Society
Student housing supply increases in Porto
The student residence Milestone Porto Asprela was formally inaugurated on 19th November, representing an increased capacity of 220 more individual rooms, located in one of the main areas of higher education in the city of Porto.
The public space is a place of art all over Porto
Till 20th December, several buildings in the centre of Porto will be wrapped in flags that are true artwork. What you'll see is the outcome of the project "Ver as Vozes dos Artistas" ["To see the Voices of the Artists", free translation], curated by Miguel von Hafe Pérez.
You have 5 minutes to find a job at Porto Customs today
There is a speed Recruitment event at Porto Customs, for the entire day today, 20th November, till 6pm. Job seekers, companies and HR agencies get together in Porto to showcase job vacancies and openings.
Porto/Post/Doc: the experience you won't regret
Porto/Post/Doc: Film & Media Festival kicks off this coming weekend, on 23rd November. The screening of the documentary "Marianne & Leonard: Words Of Love", by Nick Broomfield, is scheduled for 23rd November, at 9.30pm, at Rivoli, in the scope of the programme Transmission, devoted to music and pop culture.
Les Précieuses Ridicules or the "celebrity virus" at São Bento da Vitória Monastery
Three-hundred and fifty years later, Mark Ravenhill adapts Moliere's text to new audiences and new realities. "Totally Over You", translated into Portuguese by Jorge Louraço Figueira - "Acabar Contigo"- is set up in the framework of the EURODRAM project. Tonight, 19th November, at São Bento da Vitória Monastery, at 9pm.
Do you remember that time we were together and dance this or that?
Clara Amaral prepared a rather unusual performance; instead of setting up a material publication, the choreographer and a second performer - Sónia Baptista - have memorised the text and orally deliver it to audiences at the Corridors on the 3rd and 4th floors. The performance starts at 6pm.
The pioneer of sustainable architecture, Francis Keré, will be, once again, in Porto
Francis Keré, award winning architect from Burkina Faso, will be in Porto to deliver a conference at Exponor, on 21 November, at 6pm, in the framework of Concreta Fair. Keré was one of the keynote speakers of the Forum of the Future, in 2017, in Porto, where he talked about architecture as a social act.
Meet a unique clown at Bolhão Temporary Market, on 16th November, at 3pm! Have fun!
Saturday is a not to miss day at the Bolhão Temporary Market as the third Saturday of the month is time for "Bolhão em Festa" initiative. On 16th November, the ACE- Bolhão Theatre Company will present a musical workshop, starting at 3pm at Bolhão Temporary Market.
Porto learns best practices with Shenzhen fleet of municipal buses
The Mayor of Porto visited the headquarters of the Shenzhen Bus Group, which operates a municipal fleet of electric buses and taxis and it is one of the best examples of main fleets and projects around the world, when it comes to smart cities at global level.
UP researchers receive two million euros to fight Alzheimer disease
iLoF - Intelligent Lab on Fiber, a spin-off born in INESC TEC and now incubated at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto has just been granted 2 million euros worth of support in the framework of Wild Card, an EIT Health Flush Programme, the world's largest consortium in the health area for disruptive projects in this field.