QOE @ Excellence Through Quality webinar

André M. Carvalho, Assistant Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave and Research Affiliate of the Research Group on Quality and Organizational Excellence (RG-QOE), delivered a speech entitled “Resistir e prosperar em ambientes cada vez mais incertos e complexos” in the webinar “Excellence through Quality”, last November 02, that took place virtually.

This webinar was promoted by APCER and aimed to discuss quality and excellence topics and their influence to organizations’ performance and sustainability. The webinar is available on APCER YouTube channel.

André M. Carvalho distinguished as Rising Star 2021 by ASQ

 André M. Carvalho, Assistant Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave and Research Affiliate of the Research Group on Quality and Organizational Excellence (RG-QOE), was selected as a Rising Start 2021 by ASQ among 40 quality professionals under 40 in the ASQ flagship publication – Quality Progress.

This was the third time ASQ had recognized a class of young and standout quality professionals from all corners of the world with a great relationship with quality.

(Picture retrieved from Quality Progress magazine- Nov2021)

Congratulations, André!

QOE @ Jornadas de Engenharia e Gestão Industrial ‘21

Pedro Domingues, PhD, Senior Researcher of the Research Group on Quality and Organizational Excellence (RG-QOE) delivered a workshop entitled “Quality up” at the Jornadas de Engenharia e Gestão industrial ’21, last October 19, that took place at Campus of Azurém, University of Minho.

This workshop was focused on the importance of quality management.

QOE @ XIII Congreso Internacional de Calidad y IV de Calidad Integrada

Paulo Sampaio, Coordinator of the Research Group on Quality and Organizational Excellence (RG-QOE), attended the XIII Congreso Internacional de Calidad e IV de Calidad Integrada, last October, 16, that took place virtually.

This congress was organized by Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Ecuador, Fundación Observatorio PyME and ASQ Latinoamérica.

Paulo Sampaio delivered a keynote speech entitled “The Role of Quality in Digital Transformation: dimensions and developments”.

(Picture retrieved from Paulo Sampaio LinkedIn profile)

World Quality Day 2021

The World Quality Day is celebrated annually on the second Thursday in November and it was established in 1990 by the United Nations. It intends to celebrate quality worldwide, share quality achievements and to raise awareness of quality around the world as quality is a contribute for the improvement of performance every day of the year.

To celebrate the World Quality Day 2021, Paulo Sampaio, the coordinator of the Research Group on Quality and Organizational Excellence (RG-QOE), leaves a message: “Happy Quality Day! Let’s make a better World through Quality!"

QOE paper published @ Resources

The paper “ISO 22000 Certification: Diffusion in Europe” has been published in the Resources, an international, peer-reviewed, journal of scientific studies related to resources, published monthly online by MDPI.

This paper is co-authored by Pedro Domingues, Mónica Cabecinhas, and Paulo Sampaio, members of the Research Group on Quality and Organizational Excellence.

The full reference of the paper is:

Granja, N.; Domingues, P.; Cabecinhas, M.; Zimon, D.; Sampaio, P. ISO 22000 Certification: Diffusion in Europe. Resources 2021, 10, 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources10100100

QOE @ Erasmus + Smart-QUAL project

Paulo Sampaio, Coordinator of the Research Group on Quality and Organizational Excellence (RG-QOE), attended an European Project meeting related to the Erasmus + Smart-QUAL project, last October 15, that took place at Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Barcelona.

This project intends to support higher education institutions to implement effective internal quality management systems using relevant quality indicators. The first results of the project were discussed in this meeting, namely the dahboard for higher education institutions management.

 

(Pictures retrieved from CONEXX-EU LinkedIn page)

Pedro Domingues, PhD, Senior Researcher of the Research Group on Quality and Organizational Excellence (RG-QOE) is also involved in this project.