Here you can read an article published today in Science, Vol. 335 no. 6067 pp. 401-402, by Nuno C. Santos from Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal, entitled "Portugal's Age of Enlightenment".
Applications are open (1st phase with an early bird fee until March, 31, 2012) for the Magellan MBA, an international full-time MBA program in Portugal offered by the Business School of the largest Portuguese University, EGP-UPBS University of Porto Business School.
The Magellan MBA is one of just a handful of MBA programs in Portugal or Spain to be double accredited internationally (by AMBA and EPAS/EFMD) and is part of the top-30 Worldwide MBA Rising Stars 2011. The program is designed to allow students develop general management skills along with a possible specialization in specific managerial areas. About 60% of the Magellan MBA students are international (2011/12), the largest rate recorded for an accredited MBA in Portugal. The development of soft skills in communication, leadership, team management and negotiation is also an important component of this program. EGP-UPBS is since 2011 on the top-100 worldwide Financial Times Ranking for Executive Education.
Know the 7 reasons why you should consider applying to the Magellan MBA in www.magellanmba.com and why the MBA alumni include the CEOS of 4 of the 20 firms listed in the major Portuguese Stock Index PSI-20 Euronext Lisbon.
The Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program supports faculty exchange programs, in which academics from Portuguese universities can spend at least one term working in research and education at Carnegie Mellon to experience the culture of a top United States university. Carnegie Mellon professors are also given the opportunity to spend time in Portugal to engage in teaching and research activities with local institutions of higher education and research labs.
The goal of the faculty exchange program is to accelerate the adoption of best practices through cultural immersion giving the opportunity to adopt, adapt, propagate, and consolidate the best practices of top universities.
They are accepting applications for extended stays at Carnegie Mellon University with ending dates before December 31, 2012.
Estão abertas as candidaturas à edição de 2012 do Programa EDP Solidária, uma iniciativa anual da Fundação EDP que apoia projetos que têm como objetivos a melhoria da qualidade de vida, em particular, de pessoas socialmente desfavorecidas, a integração de comunidades em risco de exclusão social e a promoção do empreendedorismo social. O prazo decorre até ao próximo dia 10 de fevereiro. Em 2012, este programa conta com uma linha de apoio global de €500 mil. Visitem este link e conheçam os pormenores.
Dear PAPS Newsletter subscriber,
The last newsletter of 2011 is finally ready. The holiday travels and goodies made things fall a bit off track but it's here.
In this December 2011 edition, we learn about Carla Guimarães' impressive career path, look into Filipe Ribeiro's interesting projects and keep up with the environmentally related research that João Canning Clode has recently published. Along with the usual short news and events section and jobs board, we bring you some preliminary information about the upcoming XIII PAPS Forum that will be taking place in Toronto, Canada on April 14 and 15th. Save the dates!
We hope you enjoy this edition and feel free to get in touch with your ideas, suggestions, feedback and anything else you may want to contribute with.
We wish you a great start to 2012 and much success!
Best regards,
2011-2012 PAPS Executive Committee
This article, written by Becky Ward (Executive Director of the Department of Systems Biology at Harvard Medical School), clarifies how to create a good application package for PhD programs in American Universities.
Lisboa, 6 de Janeiro de 2012 – A Comissão Fulbright anuncia a abertura de concursos para a atribuição de Bolsas a estudantes e investigadores portugueses que pretendam prosseguir estudos de mestrado e doutoramento ou realizar projectos de investigação em universidades ou centros de investigação nos EUA.
Os concursos abertos destinam-se a atribuir as seguintes bolsas:
- Bolsa Fulbright para Mestrado e Doutoramento
(a iniciar no ano académico 2013/2014)
- Bolsa Fulbright para Investigação
(a iniciar no ano académico 2012/2013)
O regulamento e informações detalhadas para cada concurso estão disponíveis no site da Comissão Fulbright em www.fulbright.pt e as candidaturas deverão ser submetidas online até ao dia 30 de Março de 2012.
O Programa Fulbright apoia aqueles que se destacam pelo seu mérito e pela qualidade e oportunidade dos projectos apresentados, valorizando igualmente a capacidade de liderança e o dinamismo que lhes permitam agir como embaixadores culturais e contribuir para o desenvolvimento científico, académico e cultural do seu país.
On January 20th 2012, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the European Commission will host the conference Destination Europe: Your Research and Innovation Opportunities.
This high-level Conference will showcase Europe's vibrant and attractive science, technology and innovation culture; the excellent funding opportunities Europe provides for career development; and the challenging positions in world-class environments offered by European industry and research organizations. When we look at the picture of all of the opportunities available, both at national and European level, including the attractive opportunities for women researchers, it is truly impressive.
Presentations by high-level speakers, representing some of the major funding organizations and research intensive industries in Europe, will be illustrated by testimonials from researchers who have taken advantage of the opportunities offered to develop their careers in Europe. Speakers will include: Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, the EU Commissioner for Research and Innovation; Professor Tim Hunt, Nobel Laureate; Professor Donald Dingwell, Secretary General of the European Research Council and many other inspiring leaders in the field.
The Conference is the first of a series of events planned for the USA and has been organized by the European Commission and the European Research Council, in consultation with EU Member States and the Strategic Forum for International Cooperation. The target audience is researchers of all nationalities based in the US, opinion leaders and representatives from leading US universities; representatives from EU and national networks working in the USA, and members of the science diplomacy community and the media.
All are welcome. Participation is free but registration is obligatory. For full information: http://destinationeurope.teamwork.fr
O habitual jantar de Natal do núcleo de Boston da PAPS, em colaboração com a PSA, teve lugar no dia 8 de Dezembro no edifício de Eastgate, no MIT. Comida tradicional portuguesa e uma troca de prendas à americana criaram um bom ambiente de convívio para todos os estudantes portugueses (e não portugueses!) presentes.
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Dear PAPS Newsletter subscriber,
The November issue of the PAPS newsletter is ready for your reading!
This month's edition is packed with good stuff. We start if off with an interesting read about Bernardo Orr's multinational career path. Then, we move on to a feature story about Ricardo Pinho's work with the Night Outreach Program in Palo Alto, CA. Further along, we show you some photos from the PALCUS Gala (where we received a prestigious award: Outstanding Organization Leadership Award), our President Anibal Cavaco Silva speaking at the Gala and some familiar faces from the Washington, DC chapter.We finish off the newsletter with the usual short news and event mentions, our job board, and this month's PAPS Spotlight: Jorge Pinto Ferreira and his newly published research.
We're quite busy at work putting together some cool new things for our chapters. Keep an eye open for that. Oh, and just a small teaser toward the end of the newsletter. Save the (to be determined) date, eh?
In the meantime, we hope you enjoy the read. Safe travels during the holidays!
Finally, if you want to participate in our newsletter in any way, please feel free to get in touch. Drop us a line at newsletter@papsonline.org and we'll get things moving from there.
With best regards,
2011-2012 PAPS Executive Committee
