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Robert Schuman, Luís de Camões, Nicolau Nasoni and Marie Curie will parade through downtown Porto to mark Europe Day, on 9 May, starting at 3pm, next to Torre dos Clérigos.

This Friday, on 10th May, it is time to discover what night creatures inhabit the City Park at night. The Municipal Programme "Ambiente em Família" ["Environment for Families", free translation] is an excellent opportunity to dispel myths about nocturnal animals and get to know a bit of their living habits, as well.

Porto hosts the 26th Edition of Porto Cancer Meeting, from 1 to 3 May 2019, at i3S (Institute for Research and Innovation in Health), of the University of Porto. "The Cancer Ecosystem: from Research to Pathology & Treatment" is the umbrella theme for this international meeting, which has been organized by Ipatimup since 1990 and is now anchored on i3S.

Rui Moreira welcomed Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, who is in Porto to celebrate the anniversary of the first mission by the Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, on board the "Vostok 1", on 12 April 1961.

The Project of Intercultural Mediation in the Municipality of Porto corresponds to an investment of nearly 340 million Euros. The main aim is to help the integration of the most vulnerable communities in town, namely the Romani communities and the migrants. It was approved unanimously during the last Executive meeting at Porto City Hall.

The Serralves Foundation will establish a Research and Development Programme on the work of Álvaro Siza, which includes two tenders with a budget of two million euros.

The most competitive programmers of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) battled for five hours for the title of Programming World Champions, which the Moscow State University won for the second consecutive year, but the Portuguese team from the University of Porto stands out scoring 41st place in the contest.

The Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira assured that the projects for the Student Residence in the former military barrack of Monte Pedral and in the Morro da Sé will be implemented, starting the Academic year 2021-2022.

João Matias, alumnus of the Master of Mechanical Engineering at FEUP- Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto took the next step on the ladder to a career in aviation when he crossed the ocean and moved to Florida, USA, to study to become a pilot.

The University of Porto (UP) performed best in 23 subject areas, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019, with UP ranking among the world Top 100 best in Architecture, Sports, Civil Engineering and Chemical Engineering, consolidating UP's position at international level regarding Higher Education.