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Venue

ARTeFACTo 2020  will be held on the 26th and 27th of November 2020 at the University of Algarve campus of Penha, in Faro, Portugal.

CONTACT

E-mail: artefactoconference@gmail.com

HOTEL

Over the decades, the historic Hotel Faro has always been one of the best landmarks in the city, constantly providing pleasant, memorable moments.

Its prime location is both central and close to Faro International Airport and all the other transport networks.

Quality and innovation are the two pillars of its full service, sustained by the efforts of a young, dedicated, professional team that ensures the well-being of Hotel guests, clients of the Ria Formosa Restaurant, or the Cosmopolitan Rooftop Bar, with the best view from Faro towards the Ria Formosa.

Hotel Faro has special prices for ARTeFACTo 2020 attendants:

  • Price per single bedroom, per night: €60,00*
  • Price per double bedroom, per night: €70,00*

* Net prices, breakfast included at the Hotel Restaurant.

For bookings please use reservas@hotelfaro.pt or +351 289830830 and make sure to mention the Promo Code Art20020.

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Location

The “ARTeFACTo 2018 – 1 st International Conference on Transdisciplinary
Studies in Arts, Technology and Society” will be held in the Ceia Palace,
headquarters of Aberta University, Lisbon, Portugal.

Ceia Palace
Rua da Escola Politécnica, nº 141-147
1269-001 Lisboa
Portugal

The Aberta University (Portuguese Open University) (UAb) was established in 1988. Aberta University (or Universidade Aberta in Portuguese) is the single public distance education university in Portugal. Due to its purpose, UAb uses comprehensively, in its teaching activities, the most advanced technologies and methods of Distance Learning, without geographical borders or physical barriers, and giving special emphasis to the expansion of the Portuguese language and culture within the Lusophony space (migrant communities and Portuguese speaking countries). In this context, UAb offers higher education anywhere in the world (Undergraduate, Master and Doctorate degrees) and Lifelong Learning study programs. Since 2008 that all programs are taught in e-learning mode, the year that UAb became a European institution of reference in the area of advanced e-learning and online learning through the recognition of its exclusive Virtual Pedagogical Model.

In 2010, UAb has been awarded the Prize EFQUEL by the European Foundation for Quality in E-learning and certified with the UNIQUe Quality Label for the use of ICT in Higher Education (Universities and Institutes). In the same year, UAb was also qualified by an international panel of independent experts as the reference institution for teaching in e-learning system in Portugal. Within the European levels of excellence framework, the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) distinguished UAb with the 1st Level of Excellence Committed to Excellence (C2E) in 2011. In 2016, UAb’s commitment to quality has been recognized again by EFQM that distinguished the University with 4 Stars in the 2nd Level of Excellence Recognized for Excellence (R4E).

UAb is organised into the following academic units: Department of Education and Distance Learning; Department of Humanities; Department of Sciences and Technology; Department of Social Sciences and Management; and Lifelong Learning Unit. The Lifelong Learning Unit provides professional support to all the faculties in running non-degree courses for a wider public as well as in providing services to government departments.

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