Patronage is today a strong asset for institutions and businesses, bringing them together in common goals. In the case of universities, it reinforces links between the scientific and cultural community with a whole dynamic and innovative business world, which is also committed to the knowledge society.
UTAD is open to fostering these partnerships. The patrons, through their donations and contributions, from which they obtain the tax benefits enshrined in the law, become strategic partners in the promotion of scientific research, teaching quality, cultural events and awards – good projects and good practices, of which the Institution benefits the whole society.
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- Organizational and technological development, especially regarding the university identification card.
They promote cooperation and the sharing of best practices among higher education institutions in addition to encouraging excellence within each institution as a means of achieving higher levels of quality.
Protocol of Educational Patronage | |
UNIVERSIA letter – Rio 2014 |
Under a Protocol for Cultural, Scientific and Pedagogical Cooperation between the Maria Rosa de Mello Foundation and Faro Carvalho Borges da Gama e Filhos and the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, the Maria Rosa Foundation Research Award is established. is intended to financially support € 5,000 (five thousand euros) research work by integrated members or collaborators of UTAD Research Centers in the wine system value chain (from soil and climate to the market) , and related areas such as economy and land use planning, smart agriculture, productive efficiency, labor market and wine tourism.
Award 2019 – Regulation | |
Application form |