INNOVATION
Our DNA
DEMOWFLOAT
Demonstration of the WindFloat Technology
R&D + i
Research & Development and Innovation is one of the key success factors in the history of ISQ throughout almost 50 years of existence.
This characteristic rests on the continuous anticipation of the needs of the corporate sector and development of the due capacity to respond, based on 3 basic aspects:
- Adequate premises with state of the art laboratorial equipment
- Technologically advanced equipment for service support
- Highly skilled human resources
In collaboration with more than 1200 national and international partners, both industrial and academic, ISQ promotes technology transfer for the industry, thereby contributing for “in-country value” throughout the world.
+ 400
International R & D projects involving more than 1,200 national and international partners
+1400
employees worldwide, of which 780 in Portugal – 55% with higher education
ISQ was partner or coordinator in more than 400 R&D projects (since 80’s) and participated in the Programs IXV (re-entry vehicle of the European Space Agency), ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor), CERN (Large Hadron Collider) and projects ALMA – E:ELT for ESO (European Southern Observatory.
It is worth mentioning also, given its importance for the future development of the ISQ activity, current participation in the following projects:
AEROINSPECT
Development of an Integrated System for Inspection of Components in the Aeronautical Industry
SAFENERGY
Development of an Advanced Architecture of Inspection and Monitoring of Critical Components of Electric Power Plants
IN THE FRONT LINE
As result of R&D activities, ISQ is pioneer in the application of several technologies such as automatic Phased Array (PA AUT) and Guided Waves in oil&gas industry installations in Portugal and abroad, application of lifecycle evaluation and “Echo-Design” in the development of new sustainable products, the intelligent long distance monitoring of cathode protection systems of characterization and control of coverings and the use of (PA AUT) for 9%Ni LNG tanks.
Acronym: ASHLEY Project Name: ASHLEY – Avionics Systems Hosted on a distributed modular electronics Large scale dEmonstrator for multiple tYpe of aircraft Grant agreement no: 605442 Total cost: 39,8 M€ Total funding: 22,9 M€ OBJECTIVES: In search for a more competitive, …
Acronym: AdTech Project name: AdTech – European Harmonized Training for Adhesive Bonding Technology Grant agreement no: 2015-1-PT01-KA202-012915 Total cost: 51995,00€ Total funding: 51995,00€ OBJECTIVES: Adhesive usage is growing rapidly in Europe, as it represents a strong competitive advantage …
Acronym: CERTIC Project name: Certification des acquis TIC dans le secteur non marchand Grant agreement no: 2015-1-BE01-KA203-013202 Total cost: 27270,00€ Total funding: 27770,00€ CERTIC project’s main objective is to enable trainers in the non-profit sector to be supported …
Acronym: CHEMpharm Project Name: CHEMpharm: Process VET from CHEMI to Pharma Grant agreement no: 2015-1-NOO1-KA202-013278 Total cost: 23024,00€ Total Funding 23024,00€ OBJECTIVES: The “ChemPharm VET” project builds on previous achievements (tested in a previous project- Pile Up) to …
Acronym: COCREATIVEYOUTH Project Name: Promote co-creative projets in recovery/repaire/reuse sector & boost social and professional inclusion among youth Grant agreement no: 2016-1-FR01-KA202-023909 Total cost: 38887,45€ Total Funding: 38720,78€ The environmental balance is a central concern and only solution for …
Acronym: CRE8IVE Project Name: CRE8IVE – Creative Approach to Key Competence Building for Marginalized Young Adults Grant agreement no: 2015-2-RO01-KA205-015354 Total cost: 25727,00€ Total funding: 25127,00€ CRE8IVE is an Erasmus+ co-funded project prioritising in strengthening education and training paths …
Acronym: Cultour Project Name: Cultour – To overcome the skills gap and foster mobility in Tourism sector trough the recognition, validation and up-skilling of intercultural competences for tourism jobs, validation of these competencies. Grant agreement …
