Events

On January 20, 2026, the webinar “Community University in Brazil: Characteristics and Challenges of a Public Non-State Model” was held,

The Portuguese Network for Critical Thinking (CrithinkNet) announces the Critical Thinking Conference, under the theme “Dialoguing and Learning to Disagree in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: Ethical Challenges for Education.” The event will take place from March 23 to 27, from 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM, in a fully online format.

The deadline for paper submissions has been extended until February 2.

CrithinkNet is a network dedicated to supporting researchers, teachers, and students in promoting, creating, and disseminating best practices in teaching, learning, and research on critical thinking. Its mission is to contribute to the education of conscious, responsible citizens and professionals who are fully engaged in society.

The event will accept submissions within six thematic areas:

1. Critical Thinking, Artificial Intelligence, and Pedagogical Innovation
2. Dialogue, Argumentation, and the Art of Disagreeing in Digital Contexts
3. Artificial Intelligence, Epistemology, and Transformations in Knowledge Production
4. Work, Professions, and Critical Skills in the Era of Intelligent Automation
5. Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability, and Social Justice
6. Critical Thinking, Health, and Smart Technologies

More information at this link.

Within the scope of the above-mentioned competition, it is hereby informed that, according to the notice in reference, ten (10) applications were received. Therefore, we hereby announce the result of the competition.

Within the competition period, the following applications were submitted:

• Ana Gil
• Carolina Jardim
• Daniela Ferreira
• Daniela Salazar
• Débora Dias
• João Coelho
• Joyce Aguiar
• Maristela Simão
• Patrícia Ferraz de Matos
• Sara Poças

The Evaluation Panel decided to exclude the following candidate for non-compliance with the eligibility criteria of the candidates’ profile considered admissible, as established in point 2 of Section II of the competition notice, with the following result of the analysis:

Daniela Ferreira ¹

1)  The candidate has held a Doctorate degree for less than 5 years, failing to meet the requirement established in subparagraph b) of point 2.

After analysing the documentation submitted with the application, the Evaluation Panel decided to exclude the following candidate for non-compliance with the admissibility criteria, in subparagraph b) of point 2 of Section II of the competition notice, with the following result of the analysis:

Table ¹ – Final Scoring List of Candidates

Accordingly, considering the results, the Evaluation Panel decided to interview the selected candidate Patrícia Ferraz de Matos, intended exclusively to clarify aspects related to the results of her research. All candidates must be notified via email so that, in case of appeal, they may respond in writing within a maximum of 10 working days from the date of receipt of the respective communication, in accordance with Articles 121 et seq. of the Administrative Procedure Code. It was further decided that, if none of the aforementioned candidates raises any objection within the legal deadline, the decision will become final.

The Interdisciplinary Centre for Studies in Education and Development (CeiED) thanks all candidates for their interest and wishes them every academic and/or professional success.

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COFAC, Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural CRL / Universidade Lusófona, hereby opens a call to recruit a Ph.D. researcher

We invite all teachers and researchers interested to participate in the ACT4WBeing Webinar, which will take place on November 28, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Lisbon time), in an online format.

This session is entirely dedicated to presenting the results of the ACT4WBeing project – Times of change and the change of times: a study on the relationships between curricular autonomy, teacher engagement, and well-being. The project’s main objective was to examine the relationship between curricular autonomy in schools and teachers’ engagement and well-being in Portugal.

Building on the context of the reforms initiated in 2016 with “pilot projects” on curricular autonomy and flexibility—which culminated in Decree-Laws No. 54/2018 and 55/2018—the project aimed to analyze the effects of these educational policies on teaching professionalism.

During the session, the main findings and contributions of the research will be shared, including data from the questionnaire administered to teachers and empirical work conducted in three schools/school clusters. The webinar will also feature contributions from the project’s consultants, followed by an open discussion to jointly reflect on the challenges, lessons learned, and opportunities for the future of education in Portugal.

This webinar is part of the Science and Technology Week 2025, an initiative that highlights scientists, their research, and their contributions to the advancement of knowledge and the well-being of society.

Participation is free of charge, but prior registration is required via this link.

On October 23 and 24, 2025, the 4th International Congress on “Humanism, Human Rights and Citizenship” was held in Lisbon, organized by the Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Education and Development (CeiED) of Universidade Lusófona.

From 8 to 11 September 2025, Paris will host the first station of CIRCUL’ARTS – Connecting Critical Pedagogies, Inclusive Art Forms and Alternative Barometers for Urban Sustainability, a COST Action (CA23117) bringing together researchers and artists from around the world to explore the intersections between art, critical pedagogies, and urban sustainability.

The event, held at the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH) and the Maison de l’Amérique Latine, features an international conference (8–10 September), a training school with invited experts, and on 11 September a Core Group Meeting followed by a film screening and artists’ discussion.

Participants include experts from diverse fields – education, visual arts, theatre, music, urban studies, and sustainability – with contributions from Europe, Latin America, and Africa. The programme highlights innovative approaches to pluriversal pedagogies, urban artistic practices, creative ecologies, and community participation.

Running from 2024 to 2028, CIRCUL’ARTS aims to establish a collaborative network of research and practice that fosters inclusive narratives on circularity and sustainability in urban contexts, while valuing local knowledge, historical memory, and artistic forms of expression and exchange.

Consult the programme HERE.

Find information about the film HERE.