American Spaces Archives

FCT Fab Lab Inaugurated

On October 28, Nova University’s Faculty of Science and Technology (FCT-Nova) inaugurated the “FCT Fab Lab – Powered by U.S. Embassy” as an expansion of the American Corners program at FCT-NOVA. The Fab Lab concept was developed at MIT through a course named “How to do (almost) anything,” and Labs consist of a set of digital fabrication tools for rapid …

By U.S. Mission Portugal | 28 October, 2016 | Topics: American Spaces, Events, News | Tags: american spaces

“This is America” Brings the American Experience to Lisbon

On September 16 Ambassador Robert Sherman officially opened the 3rd edition of “This is America” and announced the launch of the U.S. Embassy- Microsoft Startup Challenge ( http://www.buyusa.gov/portugal/ ). “This is America” was organized by the American Chamber of Commerce and designed to showcase American culture and businesses. The event took place at the Parque das …

By U.S. Mission Portugal | 16 September, 2016 | Topics: American Spaces, Education, Events, News | Tags: business, education, Portugal