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The acronym ADATO means exactly Another Day At The Office, which is an event organised by JuniFEUP to promote the networking between engineering graduates and national companies. Set the date: 17th March, online. Register here.

The project "Aquisições", which reactivated the Municipal Art Collection in Porto, already has a new selection committee for 2021, as well as dates for direct procurement of artwork to artists and art collectives. Procurement suggestions run between 1st and 15th April 2021.

ALTER SOLUTIONS Portugal, expertise and consulting group specialised in DevOps, Mobile development, Data Science, Business Intelligence, Project Management, Infrastructure and Quality Assurance is to hire more than 200 collaborators for its offices in Porto and in Lisbon during 2021. The goal is to strengthen support teams and increase operations capacity in the country.

Porto Solidário municipal programme received 747 applications between 19th January and 15th February. Thus far, 319 applications have been approved, of which 289 have already been granted support for a period of 24 months, worth 198.70 euros per application, on average. The analysis process is ongoing.

Once you have completed your wellbeing workout with the #Treinaemcasa, set yourself an interesting movie cinema from home. The suggestion by Quarentena Cinéfila, delivered by Medeia Filmes, in partnership with Porto Municipal Theatre, is Wings (1966) by Larisa Shepitko, about a woman who must reconcile her past with her present reality.

Boost your body and activate wellness with the online programme #Treinaemcasa. This 20-minute class will help you energise your day with guidelines to avoid personal injuries. The sessions take to the online platform and are free of charge.

STCP bus fleet in Porto will adjust its service offer on weekends, as has happened on business days, to accommodate the measures taken under the renovation of the State of Emergency. The “Contingency Timetable” enters into force on 27th February, and will remain in place as long as the restriction measures of this second confinement are in force, namely the ban on movement in public areas and roads, and between districts, after 5 pm.

Porto Design Biennale (PDB) revealed the eight projects that were shortlisted in the framework of the Open Call for the parallel programming. Such projects will be part of the satellite programmes, scheduled to happen in June and in July 2021. The call summoned designers, artists, architects, activists, researchers, and other cultural agents to come forward with design themes projects in the framework of the programme "Satélites".

The Creative Talks series kicked off yesterday, on 25th February and will extend for the coming months. The Talks are organised by FEUP, in partnership with FBAUP, FPCEUP, FLUP, UPTEC, and Casa Comum/Reitoria. The goal is to debate the multidisciplinary creative process.

The city of Porto is bursting with colour, an announcement that spring is on the way. Gardens, squares and flowerbeds scattered all across town deliver a masterclass in magicked backdrop to one of the most resilient cities ever: the Invicta.