MIT Portugal Program

launches new website

February 16, 2008

The MIT Portugal Program this week has launched a newly designed web site (www.mitportugal.org) that will enable users inside and outside the program to learn about the program’s latest initiatives, education and research, events and successes. Features include a new online application form for the Advanced Studies and PhD programs offered, a resource area where users can find related reports, papers and documents and a prospective student area.

The site, which accentuates a new brand identity for the program, also includes information on the education and research focus areas, research projects, schools and faculty involved in the program and tips for visiting MIT.

The MIT Portugal Program site will also now provide frequently changing news articles on its home page. The articles, which spotlight research, students or events, will be available through the site’s news pages. The site also provides links to media coverage of the program.

The site highlights four areas of the MIT Portugal Program: bioengineering, sustainable energy systems, engineering design and advanced manufacturing, and transportation systems and provides curriculum details about each. Information on the education and research programs in these areas and in engineering systems is also available.

Over the next few months, the site will look to add interactive links such as student blogs and a newsletter pertaining to the program.

The MIT Portugal Program, launched in October 2006, is the result of an agreement between MIT and the Portuguese government, aiming to promote the country’s scientific and technological skills and strengthen the relationship between Portuguese universities and industrial sector. The MIT Portugal Program has four focus areas, includes 7 Portuguese universities, 14 research centers, and numerous affiliate companies.