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No dia 21 de maio, o Summit Marketing Relacional – Sustentabilidade traz à Universidade Portucalense oradores de referência.

From 12 to 16 May, Universidade Portucalense will be promoting the 3rd edition of Sustainability Week, under the theme “The future is today”, with the aim of inspiring and mobilising the academic community to build a healthier future, starting with everyday behaviours.

On 1 and 2 July, Universidade Portucalense is holding the 2nd International Symposium on Human Rights and Citizenship, on the theme “Human Rights in Crisis? Tensions between Global Challenges and Local Conjunctures.”

Universidade Portucalense is holding the PNUM 2025, the 13th PNUM Conference of the Lusophone Urban Morphology Network, from 28 to 30 July.

On 19 May, Rector Fernando Ramos will take part in the online event “The Future of Distance Education: Challenges and Opportunities in a Lusophone and European Context”, promoted by ABED – the Brazilian Distance Education Association.

Universidade Portucalense, through Cultura@Portucalense and the Department of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture, will hold the “Resilient Heritage” Talks on 29 April. This initiative, part of the celebrations for the International Day of Monuments and Sites (18 April), will reflect on the importance of this date; address the challenges in preserving archaeological heritage; highlight practical cases and innovative solutions; and analyse the relevance of religious heritage. PROGRAMME 2h30 pm – Welcoming the participants 2h15 pm – Opening session Fernando Ramos, Rector of Universidade Portucalense Isabel Vaz de Freitas, Director of the Department of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture. Fátima Matos Silva, Coordinator of the Cultura@Portucalense project Moderated by: Helena Albuquerque, lecturer at the Department of Tourism, Heritage, and Culture 3h00 pm – Challenges in Preserving Archaeological Heritage Maria Antónia Silva, Head of the Culture and Tourism Division of the Municipality of Paredes 3h30 pm – What is the International Monuments and Sites Day and what is it for? Orlando Sousa, Archaeologist, President of ICOMOS Portugal 4h00 pm – On the humanistic value of religious art: religious heritage as a metaphor for humanity Marco Daniel Duarte Director of the Museum of the Sanctuary of Fátima, Correspondent of the National Academy of Fine Arts 4h30 pm – Debate 5h00 pm – Coffee-break Registration  

On 24 April, at 2pm, the Aula Magna will host a special programme for the “VI Image Play – International Video Art Festival”. This screening will show experimental audiovisual works that explore the process and cycles of algorithmic permutation of digital scientific and technological thinking. With this initiative, Universidade Portucalense aims to highlight the social importance of experimental audiovisual creations as a language of contemporary art and to encourage inter-institutional and international collaboration. Registration