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Porto PianoFest opening concert, on 30th July, offers contemporary dance, piano and violin performances, by Stars of American Ballet - performing in Portugal for the first time - and pianist Nuno Marques. The festival runs till 5th August.

The Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) hosts the IEEE Region 8 Student and Young Professional Congress, till 29th July. The main objectives of this congress are debating soft skills development and technologies in a multicultural setting.

A team of six young swimmers from Qatar recently visited the Sports Faculty of the University of Porto (FADEUP), under a partnership between the Biomechanics Lab of Porto (LABIOMEP-UP) and the Qatar Swimming Association.

Porto Planetarium - The Living Science Centre and the Astrophysics Institute and Space Science promote a regular observation of the Eclipse of the Moon and Mars at opposition, on 27th July at Quinta do Covelo. This session will take place at the Environmental Education Centre of Quinta do Covelo.

Philharmonic bands are an essential part of the "Verão é na Casa" [summer is in Casa da Música] programme. This weekend, there are Philharmonic Bands at Casa da Música, featuring groups from different regions in the country, on 28th July.

Technology specialists, government agents, activists and researchers will gather at the Customs Building in Porto, on 13th September, in the context of the Next Generation Internet (NGI) Forum.

The doctoral thesis by Margarida Carvalho, former PhD student in Political Sciences at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP) and researcher at INESC TEC, was recognised by the EURO Doctoral Dissertation Award as the best in Europe, in the field of operational research.

American architect Steven Holl will deliver a lecture at the Faculty of Architecture of Porto University (FAUP) on 25th July at 7 pm, in the Faculty's outdoor patio. Holl is considered one of the greatest and most innovative architects of our time and will deliver a talk in Porto in the framework of the 6th edition of the Summer School Porto Academy 2018, promoted by the Faculty of Architecture of Porto University (FAUP).

From 5 October 2018 to 6 January 2019, La Cité du Vin will give prominence to Porto and the Douro Wine Region, in the context of the temporary exhibition "Guest Wine Region, Porto: Douro, an alchemy between air, land and river".

On 28th and 29th July, the city of Porto hosts a "surrealist underground experience", featuring the RPMM Festival at the Customs Building. For two whole days, Porto will be the stage to house and techno music genres. The festival's long term objective is to give prominence not only to international artists, but also to local talent.