Equality on the Horizon: Advancing Gender Equality in Decision-Making, final conference and presentation of results of the EQUAL Leadership Programme will take place on October 17th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

This event, which is open to all those interested in attending, will be held in person in Lisbon, with the additional option of virtual attendance.

The conference will feature discussions on key findings, innovative strategies, and tools developed to promote gender equality in leadership across the EU. 

The conference is held in English.

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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 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.