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Limelight

"Right at the beginning of my career I decided to give back my country’s investment in my education. And the way to do that was not giving in to the temptation of leaving the country", Francisco Araújo

Free Nonsense

"Pointing at my passport, I kept replying in Portuguese, emphasizing that I was Brazilian and, therefore, I spoke Portuguese. However, every time I answered a question, the police officer repeated: «I see», «I understand», «I see»”, Diego Issicaba

Gallery of the Uncommon

INESC Porto has recently reached a new media attention height. Go figure… We were hired by Barack Obama! For us, the sky is the limit!

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"...my first victory: being awarded with a research grant to come work at the great institution that is INESC Porto", Ana Silva

Jobs 4 the Boys & Girls

In this section, the reader may find reference to public announcements made by INESC Porto offering grants, contracts and other opportunities of the same kind.

Biptoon

More scenes of how life goes merrily on...

 
 

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Welcome to inesc porto!

* By Ana Silva

 

I was invited to write an article for the Bulletin of INESC Porto. The theme was free but it should encompass my professional activity. Well, being at this "house" for over two months now, I guess I can sum up some of my first impressions and adventures!

The first point I would like to focus on – and it couldn’t by any other way – is my first victory: being awarded with a research grant to come work at the great institution that is INESC Porto. On one hand, this was the opportunity for me, as a new newly graduated, to embrace a huge challenge, being fully aware of all my unawareness in this experience! On the other hand, it was the beginning of a new era, with new goals, new people, in a new city, a new life... 

Well, in the first week, I had the opportunity to get to know more of INESC Porto’s organisation and its Units. If there is any doubt left, I must say I’m working at INESC Porto’s best Unit: UOSE, what else? Everybody welcomed me really nicely from the very first day. Despite my impressive ability, or even better, my inability to memorize names (and associate them to the right face), I guess I can say I got to know the people and the places as if I had been at INESC Porto for a long time. And I must say that Wednesday’s group meetings were great help because they provide an opportunity for us to get to know the work developed by our co-workers, to share ideas and mainly to learn more (recommendation for all units!).

I believe that perhaps the worst part of being at UOSE is the fact that we have to work at the Asprela pole instead of Campo Alegre. Even so, that wasn’t an issue! Having to go from one pole to another was an opportunity to venture out into the streets of Porto (which is not the place where I’m originally from). I confess that during the first times, I always took different paths, not that that’s bad! On the contrary! As someone said before: "sometimes, we must lose ourselves so that we may find ourselves”!

The balance of the first few months is unquestionably positive! I realised that people are always available to help me with the most different things, from bureaucratic and administrative issues to the simplest direction of where I can find a certain service on the first floor (or is it on the fourth?).

As far as work is concerned, goals are being fulfilled, challenges are being overcome. Not bad for my first job, not bad at all!

A special thanks to all!

 

* Grant Holder, Researcher in Optoelectronics and Electronic Systems (UOSE)