Aerospace Engineering course continues to post a record-breaking average in Portugal: 'it has very good talent — we see that in the people we recruit'
Ivo Vieira, CEO of Lusospace — Portugal’s first homegrown space company — explains on the podcast 'O Futuro do Futuro' how the country’s Aerospace Engineering courses continue to post record-breaking averages and how that strong educational pipeline is producing talent the national space sector can recruit across roles, not only engineers. He stresses that the quality of graduates makes recruitment easier for emerging Portuguese space firms, signalling a maturing ecosystem linking higher education and industry needs.
Portugal and Angola should cooperate in the space sector
Portugal and Angola already cooperate on land, sea and air, and the Portuguese government's proposal is that this partnership be extended to the space sector, which is attracting increasing attention from Portugal.
Automotive and aerospace have 'many critical solutions in common'
Miguel Araújo, director-general of Mobinov and a promoter of SCARIA, argues for accelerating industrial convergence between the automotive and aerospace sectors. He says both industries face common structural challenges and share many critical solutions, and highlights the role of initiatives like the third and final SCARIA call to foster startup creation and industrial development in rural areas. The piece calls for intensified collaboration across clusters, supply chains and innovation ecosystems to leverage shared technologies and strengthen regional industrial capacity.
Cuatrecasas advises Airbus in joint venture with Critical Software to create Critical FlyTech
Cuatrecasas advised Airbus in structuring, negotiating and completing the joint venture with Critical Software to establish a new company – Critical FlyTech – which will be dedicated to the development of integrated software and services for aerospace applications intended for Airbus and its affiliates. The joint venture is held 51% ...
