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Sara Silva Pereira's Holiday Reading Suggestions
With the arrival of the holiday months, Universidade Católica Portuguesa has issued a challenge to UCP employees, professors, researchers and students: share your favourite books for summer reading. From June to August, count on the recommendations of the Católica Community for your holidays.
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Luísa Fêo e Torres's Holiday Reading Suggestions
With the arrival of the holiday months, Universidade Católica Portuguesa has issued a challenge to UCP employees, professors, researchers and students: share your favourite books for summer reading. From June to August, count on the recommendations of the Católica Community for your holidays.
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Mónica Paiva's Holiday Reading Suggestions
With the arrival of the holiday months, Universidade Católica Portuguesa has issued a challenge to UCP employees, professors, researchers and students: share your favourite books for summer reading. From June to August, count on the recommendations of the Católica Community for your holidays.
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Marta Cravo's Holiday Reading Suggestions
With the arrival of the holiday months, Universidade Católica Portuguesa has issued a challenge to UCP employees, professors, researchers and students: share your favourite books for summer reading. From June to August, count on the recommendations of the Católica Community for your holidays.
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From Ukraine to Portugal | Sam Izadloo’s testimony on World Refugee Day
“There were moments when the onset of war in Ukraine made me question whether I would ever be able to realize my dreams. However, the moment I stepped onto the campus of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, everything changed” shares Sam Izadloo, medical student and refugee at Católica. Learn his story on this world refugee world day.

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Garantir o acesso à educação inclusiva, de qualidade e equitativa, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos

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Promover sociedades pacíficas e inclusivas para o desenvolvimento sustentável, proporcionar o acesso à justiça para todos e construir instituições eficazes, responsáveis e inclusivas a todos os níveis

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Reforçar os meios de implementação e revitalizar a Parceria Global para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável

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International Archives Day: ‘The guardians of collective memory’
June 9 is International Archives Day, and Alice Borges Gago, a researcher in archives at the Centre of Religious History Studies at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP-CEHR), highlights the crucial role of archives in society and education. Read more.
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Mother's Day: A Legacy of Success at Universidade Católica Portuguesa
At the Universidade Católica, Mother's Day is celebrated by honouring the mothers who support the students, and by remembering the family connections and educational legacy that extends over generations. On this special date, meet the 7 cases of mothers and sons who chose to study at UCP. Read the full article here.
Estudantes da Faculdade de Direito da Católica
New law students at Católica will "learn to think for the future"
Eager for classes to begin, the students are getting to know their professors and how the course functions during the welcoming activities organised by the faculty. "The main thing you'll take away from four years at university is learning to think in the present for the future," explains the Faculty's Director, Ana Taveira da Fonseca, at the welcoming ceremony. Read more here.
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"A unique degree": the start of a journey of growth and discovery
These are days of happiness and firsts for the new Católica students who continue to arrive on campus. Mariana, Marta and Mariana are students of Applied Foreign Languages, who describe it as "a unique degree in Portugal". Read more here.
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From all over the world to Católica: students start a new chapter in Lisbon
During these welcome weeks for new students, Católica is filled with young people from a wide variety of countries, ready to meet their classmates and get to know the place that will be their second home for the next few years. This is the case of Caterina, Federico and Daniela, from Italy, who are in Lisbon for the first time to study at Católica. Read more here.
Maestro do coro da UCP Sérgio Peixoto
Sérgio Peixoto: "If we are willing to accept our differences, we can grow closer"
Conductor of the Católica Choir since 2008, Sérgio Peixoto has been passionate about music since childhood. Twelve years ago, he helped found the Mãos que Cantam (Hands that Sing) project - a choir of deaf people that will now perform at World Youth Day for the first time in its history. Read all about it here.

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Reduzir as desigualdades no interior dos países e entre países

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Tal mãe, tal filho: Ana Colaço e Guilherme escolheram o mesmo curso na Católica 1
Like mother, like son: Ana Colaço and Guilherme chose the same course at Católica
Ana Colaço, alumna of Universidade Católica and presenter at RFM is the mother. Guilherme Silva Dias, the son, is a student of Communication and Cultural Sciences at the Faculty of Human Sciences (FCH), of Católica. To mark Mother's Day, celebrated this year on May 7th, we decided to bring them together to listen to their stories. Meet them here.