UCP Editora is presenting the book "O domínio decrescente do MPLA no sistema partidário em Angola (2008-2022)" by Carlos Pacatolo on 10 April at 17h30.

The event will be opened by Anabela Antunes and the book will be presented by Manuel Braga da Cruz.

The closing speech will be given by Augusto Aguiar-Branco and the author of the book, Carlos Pacatolo, will be thanked.

The III Global Symposium Uniservitate will take place on 27 and 28 October in Rome.

Isabel Capeloa Gil, President of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, will be one of the speakers at the opening session of the Symposium, which will take place on 27 October at 8am. This session will also include the participation of Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, Francesco Bonini (Rector of LUMSA), Carmela Di Agresti (LUMSA), Richard Brosse (Portfolio Manager Vital Catholic Thought, Porticus), María Rosa Tapia (Uniservitate programme-CLAYSS) and moderated by Enrique Ochoa (Executive Director, CLAYSS).

On 28 October, at 8am, the Service-Learning experience of UCP will be presented in the session "Service-learning and Global Compact on Education".

In the scope of the Uniservitate Award 2022, the Universidade Católica Portuguesa will receive an honorable mention for the project "Capacitar para proteger", on the second day of the Symposium. The project is part of the CApS project: Universidade Católica and Service-Learning: Innovation and Social Responsibility, which started in January 2020 involving the 4 campi of the University.

The UNISERVITATE Award seeks to promote quality Service-Learning practices carried out by Catholic Higher Education Institutions, recognizing experiences that represent effective contributions to the solution of socio-environmental problems, identified and addressed in solidarity with organizations and community members.

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The book "Lições da Pandemia, Aprender com uma experiência limite" (Lessons of the Pandemic, Learning from a boundary experience) of the collection Povos e Culturas, coordinated by Américo Pereira and Fernando Ilharco, is launched on May 4, at 5:30 p.m. at the headquarters of Universidade Católica.

Isabel Capeloa Gil, Isabel Capeloa Gil, President of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, will present the book published by UCP Press. 

The event will also feature a round table with Admiral Gouveia e Melo, Head of the Navy, Ema Paulino, President of the National Association of Pharmacies, and Germano de Sousa, Director and Founder of the Germano de Sousa Clinical Pathology Laboratories Group.

The Mass of the Holy Spirit is celebrated on 13 October, which marks the beginning of the academic year and is an occasion for the academic community to come together and welcome the gift of the strength of the Holy Spirit for another school year.

The entire academic community - and in a special way the new students - are invited to participate in this celebration.