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Manuel Heitor awarded the Gold Medal of Merit by the Portuguese Polytechnics Coordinating Council 27/04/2022


Professor Manuel Heitor was awarded by the Portuguese Polytechnics Coordinating Council  (CCISP) with the Gold Medal of Merit, for “the work of excellence developed in favor of the affirmation of the Portuguese higher education and research, at national and international level”, as former Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education.

The ceremony took place this Wednesday, April 27, at the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal. On the same day, the new president of the CCISP, Maria José Fernandes, took office, becoming the first woman to assume the leadership of this Council.