Maria Fernanda Rollo

Secretary of State for Science,

Technology and Higher Education

1/06/2018

Month of Portugal in US. Day 1

PORTUGAL, A LAND OF KNOWLEDGE A PLACE TO

EXPERIENCE

Month of Portugal in US

Day 1

Why Portugal?

Portugal,

A land of knowledge, a place to

experience

The right place to learn and do science, a unique place to live and

share good memories.

With Europe's oldest political borders, Portugal is the perfect place to

overcome new frontiers of knowledge. From fifteenth-century

challenges and voyages that brought the world together, we now look

at the future to face artificial intelligence ventures.

A country with a human scale, and caring people, that will introduce you

to tradition and modernity.

Portugal hosts world heritage, contemporary culture and democracy, a

place for freedom and citizenship, aiming to help you to acquire more

knowledge, by living well and experiencing the territory.

A living lab for science, culture, creativity and knowledge.

10 reasons

Quality learning

• Portugal’s oldest university dates from 1290 and is the ninth oldest university in the world.

• In recent years, Portuguese Higher Education Institutions feature in world top rankings, offering quality education and innovative learning experiences.

• Driven by accuracy, curiosity, and a learn-by-doing approach for knowledge, partnering with a wide range of international Higher Education Institutions and Research Centers, such as the MIT, CMU, Austin Texas, our institutions and researchers are recognized and respected worldwide.

Research for the Future

• Portugal is running cutting edge international research centers and

infrastructures, exploring forefront knowledge fields, from social sciences, to engineering or life sciences.

• Together with Higher Education Institutions, these promote research and knowledge exchange for a better understanding of the world.

Connecting the World

• In the last five years, the number of foreign students in Portuguese Higher Education Institutions increased by 115%. Thousands of foreign students and researchers of over 200 nationalities contribute to a diverse ecosystem. Many academic courses and programs are conducted in English.

• When living in Portugal you can have a real European adventure or hop on a direct flight to many locations in the world, and still feel at home.

Travelling for knowledge

• Portugal is an old European country with a rich history of travelers, which has shaped the world as we know it today.

• Understanding the future is a challenge. Portuguese Higher Education Institutions and Research Centers understand crossing knowledge as a way of breaking down barriers for opening up to new paths to progress and modernity.

Learn Portuguese

• Portuguese language is the 4th most spoken language in the world. And the most spoken language in the Southern Hemisphere. Portuguese is also the 5th language with the highest number of users in the Internet and official or working language in 32 international organizations.

• Living in Portugal is a fun, effective way to learn and explore the language, culture, economy, and history of 261 million people spread across the globe.

Portuguese Language | Science in Portuguese | Common Heritage

Portuguese Language | Science in Portuguese | Common Heritage

All for Knowledge and Knowledge for All

• Scientific knowledge is a public asset, a common good, which should be inclusive, accessible and available to the benefit of all. We believe that studying and researching in Portugal is a way of being involved with society, by doing science.

• Open Science practices bring together science and society. Together with digital resources, there are now opportunities for co-creation of knowledge and real sharing.

• Open Science is more than the availability in open access to data andpublications, it is the openess of the scientific process as a whole, reinforcing the scientific social responsibility concept.

Open science is the movement to make scientific research, data and dissemination accessible to all levels

of an inquiring society.

1999 Scielo Scientific Electronic Library Online

2002 BDTD – Digital Brazilian Library of Theses and Dissertations

2003 RepositoriUM – Scientific Repository of the University of Minho

2004 SEER - System for the creation and management brazilian scientific magazines

2004 oasisbr – Research Portal for Brazilian scientific publications

2007 Open Access Agreement to Scientific Knowledge in Portuguese Speaking Countries

OPEN SCIENCE IN PORTUGUESE

Digital Repositories in CPLP

Creativity and innovation

• Portugal´s Higher Education Institutions are greatly connected and the country encourages innovation in general. Not only its infrastructures but also its partnerships with entrepreneurial organizations promote creativity and future thinking.

• Several products and start-ups, which are recognized across the world, were incubated in a stimulating Higher Education Institution environment, in Portugal. Here is the place to create and experiment.

Sports and Culture

• Portuguese Higher Education Institutions host hundreds of clubs and associations that foster sports, arts and cultural activities which allow you to meet people who are excited about sharing their interests.

• The country is ideal for outdoor activities. Its beaches are ideal for surfing, sailing, and swimming, while the interior holds stunning landscapes for hiking or cycling.

