ISEL Green Week 25, a week dedicated to sustainability, was held from May 26 to 30, organized by the ISEL Eco-Campus program. Over the course of five days, students, faculty, staff, and external partners participated in activities that promoted debate, action, and environmental awareness.The program included webinars on “Sustainability and Digital Transformation: Innovation for the Future of Water,” focused on the intelligent management of water resources, and “Urban Miniforests: Contributions to the Environment and Well-Being,” which highlighted ecological solutions for urban environments.There were also workshops on “Youth Associations: The Role of New Generations in Climate and Humanitarian Action,” organized by Ecozoic, which challenged participants to reflect on the role of youth in climate and humanitarian action, and another dedicated to artisanal production with a natural soap workshop.On one of the days of ISEL Green Week, the campus was filled with energy with the Peddy Paper for waste collection, organized in conjunction with the ISEL Student Association (AEISEL), followed by a vegetarian food tasting, held by ProVeg Portugal.The week also included a Chi Kung class, dedicated to physical and mental well-being, a planting event, with the participation of several members of the IPL academic community, and the presence of the Plantar Uma Árvore association. Ryze brought moments of learning with flavor with the quiz “Do you know about sustainability? Prove it (with cake)”.The week ended with a solidarity futsal game, organized by AEISEL and sponsored by the IPL Social Action Services (SAS IPL), with proceeds going to the São Maximiliano Kolbe Parish Social Center. A vegetarian lunch was also served open to the community, accompanied by flavored water from EPAL - Empresa Portuguesa das Águas Livres, closing ISEL Green Week 25 with a performance by the Estudantina Académica do ISEL.The “tODxS” exhibition, promoted by the Instituto Marquês de Valle Flôr (IMVF) and the Fundação Fé e Cooperação (FEC), with the support of Camões - Instituto da Cooperação e da Língua, was on display throughout the week. There was also a scientific poster exhibition with works by our students dedicated to sustainability, and the Circular Economy Cabinet received several donations of clothes, accessories, books and food, encouraging reuse and the spirit of sharing.Once again, ISEL Green Week brought together the academic community and several external partners, including Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, EPAL, Desafio Vegetariano Portugal, SAS IPL and IMVF, around sustainability, through the promotion of actions that aim to raise awareness and implement good practices that contribute to reinforcing ISEL's commitment to reducing its carbon footprint. [flickr-photoset:id=72177720326744873, size=q, num=10]Ver no flickr
Professor Alexandra Costa, Vice-President of ISEL and member of the coordination team for the postgraduate Specialization in Railway Engineering, represented ISEL at the 6th edition of the Portugal Railway Summit,, organized annually by PFP – Plataforma Ferroviária Portuguesa - Cluster da Ferrovia, which took place on May 21 and 22, 2025.The event, held at the National Railway Museum in Entroncamento, brought together decision-makers, experts, companies and higher education institutions in a space for reflection and debate on the present and future of the railway sector in Portugal. This edition had the motto “This train cannot stop!”, highlighting topics such as innovation, sustainability, digitalization and the importance of training and qualification of human resources in the development of a modern and efficient railway.ISEL's participation, through Professor Alexandra Costa, reinforces the institution's commitment to advanced training in railway engineering and to connecting with the production sector, actively contributing to the development of solutions and skills aligned with the country's strategic needs in this area.
ISEL and Águas do Tejo Atlântico - Águas de Portugal Group have signed a cooperation agreement with the aim of strengthening collaboration between the business sector and academia, within the scope of all ISEL degree-granting courses.Both institutions recognize the importance of this collaboration for the training of qualified senior staff, especially in the practical application of the knowledge acquired at ISEL to the technological needs and challenges of companies.The agreement provides for the development of joint initiatives, promoting the exchange of resources and knowledge between the two entities, which include the holding of seminars, workshops, internships, support for research and development projects, collaboration in joint project applications, as well as participation in initiatives related to environmental education.At the signing of the protocol, Águas do Tejo Atlântico was represented by Eng.º Nuno Brôco, Chairman of the Board of Directors, by Eng.º Hugo Pereira, Executive Vice-President, by Eng.ª Rita Lourinho, RDI Coordinator and by Dr.ª Elisabete Vale, Sustainability Coordinator. On behalf of ISEL, the President of ISEL, Professor José Nascimento, the Vice-President for the Infrastructure and Equipment Area, Professor Alexandra Costa and the Advisor for the Sustainability Area, Professor Patrícia Barata were present.
