From 20-26 October, there has been International Open Access Week, a global initiative promoted by SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), whose theme this year is: "Who Owns Our Knowledge?"
Open Access is one of the fundamental pillars of open science, guaranteeing that anyone — student, teacher, researcher or the general public — can access and share scientific knowledge freely, without barriers. For those developing a dissertation or thesis, this means more sources of information, fewer obstacles and greater academic impact.
In this context, and as part of the International Open Access Week 2025, the Francisco Pereira de Moura Library will be organizing a series of training sessions and events focused on the global theme "Who Owns Our Knowledge?".
| October 21, 2025 15.00-16.00 Online | Training session | How to successfully publish OA with the b-on Wiley agreement Agenda Registration |
| October 21, 2025 18h30 - 20h30 ISEG - Auditorium 5 (Novo Quelhas Building) | Training session | IA in Science event Agenda Registration |
| October 23, 2025 12h00-13h00 Online | Webinar | Taking back control of the scientific communication system: challenges and opportunities Agenda Webinar link |
On October 20th, from 18.00 to 20.00, there will take place in ISEG's Auditorium 2 an Open Lecture and Meeting with Young Activists, dedicated to the theme "The Cause of Western Sahara“.
The event will be attended by Mamina Cheij Malainin, representative of UESARIO – Union of Students of Saguia El Hamra and Rio de Oro, and by Yaguta El-mokhtar Moulay, director of the Sahrawi Observatory for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection.
The objective of this session is to give a voice to young Sahrawi activists and promote dialogue on the situation in Western Sahara.
Free admission.
On October 28th, at 18h00The seminar "SB 2026: Local Finances, Decentralization and Housing", in Auditorium 2 of ISEG.
The decentralization of powers to local authorities and their fundamental role in implementing community funds in the area of housing raise relevant questions that will be addressed at this seminar. In addition to the State Budget for 2026, it is important to analyze the budget execution of 2025 and 2024, in order to reflect on the impacts of budgetary policy in crucial areas of public governance.
i. Is the funding provided for in the State Budget for 2026 sufficient in view of the increased responsibilities of local authorities?
ii. Will municipalities have the financial capacity to respond to growing social and demographic pressures in the coming years?
iii. How have local authorities been implementing the RRP, particularly investment in housing, and what are the main obstacles to faster implementation?
iv. What models of financing and institutional coordination should be promoted to guarantee the resources needed to pursue effective and equitable housing policies?
In this context, the Institute of Public Policy is organizing the seminar 'State Budget 2026: Local Finances, Decentralization and Housing', where these issues will be debated in a comprehensive panel on public policies and territorial development.
Free entry, subject to pre-registration on this link.
| 17.30 | Welcoming the participants |
| 18.00 | Opening Session Paulo Trigo Pereira, Professor at ISEG and Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Public Policy Silvério Regalado, Secretary of State for Local Administration and Spatial Planning |
| 18.15 | Panel discussion | State Budget: Local Finances, PRR and Housing Moderator: Diogo Agostinho, ECO's COO - Miguel Almeida, Chairman of the Board of the Municipal Support Fund - Filipa Roseta, Professor at the Faculty of Architecture of ULisboa and Lisbon City Councillor - Mário Tavares da Silva, Vice-President of Recuperar Portugal - Coordinating Body for the Recovery and Resilience Plan |
| 18.45 | Q&A |
| 19.15 | Closing session Paulo Trigo Pereira, Professor at ISEG and Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Public Policy |
| 19h30 | Drink & Networking, Rooftop ISEG |
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The tests have been scheduled for October 24, 2025, 1st session at 10:00 a.m., 2nd session at 2:00 p.m. in Auditorium 2 of ISEG's Quelhas Building.
From 11.30 to 14.00 on 20 October we will be hosting an event on the topic of 'Digital Governance in Portugal: the regulation model and the roles of the Regulators' . The event, which will be held in the António de Almeida Santos Auditorium of the Portuguese Parliament, proposes to reflect on the regulation of the digital space in Portugal, in a context that is marked by an increasing amount of European legislation — ranging from the GDPR to the most recent AI Act.
