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Raw Materials University Day 2019 at NOVA School of Science and Technology on October 23

14-10-2019

Raw Materials University Day 2019

On October 23, FCT NOVA will host the "Raw Materials University Day" event that will take place in the Ágora Room (morning) and CENIMAT Auditorium (afternoon).

This is an open day, with the purpose of publicizing the importance of raw materials in the Portuguese and European economy. It is a meeting especially for high school and undergraduate students, in the framework of the partnership between FCT NOVA and EIT Raw Materials.

In the morning, senior high school students will have the opportunity to visit a fair ( Àgora Room) where practical examples of scientific research and employment opportunities will be shown, with an emphasis on substitution, recycling and circular economics with various demonstrators of scientific programs. Visits will be made to several laboratories.

In the afternoon, university students will be invited to attend a set of interventions on raw materials, mineral resources, circular economy, recycling and environment by invited experts from LNEG, Somincor and FCT NOVA.

This Colloquium is organized by the Department of Materials Science, in partnership with the Department of Earth Sciences, the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Science and Environmental Engineering of FCT NOVA.

 

You can consult the full program here.
Entrance to the lectures is free but you need registration, which you can do here.