22 April 2012
The State University of New York at Albany-SUNY is organizing the international “Portugal Conference” to take place on October 25-26, 2012, at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. Under the theme “Life Transitions: Contexts and Processes,” the event is a joint effort between the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, at the University at Albany, and […]
Posted in Conferences, Education, Portugal
22 April 2012
The University of Porto Business School (EGP-UPBS) has been chosen by Carnegie-Mellon University (CMU) for Dual Degree innovative program to be launched worldwide. The program will allow students to simultaneously earn a Master in Engineering from CMU and a Magellan MBA diploma from EGP-UPBS. The joint degree program will have a total duration of 24 […]
Posted in Education, Featured, Organizations, Portugal
21 April 2012
Portuguese Finance Minister, Vítor Gaspar, visited the United States this week to meet Wall Street investment bankers and hedge funds representatives. The meeting scheduled for Thursday and Friday addressed the recent accomplishments of the Portuguese administration financial adjustment program. Gaspar concluded his visit to New York on Friday after meeting with investment representatives from Goldman Sachs, […]
21 April 2012
The Portuguese National Institute of Civil Aviation (INAC) has authorized the Azorean airline, SATA International, to fly to Brazil. SATA International was given the right by to operate scheduled services from Lisbon to Salvador and Bahia starting this summer. According to SATA International representative, José Gamboa, the airline is only waiting for clearance from the […]
Posted in Azores, Brazil, Community, Featured, Portugal, Travel, World
20 April 2012
Portugal has to conclude a data sharing agreement with the US on terrorist suspects, in the coming months, if it wants to remain exempt from visa obligations, the US ambassador in Lisbon, Allan Katz, said Wednesday. The anti-terrorist information agreement has already been achieved with 24 of the 36 countries whose citizens do not need […]
18 April 2012
Aristides de Sousa Mendes, the Portuguese consul in France, credited for having saved thousands of lives during World War II, was honored today, Holocaust Remembrance Day, in Huntington, NY, at an event promoted by the Sousa Mendes Foundation. The event, open to the public, presented the U.S. film premiere of Disobedience: The Sousa Mendes Story, […]
Posted in Community, Conferences, Featured, Film, Heritage, People, Portugal, World
