Information: Regional Secretary for Education and Culture highlights mission of teachers
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture highlighted today the "mission" of teachers, emphasising their role as partners of the Government in the promotion of school success. "All of you, if not the only, are the best partners of the Government in the fight against school failure," said Avelino Meneses. The government official spoke during the celebrations of the World Teachers' Day, a... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores is working on legal document on School Welfare, says Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture revealed today that the Government is working on a legal document on School Welfare in the Azores, however he stressed that "a new document is not expected to come out in the next months." "We're working on that document. We do not foresee the creation of a new document in the coming months. Now, we are working on it and we are already some ideas o... more >>

Information: Azores comply with directive on integration of hired teachers, assures Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture assured in Horta that the Regional Government is "effectively complying" with the EU directive on the integration of temporarily hired teachers in a process that will culminate in 2016. Avelino Meneses, who spoke Thursday at the plenary session of the Legislative Assembly, stressed that this directive "recommends" the integration of hired teachers,... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses defends that the Government and schools should "supervise" school meals
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated today that the Government's obligation in the area of school feeding is "supervise" the compliance of the contracts signed between schools and private companies that supply these services. "This supervision must be carried out by the Government and schools which, through their boards, are the Government's armed wing on the ground," stressed... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses defends strengthening of "school consortium" for the qualification of the Azorean society
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture defended today the need to "strengthen a school consortium" of teachers and students in order to "meet the qualification needs" of the Azorean society. Avelino Meneses spoke at the awarding of merit prizes and diplomas to the students of Velas Basic Education and Secondary School, an initiative held under the day of ProSucesso. The Regional Secreta... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses believes ProSucesso will be able to convince families that education "is a clear priority"
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated "the major success" of ProSucesso will be achieved when "it will be able to convince every family that education is a clear priority," stressing that " Knowledge is the basis of everything: development and freedom itself. Avelino Meneses spoke to journalists on the Day ProSucesso, which will be marked for the first time in the Region next M... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses announces creation of Fénix-Açores programme
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture announced today the creation of the Fénix-Açores programme, which is line with the experience gained with the implementation of the Fénix project in various regional school establishments since the school year 2012/2013. Avelino Meneses stressed that the creation of a specific programme, which will cover more than forty projects in ... more >>

Information: Regional Directorate for Culture to receive applications for support programmes for the year 2016 until the end of August
The applications for support programmes developed by the Regional Directorate for Culture for the year 2016, which will be made under new specific legislation, are taking place until the end of August. The Regional Director for Culture, Nuno Lopes, stressed that, after the application phase, cultural agents will be able to submit next year the applications for support to projects that will be imp... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores allocates over 90 thousand Euros to the conservation and recovery of whaling heritage
According to the contract published in the Official Journal, the Government of the Azores will support nine projects developed in the area of whaling heritage in the amount of 82 thousand Euros. The Government will also allocate 8,100 Euros to two other projects in the same area, whose contracts were also published in the Official Journal on July 15. These support measures are intended to co... more >>

Information: Regional Government launches public tender for the construction works of the new Canto da Maia School
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture, launched the public tender for the construction works of the new facilities of Canto da Maia School on the island of São Miguel. The announcement of the procedure was published today in the Official Gazette and will also be published in the official Journal of the European Union. The contract work has a... more >>