The Department of Mechanical Engineering at Técnico (DEM) will organise the 1st edition of the Industry Day on 13^th April 2022, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Abreu Faro amphitheatre. The lab visits will take place at 2 p.m.

The event aims to promote the university-industry link (registration is required – dem@tecnico.ulisboa.pt).

PROGRAMME

9 a.m. – Welcome session, speech by the President of Técnico, professor Rogério Colaço

9.10 a.m. – Presentation of Department of Mechanical Engineering (DEM), speech by the President of DEM, professor Pedro Coelho

· Facts & Figures
· Structure and Academic programmes
· Research Centres

9.30 a.m. – University-Industry collaboration | Part I
· The importance of the collaboration for the company – Eng. Andrea Costigliola
· The importance of the collaboration for Técnico – Prof. João Miguel Sousa
· Facts & Figures of the collaboration – Prof. Paulo Peças

10 a.m. – University-Industry collaboration | Part II
· Presentation of two Master’s theses in an industrial context – Eng. Manuel Vicente & Eng. Tomás Murcela
· Presentation of a PhD thesis in an industrial context – Dr. João Pragana

10.30 a.m. – Coffee-Break

10.45 a.m. – Collaboration Mechanisms between Técnico and companies – Dr. Carla Patrocínio

11.05 a.m. – Presentation of DEM Research Centres
• IDMEC – Prof. Nuno Silvestre
• IN+ – Prof. Paulo Ferrão
• MARETEC – Prof. Ramiro Neves
• CENTEC – Prof. Tiago Santos

12.15 p.m.– 5 minute companies’ pitch

1 p.m. – Lunch

2 p.m. – Visits to DEM laboratories