Information: Government of the Azores moves forward with simplification of procedures in education, revealed Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture revealed today that regional schools will not be responsible for the preparation of the class curriculum project. Speaking at the opening session of the 2nd Regional Meeting "Sharing Good Teaching Practices", Avelino Meneses stressed that this measure aims to "promote the simplification" of teachers' duties, which should "focus on what is really im... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses debates promotion of school success with the president of the National Council of Education
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture, Avelino Meneses, met today with the President of the National Council of Education, David Justino, with whom he discussed several topics related to the promotion of school success. "The meeting addressed the matters that generate more concern among education officials at a regional and national level. The main concern is focused on the discovery ... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores establishes team of school mediators
The Government of the Azores has created a team of eight school mediators on an experimental basis that will enter into operation in the school year 2014/2015. According to an order issued by the Regional Secretary for Education and Culture published in the Official Journal today, this team will "implement and develop" a project based on the EPIS methodology - Mediators for School Success in the... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses says human investment in training and qualification enhances development of skills
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated today in Lajes do Pico that human investment in the training of youngsters and qualification of adults "is the basis for the creation of more knowledge, which will enhance the development of skills." "This premise also applies to the world of museums, which should attract younger audiences and benefit from experience of older audiences," st... more >>

Information: Regional Secretary for Education and Culture defends Azorean cultural heritage in line with "international trends"
The Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture, Avelino Meneses, defended that the regional legislation on the defence of cultural movable and building heritage should be in line "with the current international trends." Speaking to journalists in Ponta Delgada after the end of a hearing at the Committee on Social Affairs of the Legislative Assembly of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, Avel... more >>

Information: Regional Government committed to creating opportunities for youngsters, says Luiz Fagundes Duarte
The Regional Secretary for Education, Science and Culture stated today that the Government of the Azores is committed to creating training and development opportunities for Azorean youngsters. Speaking on the sidelines of the meeting of the Youth Council of the Azores, Luiz Fagundes Duarte stressed that the Government "has been developing and implementing a series of projects focused on these asp... more >>

Information: Regional Government supports recruitment of qualified human resources at research centres and units
The Regional Secretary for Education, Science and Culture opened today an application for the submission of applications under the support measures for the recruitment of researchers who have completed post-doctoral studies in 2014 as grant holder of the Regional Science Fund. The application will provide the research centres at the University of the Azores as well as hospital research units wit... more >>

Information: Photographs by Nuno Sá and sculptures by Baltazar Pinheiro on display at Angra do Heroísmo Museum
On June 19, the Regional Directorate for Culture, through the Angra do Heroísmo Museum, will open the exhibitions "Nuno Sá | Wildlife Photography" and "Pedra-Ilha | Esculturas" by Baltazar Pinheiro that will be open to the public during the summer. "Oasis by Nuno Sá | Wildlife Photography" is photography exhibition consisting of large format underwater photographs that will be pre... more >>

Information: Luiz Fagundes Duarte presides over Azorean Sports gala on S. Miguel
The Regional Secretary for Education, Science and Culture, Luiz Fagundes Duarte, starts today the delivery of prizes awarded under the 13th Azorean Sports Gala, a ceremony that will take place on several islands. The first session will be held in Ponta Delgada at Teatro Micaelense at 7 PM. This Gala, which will be held on several islands, will distinguish 76 entities, including athletes, sports l... more >>

Information: Making science in the Azores is to build the future of the Region, says Luiz Fagundes Duarte
The Regional Secretary for Education, Science and Culture defended in Praia da Vitória that "making science in the Azores is to build the future" of the Region, stressing the importance of "networking and team work." Speaking at the opening of the 2nd Science Days in the Azores, Luiz Fagundes Duarte stressed that this goal "will be only achieved through networking and team work so that the c... more >>