Acronym: Echoes Project Name: Echoes of the Past-Heritage Futures. Vocational Education and Training in Post-Industrial Landscapes Grant agreement no: 2015 – I –PT01-KA204-012 299 Total cost: 38296,67€ Total Funding: 37630,00€ OBJECTIVES: Echoes of the Past – Heritage Futures. …
Acronym: EMVOI Project Name: EMVOI – Integral process for ISO 17024 certification of EU project managers Grant agreement no: 2016-1-FR01-KA202-023886 Total cost: 54919,00€ Total Funding: 53919,00€ OBJECTIVES: The EMVOI project intends to develop an integral web-based tool for assessment, training & …
Acronym: Enter Project Name: Through Entrepreneurship Education towards improving the quality of VET Grant agreement no: 2016-1-CZ01-KA202-024066 Total cost: 39024,00€ Total Funding: 37358,00€ OBJECTIVES: “The Enter project” wants to introduce pupils to entrepreneurship and to develop their initiative and …
Acronym: ESVET Project Name: ESVET – Establishment of a Modular ECVET System in Europe Grant agreement no: 2015-1-TR01-KA202-022287 Total cost: 52182,67€ Total Funding: 51016,00€ OBJECTIVES: ESVET project is an answer to the needs of european-wide event managers, who have …
Acronym: Get There Project Name: GET THERE – Journey to Employment Grant agreement no: 2015 – 1 –UK01-KA202-013608 Total cost: 40435,00€ Total Funding: 39435,00€ OBJECTIVES: The GET THERE – Journey to Employment project was designed under the European …
Acronym: GreenCompIT Project Name: Transfer of Good Practices and Development of Professional Competences of Employees in Waste Management Area Supported by IT Tools (Green-Comp-It) Grant agreement no: 2014-1-PL01-KA202-003649 Total cost: 60.100,00€ Total Funding: 60.100,00€ OBJECTIVES: The GreenCompIT project assumes …
OBJECTIVES: Acronym: HSE-Joining Project Name: Health, safety and environment training curriculum development for joining technologies Grant agreement no: 2016-1-BE02-KA202-017322 Total cost: 31631,00€ Total Funding: 30242,00€ OBJECTIVES: HSE Joining project aims to assure safe work conditions in the joining professional …
Acronym: HS-EMFW Project Name: Health and Safety in Electromagnetic Fields in Welding Grant agreement no: 2015-1-ATOI-KA202-004982 Total cost: 17379,00€ Total Funding: 17379,00€ OBJECTIVES: HS-EMFW (Health and Safety in Electromagnetic Fields in Welding) project aims at avoiding unfulfillment of the …
Acronym: INMA Project Name: INMA – Innovation Management Agents in SMEs Grant agreement no: 2015-1-TR01-KA202-022353 Total cost: 48011,00€ Total Funding: 48011,00€ OBJECTIVES: “INMA – Innovation Management Agents in SMEs” project main aim is the transference Turkey, Italy, Portugal, and …
Acronym: INTEGR8 Project Name: INTEGR8 – Harnessing the potential of migrant women as integration experts Grant agreement no: HOME/2015/AMIF/AG/INTE/9101 Total cost: 71485,51€ Total Funding: 64986,83€ OBJECTIVES: INTEGR8 is a new project being developed by seven organisations across Europe …
Acronym: IYES Project Name: I-Yes – Improve Your Emotional Skills Grant agreement no: 2015-1-FR01-KA202-015115 Total cost: 36315,00€ Total Funding: 36315,00€ OBJECTIVES: “I-Yes – Improve your emotional skills” project main objective is contribute for combating school dropout, improve the academic …
Acronym: Lasertech Project Name: Lasertech: Harmonized Laser Technology Training across Europe Grant agreement no: 2015-1-ES01-KA202-015829 Total cost: 29.440,00€ Total Funding: 29.440,00€ OBJECTIVES: The main objective of the Lasertech project is to provide the guidelines to develop harmonized courses within …
Acronym: Level-up Project Name: Level-up! Workplace Tutor goes Europe Grant agreement no: 2015-1-DE02-KA202-002556 Total cost: 51.236,00€ Total Funding: 51.236,00€ OBJECTIVES: The project “Level-up! Workplace Tutor goes Europe” aims at increased professionalization and improved qualification of in-company VET personnel …
Acronym: LINK-Inc Project Name: LINK-Inc. Fostering equity and inclusion in Work-based Learning by equipping trainers and mentors with innovative approaches to address cultural and ethnic diversity in VET Grant agreement no: 2015-1-ES01-KA202-015962 Total cost: 23732,00€ Total Funding: 23732,00€ OBJECTIVES: …
