Conference University and Democracy - 50th anniversary of 25 April Commemorations

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Lusófona University is holding a series of special events as part of the "April 25 Commemorations" to reflect on the impact of the Carnation Revolution on Portuguese society. The varied program, enriched by conferences, exhibitions, seminars and much more, promises to provide a broad understanding of the significance of April 25 in the lives of the Portuguese.

Throughout these activities, students, professionals and thinkers will be able to address the influence of April 25 in various spheres, such as education, health, culture and the environment, recognizing the difference between before and after.

The event will not only reflect on the past, but will also cast a critical eye on the present and the future, underlining the continuing importance of this crucial date in the construction of Portuguese identity and democracy.

We invite everyone to take part in this unique event.

Programme

Conferences and Lectures

• The Revolution in Portuguese Criminology After April 25 | Mar 13
• April 25th in Higher Education | Abr 17
• Social Work and the Democratic Values of April | Apr 22
• Educational Projects - Balance and Challenges After April 25 | Apr 23

Cycle of Conferences

• April Utopias | Jan 14 to 28
• Before That Dawn We Were Waiting For | Mar 21 to May 16
• 50 years of Freedom, Physical Education and Sport | Apr 22 to 26
• 1st Alexandre Herculano Conference Cycle | May 4
• Legislative changes brought about by April 25 | May 15

Film Screenings

• The Work of Cinema in the 50 Years of April 25 | Mar 06 to Apr 24

Round Table

• XV Sociomuseology Week 2024 | Feb 19
  • “50 years of the April Revolution”
  • "Poetry from April"

Debates

• 100th Birth Anniversary of Mário Soares | Mar 14
• The 25th of April and Sexual Rights in Portugal | May 09

Meeting

• Living Well: Shared Future for Transformative Change | Mar 19
• ULusófona Guides the Revolution - A Walk Through the April 25 Memory | Apr 25

Colloquium

• Looking to the Past, Thinking to the Future | Mar 22
• 50 years of Democracy: Impacts on Health | Apr 18
• Education and Social Change in Times of Revolutionary Transition | Apr 29 and 30
• Post-1974 and the Consolidation of the National Civil Protection | May 23

Poster

• Biomedical Engineering and the Evolution of Quality in Health Services | Apr 15 to May 17