Informação: Coordinator of EMA-Space appointed Vice-President of the Portuguese Space Agency The Coordinator of the Azores Mission for Space (EMA-Space), Luís Santos, was appointed today Vice-President of the Portuguese Space Agency - "Portugal Space," which will be chaired by Chiara Manfletti. Until now, she has held the position of adviser to the Director-General of the European Space Agency (ESA) in Paris. The appointments were made during the first General Assembly of the Portugu... Mais >> Informação: Regional Government signs two new programme contracts with University of the Azores to secure funding for research projects The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Ponta Delgada that the Azorean Government is "confident about the future" of the University of the Azores and that, in this context, "restates its commitment to support one of the most important institutions of the Region," through two new programme contracts. Gui Menezes spoke at the signing ceremony of two programme contracts ... Mais >> Informação: Azorean Government coordinates European MISTIC SEAS III project The Azorean Government, through the Regional Fund for Science and technology, coordinates the MISTIC SEAS III project, amounting to 1.8 million Euros, for the implementations of the Marine Strategic Framework Directive (MSFD) regarding Descriptor 4 - "Marine Food Chains" in the Azores, Madeira and Canary Islands. With an estimated implementation period of 24 months, MISTIC SEAS III will be present... Mais >> Informação: EMERGENCE@Açores - Science and Creativity at Arquipélago Contemporary Arts Centre in April The Regional Government, through the Regional Directorate for Science and Technology and the Regional for Science and Technology, promotes the EMERGENCE@Açores - Science and Creativity at Arquipélago - Contemporary Arts Centre in Ribeira Grande from April 14 to 18. The Regional Director for Science and Technology said the event will bring together scientists, programmers and artists, amo... Mais >> Informação: Azores to integrate Portuguese Space Agency based on Santa Maria The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology welcomed the resolution of the Council of Ministers approved today. It provides for the creation of the Portuguese Space Agency - Portugal Space, which will be based on the island of Santa Maria. Gui Menezes pointed out that the Azores will integrate, as founding member, through the RAEGE Association, the "Portugal Space." It will have as ... Mais >> Informação: Installation of National Operations Centre of European SST programme on Terceira projects the Azores and Portugal, says Vasco Cordeiro The President of the Government stressed today the importance of the installation of the National Operations Centre of the European Space Surveillance and Tracking programme on Terceira for the Azores and Portugal. This is another example of the efforts undertaken towards the geostrategic projection of the Region. "Due to the Azores and their geographic location, Portugal becomes part of a Europea... Mais >> Informação: Revision of Azores Smart Specialisation Strategy to be completed by February 2020, announces Gui Menezes The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology announced in Lagoa, S. Miguel, that the Government has begun the revision process of the Azores Smart Specialisation Strategy - RIS3, "as provided for in the Programme of the Government," which should last for one year. Speaking at the opening session of the Regional Innovation Council, Gui Menezes stressed that this revision process inten... Mais >> Informação: Gui Menezes says University of Massachusetts Lowell is interested in being a partner of AIR Centre The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated today that the University of Massachusetts Lowell is "interested" in joining the AIR Centre. In this regard, there is the possibility of a visit by a delegation from this US University to the Azores in June to "become better acquainted with the regional scientific work, the research conducted here and find new partnerships." Speakin... Mais >> Informação: More than 100 Azoreans employed or undergoing training to join eight companies already installed at Terceira Tech Island The Vice-President of the Government stated in Praia da Vitória that Terceira Tech Island (TTI) is a project with impact on the island's economy. In this context, the intensive programming courses are an "opportunity" for 107 Azoreans to be already employed or undergoing training to work at the eight companies already installed under this project in about a year. "Currently, Terceira Tech Isl... Mais >> Informação: University of the Azores should continue to be one of the main driving forces of social and scientific transformation in the Region, says Gui Menezes The Regional Secretary for the Sea, Science and Technology stated in Ponta Delgada that, considering the "strategic importance" of research related to the Sea, the Government will allocate public support "over two million euros" to the University of Azores. It will help this institution to recruit "about a dozen professors or researchers for the next three years in order to reinforce the universit... Mais >>
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