Multi-purpose association in Guimarães
The first day of the Route to Youth ended with a visit of the President of the Republic and Mrs. Cavaco Silva to the Arts and Recreational Centre, in Guimarães.
Meeting in Porto
Continuing the Route to Youth, President Cavaco Silva held a meeting, in the headquarters of the Porto Academic Federation, with representatives of the Northern Academic Associations.
Projects presented to the President
In the Campo Alegre Theatre, in Porto, the President of the Republic attended a meeting with university students organized by the Porto Academic Federation.
Vineyards in Lourosa
Included in the Route to Youth, President Cavaco Silva journeyed to Quinta da Lourosa, in Sousela, County of Lousada, where he visited a wine producing operation headed by a young farmer.
Visit to innovating unit
In the beginning of a new Route, dedicated to Youth with its main topic as “Autonomy of Youth and Membership Drive”, the President of the Republic visited the dairy farm of a young farmer, the first in Portugal equipped with robotized milking. Known as Casa de Teixeira, the farm is located in Mancelos, Vila Meã, Amarante.
Clinical software company in Porto
The President of the Republic officially opened the new facilities of “ALERT”, in Vila Nova de Gaia. Founded in 1999, this company is dedicated to the development, distribution and implementation of clinical software, aiming to create paperless clinical environments. This company was awarded the 2007 COTEC Innovation Prize.
Visit to companies headquartered in the new building
Cavaco Silva officially opened the new building of PROMONET – headquarters of NET (New Enterprises and Technologies), installed in the Porto technology nucleus, in Ramalde, where a centre for company incubation is also available.
Lunch in Porto
During the Route to Science, the President of the Republic met, in a discussion lunch, held in the Porto University Circle, a group of researchers and entrepreneurs of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector.
President tested innovations
In the Porto Graduate Institute of Engineering (ISEP), integrated in the Porto Polytechnic Institute, President Cavaco Silva assisted at a presentation of R&D and entrepreneurial innovation activities of this establishment, after which he visited the Research Centre on Reliable Systems and Real Time (CISTER), the Research Group in Knowledge Engineering and Decision Support (GECAD) and the Laboratory of Autonomous Systems (LSA).
Visit to Primavera Software
The second day of the 4th Campaign of the Route to Science began with a visit of the President of the Republic to Primavera Software, a company headquartered in Braga and considered as national leader in entrepreneurial management applications, which are installed in more than 40,000 companies spread over Portugal, Spain, Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde.
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