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Researcher from Porto leads European project to design an energy-saving App
The Systems and Computer Engineering Institute of Porto (INESC TEC) leads the European Project which aims to develop a mobile application that helps users save power by changing some of their daily habits.
Ever wonder what actors do backstage in between show breaks?
Marco Martins often observed how actors would indeed spend the in-between moments of shows, be it at lunchtime or during breaks, and how they would memorize the lines for a TV show, a soap opera, or a TV commercial, so this show was put together to materialise, so to speak, the curiosity and the inquisitiveness on how actors spend their time backstage.
The Cité des Métiers of Porto goes to Paris
The Cité des Métiers in Porto is a project promoted by Porto City Hall within the scope of employability and entrepreneurship and it is setting presence at the Cité des Métiers International network, which will take place in Paris on 8 and 9 February. The project "Cité des Métiers" is jointly managed by different stakeholder organisations that work as a resource centre with the aim of providing professional guidance and advice on one's professional future. The Cité des Métiers is run accordin...
ScaleUp Porto. call for entries open to innovation and entrepreneurship communities
Porto city Hall challenges innovation and entrepreneurship communities to start the enrolment process of ScaleUp Porto., aimed at supporting Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology. The overall amount devoted to the selected proposals is seventy thousand euros.
Serralves showcases retrospective work from Álvaro Lapa
The exhibit "Álvaro Lapa: No tempo todo" [Álvaro Lapa: All of Time], which gathers the most thorough retrospective work of the artist (Évora, 1939 - Porto, 2006) ever presented, opens on 8 February at the Serralves Museum. Self-taught artist and writer, Lapa first studied Law and a couple of years later he pursues studies in Philosophy, travelling to Paris where he engages with surrealism artists.
BEUYS by Andres Veiel premieres on 8 February at Campo Alegre Municipal Theatre
The German film by Andres Veiel is an archive-based film that offers insights on the life and art of Joseph Beuys. The film premieres on 8 February at Campo Alegre Theatre.
Historic shops peppered with tradition and innovation
Porto created the "Porto de Tradição" programme in 2016, which is pioneering in the country (prior to Law No. 42/2017 of 14 June) by establishing the safeguard of historical stores and institutions in the city. At a seminar on historical shops in Porto, sponsored by Porto city Hall, Rui Moreira, Mayor of Porto reaffirmed that the historic and cultural heritage of traditional stores in the city of Porto is a matter of concern for the municipality.
The "romanticised idea" of reopening the Trindade Cinema paid off: 50 thousand viewers went to the cinema in a year
Following the reopening of Cinema Trindade, which still is the "only street cinema" in Porto with daily sessions, the concept was a success and about 50 thousand people went to the movies. There will be a special programming to mark the occasion.
QSP Summit 2018 programme now available
The programme for the QSP Summit 2018 is now available and Daniel Goleman will be one of the keynote speakers of the event, which takes place on 22 March, at Exponor. Emotional Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Digital Transformation, Disruptive Marketing, Digital Strategy, Mobile Marketing, Content Marketing, Tourism, Personal Marketing, Focus and Productiveness, Leadership Communication, Trends and Brand Activation actions are some of the topics of this major Conference...
Winter flowers brighten city gardens in Porto
Winter flowers bring a splash of colour and liveliness to grim winter days as is the case of the Garden of S. Lázaro in Porto. In such places it is as if the city had winter and spring in a single day. A stroll amongst camellias and magnolias bursting in colours might just be what one needs to enliven the soul.