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In 2015 the Azorean Biodiversity Group was recognized by the University of the Azores as a regional Research Centre. At a national level, Azorean Biodiversity Group is a regional sub-group of the CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES (cE3c), based in Lisbon and awarded with the Classification of EXCELLENT by FCT in July of 2019. cE3c’s main objective is to perform research that addresses societal challenges in ecology, evolution and the environment, the three Es in the centre’s name, for the 2015-2020 period covering the EU 2020 Horizon. The Azorean Biodiversity Group is subdivided in two main groups with…

The Research and Development Unit in e-Health of the University of the Azores (NIDeS-UAc) is a joint multidisciplinary initiative of teachers and researchers from the University of the Azores (Portugal) and professionals from the Azores Regional Health Service (SRS-A). The NIDeS-UAc aims to promote and develop R&D projects, services and cultural extension initiatives in the areas of informatics and health, and their confluence in e-Health. It is part of the Azores Scientific and Technological System and maintains active links with national and international R&D centers, with SRS-A and with local technology-based companies.

CHAM Açores it is an inter-University scientific research unit linked to the FCSH of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and of the Universidade dos Açores. Includes researchers with different but complementary interests and demands cross-cultural comparative surveys, as well as multi-disciplinary approaches. The main objectives are: the development and promotion of studies about History of Portugal, of the Azores and the Atlantic world, as well as the presence of the Portuguese in other continents; the study of the European correlation and the influence of the sea on the History of Portugal and Atlantic islands, through the treatment of different chronologies;…

The Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences – Campus of the University of Azores, CICS.NOVA.UAc is the result of the integration of researchers from the Centre of Social Studies of the University of Azores (CES-UA) in the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (CICS.NOVA). The CICS.NOVA.UAc is a decentralized unit of the CICS.NOVA, dedicated to the development of scientific research, education, cultural extension and provision of services to the community, with an interdisciplinary range, especially in the following scientific areas: a) Sociology b) Demography c) Psychology d) Educational Sciences

The Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research and Technology (IITAA) is an organic unit within the University of The Azores that performs research on Agricultural Science and Environment, mainly oriented towards sustainability, applied climatology, global change, animal and agricultural science, food science and bioactivity of natural products. IITA-A is organized in three groups: 1 – Agricultural and Animal Science 2 – Food Science and Health 3 – Climate, Environment and Landscape. IITAA combines fundamental and applied sciences with the aim of contributing to the society benefit. In accordance with the present societal challenges, IITAA focuses on sustainability of natural and…

Angra do Heroísmo’s City Hall is the executive organ of the municipality and its mission is to define and implement policies that promote its development in different areas, since it has favorable natural conditions and local resources to launch new business and investments, especially in the sectors of Tourism, Agriculture, Environment and Culture. With 239 Km2 is composed of 19 parishes with a total of 35,402 inhabitants, of which 10,800 live in the urban area, whose historical center is classified as a World Heritage Site. The city is the historical capital and the head of the Catholic Church of the…

The Municipality of Lagoa is located on the south coast of São Miguel Island, the largest and most populous of the nine islands of the Azores. This municipality, one of six in which the island of São Miguel is divided, is bordered by the municipalities of Ponta Delgada (west), Ribeira Grande (north) and Vila Franca do Campo (east), with its headquarters about nine kilometers from the main city of Ponta Delgada. Created in April 11th 1522, the municipality has 14,442 inhabitants, according to the censuses of the year 2011, and has a global area of 45.6km², which is divided into…

The Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory of the Azores is a service accredited by IPAC according to NP EN ISO / IEC 17025 and certified by APCER according to NP EN ISO 9001, and its mission is to promote scientific research applied to regional specificities and development engineering in the field of civil engineering, as well as making available to all public or private entities on request a set of laboratory and quality control services. Thus, LREC provides consulting services, studies, expertise and advice in the areas of structures, geotechnics, building materials, geological and geotechnical hazard assessment and communication routes. LREC…

Promote the Azores destination as a tourist destination of nature, with a strong experiential component, in the strategic emitting markets, in order to increase in a sustained way the volume of overnight stays in all the islands of the Azores, as well as the increase of revenues for all the stakeholders of the sector.

The GEOAÇORES– Azores Geopark Association, ensures the management of the Azores Geopark. It is a non-profit association, with headquarters in Horta, Faial island and established through a public deed on May 19th, 2010. The founding members are the Azores Autonomous Region, through the Environment and Sea Regional Secretariat (SRAM) and the four Local Action Groups (LAG) of the Azores: ADELIAÇOR – Association for the Local Development of the Azores Islands ARDE – Regional Association for the Development GRATER – Association of Regional Development ASDEPR – Association for the Rural Development and Promotion The Azores Geopark Association promotes the strategic plan…

Associação RAEGE Açores is a non-profit private association between the Government of the Azores and SATA, SA, with the aim of managing and coordinating scientific and technical activities related to the RAEGE Network, developing scientific research, promoting and supporting R&D activities in its fields of activity, liaising between the scientific and the business communities, coordinating, promoting and participating in studies, projects and programs, promoting and coordinating training actions, supporting local institutions in the pursuit and promotion of science and technology policies, disseminating technical and scientific information, among others.

The Regional Fund for Science and Technology (FRCT) was created with the objective to coordinate and manage the financial resources available for scientific research and technological development from Regional, European and International programmes. The FRCT competencies are: To promote and participate in the implementation, monitoring, supervision and/or evaluation and the management of studies, programs, projects, training and information and dissemination measures of scientific scope, improvement or technological innovation, as well as the information and knowledge society Foster and promote the support for the scientific development units and/or the regional innovation and technological upgrading and the information and knowledge society and/or…

The Regional Directorate for Culture (RDC), under the Regional Department for Education and Culture, anchors its action on two areas of intervention: the promotion and enhancement of creative and cultural activities, as well as the protection and valuation of built, movable and intangible heritage. RDC holds a set of external services, spread along the nine islands of the Azores. There are eight Museums, an Ecomuseum and a Contemporary Arts Center, whose complementary themes add to the idea of a cultural whole, in which the specificities of each island are highlighted. There are also three Public Libraries and Regional Archives, one…

The Azorean Directorate for Energy (Direção Regional da Energia in Portuguese), acronym DREn, is the entity of the Azorean Government (Governo dos Açores in Portuguese) responsible for all energy-related matters, with the mission of providing a secure, accessible and sustainable energy system. It follows-up all energy vectors entering and exiting the Azores, as well as their local production and use. It is responsible for the licensing of all energy-related installations such as those of the local electricity company, filling stations or gas networks. It is responsible for adopting European and national legislation to the regional context as well as authoring…

The Regional Directorate for Planning and Structural Funds is the entity of the Government of the Azores responsible for the monitoring and management of the ERDF and CF structural funds, and regional interlocutor for the INTERREG V-A Transnational Operational Program Madeira – Azores – Canary Islands 2014-2020. Currently, it is the Managing Authority of the Regional Operational Program AÇORES 2020. The Program aims to support strength the areas of research, technological development and innovation, namely the creation of conditions for scientific production, innovation and transfer of knowledge through the stimulation of the private investment in technology-based and value-added economic productions.