Information: Regional Government announces hiring of another fifty teachers
The Government of the Azores announced on Monday the hiring of another fifty doctors in addition to 620 teachers hired in the 1st phase of the teacher admission application for the regional education system. The announcement was made by the Regional Secretary for Education, Science and Culture, Luiz Fagundes Duarte, at the opening ceremony of Ribeirinha Elementary School and Kindergarten, which ... more >>

Information: Regional Government supports regional research centres and units
The Government of the Azores, through the Regional Secretariat for Education, Science and Culture, has launched a new tender for the submission of application for the support measures for the operation and management of regional research and development centres and units. The application period takes place from September 3 to 26. The tender is mainly intended to promote the sustainability and gro... more >>

Information: Position list for regional teaching internal application published today
With the coming of another school year and in accordance with the schedule of the teaching application for the school year 2013/2014, the teaching position list for the internal application was published today. Under this category, teachers attached to the regional teaching staff may apply for schools located in their area of residence. A total of 435 teachers have applied under this category; 3... more >>

Information: SRECC considers sport as structuring factor for the modernisation of Azorean society
Sport has "a cross-cutting impact" in the Azores in its "many diverse forms and manifestations, providing a unique and structuring contribution to the modernisation of our society" said the Regional Secretary for Education, Science and Culture (SRECC) today in Angra do Heroísmo. Speaking at the presentation ceremony of the 12th Azorean Sports Gala, Luiz Fagundes Duarte highlighted "the link... more >>

Information: Fagundes Duarte admits that school results are "still far" from the desired results
The Regional Secretary for Education, Science and Culture, Luiz Fagundes Duarte, admitted today that the results of the Portuguese and Mathematics exams in the 6th and 9th forms are "still far from the desired results." "The majority of our schools have good conditions and our students have more time for the learning of Portuguese and Mathematics than their counterparts across the country." For t... more >>

Information: Luiz Fagundes Duarte reiterates Government's intention of improving school results
The Regional Secretary for Education, Science and Culture reiterated in Horta on Friday the Regional Government's intention of "taking concrete measures" that will decisively contribute to the improvement of school results. Speaking at the Legislative Assembly during the debate on the Student Statute for Basic and Secondary Education, Luiz Fagundes Duarte conveyed his optimism for the results of ... more >>

Information: Regional Government wants to assure justice in private education
The Regional Secretary for Education, Science and Culture defended on Thursday that the series of amendments the Government has proposed to the Statute on Private and Cooperative Teaching "aims to assure justice in the allocation of support to the families of basic and secondary education students" enrolled at private schools. Luiz Fagundes Duarte assured that students attending private schoo... more >>

Information: Luiz Fagundes Duarte highlights social importance of sports clubs
The Regional Secretary for Education, Science and Culture stressed the social importance of sports clubs in the Azores, pointing out, for example, the work developed by the Futebol Clube dos Flamengos for the benefit of this village on Faial. Luiz Fagundes Duarte spoke on Monday during the opening ceremony of the expansion and renewal works of the headquarters of Futebol Clube dos Flamengos.... more >>

Information: Government of the Azores maintains funding scheme for families with children enrolled at private schools
Following the discussion of the proposed amendments on Private and Cooperative Teaching, which will be under debate at the Legislative Assembly this week, the Government of the Azores has decided to accept the proposed submitted by the Parliamentary Group of PS regarding the reimbursement to families with children enrolled at private schools. The proposal submitted by the Parliamentary Group of ... more >>

Information: NetBiome-CSA project to start with meeting in the Azores
The consortium in charge for the implementation of the NetBiome-CSA project, led by the Regional Fund for Science of the Government of the Azores, will meet in Ponta Delgada on July 9 and 10. This event marks the beginning of this European project. NetBiome-CSA involves, among other partners, seven insular regions located in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. This project aims to strengthe... more >>