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- Required skills for employability in Portugal from graduates and students of the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB)Publication . Ferro-Lebres, Vera; Marim Lopes, Jéssica; Pereira, João Paulo; Paulo, Helena; Sampaio, Jorge HumbertoThe Polytechnic Institute of Bragança (IPB) developed an online survey, called the Observatory of Students and Graduates, aimed at entities in Portugal as a means of gathering information about the stakeholders view of IPB graduates and students, regarding skills for employability. Of the total (424) entities contacted, 118 responded, representing 28% of the total. It was noted that 79 of the responses have included IPB students and graduates in their staff, being 27% entities of the Agroforestry-food sector, 16% from the Consulting, Real Estate and Finance sector, and 14% from the Transport and Commerce sector. IPB graduates and students’s skills were discussed from the perspective of employers. 12 skills were listed, with an average of 95% of responses between "Very Important" and "Important".´The skills that stood out the most were: “Learning” and “Motivation/Involvement”. The lowest priority skills were: “Physical: Robustness and manual dexterity”, followed by “General Culture”. These data point to the clear fact that the soft skills have greater relevance than hard skills. One of the justifications is that the advent of artificial intelligence, and other technologies that have been performing functions that overlap with technical - human knowledge.
- Academic entrepreneurship framework: the best practices of Bragança Polytechnic InstitutePublication . Pires, José Adriano; Fernandes, Paula Odete; Sampaio, Jorge Humberto; Lopes, JoanaAcademics in the fields of entrepreneurship and innovation studies have long been interested in the entrepreneurial behaviour of Higher Education researchers and Higher Education Institutions entrepreneurial activities more generally (Chrisman et al., 1995; Stuart & Ding, 2006; Rothaermel et al., 2007). Some academics are in agreement that the contribution of academic researchers in business activities solves some imperfections in the transmission of knowledge, and motivates researchers to undertake projects with greater economic and social relevance (Gittelman & Kogut, 2003; Etzkowitz, 2004).
- The past lost train is the new futur!Publication . Ali, A.; Rodrigues, Carol; Antunes, Mateus Elias; Golebiewski, Stanislaw; Rocha, Vítor; Almeida, João P.; Sampaio, Jorge Humberto; Caseiro, RuiThe northeast region of Portugal named Trás-os-Montes is an historical province of Portugal, integrated in the Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro region, where breathtaking landscapes made up of abounding vast plateaus, river valleys, mountains and castles. The people of Trás-os-Montes are authentic, hardworking and characterized by their honesty, tenacity and willingness to win, always ready to help others. Historically this region has always maintained its own identity, largely due to the fact that it is a region of difficult access. In this context of isolated region the train has always been the main vehicle for transporting not only people and goods, but also news and news that came from the rest of the country, particularly from the cities of Lisbon and Porto.