Between 23 September and 3 October 2026, the President of ISEL, Professor José Nascimento, and the Internationalisation Advisor, Professor António Serrador, carried out an institutional mission to Brazil, accompanied by Fábio Matos and Camilla França from TECHID. The initiative aimed to strengthen strategic partnerships, identify new opportunities for academic and scientific cooperation, and promote ISEL’s presence among leading institutions in the country.

The mission included visits to Manaus, Recife and Salvador, with meetings held with universities, research centres and innovation ecosystems. Key topics discussed included the development of joint R&D projects, the creation of advanced training programmes, academic mobility, and the attraction of Brazilian students to ISEL.

In Manaus, meetings were held with FPFTech, during which opportunities for collaboration were explored in areas such as artificial intelligence, satellite image processing, advanced materials, robotics, drones and sensors. Joint initiatives in advanced training were also discussed, including the Postgraduate Programme in Advanced Technologies for Drones, as well as applied research projects and student and staff exchange activities.

In Recife, the delegation met with representatives of Porto Digital, one of the leading innovation hubs in Latin America, to discuss joint initiatives in innovation, entrepreneurship and mutual internationalisation.

The mission concluded in Salvador da Bahia with a visit to SENAI CIMATEC, a leading institution in engineering and technology in Brazil, and its various centres, including CIMATEC Park, CIMATEC Aerospace, CIMATEC Digital and its headquarters. Particular emphasis was placed on participation in the inauguration of the institution’s new digital incubator, a project in which TECHID and ISEL are institutional partners, as well as discussions regarding future academic, scientific and business collaborations.

This mission strengthened relationships with strategic partners, reinforced the presence of ISEL and TECHID in Brazil, and opened new avenues for cooperation in research, advanced training, mobility, entrepreneurship and innovation, further supporting ISEL’s internationalisation strategy.

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