CETRAD News

CETRAD started the new year with a rural well-being forum on the 6th of January. This latest event in our Rural Well-being Discussion Series was organised in Raiva, a small mountain village in Oliveira do Arda, Castelo de Paiva, Portugal. Our CETRAD team met with an enthusiastic group of residents in the local theatre building,…

The next stop in CETRAD’s Public Discussion Series on Rural Well-being was Torneiros, a rural suburb of Vila Real. A diverse group of people, old and young, students and professors, business owners and employees, former and current residents took part in a morning discussion hosted in the local Junta de Freguesia. An authentic perspective, honest…

Cumieira is a small village in the vicinity of the town of Vila Real. While the whole region counts as low-density territory according to the prevalent categorisation of Portuguese territories, Cumieira has the advantage of both realities. It is located close to a relatively big urban centre with developed infrastructure and it also managed to…

This Wednesday is the last GEIT session of 2023.Once again, we will be welcoming colleagues from Brazil: Andréia Tecchio, Valdete Boni and Giovana Paludo Giombelli, from the Federal University of Santa Catarina and the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, who will be speaking on:Basket of territorial goods and services: theoretical and methodological frameworkDate:…

The 24th of November, the anniversary of the renowned Portuguese scientist, Rómulo de Carvalho, has been celebrated as the National Day of Scientific Culture. This year, CETRAD’s team also joined the nationwide Science and Technology Week by organising a public discussion on rural quality of life. A wide variety of stakeholders, from local business owners…

CETRAD organises a discussion event about the quality of life in the low-population density region of Portugal. The event will take place on November 24 from 10:00 to 12:30 in room C1.13 of the UTAD laboratory complex. Registration at: https://forms.gle/71FDTW6rEw2DpFaW7 This event aims to collect the various stakeholders of low-density regions and engage them in…

During the XXV Luso-Spanish Seminar on Business Economics, held at the University of Beira Interior on 9 and 10 September, UTAD’s Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies (CETRAD) was highlighted with the participation of eight researchers, including four lecturers and four PhD students. The event promoted the sharing of knowledge and debate on relevant topics in…

October 20 & 27 | Advanced Short Courses – Construction of questionnaires to measure latent variables | UTAD – Laboratory complex auditorium B0.02 – 16h-18hProf. Doutor Carlos P. Marques (UTAD/DESG/CETRAD) Registration: https://forms.gle/QemV7RcDCvbRvQbF9 22 | Conversations on N2 – Shaped by the landscape! How rocks condition biodiversity and the culture of territories | Cumieira km 72.7 – 15h:30mThe…

On the 24th of October, CETRAD also joined the celebration of the International Regional Information Day aiming to raise awareness of the importance of regional information for local development. CETRAD’s team organised an event entitled “Green Transition and Regional Well-being in the Interior of Portugal: the Perspectives of the Local Stakeholders” at UTAD. The roundtable…