Society

Porto is a Jam Host, for the third time, of the the #GSJam event. The Service Jam Porto takes place from 29 to 31 March at Porto Innovation Hub and it is the perfect opportunity for people who want to innovate and try out a design-based approach to problem solving and creativity.

André Furtado, PhD student at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) won the Buildings Travel Award 2019, and international recognition for the best research work performed by students in the field of buildings.

Tiago Sarmento premieres his performance "Welcome" at Theatre Campo Alegre, on 4 April, with two shows at 5pm and at 9pm. Fiction becomes a continuous and current reality, with three young actresses volunteering to go to a Refugees camp in Moria, the Greek Island of Lesbos.

Angélica V. Salvi plays the electroacoustic harp and Ece Canli lends the voice to the NOOITO music project. This concert will be performed inside of the dome of Porto Planetarium - Centre for Live Science, on 30 March, starting at 7pm.

The European Network for Collaboration on Kidney Exchange (ENCKEP) is a project that gathers 28 countries all over Europe and whose technology was developed by a INESC TEC research team.

SUMMARY, a company incubated at UPTEC - Science and Technology Park of the University of Porto by Samuel Gonçalves, former student at the Faculty of Architecture of UP (FAUP), has recently travelled to Boston, in the USA to present an exhibit that uses virtual reality technology.

The Centre of Engineering and Product Development (CEiiA) hosts the final round of ESTIEM TIMES (Tournament in Management and Engineering Skills), the biggest competition at a European level regarding Management and Industrial Engineering case studies, on 28 March.

The brand identity of the Invicta, Porto. is one of the major themes of the Design Muscat, the event of design and business that will be held in the capital and largest city of Oman from 15 to 17 April. Rui Moreira, the Mayor of Porto and the mentor of such branding project, and also designer Eduardo Aires are among the keynote speakers of this international conference.

World Theatre Day (WTD) is celebrated on 27 March. It was initiated in 1961 by the International Theatre Institute. This occasion is marked by The National Theatre of São João (TNSJ) with loads of free activities. Everyone in the city is invited to take part.

The Lipowise technology that enables locating and knowing the percentage of skinfold thickness in a human body was developed at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, later leading to the establishment of Wisify Tech Solutions.