• If it is arts and culture you are interested in, music, literature or drama, you’re sure to find a cosmopolitan atmosphere.

People who care for you

• Portugal has an open culture which connects people.

• The country’s human scale is reflected in its welcoming, friendly and respectful population, who are famous for an unusual openness and tolerance to diversity and multiculturalism (and

keen on speaking in English, too). We are the world’s secondcountry with better integration capacity of immigrants.

• Also, it’s safe to go around. We are the third most peaceful country in the world.

Authentic life

• Approximately 3000 hours of sun per year, 850km of sanded beaches, an incredible diversity of natural resources and living landscapes, the heritage of a rich past; All these combined with a worldwide recognised food and wine culture, define Portugal’s excellent work-life balance.

• Portugal is also one of the European countries with most affordable quality accommodation and living costs.

Higher Education Institutions

36

Public Institutions

Universities

Polytechnics

Foreign students in Portugal

Foreign students Increase of foreign students

Increase by 118% the number of

foreign students in the last 8 years

1 9 %1 2 %Foreign Graduates

Foreign graduares in 2015-2016

0 6 %1

Portuguese students abroad (estimate)

0 031 0

Enrollment by the International Student Statute, 2014/15 to 2016/17

512

1 144

1 815

2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017

Countries

Brazil

Cape Verde

Angola

São Tomé and Príncipe

Mozambique

Enrollment in degree and credit mobility, 2013/14 to 2016/17

4%

5%

6%6%

3% 3%4%

4%

2013/2014 2014/2015 2015/2016 2016/2017

Countries

Brazil

Angola

Cape Verde

Spain

Mozambique

Degree Credit

Brazil

Spain

Italy

Poland

Germany

Top sending and destination countries of Erasmus+ mobility

1. Spain

2. Italy

3. Poland

4. Germany

5. France

6. Turquia

7. Czech Republic

8. United Kingdom

Incoming Countries Outgoing Countries

1. Spain

2. Italy

3. Poland

4. Czech Republic

5. Germany

6. France

7. United Kingdom

8. Netherlands

Evolution of R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP

0%

0% 1%

1%

2%1%

1% 1% 1% 1% 1%

1984 1990 1995 2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Number of new PhDs

150400

1 100

1 500

2 500

1985 1995 2005 2010 2014

Evolution of PhD Scholarships

554

797

1 195

1 680

894

1 3801 441

1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 2016 2017

Research and Innovation indicators

Research Units

307 41 349

Researchers (FTE)

309 550

Startups (2007-15)

Startups founded between 2007 and 2015

31 000 new startups / year

130% increase of the technology based firms

between 2007 and 2010

Since 2005, the number of researchers increased by

96%

84

ERC projects

Number of Portuguese ERC funded

projects

Research and Innovation indicators

Scientific

Production

45x

Patents

2nd EU

Annual rate of

publications

35x

In the last 25 years,

Portuguese scientific

production increased by

35x

In the last 25 years, the

number of Portuguese

patents registered in

Europe increased by 45x

Country with the highest

average annual growth

rate of publications

(2001-2014)

Research and Innovation indicators

Portuguese Higher Education Institutions feature in world top

rankings

1 2 3Public

Policies

Study & Research in

Portugal

Study & Research Abroad

Internationalization of Science and HigherEducation

Public Policies

• Articulation between MCTES and MNE

• Attraction of students, researchers, enterprises and investors

• Dissemination of opportunities

• Portfolio with the national research and higher education system

• Participation in international fairs

• Simplification of procedures for the integration of foreign citizens

• Strengthening academic/scientific communities abroad

R e s o l u t i o n n o 7 8 / 2 0 1 6

Collaboration: DGES, FCT, Camões, AICEP and CCCM

Study & Research in Portugal

• Quality learning

• Research for the future

• Connecting the World

• Travelling for Knowledge

• Knowledge for all

Collaboration: FCT, DGES, DGEEC, ANI, Ciência Viva, CRUP, CCISP, APESP and Turismo de Portugal

• Creativity and Innovation

• Sports and Culture

• Learn Portuguese

• People who care for you

• Authentic life

s t u d y - r e s e a r c h . p t

Study & Research Abroad

• Guide to academic and scientific mobility

• For those who wish to carry out an international mobility experience

(academic or scientific)

• Support to the international mobility of students, researchers,

teachers and staff through the provision of information and

recommendations

• Portuguese students abroad: ≈ 13.000

Collaboration: MNE, DGACCP, DGES, FCT and Erasmus+

abroad.study-research.pt

1 2 3Open

ScienceOpen Science for

Sustainability

K n o w l e d g e f o r A l l

Science in Portuguese

Open Science• Resolution of the Council of Ministers no. 21/2016

• Open access to publications resulting from research financed by public funds

• Open access to scientific data resulting from research financed by public funds

• The guarantee of preservation as a way of allowing the reuse and continued access.

