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The Rheinforce technology, developed by researchers of the Faculty of Engineering of Porto University (FEUP), Francisco Galindo Rosales and Laura Campo Deaño, was recently awarded the AuxDefense 2018 Innovation Prize, the most important International conference on defence advanced materials.

The Scott Kelby Annual Worldwide Photo walk is held on the first Saturday of October, and this year, the city of Porto will join the photographic journey, with the Porto Can't Miss It event, led by travel photographer José Manuel Santos.

The "Festival de Francesinhas" is back in downtown Porto from 27 September to 7 October, at D. João I Square. This gastronomic event gathers some of the most renowned restaurants and breweries in the city of Porto.

"Linking Students" is the name of the new student body, established by FEP- Faculty of Economy of the University of Porto, with the main goal of supporting the full integration of foreign students into the normal academic and cultural milieu of the host institution and community.

The "gig" economy and the reshaping of the world of work is the lead topic of the OECD 14th LEED Forum - Local Development Practitioners, Entrepreneurs, and Social Innovators, which took place on 18 and 19 September in Porto.

The Congress Centre of Porto Customs will play host to the Feira Alternativa [Alternative Fair], a feel good event that claims to be "the oldest and the largest national event" in this area. The 5th edition will be held between 12 and 14 October and it will gather over 150 exhibitors and will deliver over 100 activities.

The Municipality of Porto has established a network of voluntary restaurants in 2016. This policy is aimed at providing assistance to homeless or people in need of a hot meal. Former Joaquim Urbano Hospital is now able to work as the operation centre of this network of restaurants that helps homeless in Porto, by providing a kitchen that will prepare all the meals for this voluntary restaurants network.

Porto City Hall adopted unanimously on 18 September grant support to artistic creation at international level, through the Shuttle Programme. This form of support started April last year and it will be a permanent call till next December.

Porto state schools students of the 1st Cycle of Basic Education directed two films in the context of the Municipal Educational Programme Porto de Crianças [Porto of Children, free translation], which have been selected for two international festivals. This is a wonderful opportunity to showcase the work carried out by state schools in Porto.

The Theatre Campo Alegre new cinema season is devoted to the French Cinema and the Grand Masters of film (1930-1960). If you got longer than a weekend in Porto, prepare to get comfy at Theatre Campo Alegre, as for forty days, from 1 September till 10 October.