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The new home of UMinhoExec strengthens the link between academia, industry, and the region

 
Castle Building
Friday, 24/10/2025   
Castle Building | Braga | 10 am
UMinhoExec - the University of Minho's Executive Education School - will have its own home in the heart of Braga, in the historic Castle Building. Next Friday, October 24, at 10:00 a.m., the “first tile laying ceremony” for the building's renovation will take place. This emblematic project has an investment of nine million euros, five of which are financed by the Portugal 2030 Program, through the Northern Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR-N), and the rest by the Braga City Council (CMB) and 20 companies and institutions associated with UMinhoExec.
The ceremony will feature speeches by the president of CCDR-N, António Cunha, the president of CMB, Ricardo Rio, the rector of UMinho, Rui Vieira de Castro, the president of the UMinho School of Economics, Management, and Political Science (EEG), Luís Aguiar-Conraria, as well as Professor André Fontes, from the UMinho School of Architecture, Art, and Design, and Graça Coelho, CEO of the Cachapuz Bilanciai Group.
The event will also be attended by representatives of the 20 founding members of UMinhoExec: Torrestir, dst group, Bragalux, Onires, IBG Europe, Mecwide, SC Braga, Grupo Casais, Officetotal Food Brands, Banco Carregosa, Grupo Erre, Impetus, Navarra, HUB7, Ordem dos Contabilistas Certificados, Petrotec, PwC, Silsa Confecções, Cachapuz, and NBKS Digital Services.
This renovation symbolizes the reconnection between knowledge, economy, and territory, transforming a vacant building into a training and innovation center and changing the nature of UMinhoExec, opening it up to private sector participation. Located where the city's medieval castle once stood, the Castle Building housed the Braga Industrial School, the Alberto Sampaio Secondary School, and later, services of UMinho, the local authority, and Estradas de Portugal.
Created in 2014, UMinhoExec has more than 6,000 graduates and 160 programs in the areas of Management, Human Resources, Public Management and Administration, Public Procurement, Marketing, Strategy, among others, in addition to tailor-made postgraduate courses for prestigious institutions such as Caixa Geral de Depósitos, the Social Security Institute, and the Tax Authority, as well as business/institutional consulting projects. Its activity has had a direct impact on the qualification of senior staff and managers in the region and the country. Its new home will bring higher education closer to the business world and the challenges of the contemporary economy, while emphasizing innovation, hybrid training, technology labs, and attracting talent.
Gabinete de Comunicação
Escola de Economia, Gestão e Ciência Política
Universidade do Minho
Telefone: 253 604 541
Email: gci@eeg.uminho.pt
 
Friday, 24/10/2025
The new home of UMinhoExec strengthens the link between academia, industry, and the region
Castle Building
Castle Building | Braga | 10 am

Jorge Cristino returned to EEG to share his professional career and international experience

 
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  • Jorge Cristino EN
  • Jorge Cristino and Rita Sousa
  • Jorge Cristino dst auditorium
  • Student at Alumni Talk
Wednesday, 22/10/2025   
On October 21, the School of Economics, Management, and Political Science at the University of Minho hosted an AlumniTalk@EEG session with Jorge Cristino, engineer and master in International Relations from UMinho, in the dst Auditorium.

Currently CEO of Get2C, Jorge Cristino shared with students and faculty his professional career, marked by the connection between the areas of environment, politics, and management. The guest highlighted the importance of academic training at the University of Minho for the development of a critical and multidisciplinary vision, essential throughout his career.

In the public sector, he was Chief of Staff to the Secretary of State for the Environment in the 21st Constitutional Government and held municipal positions as deputy councilor with various responsibilities. He is also a member of the jury for the climate change indicator of the ECOXXI - Green Flag Municipalities Program, a member of the Mission Group for the recognition of Climate as Common Heritage of Humanity at the United Nations, founder of the Landscape Laboratory in Guimarães, and former President of the Academic Association of the University of Minho.

The session was an opportunity to share and reflect on the importance of local and global action in responding to environmental challenges and strengthening sustainable public policies.
Gabinete de Comunicação
Escola de Economia, Gestão e Ciência Política
Universidade do Minho
Telefone: 253 604 541
Email: gci@eeg.uminho.pt
 
Wednesday, 22/10/2025
Jorge Cristino returned to EEG to share his professional career and international experience
Jorge Cristino EN

AlumniTalk@eeg: Jorge Cristino (Master's in International Relations, 2021)

 
Jorge Cristino EN
Tuesday, 21/10/2025   
dst Auditorium | Building 8 | Gualtar Campus | Braga, 5:30 pm
A Escola de Economia, Gestão e Ciência Política da Universidade do Minho convida toda a comunidade académica a participar na sessão “AlumniTalk: Jorge Cristino”, que terá lugar no próximo dia 21 de outubro, pelas 17h30, no Auditório dst da EEG.