Acronym: MAKE IT Project Name: MAKE IT – project Shift into Learning Outcomes in the Welding Sector Grant agreement no: 562642-EPP-1-2015-1-BE-EPPKA2-SSA Total cost: 148.545,00€ Total Funding: 148.545,00€ OBJECTIVES: The main aim of Let’s Make It Happen – …
Acronym: MANUMOBILE Project Name: MANUMOBILE: Transparency of credit allocation in VET and HE in Manufacturing Grant agreement no: 2015-1-UK01-KA202-013823 Total cost: 39490,00€ Total Funding: 39490,00€ OBJECTIVES: MANUMOBILE is an Erasmus+ project that will map the learning outcomes of …
Acronym: MICROBOND Project Name: New opportunity for people with educational difficulties to access jobs in materials joining technologies Grant agreement no: 2016-1-RO01-KA202-024494 Total cost: 24648,33€ Total Funding: 24315,00€ OBJECTIVES: The aim of MICROBOND project is to develop new …
Acronym: Refuskills Project Name: Qualification Assessments for Refugee Trainning and Employment: Fasttrack with Ecvet and Skillsbank Grant agreement no: 2016-1-NO01-KA202-022083 Total cost: 20973,00€ Total Funding: 20973,00€ OBJECTIVES: The world is facing an unprecedented displacement crisis. Today, almost 60 …
Acronym: TICS Project Name: TICS – ICT in social-educational support services to fight early school leaving Grant agreement no: 2015-1-FR01-KA202-015032 Total cost: 33715,00€ Total Funding: 33615,00€ OBJECTIVES: TICS project is based on the idea that professionals working with young …
Acronym: TRAM-WBL Project Name: TRAM-WBL – Engaging SMEs for Quality Transnational WBL experiences Grant agreement no: 2015-1-IT01-KA202-004735 Total cost: 44028,33,00€ Total Funding: 44028,33,00€ OBJECTIVES: “TRAM-WBL – Engaging SMEs for Quality Transnational WBL experiences” aims to improve significantly the quality …
Acronym: USEWINE Project Name: Use of Triple Bottom Line Sustainability Framework in Rural Wine Entrepreneurship Grant agreement no: 2014–1–CY01-KA204-000 269 Total cost: 29.459,00€ Total Funding: 29.459,00€ OBJECTIVES: UseWine” focuses on the application of the TBL principles as a …
Acronym: USR-NET Project Name: European Network of Socially Responsible Universities Grant agreement no: 2015-1-BE01-KA203-013202 Total cost: 13238,00€ Total Funding: 13238,00€ OBJECTIVES: USR-NET project aims to carry out a deep analysis about what universities around EU so far have understood as …
Acronym: WBL Project Name: Work Based Learning- Local and International Grant agreement no: 2015-1-LV01-KA202-013386 Total cost: 17.379,00€ Total Funding: 17.379,00€ OBJECTIVES: “Work Based Learning-local and international” aims to develop, test, adapt and implement innovative practices related to work based …
Acronym: WBL-Pro Project Name: WBL-PRO Qualification, Open Resources & Toolkit for the WBL Professional Grant agreement no: 2016-1-DE02-KA202-003339 Total cost:17279,00€ Total Funding: 17279,00€ OBJECTIVES: The project WBL-PRO Qualification, Open Resources & Toolkit for the WBL Professional which has …
Acronym: XXI Trainer Project Name: : XXI Trainer: Cooperation for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices Grant agreement no: 2015-1-SE01-KA202-012261 Total cost: 37349,00€ Total Funding: 37349,00€ OBJECTIVES: In “XXI Trainer Project”, a new trainer is born: able to …
Acronym: CARBOREP Project Name: CARBOREP – European Harmonized Training for Personnel working with Car Body Repair Technology Grant agreement no: 2016-1-UK01-KA202-024374 Total cost: 78265,00€ Total Funding: 78265,00€ OBJECTIVES: The idea for the “Carborep Project” arises from the fact that …
Acronym: SIM4.0 Project Title: Smart Monitoring Systems 4.0 Total Cost: 572.761,50 Funding: 486.847,28 PROJECT OBJECTIVES SIM4.0 main objective is to transfer scientific and technological knowledge concerning smart monitoring systems to industry. The knowledge to be …
Acronym: 5by5 Project Title: Five by Five – 5by5 Total Cost: 13045,00€ Funding: 13045,00€ PROJECT OBJECTIVES “Five by five” stands for five educational institutions which decided to join together in a network to discuss and develop approaches for the …
