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EEUM present at the opening of Technology Centre by Accenture Back

Thursday, 6/29/2017   
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The multinational consultant Accenture inaugurated the new technology centre on the 9th June 2017, in Braga. The School of Engineering of the University of Minho (EEUM) was represented by the Vice-Dean, Paulo Sampaio.
Accenture is a leading global professional services company, which offers a wide range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations. Following the cooperation agreement signed on April 2017 between the University of Minho (UMinho) and the multinational – on the proposal of the EEUM –, this collaboration aims to promote a close collaboration between the academic and business agents, in order to contribute to development and knowledge transfer. This agreement will also provide a framework for future academic, technical and scientific cooperation activities.

After the inauguration and visit to the Braga centre of Excellence, the ceremony counted with the presentation of the new centre, which was held by Susana Mata, Accenture’s Administrator. This presentation was followed by the interventions of Ricardo Rio, Mayor of Braga, José Gonçalves, President of the company, and António Costa, Prime Minister. The ceremony brought together other personalities and guests, including João Vasconcelos, Secretary of State of Industry, and Carlos Oliveira, President of InvestBraga.

Speaking to the digital newspaper «Dinheiro Vivo», José Gonçalves reinforced the added value of the installation of the technological centre in Braga and the cooperation relationship with UMinho: “The University gives us a lot of «raw material». We feel that there is more stability in human resources here, which means that we will not lose as much investment as we do in training people”.

“To the EEUM in particular, students have a unique opportunity to connect with multinational realities, with organisational environments completely different from traditional ones and cutting-edge technology industries. These opportunities did not exist fifteen years ago, and I believe it is a capital gain to the academic community and also to Accenture itself”, Paulo Sampaio, Vice-Dean of the EEUM highlighted.

The multinational consultant opened the second technology centre in Braga. The bet in Braga was mainly due to this city being young, dynamic and close to the airport of Oporto city. In addition, it is a technology centre with development projects that grant an added value to large companies. Accenture employs approximately 100 people since its official opening in January 2017, 70% of which are hired without experience. The consultancy company expects to double to 200 people in 2018. 55% of these people currently participate in international projects, and the UMinho is the main partner in recruitment and research.

+ info: https://www.accenture.com/pt-pt; https://www.dinheirovivo.pt/empresas/accenture-braga-delivery-center-exporta-55-em-servicos-de-tecnologia/ [in Portuguese]
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