Nesta sessão, Jorge Cristino, engenheiro, mestre em Relações Internacionais pela Universidade do Minho e pós-graduado em Direito do Ambiente pela Universidade de Lisboa, partilhará a sua experiência profissional e académica. Atualmente CEO da empresa Get2C, Jorge Cristino desempenhou funções no setor público e empresarial, incluindo como Chefe do Gabinete do Secretário de Estado do Ambiente no XXI Governo Constitucional, e ao nível autárquico, como adjunto da vereação com vários pelouros. É também júri do indicador das alterações climáticas do Programa Municípios ECOXXI – Bandeira Verde, membro do Grupo de Missão para o reconhecimento do Clima como Património Comum da Humanidade junto das Nações Unidas, fundador do Laboratório da Paisagem em Guimarães e ex-Presidente da Associação Académica da Universidade do Minho.

Esta sessão EEGConnect integra o Programa de Desenvolvimento de Competências Transversais da EEG (EEGenerating Human Skills).
As inscrições estão disponíveis na plataforma EEGenerating Skills.
Gabinete de Comunicação
Escola de Economia, Gestão e Ciência Política
Universidade do Minho
Telefone: 253 604 541
Email: gci@eeg.uminho.pt
 
Tuesday, 21/10/2025
AlumniTalk@eeg: Jorge Cristino (Master's in International Relations, 2021)
Jorge Cristino EN
dst Auditorium | Building 8 | Gualtar Campus | Braga, 5:30 pm

Miguel Parente defends his doctoral thesis entitled "European Structural Investment Funds Support to firms’ investment: an analysis of the impact on firm’s productivity and Market Struture"

 
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  • Miguel Parente 2 EN
Monday, 20/10/2025   
The School of Economics, Management, and Political Science at the University of Minho (EEG) is proud to announce that Miguel Chaves Gonçalves Parente, a PhD student in Economics, has presented his doctoral thesis entitled "European Structural Investment Funds Support to firms’ investment: an analysis of the impact on firm’s productivity and Market Struture", on October 15, 2025.
In the author's words:
"This thesis investigates the interplay between investment grants, market competition, and firm and industry performance. Drawing on detailed firm-level administrative data from Portugal (primarily European Regional Development Fund/ERDF grants, 2007 – 2021) and cross-country industry analyses across 15 European countries (2000 – 2019), this thesis explores how public grant programs shape economic outcomes – including productivity, employment, and exports – and influence broader industry dynamics and competition.

The evidence suggests that, first, market concentration increased by five percentage points across European countries between 2000 and 2019, warranting policymakers’ attention to ensure a dynamic market environment. Second, while investment grants can enhance firm performance – particularly for micro and small-sized firms – the effectiveness of grants is critically determined by the number of grants each firm receives, firm size, timing (shorter intervals between grants are more effective), and the concentration and distribution of grants across industries. Regarding multiple grants, the second grant has a positive impact on value-added and labor productivity, which is larger than the effect of a single grant, and receiving two grants within four years (versus longer intervals) yields stronger positive effects on employment, value-added, and labor productivity. At the industry level, concentrating grants among a few firms is associated with reduced labor productivity growth in the medium to long term, though it does not significantly distort industry competition or market dynamism."

The doctoral thesis was supervised by Fernando Alexandre and Miguel Portela, professors in the Department of Economics.
EEG congratulates Miguel Chaves Gonçalves Parente on his defense and wishes him every success in his professional and personal life!
Gabinete de Comunicação
Escola de Economia, Gestão e Ciência Política
Universidade do Minho
Telefone: 253 604 541
Email: gci@eeg.uminho.pt
 
Monday, 20/10/2025
Miguel Parente defends his doctoral thesis entitled "European Structural Investment Funds Support to firms’ investment: an analysis of the impact on firm’s productivity and Market Struture"
Miguel Parente EN

Nicole Joye's “Scènes de l’inattendu / Scenes of the Unexpected” sparks conversation at EEG

 
Talk Nicole Joye
  • Talk Nicole Joye
  • Nicole Joye
  • Helena Mendes Pereira Zet Gallery EN
  • Miguel Rodrigues and Nicole Joye
Friday, 17/10/2025   
On October 16, the UMinhoExec Lounge at the School of Economics, Management, and Political Science of the University of Minho hosted a conversation about the exhibition “Scènes de l'inattendu / Scenes of the Unexpected” by French artist Nicole Joye. The event was attended by the artist and moderated by Helena Mendes Pereira, director and curator of the zet gallery.

The session promoted an enlightening and participatory dialogue about Nicole Joye's creative process, marked by the memories, stories, and reflections that accompany the capture of her images. Between photography and painting, the artist shared how gestures, frames, and perceptions intertwine in the construction of her works, exploring the beauty and charm of the world through unique and unrepeatable moments.

The exhibition “Scènes de l'inattendu/Scenes of the Unexpected” remains on display in the UMinhoExec Lounge at EEG until January next year.
Gabinete de Comunicação
Escola de Economia, Gestão e Ciência Política
Universidade do Minho
Telefone: 253 604 541
Email: gci@eeg.uminho.pt
 
Friday, 17/10/2025
Nicole Joye's “Scènes de l’inattendu / Scenes of the Unexpected” sparks conversation at EEG
Talk Nicole Joye
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