Portuguese neuroscientist, António Damásio, 66, was awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Coimbra (UC), Faculty of Psychology and Sciences of Education, for his lifelong scientific research on behalf of the understanding of the biological origin of consciousness and the role emotions play in social cognition and decision-making. Born in Portugal […]
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António Damásio Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Coimbra – Portugal
Posted on 21 September 2011.
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Prime Minister Passos Coelho to address UN General Assembly– NYC
Posted on 19 September 2011.
Portuguese Prime Minister, Passos Coelho, will visit the United States to address the United Nations General Assembly on September 23. The event will be attended by 121 heads of state of which 12 are women. Brazilian President, Dilma Rousseff, will be the first woman in 66 years to open the United Nations General Assembly scheduled […]
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MBAs at two Portuguese universities among the best in the world
Posted on 19 September 2011.
Business graduate degrees at two Portuguese universities — Universidade Nova and Catholic University of Lisbon — are among the best in the World, according to the ranking made public by the well-respected London newspaper Financial Times. The “CEMS–Master in International Management”, an international effort of top business schools in 26 different countries, including the School […]
2nd International Sephardic Heritage Festival – Guarda, Portugal
Posted on 18 September 2011.
The 2nd International Sephardic Heritage Festival (II Festival Internacional da Memória Sefardita) is taking place in Guarda, Portugal, September 18-21, to celebrate the Portuguese-Jewish heritage. As part of the celebrations, the documentary “The Consul of Bordeaux” (O Cônsul de Bordéus) will be premiered September 19, at Teatro Municipal da Guarda (TMG). The film was directed […]
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500 Years of Azorean Presence in North America Celebration
Posted on 18 September 2011.
The Portuguese American community of Azorean descent will celebrate the 500 hundred years of Azorean presence in North America, on September 24, with an event at the Dighton Rock State Park in Massachusetts. The event is an initiative of the government of the Autonomous Region of the Azores, through the Office for the Azorean Communities, […]
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Portugal places very high in Internet speed
Posted on 17 September 2011.
Portugal is the third country in the world with highest speed of access to broadband Internet, according to the most recent publication by the ITU – International Telecommunications Union. In its annual report “Measuring the Information Society – 2011” the ITU reports that among the countries that offer the fastest broadband, Portugal comes immediately after […]
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