Art-Map: concept of moving curatorial project and its practical realization in Aveiro

In this dissertation, I present the results of a project which aim was to find out and try an effective model of independent curatorial project executable in small and medium cities in Portugal. The concept of Moving Curatorial Project ARTMAP is a result of theoretical research and reflection about municipal exhibition spaces and possibility of presentation of the contemporary art in these spaces. To test if this curatorial project is realizable and if there are conditions to continue it, a first trial was implemented in Aveiro. A curated international exhibition, entitled “A Poética do Visual" occupied two municipal and two private gallery spaces and brought together 111 artists from 25 different countries. The art event was carried out in collaboration with the Municipality of Aveiro and the University of Aveiro, and involved several private cultural spaces in the city. This first experience showed that there are all conditions for the presentation of contemporary art in small and medium size locations in Portugal, and for this project to be replicated in other regions of the country.

The evolving profile, role and relevance of the medical director in a pharmaceutical company

Over the last years, operations in Pharmaceutical Companies have become more complex, trying to adapt to new demands of the market environment. Overall, the observed change of paradigm requires adapting, mainly by the setting of new priorities, diversification of investments, cost containment strategies, exploring new markets and developping new sets of skills. In this context, new functions have been created, the relevance of some has diminished, and the importance of others has arisen. Amongst these, the medical structure within a Pharmaceutical Company, increased to meet demands, with companies adopting different models to respond to these needs, and becoming a pillar to the business. Assuming the leading role within a medical department, the medical director function often lies in the shadow. It is a key function within Pharma Industry, either on a country or on a Global basis. It has evolved and changed in the past years to meet the constant demands of a changing environment. The Medical Director is a highly skilled and differeniated professional who provides medical and scientific governance within a Pharmaceutical company, since early stages of drug development and up to loss of exclusivity, not only but also by leading a team of other physicians, pharmacists or life scientists whose functions comprise specificities that the medical director needs to understand, provide input to, oversee and lead. As the organization of Pharmaceutical Companies tends to be different, in accordance to values, culture, markets and strategies, the scope of activities of a Medical Director can be broader or may be limited, depending on size of the organization and governance model, but they must fulfil a large set of requirements in order to leverage impact on internal and internal customers. Key technical competencies for medical directors such as an MD degree, a strong clinical foundation, knowledge of drug development, project and team management experience and written and verbal skills are relatively easy to define, but underlying behavioural competencies are more difficult to ascertain, and these are more often the true predictors of success in the role. Beyond seamless proficiency in technical skills, at this level interpersonal skills become far more important, as they are the driver and the distinctive factor between a good and an excelent medical director. And this has impact in the business and in the people doing it.

A disciplina de espanhol como espaço de aberturas às línguas de Espanha

Esta investigação visa tomar como ponto de partida a diversidade de línguas faladas em Espanha e que coabitam em muitas das comunidades autónomas (Siguán, 2001) contribuindo, desta forma, para a riqueza em termos linguísticos e culturais da Península Ibérica em geral e de Espanha em particular. Com este projeto é nossa intenção contribuir para a implementação de práticas educativas que promovam, na sala de aula de espanhol como língua estrangeira no ensino secundário português, a (re)construção das representações dos alunos face às línguas românicas faladas em Espanha como línguas oficiais, através do desenvolvimento da competência plurilingue (Alarcão, Andrade, Araújo e Sá, Melo-Pfeifer, & Santos, 2010). Neste estudo pretendemos, através de uma metodologia de índole qualitativa, analisar as representações dos alunos de espanhol iniciação do ensino secundário em Portugal face às línguas oficiais faladas em Espanha e à sua competência plurilingue, recorrendo a inquéritos por questionário. Visa-se, para além disso, evidenciar uma mostra de possíveis práticas didático-pedagógicas e materiais que possibilitem um trabalho sistemático e pró-ativo no âmbito da (re)construção das representações sobre as línguas oficiais faladas em Espanha, que promovam o desenvolvimento da competência plurilingue dos alunos e que sejam potenciadoras de cidadãos conscientes do mundo que os rodeia (Gadotti, 2003). Para tal, serão criados e implementados materiais físicos e digitais com alunos do 10.º e 11.º ano de escolaridade, a frequentar a disciplina de espanhol iniciação, num agrupamento de escolas da região de Aveiro. Os resultados mostram que práticas e materiais desta natureza podem favorecer a (re)construção das representações dos alunos, fomentando o desenvolvimento da sua competência plurilingue.