• Science policy committed to open and accessible knowledge

• Open Access

• Open Data

• Closing the gap between science and society

• Citizen Science

• Engaging its diverse stakeholders in the formulation of research agendas

Science in Portuguese

• Portuguese is, without a doubt, a language of science

• Fight against the geographical, linguistic and cultural asymmetries in the

production of knowledge

• Digital repositories are key tools with great potential to broaden and

democratize access to knowledge

• Opportunity: 500th Year Anniversary of Magellan´s Circumnavigation

Open Science for Sustainability

• Science and Knowledge, can successfully contribute to respond to

the main problems that affect contemporary societies

• 17 challenges of the 2030 Agenda

• Open Access, sharing knowledge for Peace and Development

• Open Science principles and practices adopted by UNESCO -

Geneva Milestone

Contribution and participation in science - world asymmetry

1 2 3R&D

AgendasInCoDe

2030

R & D S t r a t e g y

Collaborative Laboratories

R&D Agendas

• Agri-food, Forestry and Biodiversity

• Portuguese Architecture

• Urban Science and Cities for the Future

• Culture and Cultural Heritage

• Circular Economy

• Space and Earth Observation

• Social Inclusion and Citizenship

F o u n d a t i o n f o r S c i e n c e a n d T e c h n o l o g y

• Industry and Manufacturing

• Ocean

• Health, Clinical and Translational Research

• Cyber-physical Systems

• Sustainable Energy Systems

• Labor, Automation and Job Qualification

• Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Management

Collaborative Laboratories

• Collaborative Laboratories should stimulate the creation of qualified

employment generating economic and social value in Portugal

• Collaborative Laboratories should be established as non-profit private

associations or as companies

• Promote knowledge-based activities by fostering collaboration between

scientific, technological or higher education institutions and the social

and economic fabric, namely businesses, the hospital and health care

system, cultural institutions, and social organizations

InCoDe.2030

• National initiative to foster digital skills

• To position Portugal at the top of European digital competences

ranking

• 5 strategic pillars: inclusion, education, qualification,

specialization, and research

• Generalize digital literacy

• Stimulate employability and professional training

• Ensure strong participation in international R&D networks

I n c o d e P o r t a l

1 2 3Atlantic

InteractionsGoPortugal

I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o o p e r a t i o n

PRIMA

Atlantic Interactions

• Intergovernmental initiative

• Atlantic International Research Center (AIR Center)

• International network or research

• “Knowledge for space - space for knowledge” (Portugal Space 2030)

• Florioanopolis Declaration - installation committee

• May 2018: International Summit in Cape Verde

• Support and foster new climate, earth, space and marine research

activities

A t l a n t i c I n t e r a c t i o n

PRIMA

• PRIMA - Partnerships on Research and Innovations in the

Mediterranean Area

• Sustainable management of water and energy provision and food

systems in the Mediterranean

• Diplomacy and scientific cooperation between Europe and the

Mediterranean countries

• Transform the region into an area of sustainable economic

development and cultural exchanges

• 10 year-funding program (H2020)

GoPortugal

• Global S&T Partnerships Portugal - GoPortugal

• Foster the creation and growth of science-based startups and industry-science

partnerships

• MIT Portugal 2030

• Carnegie Mellon Portugal Program

• UT Austin Portugal Program

• Participation in international organisations (e.g. CERN, ESA, EMBC, ESO, ESRF)

• Areas: “Atlantic Interactions”, “Medical Physics for Emerging Cancer Therapies”;

“Higher Performance Computing, Data Analytics and Visualization”; “Nano materials”

So...

Why Portugal?

What makes us different and unique?

Portugal provides an unique inspirational

environment for creativity and science

Knowledge as a life style

Portugal is an ancient and immensely beautiful country, with genuine and passionate people.

A country with a long history and cultural heritage spread over five continents.

Portugal introduced the “world to the world”, widening its limits, paving the way, sowing wisdom and bravery, valuing knowledge and creativity.

Now is the time to discover Portugal !

A country 900 years young

Maria Fernanda Rollo

Secretary of State for Science,

Technology and Higher Education

1/06/2018

Month of Portugal in US. Day 1