Fair enough (I think...) so can (either or both ) the A23-A25 get into a ''ANeve'' label (or ''let it (be) snow'')?? -> Auto-estrada A8 muda de nome para ASurf - PÚBLICO

Auto-estrada A8 muda de nome para ASurf - PÚBLICO:

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Fun (cartoons) from The ST, super the one on samsung ...

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OE 2017 - Novas regras para propinas cortam 200 milhões: Universidades em risco

OE 2017 - Novas regras para propinas cortam 200 milhões: Universidades em risco:



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Samsung Galaxy Note 7 flames out: Experts react - BBC News

Samsung Galaxy Note 7 flames out: Experts react - BBC News:



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30 Anos Investigação UBI

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How Sweden became an exporter of jihad - BBC News

How Sweden became an exporter of jihad - BBC News: "How Sweden became an exporter of jihad"

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Bolsas para Professores e Investigadores Doutorados | Bolsas | Bolsas para Portugueses | Fulbright Portugal

Bolsas para Professores e Investigadores Doutorados | Bolsas | Bolsas para Portugueses | Fulbright Portugal:

A Comissão Fulbright anuncia a abertura de concursos para a atribuição de Bolsas a professores e investigadores portugueses que pretendam leccionar e/ou realizar trabalhos de investigação em universidades ou centros de investigação nos EUA, no ano lectivo de 2017/2018.

Serão concedidas bolsas para períodos de 3 a 12 meses de estadia nos EUA.

Os concursos abertos destinam-se a atribuir as seguintes bolsas:

• Bolsa Fulbright para Professores e Investigadores Doutorados, em todas as áreas de estudo;

• Bolsa Fulbright / Instituto Camões para Professores e Investigadores Doutorados, nas áreas específicas de Línguistica, Didática, Pedagogia do Ensino das Línguas, Literatura, Formação à Distância, Comunicação, Sociologia, Ciência Política, História, História Contemporânea, Relações Internacionais, Artes Plásticas, Artes Performativas. Estas áreas deverão estar circunscritas a temas de Língua e Cultura Portuguesa, sendo dada, igualmente, prioridade a projectos de especial relevância para as relações culturais luso-americnas.  

O regulamento e instruções detalhadas para cada concurso estão disponíveis no site da Comissão Fulbright e as candidaturas deverão ser submetidas online até ao dia 31 de Outubro de 2016.

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useing the mathematical branch of topology to make revolutionary contributions -->> Thouless, Haldane, and Kosterlitz share 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics

Thouless, Haldane, and Kosterlitz share 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics:

This year’s laureates used the mathematical branch of topology to make revolutionary contributions to their field of condensed-matter physics.





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I very much did enjoy the Forum, the presentations are now also available online /3rd EUA Funding Forum Efficient universities: Value for society

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3rd EUA Funding Forum

Efficient universities: Value for society

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The Funding Forum is a unique, inclusive platform open to all higher education funding stakeholders – universities and students, public authorities, public and private funders and partners.

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Hosted by University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

6 - 7 October 2016

• Home
• About
• Welcome
• Programme
• Registration/Contact
• Practical information
• Presentations

• • Thursday 6 October 2016
  • Friday 7 October 2016

  Thursday 6 October 2016

  09.00 – 09.30 - Opening plenary session

  • Sebastião Feyo de Azevedo, Rector, University of Porto, Portugal
  • Jean Chambaz, Board Member, European University Association

  09.30 – 10.15 - European overview

  • Thomas Estermann, Director for Governance, Funding and Public Policy Development, European University Association

  10.45 – 12.15 - Morning plenary session: University leaders’ panel

  • Jean Chambaz, President, University Pierre and Marie Curie, France
  • Jukka Kola, Rector, University of Helsinki, Finland
  • António Manuel Bensabat Rendas, Rector, New University of Lisbon, Portugal

  Parallel thematic sessions

  Session 1: Institutional efficiency strategies

  • Chris Cobb, Pro Vice-Chancellor & Chief Operating Officer, University of London, United Kingdom
  • Diarmuid Collins, Chief Financial Officer/Bursar, University College Cork, Ireland

   Session 2: Strategic positioning and research funding

  • Jonathan Deer, Deputy Director, Research Division, London School of Economics, United Kingdom, and Gabi Lombardo, Director, European Alliance for SSH
  • Anke Zerm, Head of Research Support Service, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany

   Session 3: Efficiency through partnerships

  • Theo Schuyt, Professor, Free University Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Liviu Matei, Provost and Pro-Rector, Central European University, Hungary
  • Eduardo Marçal Grilo, Chairman of the Council and Former Trustee, University of Aveiro and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Portugal

  16.00 – 17.30 - Evening session: EU Funding - universities looking ahead of the mid-term review

  • Patrick Child, Deputy Director-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission
  • Thomas Estermann, Director for Governance, Funding and Public Policy Development, European University Association
  • Patrick Prendergast, Provost and President, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

