O.P.E.N.

This mini-website was purposefully developed for Expo 2025 and aims at highlighting recent and on-going research projects focusing on sustainability and inclusion, which were undertaken by teams from Universidade Aberta in collaboration with many other international Higher Education Institutions and companies. Who are we? Established in 1988, Universidade Aberta (UAb) is the only public distance…
ARDES – Short Learning Program for “ARt & DEsign & Sustainability with special focus on environment and climate change”

The ARDES project developed and validated a short learning program (SLP) for higher education focusing on Art, Design & Sustainability. What’s different about this course? Want to know more? Check the project page or watch the video below (in Portuguese) Contact the ARDES Team Leader at Universidade Aberta: PAULA BACELAR NICOLAU
EDUCONLINE@pris Digital Campus

A secure, limited Internet, but one that allows prisoners to access higher education through technology. This is how EducOnline@pris can be summarised. The EducOnline@pris Digital Campus is a project developed in partnership between Universidade Aberta (UAb) and the Directorate-General for Reintegration and Prison Services (DGRSP) that promotes education and training in Portugal’s prisons. The Campus…
INCLUSIVE MEMORY – Inclusive Museums for well-being and health through the creation of a new shared memory

The Inclusive Memory project aims at promoting an innovative strategy for social inclusion, derived from the creation of a new teaching methodology, the use of digital tools and the development of transverse competences in both university teachers and students who are museum users, thus promoting well-being, health and social inclusion. The project is based on…
Knowledge Cube

How to create a Knowledge Cube: Download ⇩ this template and print it out on a sheet of paper: Cut it into a square along the marked lines. Put the printed face down and follow the folding instructions from this video: Now you have your own Universidade Aberta Knowledge Cube! Check out the individual QR…
