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The UT Austin Portugal Program is a successful Science and Technology joint venture between Portugal and The University of Texas at Austin that has been running for more than a decade, fostering change through human capital development, mission-driven research and entrepreneurial support.

Program Areas (Phase 4 | 2025 – 2030)

In 2025, the Program entered a new phase, set to run through 2030. With greater ambition, UT Austin Portugal braces for a new set of challenges that will benefit from the unique scientific and technological collaboration between Portugal and Texas through the University of Texas at Austin.

FCT’s long-standing partnership embarks on a new six-year funding cycle, aiming to strengthen Portugal’s position in the European landscape by:

Developing sustainable energy systems and advancing hydrogen technologies (Clean Energy).
Scaling tools for greener computing and AI (Advanced Computing).
Advancing critical materials discovery (Nanotechnologies).
Harnessing space technologies for Earth applications (Space-Earth Technologies).

To ensure that these scientific areas lead to innovation and business opportunities benefiting the transatlantic partnership, the Program relies on a series of activities from prototyping to customer discovery and soft landing.

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Research Exchanges

Between September and December 2024, eleven researchers headed to UT Austin for a short-term internship program with UT Austin Portugal’s seal. Here’s the final assessment of an experience that...

For three months, 11 researchers swapped their laboratories in Portugal for those at the University of Texas at Austin. On the other side of the ocean, seasoned researchers from UT were waiting to welcome them and facilitate their adaptation...

January 31, 2025