Information: Regional Government moves forward with contract work for new Arrifes School premises
The Regional Government decided today to open a public tender for the awarding of the contract work for the construction of the new facilities of Arrifes Basic Education School on the island of S. Miguel. According to the Government's decision, the contract work will have a base price of 14.3 million Euros and a maximum competition period of 24 months. With this contract work, whose call will be a... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses restates Regional Government's investment in programming teaching
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture assured in Ponta Delgada that the Regional Government will move forward with the goal of equipping schools with IT equipment while providing training to teachers in this area. Avelino Meneses spoke at the opening of the 3rd Regional Meeting of Technologies in Education, emphasising that the challenge is to turn the use of computer equipment "into an... more >>

Information: Merit Award for Higher Education Admission
Considering that the higher education admission lists for the 1st phase will be published soon, the Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for Education and Culture, reiterates that the Resolution of the Council of the Government no. 54/2019 of April 8 establishing the Merit Award for Higher Education Admission is already in force. This is an individual cash prize amounting to... more >>

Information: Avelino Meneses considers that being a teacher in the Azores "is quite attractive"
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture restated in Angra do Heroísmo that being a teacher in the Azores "is quite attractive" because, among other things, the Region has "the best Teaching Career Statute." Avelino Meneses spoke journalists after a meeting with leaders of the Teachers' Democratic Union of the Azores (SDPA). On the occasion, he also stated that the Region has the ... more >>

Information: Community Intervention Partnership for educational success extended to Ribeira Grande and Ponta Delgada schools
The Community Intervention Partnership (PIC) for educational success “School, Family, Community” will be extended next school year (2019/2020) to the basic education schools of Maia in Ribeira Grande and Arrifes in Ponta Delgada. Hence, all municipalities of S. Miguel Island will be covered by this initiative promoted by the Regional Government. This partnership is developed under the... more >>

Information: Regional Government supports hiring of qualified coaches to consolidate Azorean sport at national and international level
The Regional Government published today in the Official Journal the ordinance regulating the granting of support to sports clubs for the hiring of qualified coaches. The hiring of these technicians intends to ensure the training and competition of athletes included in the National High-Performance Status as well as of teams of clubs participating in major national competitions or in international ... more >>

Information: Protection of the Azores sea is everyone's task, says Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated in Ponta Delgada that the protection of the sea does not concern "exclusively" military forces or governments, it also concerns institutions and citizens. Avelino Meneses spoke in the context of the "Educating for Blue Growth" programme. On the occasion, he acknowledged that citizens' education for the protection of the sea is "a difficult ta... more >>

Information: Azores and Armed Forces to promote active and responsible citizenship among students
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture conveyed his expectation that the partnership established between the Regional Government and the Armed Forces in the context of promoting the exercise of active and responsible citizenship among students in the regional education system will “effectively yield results." Avelino Meneses spoke at the signing of a protocol between the Regional S... more >>

Information: Regional Government opens applications for support under the RJAAC and SOREFIL
The period for the submission of applications for the development of cultural projects in 2020 under the Legal Support Scheme for Cultural Activities (RJAAC) runs from June 1 to September 30, as stipulated in the order of the Secretary for Education and Culture published in the Official Journal. This measure is directed to regional, national or foreign agents, individuals and collective persons de... more >>

Information: Regional Government already invested 32 million Euros in sports, says Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture defended in Angra do Heroísmo the need for closer relations between the regional business fabric and sports. "In a society that should be more prosperous and independent, those involved in the area of sports cannot ignore the support of the business fabric, nor can economic agents waste the promotional component of sports," said Avelino Meneses... more >>