroísmo Public Library and Regional Archive began today and will last for a period of eight months. After the signature of the assignment order for the contract work, which was awarded to ACE Construção da Biblioteca AH, a consortium made up of the companies Tecnovia/Marques/Somague, the work began immediately. It is expected to be ... more >>

Information: Establishment of the Scientific Council of the Integrated Programme for the Promotion of School Success published in the Official Journal
António Sampaio da Nóvoa, Ana Maria Bettencourt, António Câmara, Ermelindo Peixoto, Maria Amelia Correia de Campos, Roberto Carneiro and Suzete Pacheco Câmara will make up the Scientific Council of the Integrated Programme for the Promotion of School Success - ProSucesso. The order establishing this council was published today in the Official Journal. The order issued by... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses highlights importance of EPIS project in promoting school success
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture emphasised the "importance" of the EPIS project, an initiative promoted by the Association of Entrepreneurs for Social Inclusion to combat school failure. This project "deals with students at school" as well as with "families who are not in school." "We are all aware that the scourge of school failure must be fought on multiple fronts. This fight t... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses says no one can be resigned to school failure
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture defended today that no one can be resigned to school failure, which he considered to be a "scourge." Avelino Meneses spoke at the 22nd Philosophical Meeting "Pensar (n)as Ilhas" (Thinking about the Islands), an initiative organised by Manuel de Arriaga Secondary School. The government official reiterated the Regional Government's commitment to prep... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores awards contract work for the rehabilitation of Manadas Church on São Jorge Island
The Regional Secretariat for Culture and Education awarded today the contract work for the rehabilitation of Santa Bárbara Church in Manadas on São Jorge Island. The intervention covers the structural rehabilitation of the roof and restoration of the coffered ceiling as well as of other decorative elements of the ceiling and walls. The contract work was awarded to the company Pavijorge... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses announces creation of ProSucesso to combat "main scourge" of the Regional Education System
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture (SREC) stated in Angra do Heroísmo that the Government of the Azores hopes to "combat the main scourge" of the Regional Education System with the creation of the Integrated Programme for the Promotion of School Success - ProSucesso. "We have boldly fought school failure over the years through the implementation of programmes and projects, whic... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores to grant training and artistic creation scholarships
According to two orders issued by the Regional Secretary for Education and Culture published in the Official Journal, the Government of the Azores will grant five training and artistic creation scholarships in 2015. The application period for a training scholarship in Plastic Arts and another in Audiovisual and Multimedia for the academic year 2015/2016 will run from June 1 to July 31. In turn,... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores wants to avoid "automatic progressions" in education
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture (SREC) announced in Ponta Delgada that the Government of the Azores will amend the ordinance on the evaluation basic education students with the aim of promoting school success and avoiding "the worst situation that can happen: automatic progression of students." In order to achieve this goal and "decrease the retention rate as far as possible, we ... more >>