Information: Avelino Meneses highlights 11% increase in funding for investment in education, culture and sport in 2016
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture highlighted today the overall increase of 11% of funds for investment in education, culture and sport in 2016. Avelino Meneses spoke at the end of a hearing at the Committee on Social Affair of the Legislative Assembly on the Plan and Budget proposals for 2016. He considered that this is "a positive proposal" insofar as it provides "a global invest... more >>

Information: Textbook loan programme is "powerful tool" to ensure equality of opportunities, says Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture said today that the textbook loan programme in force in the Azores, whose amount "is not even subtracted from the reimbursement allocated under the School Welfare Scheme, is a powerful tools to ensure equality of opportunities." "Only the non-beneficiaries of Social Welfare, that is, those who least need are required to pay a deposit of 20 percent,... more >>

Information: Regional Government creates Underwater Archaeological Park of Canarias on Santa Maria
The Government of the Azores has created, by order published today in the Official Gazette, the Underwater Archaeological Park of Canarias, the Spanish steam ship that sank off the island of Santa Maria on November 13, 1871. Approved in September, the decision of the Azorean Government aims, among other things, to protect, preserve and disseminate the archaeological heritage, promoting the study ... more >>

Information: Revision of Teaching Career Statute is "a tool that values" teachers, says Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated in Horta that the proposed revision of the Teaching Career Statute in the Azores is "a tool that values" teachers and a "means of encouraging learning" against school dropout and poor academic results. Speaking at the Legislative Assembly in the beginning of the debate on the amendments to the Teaching Career Statute proposed by the Regional... more >>

Information: Regional Secretary for Education and Culture appointed juries of the Azores cultural prizes
The Regional Secretary for Culture and Education has appointed the juries of "Canto da Maia" Sculpture Pri, "Christiano Júnior” Photography Prize and "Ayres d'Aguiar" Cinema and Audiovisual Prize. The order was published today in the Official Journal. The jury of "Canto da Maia" Award is composed of Duarte Melo, member of the Regional Council of Culture, Álvaro Raposo França,... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores regulates "Regular Physical Activity for Young People"
The "Regular Physical Activity for Young People" will now have new rules in the Azores, starting Tuesday. The regulation was published today in the Official Journal. The project "Regular Physical Activity for Young People" aims to "promote physical activity among young people, aged between eleven and eighteen years, guided by duly qualified trainers; the latter, due to the specificities of the ac... more >>

Information: Azores will achieve their goals with ProSucesso, says Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Culture and Education conveyed his belief that the Azores, with the implementation of the programme for the promotion of school success - ProSucesso, will achieve their goals and "society will improve, which is the goal of politics." Speaking Friday at the closing session of the seminar "Humanise society," organised by the Cáritas - Azores, Avelino Meneses defended... more >>

Information: Regional Government recognises "great importance" of vocational training, ensures Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture assured that the Regional Government recognises the "great importance" of vocational training, stressing that it ensures that "every student brings from school what is essential," which is "a future and a life." Avelino Meneses spoke Saturday in Arrifes at the ceremony for the delivery of diplomas to vocational training students and the awarding of... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses ensures that Azorean schools are among the safest places for children
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated in Angra do Heroísmo that Azorean schools are "effectively one of the safest places for children," not only in "terms of security" but also "in many other aspects," particularly when it comes to feeding. Avelino Meneses Spoke at the end of a hearing at the Working Group on the Analysis and Evaluation of Public Child Protection Policies... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses says globalisation poses challenges to schools
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated in Horta that in the society of globalisation, "the almost permanent mismatch" between the qualification of human resources and the rapid transformation of knowledge "has created a new function schools for schools," which consists "in the need to prepare citizens for the change of activity." "The labour demands of upgrading and adaptability ... more >>