The beginning of the school year is for the CMU Portugal Program, which comprises already more than 600 researchers from around the world, the time to receive new students and share experiences.

The Orientation Day 2015 took place at PT Inovação facilities, under the theme “Innovation Strategies in Established Companies”.

This event was attended by several speakers, in which were included João Claro, Director of CMU Portugal Program, and Alcino Lavrador, PT Inovação’s President, responsible for the keynote “Building bridges with the Scientific System the enabler of Innovation”. Alcino Lavrador also participated in the round table, where he shared the history and experience of the Company in addressing innovation strategies.

Besides the presentation of the program, the results of 2015 and its goals for 2016, it were also presented work topics in Dual Degree Ph.D.