The Innovations and Transitions Study Group (GEIT) has been meeting since 2022. It is open to researchers from Brazil and Portugal who work on a wide range of topics related to innovations and transformations/transitions towards sustainability.It was only this year, however, that the presentations began to be recorded and made available on a YouTube channel…
The recording of the 12th GEIT session is now on air. It can be viewed at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6M2CvaQH6U.We would like to remind you that, at this meeting, we welcomed Dr Diego Hernando Florez Ayala, a researcher from UNIVALI, Santa Catarina, Brazil, a member of the ‘Transitions in Latin America and the Caribbean’ group,…
On International Tourism Day, 27 September, UTAD draws attention to its Tourism degree, which has been running for 25 years.The first academic year took place in 1998-1999 at the Chaves centre. At the time, the course lasted five years, including a full-year curricular internship, and was called ‘Recreation, Leisure and Tourism’. To celebrate this fourth…
The VIVEMAIS project has started!Its aim is to co-design innovative solutions for elderly and/or disabled people, based on Assistive Technologies (AT), and to promote the long-term commitment and participation of the main players in the territories. To achieve better results, we involve users of social and health support services, their families and carers, healthcare professionals,…
Livia Madurerira, director of CETRAD, was interviewed by the ECO newspaper in a special feature on Portuguese forests, highlighting the ECOFOR project of which CETRAD was a part. Livia Madureira warns of the need to invest in forest prevention and management in a sustainable and efficient way and emphasises the importance of solutions to guarantee…
CETRAD is pleased to be organising the prestigious event that brings together academics and professionals from the fields of management and economics. Since 2009, UTAD, along with seven other Iberian universities, has been part of the Iberian Circle of Business Economics (CIBECEM), promoting cross-border collaboration and economic development. This year’s seminar focuses on the current challenges that the pandemic…
The 31st APDR Congress, which took place from 26 to 28 June 2024 at the School of Technology and Management of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, brought together experts to debate ‘Regional Innovation Ecosystems and Sustainable Development’. The talks addressed regional strategies to promote collaborative innovation and sustainability. One of the Keynote Speakers was Lívia…
CETRAD team is actively engaged in the workshop “Research Infrastructures Towards Agroecological Transition” Workshop Focus: As part of the AgroServ project and the goals of Work Package 5, the workshop will delve into three critical topics into 3 Working Sessions: See the full agenda at this link (accessible to internal users only)
The CETRAD team is leading the setup and implementation of the five territorially-based living labs being established by the LivingSoiLL — Healthy Soil to Permanent Crops Living Labs project. LivingSoiLL brings together 50 partners from Portugal, France, Spain, Italy, and Poland. The project will be developed across 54 months, based on a transdisciplinary approach, involving…
CETRAD was represented by two PhD student researchers, Ana Fonseca and José Rosário, at the XV International Conference organized by the International Farming Systems Association (IFSA), held from June 30 to July 4 in Trapani, Sicily. The event focused on the necessary and possible changes in production systems towards a more sustainable future, highlighting the…
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