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In the context of a series of “Conversas com Investigadores”, Manuel Heitor, the Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, visited IT in Aveiro on the last February 17.

Manuel Heitor was welcomed by the President of IT Carlos Salema, by the Directors of IT in Aveiro, and by the vice-rectors of the University of Aveiro. Following a brief presentation of IT by Carlos Salema, the Minister Manuel Heitor visited the laboratories of the different areas of research of IT, where he had the opportunity to get acquainted with some of the most relevant research being developed at IT in Aveiro.

The visit ended with an open session that gathered several IT researchers, where Manuel Heitor presented the government´s most recent initiatives addressing the scientific employment and the collaborative laboratories.