A FEW FROM OUR PORTFOLIO

This project will look at different technologies, in a series of (comparative) case studies. The first four areas of study have been selected for their current and future relevance in fields that are fundamental for the survival and quality of life for the societies involved.

Institutional cooperation and research partnerships

The NATAS Project is implemented in cooperation between Portuguese and African universities and research institutions. This partnership is open for other actors such as Civil Society Organisations and companies.

Our Research Team

The NATAS project provide opportunities for students on the graduate, post-graduate, master, PhD and post-doctorate levels to integrate into multi-disciplinary research teams while doing their research for their theses.

Ulrich Schiefer

Project leader (CEI-Iscte-IUL)

Ana Larcher Carvalho

Project leader (CEI-Iscte-IUL)

NATAS Researchers

Meet our multi-disciplinary research team.

Road accidents in Africa among deadliest worldwide, UN official says, urging more action

(UN News Centre) – Some 650 people are killed each day in road accidents throughout Africa, a senior United Nations official today said, calling for more to be done to keep drivers – as well as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists – safe. “There is projected increase in urbanization, motorization, infrastructureRead More

NATAS Working Document #2

Click to download: NATAS Working Document #2 ⌚: 10/25/2017 This document is a working document update. The document #2 of the research and capacity-building project does not yet constitute a complete and definite project proposal. It serves rather as a preliminary proposal for institutions and potential partners. Only with theirRead More

NATAS Working Document #1

Click to download: NATAS Working Document #1 ⌚: 6/8/2017 This working document #1 of the research and capacity-building project does not yet constitute a complete and definite project proposal. It serves rather as a preliminary proposal for institutions and potential partners. Only with their input and in coordination with themRead More

Donated bicycles help Uganda’s HIV/AIDS program

  Kampala (Uganda) – The Tour d’Afrique Foundation, the social arm of the TDA Global Cycling, donated last march around 20 bicycles to non-governmental organizations working to prevent HIV/AIDS in Uganda. Five of the bikes donated by the Foundation were purchased from the book “Mais que um Leão por Dia”Read More