  
  Friday 7 October 2016

  09.00 – 10.30 - Morning plenary session: Stakeholders’ panel 

  • Josephine Scholten, Executive Director, Association of Universities in the Netherlands, the Netherlands
  • Lea Meister, President, European Students’ Union

  Parallel thematic sessions

  Session 4: Regulatory frameworks: inhibiting or fostering efficiencies

  • Elmar Pichl, Director General for Higher Education, Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy, Austria
  • Stephane Calviac, Deputy Director for Higher Education Funding, Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Research, France

   Session 5: The campus as strategic asset – optimising real estate

  • Gust Janssen, Finance Director, Hasselt University, Belgium
  • Alfred Funk, Director of Administration, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

  Session 6: Data as strategic asset – making informed decisions to improve efficiency

  • Pieter-Jan Aartsen, Corporate Controller, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
  • Jamie Arrowsmith, Policy Programme Manager,Universities UK, United Kingdom

  14.30 – 15.30 Afternoon plenary session: External perspectives 

  • Futao Huang, Professor, Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, Japan

  15.30 – 16.30 Final plenary session: Tying it all together and closing

  • Liviu Matei, Provost and Pro-Rector, Central European University, Hungary
  • Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal
  • Thomas Estermann, Director for Governance, Funding and Public Policy Development, European University Association

REITORES EUROPEUS EM ENCONTRO NO PORTO / Universidades europeias juntam-se no Porto para debater financiamento destas instituições

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3rd EUA Funding Forum hosted by the University of Porto, Portugal from Thursday, 6 October 2016 to Friday, 7 October 2016.

International Press Coverage

Universities survey shows falling funds and rising pressures, Research Europe – See PDF

Editorial by Thomas Estermann

Great Britain (6 October 2016) – see PDF

European Universities 'Feeling the Heat' on Funding, Inside Higher Ed

United States (6 October 2016) 

‘Billions wasted’ on EU applications, Research

Great Britain (23 September 2016) 

“Billions wasted” on unsuccessful EU applications, Research Europe – See PDF

Great Britain (6 October 2016)

Billions lost in bids to secure EU research funding, Times Higher Education

Great Britain (6 October 2016) 

Un financement public en hausse dans deux tiers des universités européennes en 2016,Newstank education 

France (6 October 2016)

Universities face funding pressure right across Europe, University World News 

Great Britain (7 October 2016)

Universities under pressure: EUA releases new data on funding trends, Science Business

Belgium (6 October 2016)

Irish universities have chance to become 'global research hub', Irish Times

Ireland (7 October 2016)

European University Association releases new data on university funding, ERA Portal AustriaAustria (6 October 2016)

Local Press Coverage

Universidades discutem cortes ao financiamento do ensino superior

TVI 24 - Diário da Manhã | 07-10-2016

Frase

Correio da Manhã | 07-10-2016

Mais verbas, os mesmos problemas

Destak | 07-10-2016

Pedem mais financiamento

Jornal de Notícias | 07-10-2016

Financiamento das universidades aumentou no ano passado face a 2008

Público | 07-10-2016

Ensino superior

Correio da Manhã | 06-10-2016

Ensino Superior: Portugal trava tendência de desinvestimento público

Expresso Online | 06-10-2016

Centenas de reitores de universidades europeias debatem financiamento do Superior

Jornal de Notícias | 06-10-2016

Financiamento das universidades aumentou, mas é "insuficiente"

Notícias ao Minuto Online | 06-10-2016

Financiamento das universidades aumentou 4,8% face a 2008

Público Online | 06-10-2016

REITORES EUROPEUS EM ENCONTRO NO PORTO

Canal Superior TV - Canal Superior Online | 04-10-2016

Universidades europeias juntam-se no Porto para debater financiamento destas instituições

Viva!Porto Online | 04-10-2016

European University Association (EUA)
Avenue de l’Yser 24, 1040, Brussels
Tel: +32 2 230 55 44
Fax: +32 2 230 57 51
Email: funding@eua.be 
Website: http://www.eua.be/event/funding-forum-2016

In a couple of months, for your 'winter' nights ... : “Aspirador” do ESO revela estrelas escondidas | ESO Portugal

“Aspirador” do ESO revela estrelas escondidas | ESO Portugal:

Observatório Europeu do Sul	Notícias do ESO 5 Outubro 2016
5 de Outubro de 2016 — ESO Photo Release eso1635pt “Aspirador” do ESO revela estrelas escondidas

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Lab that can detect gravitational waves to be set up in Marathwada - Times of India

Lab that can detect gravitational waves to be set up in Marathwada - Times of India: "Lab that can detect gravitational waves to be set up in Marathwada"

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Ohsumi to use Nobel Prize cash for long-term research support：The Asahi Shimbun

Ohsumi to use Nobel Prize cash for long-term research support：The Asahi Shimbun: "Ohsumi to use Nobel Prize cash for long-term research support"

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