The application for the scientific infrastructure Collaboratory for Geosciences (C4G), led by the Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL) and submitted to the Lisboa 2030 – FEDER programme, was approved with overall funding for the consortium of 2.319 million euros. The project is coordinated by professors Graça Silveira and Pedro Silva (Department of Physics at ISEL) and professor Mário Abel Gonçalves (Department of Geology at FCUL).In this operation, ISEL takes the lead and participates with an allocated budget, in consortium with the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon (FCUL) and the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), also with its own funding. The application also includes the collaboration of the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera (IPMA), the Direção-Geral do Território (DGT) and the Instituto de Geografia e Ordenamento do Território (IGOT), without budget allocation within the scope of this operation.C4G is a research infrastructure in the area of Solid Earth Sciences (CTS), which promotes collaboration between researchers and the sharing of equipment, data and tools. The project aims to strengthen cooperation between Brazilian institutions in this area and provide scientific services in the areas of natural hazards, the environment and georesources. As an integral part of the European infrastructure ESFRI EPOS (European Plate Observing System), C4G reinforces Portugal's role in the European scientific panorama.As part of this application, ISEL is counting on the participation of professors from the Geophysics area of the Physics Department (DF), who intend to continue the laboratories created during the previous phase of the C4G infrastructure. In this new phase, ISEL's intervention is expanded with the integration of professors from the Chemical Engineering Department (DEQ), in the areas of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Environment and Energy, with special emphasis on the valorization of Environmental Chemistry. This expansion allows C4G to strengthen its work in the areas of georesources, natural hazards and the environment, promoting a more interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach.Laboratories that formed part of the first consortium of the Geosciences Collaboratory: “Microseismology and Rock Physics” and “LaNAS - Laboratory for Natural and Active source Seismology” imagens C4G
On May 22, students Andrea Cassandra and Dário Ribeiro, from the Master's in Electrical Engineering of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Energy and Automation at ISEL, participated in the final phase of Accelerate Challenge 25, an initiative promoted by Siemens. This national competition took place over a period of approximately 3 months and initially included teams from 23 higher education institutions, of which 6 made it to the final phase.Under the guidance of Professors Filipe Barata and Luís Elvas, and with the support of their buddy Diogo dos Santos, our students developed an innovative sustainable electrical energy infrastructure project using Siemens tools such as SIMARIS Suite and Blueplanet PV-designer.In the final phase, all selected teams presented their projects in a 10-minute pitch to a panel of experts and industry representatives, in a highly valuable moment that promoted knowledge sharing and collaboration between academia and the business sector.Congratulations to Andrea and Dário for their brilliant performance, which was a reflection of their talent, dedication and the excellence of ISEL students, and which contributes to affirming the role of engineering in building a more digital and sustainable future.
The Polytechnic of Lisbon is one of the partner institutions of the U! Innovate project, recently approved under the Higher Education Initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT HEI). The project was presented on May 22, 2025, during the U!REKA Connects conference in Helsinki, and the Polytechnic of Lisbon delegation included the Vice-President for Pedagogy and Quality, Professor Carla Viveiros; Professor Elisabete Alegria, Advisor for Science and Projects; Professor António Serrador, Advisor for Internationalization; Professor Isabel João, Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Quality and Environmental Engineering; and Professor Nuno Datia, Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Computer and Computing Engineering.The U! Innovate has a European investment of 63 million euros in 47 new projects and aims to strengthen the innovation capacity of higher education institutions.The U! Innovate project brings together institutions from seven European countries and is led by the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences,, Finland. The consortium includes partners from Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Ukraine and Portugal, with the Polytechnic of Lisbon as the national representative.With an expected duration of 25 months, the project aims to train 1,200 students and 340 teachers and researchers, directly support the creation of new startups and consolidate inter-regional incubation structures, with a direct impact on the regions involved. In the case of IPL, participation is part of the U!REKA – Urban Research and Education Knowledge Alliance, of which it is a founding member.Created in 2021, the EIT Higher Education Initiative is the only European instrument exclusively dedicated to strengthening innovation capacity in higher education. The initiative is implemented jointly by the various EIT Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs), with coordination provided by EIT RawMaterials. Since its launch, it has engaged more than 500 higher education institutions, supported 65 pan-European projects, trained more than 90,000 students and provided support to more than 1,700 startups and scale-ups, contributing to the strengthening of innovation ecosystems across Europe. Texto de MFC/GCIImagem de U!reka