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ídeo de apresentação dos projetos de doutoramento dos/as nossos/as estudantes. Depois de submeter o vídeo com a participação, o júri vai escolher as 20 melhores apresentações.&nbsp;</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Os/as vencedores/as desta primeira fase serão conhecidos a 9 de fevereiro, os/as quais terão a oportunidade de realizar uma formação em comunicação de ciência e media training, a 27 e 28 de fevereiro 2024.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>A segunda fase da competição acontece a </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:PT'>8<span style='color:black'> de março (a confirmar), onde se vai descobrir quem é o/a vencedor/a da competição UC 3MT. O/A vencedor/a passa à fase seguinte, com a possibilidade de representar a Universidade de Coimbra na competição internacional no Coimbra Group.</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Desenvolver competências transversais, comunicar melhor com o público em geral, conhecer outros colegas de diferentes áreas científicas, e dar a conhecer a investigação de se faz na UC</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:PT'>,<span style='color:black'> são alguns dos objetivos desta competição.</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>O <b>formulário de inscrição está disponível em</b></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="https://www.uc.pt/3mt/candidaturas"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal'> </span></a></span></b><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#1155CC;mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="https://ls.uc.pt/index.php/623235?lang=pt" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>https://ls.uc.pt/index.php/623235?lang=pt</span></a></span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>, onde podem enviar o vídeo gravado. <b>Regulamento disponível</b> em</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="https://www.uc.pt/3mt/regulamento_"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>https://www.uc.pt/3mt/regulamento</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Mais informação em</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="http://www.uc.pt/3mt"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC'>http://www.uc.pt/3mt</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Esperamos pelo</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:PT'>s<span style='color:black'> vosso</span>s<span style='color:black'> vídeo</span>s<span style='color:black'>!</span></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Comissão Organizadora UC 3MT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:bl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</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:PT'>More information at </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'><a href="http://www.uc.pt/3mt"><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC;background:white'>https://www.uc.pt/en/3mt/</span></a></span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:PT'>.</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:PT'>We look forward to your video!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:PT'>Organization Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;background:white;mso-fareast-language:PT'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></b></p></div></body></html>