The CONNECT Centre at Trinity College Dublin hosted a visit from Portugal’s Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Mr Manuel Heitor; the Ambassador of Portugal to Ireland, H.E. Bernardo Futscher Pereira; and Professor Paulo Ferrão, National Director of the MIT-Portugal Program.
The delegation met Portuguese researchers at CONNECT, Dr Pedro Alvarez and Dr Francisco Paisana, along with CONNECT’s International Funding Manager, Dr Raquel Harper, and listened to a presentation on CONNECT’s research goals by Professor Linda Doyle.