Técnico will host the session “Doutoramento em ambiente empresarial” (“PhD in a corporate environment”), on March 7, at 5 p.m., at Alameda campus (Congress Centre). The event is promoted by the Portuguese business association for the promotion of business innovation and technological cooperation (COTEC Portugal) and the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT).
The event aims to explore the importance of a PhD as a key element for the development of knowledge, innovation and economic growth of the country, and also to highlight the importance of academia-industry links.
Programme
5 p.m. Opening session
- Rogério Colaço (President of IST)
- Miguel Ayala Botto (Vice-President of IST Scientific Council)
5.15 p.m. Panel
- Carlos Pascoal Neto (Director General at RAIZ, Forest and Paper Research Institute, NAVIGATOR)
- Francisco Santos (Vice-President of FCT)
- Marco Ferraz (Head of Production & Operations Innovation Center, GALP)
- Mário Figueiredo (IST Distinguished Professor, DEEC-IST)
Moderator
- Jorge Portugal (General Manager, COTEC Portugal)
6.30 p.m. Closing session
