29 Apr 2021

European cities are inspired by the good practices of Guimarães

  Sharing good practices in the area of ​​social responsibility under discussion at the Transnational meeting of the URBACT project - Cities4CSR, which takes place on 28 and 29 April.   As part of the URBACT - Cities4CSR program, Guimarães, together with 9 other international cities, stood out for sharing a set of good practices and experiences with regard to the area of ​​corporate social responsibility. The session was attended by several national participants, in

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21 Apr 2021

Do you have a business idea with industrial application? We have the right program for you!

  Set.Up Guimarães looking for startups that develop products for application in the industry Do you have a business idea with industrial application and do you need to find industrial partners to implement your business idea? This is the right program for you.     Set.Up Guimarães developed Set.Up IN (dustry) program, an intensive acceleration program that will transform new ideas into successful businesses, through a set of workshops and individualized coaching. The initiative will

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16 Apr 2021

Guimarães wins National Sustainability Award

Recognition of policies and practices in the defense of global sustainability, in the category of Welfare and Sustainable Cities.   “Guimarães 2030: Governance Ecosystem” was the theme of the candidacy submitted by the Guimarães City Council and recognized in the category of Well-Being and Sustainable Cities, through the analysis of a renowned jury made up of Miguel de Castro Neto (deputy director of Nova), José Manuel Pedreirinho (Former President of the Order of Architects), Luísa

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14 Apr 2021

Urban Platform implemented in Guimarães considered Good Practice by the European Union

Information on various domains, from urban mobility and energy efficiency to air quality, always with the main objective of supporting decision making for sustainability.   The Guimarães City Council, through the Division of Intelligent and Information Systems, is implementing an Urban Intelligence Platform, in order to obtain answers to daily challenges through digitalization, based on data collected in an urban environment. The project, developed in collaboration with Ubiwhere, was considered a good practice by the European

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# 11 Creative session – ‘The Cyberphysical World – The Stratosphere Vision’

The first part of the Mars 2020 Perseverance mission was completed with the successful arrival on the Red Planet. The mission, which became known throughout the world, had the collaboration of the European Space Agency and a Portuguese consortium of which the company Stratosphere was part, which developed the capsule protection shield.   For this Creative Session we invitet Gustavo Dias, President, CEO and co-founder of Stratosphere, PhD in Polymer Science and Mechanical Engineering from

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Urbact Cities4CSR network strengthens corporate social support capacity with collaborative technological infrastructure

In the meeting a group of about two dozen companies and institutions participate in the Local Action Group of Guimarães.   The meeting aimed to identify the main difficulties that solidarity institutions and companies face in their relationship. It is intended to develop the tools to improve communication between companies and social institutions. Establishing bridges and optimizing resources promoting the concepts of help and solidarity in the Guimarães community.   The objective is the development of a

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Set.Up Guimarães in Tomorrow Needs You – EEUM Job Days event

Set.Up Guimarães participated today in the Tomorrow Needs You - Days of Employment EEUM initiative, organized by the School of Engineering of the University of Minho. The digital event was dedicated to the future career of students at the School of Engineering at the University of Minho. There were three days online with stands from more than 50 companies and 500 career opportunities, in addition to company presentations, talks and a lot of networking. Thanks

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Set.Up Guimarães launches blog about entrepreneurship

3, 2, 1 ... The Set.Up Guimarães blog is officially launched! A blog that shows you the best articles, stories and news related to entrepreneurship and the business world, with special emphasis on the incubated community of Set.Up Guimarães. The first article is by entrepreneur Mónica Couteiro, CEO of M.UNO studio and gives us some tips to make our home office space more

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26 Feb 2021

Municipality of Guimarães and Social Security enlighten businesspeople on “Simplified Layoff and Support for Resumption”

Session took place online with the participation of dozens of entrepreneurs. Extraordinary Support for the Progressive Resumption of Activity is a program aimed at employers who have been affected by the pandemic and who are, consequently, in a situation of business crisis, that is, with a revenue breakdown of 25% or more. This is one of the support instruments that it is important to make known and “insist on the necessary clarifications, with objectivity, for

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NASA’s Perseverance vehicle with technology produced at Set.Up Guimarães

NASA's Perseverance vehicle recently arrived  on Mars, its mission: to search for traces of life on Mars. The machine is equipped to collect and transport soil samples from Mars to be further studied in Laboratories on Earth. This project has the contribution of Stratosphere SA, which, within the scope of a consortium of which it is a part, developed thermal protection and shock absorption when grounding the capsule that will transport these samples when they

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