We are delighted to announce that CETRAD researchers Prof. Carla Marques, Prof. Carmem Leal and Prof. Rui Silva represented CETRAD in Toledo at the 38th annual congress of AEDEM – European Academy of Management and Business Economics – and were awarded the prize for best research in entrepreneurship with their work “Lifestyle Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas: A systematic literature review“
The 24th of November, the anniversary of the renowned Portuguese scientist, Rómulo de Carvalho, has been celebrated as the National Day of Scientific Culture. This year, CETRAD’s team also joined the nationwide Science and Technology Week by organising a public discussion on rural quality of life. A wide variety of stakeholders, from local business owners…
On 8 October, ECO held a debate on the role of the economy in defending and valuing the forest, at the Belém Cultural Centre. The event, which was attended by the Secretary of State for Forests Rui Ladeira, also saw the presentation of the ECOFOR.PT study – Economic Valorisation of the Goods and Services of…
The University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) hosted the ISCBE 2024, an event that established itself as a great success in sharing knowledge about the social and economic challenges that mark the current landscape. Bringing together researchers and experts from around the world, the event, co-organized by the Faculty of Business and Economics of…
CETRAD was represented by two PhD student researchers, Ana Fonseca and José Rosário, at the XV International Conference organized by the International Farming Systems Association (IFSA), held from June 30 to July 4 in Trapani, Sicily. The event focused on the necessary and possible changes in production systems towards a more sustainable future, highlighting the…
CETRAD organised an open discussion with local stakeholders about the challenges and potential solutions of sustainable development in the low-density regions of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. The event took place on the 27th at UTAD, representing the different stakeholders in the quintuple-helix model: government, industry, university, civil society and the environment itself. The lively debate…
The Official Language School of Navalmoral de la Mata, in the Autonomous Community of Extremadura (Spain), is holding the exhibition The Douro contemplated in the tourist postcard, a documentary exhibition on the Douro landscape in tourist postcards of the Douro, issued by agents of the tourist system, from the early twentieth century to the present…
