1st Forum Science & Society

The Faculty of Biotechnology of Universidade Católica Poertuguesa hosts the first Science & Society Forum, an initiative that brings together science, citizenship, and sustainability in a format designed to engage secondary school students. The project is developed under the umbrella of the Liberal Sciences (Sciences & Society) bachelor’s degree and invites multidisciplinary teams to work, throughout the academic year, on a solution linked to a Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), documented on video. The best proposals are then presented at the final forum.

Program

• 9:00 – Reception
• 9:45 – Opening session
• 10:00 – Lecture by lecturer Fátima Poças on packaging and food waste reduction
• 10:30 – Screening of finalist videos and voting
• 11:00 – Coffee break
• 11:15 – Intergroup work: sharing experiences about the projects developed throughout the year
• 13:00 – Lunch
• 14:00 – Community of Practice in Food Safety
• 14:30 – Visit to the university campus
• 15:00 – Plenary session with presentation and discussion of each group’s conclusions, followed by a debate on the main learnings and proposed changes to be included in the Forum’s final declaration
• 16:00 – Performance by the Tuna Feminina da Universidade Católica Portuguesa - Porto (academic musical group)
• 16:30 – Closing session and award ceremony
• 17:00 – Farewell