CECS celebrates its anniversary and European Doctoral Day

As part of the celebrations for European Doctoral Day and its 25th anniversary, CECS is organising a doctoral seminar specifically dedicated to sharing internationalisation experiences among PhD students from this research unit at the University of Minho. The session will be attended by students from doctoral programmes associated with CECS, who will be invited to speak about their mobility experiences.

The programme for the event, which will take place in the Assembly Hall of the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Minho on 14 May, comprises three distinct parts:

14:30 | Opening session

João Sarmento | Institute of Social Sciences (ICS-UMinho)
Madalena Oliveira | Centre for Communication and Society Studies (CECS)
Margarida Correia-Neves | UMinho Doctoral College

14:45 | Round table: “The experience of CECS PhD students”

Chisoka Simões | Centre for Communication and Society Studies (CECS)
Tânia Pereira | Centre for Communication and Society Studies (CECS)
Inês Mendes | Centre for Communication and Society Studies (CECS)
Joana Alves | Centre for Communication and Society Studies (CECS)

Moderator: João Sarmento | CECS and ICS

16:00 | Round table: “Internationalisation opportunities via Arqus”

Pedro Francés Gómez | University of Granada (online)
Veronica Costa | University of Padua (online)
Natália Antunes | University of Minho

Moderator: Rita Araújo | CECS, ICS and Arqus

[Posted: 05-05-2026/Updated:12-05-2026]