Informação: Government of the Azores to become part of international cooperation network in Childhood and Youth
The Government of the Azores signed in Ponta Delgada a protocol for the creation of the Atlantis Transnational Network, an inter-institutional, trans-regional and transnational cooperation structure dedicated to the exchange of technical information and the implementation of socio-educational intervention programmes in Childhood and Youth. During a ceremony held through videoconferencing with Azor... Mais >>

Informação: School Park programme involves more than 17,500 students throughout the Region, reveals Neto Viveiros
The Regional Secretary for Agriculture and the Environment revealed in Madalena that, between the school year 2014/2015 and 2015/2016, there was "an increase of 41% in the number of actions and an increase of 27% in the number of participants "in the School Park Programme, an initiative promoted by the Government of the Azores. "We increased the number of actions from 520 to 731 and the number of ... Mais >>

Informação: Government of the Azores wants to render physical education services safer and more professional, says Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated in Horta that the new legislation on the technical responsibility regarding the administration of gyms in the Azores will ensure “safer and more professional physical education services." Avelino Meneses spoke at the Legislative Assembly during the debate of the legislation approving the new legal scheme on the technical responsibility ... Mais >>

Informação: "Entrepreneurial Education: The Path to Success" is increasingly relevant in Azorean schools
The Regional Directorate for Youth stressed today the significant increase in participation of elementary school teachers (46%) and vocational training teachers (42%) in the sixth edition of the programme "Entrepreneurial Education: The Path to Success." Pilar Damião stressed that this growth "meets the Government's goal to consolidate this project at all levels of compulsory education, ensur... Mais >>

Informação: New Maritime School to foster progress of Faial and the Azores, says Vasco Cordeiro
The President of the Government stated today that the Azores Maritime School will be built on the island of Faial, an investment of 4.5 million Euros. According to him, it will meet the strategic goal of providing the Region with a quality vocational training institution that is certified in the various fields of maritime economy. "This project, which is now under implementation, fulfils the c... Mais >>

Informação: Avelino Meneses says "there are many reasons" to evoke in the Azores the establishment of the Republic
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated in Horta that "there are many reasons" to evoke in the Azores the establishment of the Republic. The government official highlighted the "significance of the act" that corresponds to the “annihilation of a monarchical regime of almost eight centuries and the establishment of republican regime," one of the first in Europe, following Fran... Mais >>

Informação: Legislation regulating evaluation system on the performance of teachers and school boards in the Azores published today in the Official Gazette
The Regional Implementing Decree regulating the evaluation systems on the performance of teachers and school boards of regional schools as established in the Teaching Career Statute for Preschool, Basic Education and Secondary Education in Autonomous Region of the Azores was published today in the Official Gazette. The decree, which enters into force on September 1, aims to "improve the quality of... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Education System will have the necessary number of teachers in the next school year, ensures Avelino Meneses
The Regional Secretary for Education and Culture stated in Ponta Delgada that the Azorean Government will ensure the necessary number of teachers for the normal functioning of the Regional Education System at all levels of education. Avelino Meneses spoke to journalists at the end of a meeting with the leaders of the Teachers' Democratic Union of the Azores, adding that, with regard to the hiring... Mais >>

Informação: Young Azorean among top five junior high school students in National Reading Competition
Marta Rosa, a junior high school of Francisco Ferreira Drummond Basic Education School in Vila de São Sebastião, Terceira, was ranked among the top five junior high school students in the National Reading Competition 2015/2016. For the first time, the Azores were in the finals of the National Reading Competition, which is now in its 10th edition. The Terceira student participated, toget... Mais >>

Informação: Regional Government promotes training for young people from Diaspora communities
The Government of the Azores promotes the "Azores 2016 Training for young people from Azorean Diaspora" from July 15 to 21. The initiative is directed to young people of Azorean descent aged between 22 and 36 from Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, United States of America and Uruguay, but also from Mainland Portugal. The "Azores 2016 Training" will take place on the islands of Terceira, Graciosa, Santa Ma... Mais >>