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Winter School IEP “Hannah Arendt – Vida, Liberdade e Revolução”
The Institute for Political Studies of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa is proud to have organised the 2nd edition of the Winter School in Political Theory, which took place on 30 and 31 January and 1 February at the Palácio das Galveias Library. Find out more here.

Blossoming is the secret to happiness: Martin's lesson from the T4EU summer course in Lithuania
Martim Dinis, a 2nd year Master's student at the Universidade Católica, embarked on an exchange adventure with the Transform4Europe Alliance (T4EU), where he took part in the (CO)HAPPINESS LABORATORY summer course in Kaunas, Lithuania. Find out more.

Between Democracy and Authoritarian Challenges: Católica hosts 1st SACRU Summer School
From 1 to 14 July, 16 students from Europe, Oceania, North America and South America, will come together at Universidade Católica’s headquarters, in Lisboa, to debate Democracy and Authoritarian Challenges, showcasing the global outreach of the SACRU network and its commitment to engaging the young generation worldwide. Learn more about this programme.

Politics and International Relations students at Católica promote Conversations with Diplomats
Belgium, Australia, the Republic of Korea, Brazil and the United States of America. From February to April, students from the Institute for Political Studies at UCP organised a series of talks with 10 Ambassadors and 1 Director of a European Agency. Learn more about this unique opportunity for future diplomats. Read the complete article here.

Mónica Dias takes office as Director of IEP and Ana Mineiro as Director of FCSE
Mónica Dias is the new director of the Institute for Political Studies at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, succeeding João Carlos Espada. The professor was sworn in at a ceremony on November 7 at the Católica headquarters, where Ana Mineiro was also sworn in as director of the new Faculty of Health Sciences and Nursing. Read more here.

Ethics4Care research project at international congress in Germany
Researchers Hugo Reis and Gonçalo Garcia, from the research project "Ethics4Care", of the "Centre for Interdisciplinary Health Research" of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, participated with two free peer-reviewed papers in the "World Congress on Nursing Education & Practice".

Konrad Adenauer's legacy praised by the President of Universidade Católica Portuguesa at the Estoril Political Forum
The President of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Isabel Capeloa Gil, closed the Estoril Political Forum, the annual conference of the Institute for Political Studies, with a speech honouring Konrad Adenauer. Read more here.

The Future under debate at the Católica XIII Summer School for the Study of Culture
"Future Futures" is the topic of the XIII Summer School for the Study of Culture which kicked off with a week of debates between students, researchers and academics of the Lisbon Consortium of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. Read more here.