The
"Centro
de Estudos Agro-Alimentares" (CEAA)
being a unit inserted in the University aims mainly the teaching activities,
research and development and technical support to the food industries.
The
CEAA started its activity in July 1,
2003 and came to substitute the "Centro
de Microbiologia e Indústrias Agrícolas" (CMIA) that
began
its activity in the 70s, with finantial support of the Instituto
Nacional de Investigação Científica (INIC).
In 1994 CMIA was integrated in the Financing Plurianual Program of the
Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT).
CMIA suffered in 2002 a deep restructuration in
what respects
team composition and main targets.
The research main targets are
related to the problems of the food industry. The Centre activities are
being developed in partnership with other institutions, both national and international
ones and with food industry.
The Centre
integrates researchers from the Departamento de Agro-Indústrias
e Agronomia Tropical of the Instituto Superior de Agronomia and from the
Instituto de Investigação Científica Tropical , Centro de Estudos
de Produção e Tecnologia Agrícola, as well as fellowships
inserted in the research projects, and Masters and
PhD
students.