In view of the plethora of digital regulatory entities in Portugal, such as ANACOM, ERC, CNPD and the Competition Authority, the coherence of the current model is questioned, and an attempt is made to understand how this regulation can be more integrated, effective and aligned with the demanding challenges of the digital age.
| 11.00 | Welcome (a reception in the new Parliament building) |
| 11.30 | Opening address (ISEG, Mário Romão) |
| 11.40 | Digital governance - the managerial / organizational perspective (ISGec/ceGSI-Portugal, Almiro de Oliveira) |
| 11.50 | Sandra Maximiano (ANACOM) |
| 12.10 | Paula Meira Lourenço (CNPD) |
| 12.30 | Nuno Cunha Rodrigues (AC) |
| 12.50 | Telmo Gonçalves (ERC) |
| 13.10 | Digital Governance - the Legal/Institutional Perspective (UL Law School, Eduardo Vera-Cruz Pinto) |
| 13.25 | Q & A & Debate (the Moderators) |
| 13.55 | Closing address (ISEG, Mário Romão) |
The debate will be moderated by Professor Eduardo Vera-Cruz Pinto (Dean of the School of Law of Universidade de Lisboa) and Professor Almiro de Oliveira (Chair of the General Board of the Information Systems Governance Club).
Free admission, subject to prior registration.
Please send an email by 20 October to pedro.anunciacao@esce.ips.pt; mario.romao@iseg.ulisboa.pt, providing your ID card number and full name, as well as your profession/function (not compulsory).
Organization: ISEG (Prof. Mário Romão) and the Information Systems Governance Club.
On 9 October, ISEG welcomes the writer Mia Couto for a Open Talkas part of the international conference "50 Years of Mozambican Literature: Paths and Creative Practices”The event will take place in Lisbon, at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, on October 9th and 10th.
The session takes place at Auditorium 2, from 18.30 to 19.00It will be a unique opportunity for the public to talk directly to one of the most important voices in Portuguese-language literature.
Free admission.
See the full conference program here.
On 16 October, at 14.30, a Colloquium will take place at the Social Security Institute Auditorium, in Lisbon, on 'Access to an Adequate Diet in Portugal: Challenges and Solutions'.
During the event, the results of the project FoodHabCrisis: Exploring the Impact of Recent Crises on Eating Habits in Contemporary Portugalwill be presented. The study, coordinated by the researcher Vasco Ramos of the Institute of Social Sciences of Universidade de Lisboa (ICS-ULisboa), analyses the impact of recent crises on Portuguese eating habits.
ISEG will be represented at this colloquium by the participation of professor Susana Brissos, who will talk about "The Recent Evolution of Food Insecurity in Portugal", and José Pereirinha, who will be part of the panel "How to Guarantee Access to an Adequate Diet in Times of Crisis",
See the programme on this link.
The deadline for registration is 13 October and may be done through this link: form.
Further information here.
On 15th October, ISEG is hosting another session in the Cycle of Colloquia in Tribute to João Cravinho, with the title "João Cravinho: an extraordinary legacy of work".
This cycle takes place as part of the research project "The Political Economy of Democracy Building: production and employment system, public provision and institutions [2023.10849.25ABR], FCT-Foundation for Science and Technology“.
The session starts at 14.30 in ISEG's CGD Auditorium (Quelhas, floor 2).
Free admission.
| 14.30 | Opening - Dean of ISEG |
| 14.45 | Manuel Brandão Alves and Lino Fernandes: GEBEI-Grupo de Estudos Básicos de Economia Industrial and the formation of structured thinking for the country: the role of João Cravinho |
| 15.30 | José Reis, The Political Economy of Democracy: Planning, strategic thinking and the structuring of a country in the work of João Cravinho |
| 16.00 | Carlos Farinha Rodrigues: João Cravinho and progressive thinking before and after April 25 |
| 16.30 | João Rodrigues, João Cravinho: Between socialist melancholy and developmentalist hope |
| 17.00 | Debate |
Support and partnerships: School of Economics of Universidade de Coimbra, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, School of Economics of Universidade do Algarve, School of Economics of Universidade do Porto. Centre for Social Studies. Causa Pública Political Association.
Further information here
ISEG invites the entire academic community to participate in a Awareness session on procedures "In Case of Emergency", to be held on 6 October, from 14.30 to 16.30, in Auditorium 2 (Quelhas Building).
The sessions will be free to attend, will be held in Portuguese and will attempt to provide practical guidance which can make a difference in times of risk.
ISEG calls on the whole community to take part, reminding people that knowing the right procedures can save lives.
ISEG invites the entire academic community to participate in a Awareness session on procedures "In Case of Emergency", to be held on 1 October, from 14.30 to 16.30, in Auditorium 5 (New Quelhas).
The sessions will be free to attend, will be held in Portuguese and will attempt to provide practical guidance which can make a difference in times of risk.
ISEG calls on the whole community to take part, reminding people that knowing the right procedures can save lives.