Message from the Local Chairs

It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the WCCSETE'16 - World Congress on Computer Science, Engineering and Technology Education, to be held in Castelo Branco, Portugal, organized by COPEC - Science and Education Research Council and hosted by Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco (IPCB) at the Technology School of Castelo Branco (ESTCB).

Castelo Branco is located in one of the most beautiful landscapes at the Center of Portugal. The passing of time has left its traces in the city of Castelo Branco, considered the capital of Beira Baixa region. The ruins of the Templar castle, the beautiful Baroque gardens of the Bishop's House, several 15th century portals of its historical center, the manor houses of local families and the recently renewed modernist building Cine-Teatro Avenida are some of those traces. Internationally known for its magnificent bride bedspreads, Castelo Branco knew how to take advantage of its influence to embellish the city. If you take a closer look, you will see that the bedspread motifs have been preserved in the basalt and lime drawings of the Portuguese pavement, filling many of the city's streets.

The Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco (IPCB) is a higher education public institution, whose corporate culture is characterized by the richness from the diversity and own uniqueness of each of the six schools that are (Agriculture, Applied Arts, Education, Management, Health and Technology). The availability of a wide range of training opportunities at the graduate and post-graduate levels, the strong link to the business, educational, social and cultural world, the close cooperation with the labor market, the transfer of knowledge and technology and the strategy of internationalization are betting that guarantee to graduates a comprehensive training through the acquisition and development of scientific and technical, linguistic, interpersonal and cultural skills, thus preparing them to respond competitively to the demands of a borderless labor market, but providing them also conditions to develop their own activity, by encouraging creativity and entrepreneurship.

Located on the campus of Talagueira, Technology School of Castelo Branco (ESTCB) was born from the extinction of the School of Technology and Management in 1997, and hence resulted in the creation of two schools: ESTCB located in Castelo Branco and ESGIN, School of Management, in Idanha-a-Nova. Currently, ESTCB offers Technicians and Professionals Courses (CTeSP), BA, MA, and Certified Training, Distance Learning and Short Courses. These courses are characterized by a high employment rate of its graduates and substantial demand from employers. There is always a strong relationship and openness for collaboration with companies and organizations in the region, in the fields of Engineering and Technology.

This is the environment that we provide to the WCCSETE'2016 and we are making our best to welcome everyone.

We expect you will find your experience here enjoyable and valuable as you participate in the broad range of sessions and social activities that have been scheduled.

 

Prof. Adj. José Carlos Metrôlho
Prof. Adj. José Salvado
LOCAL CHAIRS