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 second session of the UCP4SUCCESS webinar cycle for professors: ‘Educating for Sustainability: Building Competences for Active Citizenship’, will take place on 22 January between 2pm and 3pm. 

In this webinar, Cristina Palmeirão will address the issue of sustainability and the role of education in developing essential competences for active citizenship.

The session aims to invite reflection on how teachers can integrate sustainable practices into curriculum, encouraging students to get involved with environmental and social issues. Innovative methodologies and good practices will be shared to inspire transformative education, capable of promoting a more conscious and responsible society.

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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.

On 8 January, Universidade Católica closes the UCP4SUCCESS webinar cycle with the webinar ‘Uncomplicating University: From time management to academic success.’ 

The purpose of this webinar is to explore and apply practical strategies for better time management, balancing different roles in life and overcoming procrastination, fundamental aspects for a successful adaptation to higher education.

Integrated into the UCP4SUCCESS webinar cycle at Universidade Católica Portuguesa, this session also aims to promote academic success and adaptation. 

Free and open to all Universidade Católica students, the webinar is aimed in particular at students entering higher education for the first time.

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UCP Editora is organising the launch of the latest book in the CECC's Communication and Culture Studies Collection, ‘A Rádio Ecclesia e a Relação com os Poderes Políticos’, by António Estêvão, on 14 November at 6.30pm.

This event will feature a presentation by Anabela Antunes, Director of UCP Editora and the participation of Nelson Ribeiro, Director of the Faculty of Human Sciences of the Portuguese Catholic University, as well as the presence of the author, Frei António Estêvão.

The book "O culto de Nossa Senhora da Nazaré: perspetiva multidisciplinar" (The cult of Our Lady of Nazaré: a multidisciplinary perspective), published by Universidade Católica Editora (UCE) and coordinated by Pedro Penteado, researcher at the Centre of Religious History Studies (CEHR), Universidade Católica, will be presented on 28 January 2023, at the Nazaré Municipal Library.

This initiative is co-organised by the CEHR, the Research Centre on Peoples and Cultures and the UCE.

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Universidade Católica Editora will launch the book Smarter Cities Portugal on September 21, at 6:00 pm.

The event will be attended by Isabel Capeloa Gil, Rector of the UCP, and the Secretary of State for Digitization and Administrative Modernization Mário Campolargo and will take place in the exhibition room of the Library Building.

The first session of the 2nd cycle of UCP4SUCCESS webinars for students: “How is my career path enriched at university?” will take place on February 26, from 4pm to 5pm. 

In this webinar, Íris Martins Oliveira and Ângela Sá Azevedo will reflect on how life history allows us to understand career decisions; how university contributes to promoting essential skills, outlining and achieving personal and professional goals, allowing us to reconcile different life roles.

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Universidade Católica Editora is organising the launch of the book "Ecologia Poética no Labirinto da Liturgia" by Joaquim Félix de Carvalho, on 28 April at 5pm.

The preface is by Teresa Bartolomei and the moderator will be Alexandre Palma.