The Portuguese government and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday signed a groundbreaking agreement designed to strengthen scientific and technological competitiveness in Portugal.
The collaboration was announced at a meeting in Lisbon presided over by Portugal’s prime minister, José Sócrates. The partnership “will be the broadest of its kind ever undertaken by the government of Portugal,” according to a statement jointly issued by the government and MIT. It will involve professors, researchers, and students of engineering, science and technology, economics, and management at seven universities in Portugal and a number of other research centers, the statement said.
For its role, MIT expects to receive $40-million from the Portuguese government over five years. Manuel Heitor, Portugal’s secretary of state for science, technology, and higher education, said the government would pour additional money into fields related to the scope of the agreement, even as it cuts spending in other areas. For more, see The Chronicle’s full story.
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