Activities
Over the past few years, Universidade Lusófona and its Faculty of Engineering have organized different activities, on and off campus, with the main objective of raising awareness, alerting and encouraging changes in behavior in relation to the environment.
Among the activities carried out, we highlight Lectures, Workshops, Seminars, Conferences, Technical Outings and Awareness Activities that had the purpose of complementing the knowledge acquired by the students of the Faculty of Engineering, and strengthening the connection of the Lusófona University to the community in which it operates, namely, by raising awareness and disseminating good practices that contribute to reducing our ecological footprint.
Universidade Lusófona remains committed to informing and training its community of students, professors and employees, as well as all external audiences, on issues related to the impact of climate change in the world, encouraging a change in behavior and informed about responsibility that each one of us has in changing mentalities and respect for the planet.
Community Liaison Projects
| Project | Description | Date/Period |
|---|---|---|
| Thematic workshop, within the scope of School Days | Flexibility to Innovate. Conferences held by the Lezíria-Oeste Training Center | 09/11/2018 |
| "Conversations with Coffee" sessions | Organization and dynamization or being a speaker in scientific dissemination sessions to the local community of Azambuja. Public events in an informal setting on the last Fridays of each month. | 2018/2019 |
| Open Day - Air Quality | Air Quality Seminar with demonstration of QAI monitoring equipment | 02/19/2019 |
| Open Day | Soils and sediments: what is this for? | 02/19/2019 |
| Environmental characterization of Paul de Manque do Intendente | Works associated with the development of the Environmental Engineering Project UC (3rd year). | 2nd Semester (2019) |
| Assessment of air quality in classrooms | Works associated with the development of the Environmental Engineering Project UC (3rd year). | 2nd Semester (2019) |
| Impacts of drought on agriculture in Cape Verde from 1990 to 2018 | Works associated with the development of the Environmental Engineering Project UC (3rd year). | 2nd Semester (2019) |
| Awareness actions in the area of climate change | Actions carried out within the scope of the CLImACT and LIFE INDEX AIR projects, in several schools in the municipality of Loures | 2017/2019 |
Events Held
| Event | Description | Date/Period |
|---|---|---|
| Planning and organization of the final event of the ClimACT project | Scientific and end-of-project event. Event composed of 2 days: 1st day Seminar 2nd didactic day for students and other schools community | May 2019 |
| 7th Iberian Meeting on Aerosol Science and Technology, RICTA 2019 | Scientific event | July 2019 |
| Thematic workshop, within the scope of School Days | Flexibility to Innovate. Conferences held by the Lezíria-Oeste Training Center for Early Childhood Educators, 1st, 2nd, 3rd cycle and secondary education teachers | 09/11/2018 |
| "Conversations with Coffee" sessions | Organização e dinamização ou sendo oradora em sessões de divulgação científica à comunidade local de Azambuja. Eventos públicos, em ambiente informal, nas últimas 6ª feiras de cada mês. | 2018/2019 |
Other Activities
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| CLIMA Congress 2018 | 22-23/11/2018 |
| Workshop "Urban Green Spaces Adapted to Climate Change" | 29/01/2019 |
| Technical Course "News and practical aspects of the ISO 50001:2018 standard - Energy Management Systems" | 14/02/2019 |
| Workshop "Sampling, water analysis and the challenge of reusing wastewater" | 29/03/2019 |
| Technical Course "News and practical aspects of the ISO 50001:2018 standard - Energy Management Systems" | 01/05/2019 |
| XIV CNEA - ODOURS 19- National Congress of Environmental Engineering | 16-17/05/2019 |
| Lecture - Protection of Aquifers from contamination - Protection perimeters | 08/01/2019 |
| Lecture - Underground water all different, all the same? The situation in mainland Portugal and information on the situation in the Angolan territory | 08/01/2019 |
| Lecture - Sampling Methods and Water and Sediment Quality in Lagoon and Estuarine Environments | 05/12/2018 |
| Lecture - The consequences of drought on agricultural activities in Cape Verde | 17/01/2019 |
| Lecture - From books to action! | 17/01/2019 |
| Lecture - Natural Hazards, External Geodynamics, Hazard/Coastal Risk | 24/01/2019 |
| Lecture - Managing Agricultural Ecosystems for Adaptation and Climate Mitigation | 24/01/2019 |
| Lecture - Energy Efficiency in Buildings, audits and Sustainability | 31/01/2019 |
| Lecture - Main characteristics and behavior(s) of different contaminants in the soil | 31/01/2019 |
| Lecture - Atmospheric Pollution: how to monitor and control | 21/02/2019 |
| Lecture - Environmental Engineering and Geology | 21/02/2019 |
| Lecture - Waste and Society | 28/02/2019 |
| Lecture - Industrial Waste Management | 28/02/2019 |
| Lecture - Environmental Management of Protected Areas, the case of the Natural Reserve of Lagoas de Santo André and Sancha | 19/03/2019 |
| Lecture - Removal of nutrients from wastewater | 14/05/2019 |
| Lecture - Removal of As in drinking water with nanocompound of biological origin | 16/05/2019 |
| Lecture - Management of Environmentally Sensitive Areas Classified Areas | 24/05/2019 |
| Seminar - 1st Conference on Environment and Biotechnology | 15/03/2019 |
| Management and Monitoring of Surface and Groundwater Soil and Water | 15/11/2018 |
| Technical Output - Monitoring of water quality in Lagoa de Santo André and monitoring of the artificial opening of the tide bar | 19/03/2018 |
| Technical Output - Monitoring of water/sediment quality, bio and geodiversity of Paul de Manique do Inendente (Azambuja) | 10-11/05/2019 |
| Technical Output - Visit to the Lousal Mine and the Living Science Center | 15/06/2019 |
| Beatas on the Floor? NOT! - Environmental awareness gathering activity carried out on the campus of Universidade Lusófona, as part of the commemorations of World Soil Day | 05/12/2018 |
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