Acronym: APP & TEACH Project Title: APP & TEACH – Mobile APPs for in-company VET trainers to facilitate the participation of SMEs in apprenticeship programs Total Cost: 40110,00€ Funding: 40110,00€ PROJECT OBJECTIVES There is strong evidence that work-based learning …
Acronym: Ladies first! Project Title: Ladies first! – Empowering coaches and trainers to support women towards work life balance Total Cost: 35244,33€ Funding: 34411,00€ Adults seem to try to find a balance among three different …
Acronym: FIT4RRI Project Title: FIT4RRI – Fostering Improved Training Tools For Responsible Research Total Cost: 165625,00€ Funding: 165625,00€ FIT4RRI moves from the basic assumption that there is a serious gap between the potential role Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) …
Acronym: LEAP Project Title: LEAP – Learn, Engage, Apply and Perform Project Code: 2017-1-UK01-KA202-036522 Total Cost: 342 038€ Funding: 342 038€ The LEAP project intends to create a ‘step change’ in the use of e-Portfolios as process-based pedagogical …
Acronym: FSW-TECH Project Title: FSW-TECH – Harmonized Friction Stir Welding Technology Training across Europe Total Cost: 39705,00€ Funding: 39705,00€ FSW-TECH project supports the creation of three new professional profiles in Friction Stir Welding (FSW): · …
Acronym: LIFT Project Title: LIFT – Ladies Code Their Future Total Cost: 24953,00€ Funding: 24153,00€ “Women are under-represented among ICT specialists in all EU Member States; a striking contrast with total employment where the genders …
Acronym: WOW Project Title: WOW – Work-based learning Opportunities in Welding Total Cost: 49038,00€ Funding: 39230,40€ WOW is a KA3 project aiming to establish a VET – Business partnership on Work-based learning and Apprenticehsips. The …
Acronym: WELD 4.0 Project Title: WELD 4.0 – Redesigning Welding Profile for the Needs of Industry 4.0 Total Cost: 41845,00€ Funding: 41845,00€ The WELD4.0 project, submitted in 2017 to the UK Erasmus+ National Agency, has …
Acronym: T-Challenge Project Title: T-Challenge – Entrepreneurship education using Challenge-based learning Total Cost: 48388,00€ Funding: 47388,00€ T-Challenge project aims to: a) Promote entrepreneurship education through the use of alternative pedagogical resources using ICT, at the …
Acronym: SKILL CIRCLE Project Title: SKILL CIRCLE – Skills for transition to circular economy Total Cost: 28.040,00€ Funding: 27.040,00€ Building a circular economy for Europe is a key priority (EU Policy Report Jan 2017). Closing …
Acronym: Refuskills Project Title: QUALIFICATION ASSESSMENTS FOR REFUGEE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT: FASTTRACK WITH ECVET AND SKILLSBANK Total Cost: 20973,00€ Funding: 20973,00€ The world is facing an unprecedented displacement crisis. Today, almost 60 million people are …
Acronym: Myself&Europe Project Title: Myself&Europe – Tools for promoting an active European citizenship for disadvantaged youngsters with diverse backgrounds Total Cost: 40605,00€ Funding: 39855,00€ Sixty years after the Rome Treaty, more than ever, it is …
Acronym: Move Up Project Title: Move Up – Boosting the Social Skills of Adults for Better Employability and Success at Work Total Cost: 27998,67€ Funding: 27832,00€ Project will contribute to adults in developing their social …
Acronym: INDUCE 4.0 Project Title: INDUCE 4.0 – Work-based training in the field of industry 4.0 for competitive European Industry Total Cost: 26320,67€ Funding: 25654,00€ According to PwC Global survey (2016) regarding Industry 4.0, among …
Acronym: Coop-in Project Title: Coop-in – Social Innovation Training for Virtual Work Based Learning Total Cost: 43187,00€ Funding: 43187,00€ The Coop-in project aims to raise awareness about the advantages of implementing social innovation at work by …
Acronym: CIR-ECO Project Title: CIR-ECO – Towards a Circular Economy: Generating a New Professional Profile in Household Appliance Sector Total Cost: 27240,00€ Funding: 27240,00€ The aims of CIR-ECO – Towards a Circular Economy: Generating a …
Acronym: Be in Europe Project Title: Fostering Active Inclusion in Europe Project Code: 2018-1-FR01-KA204-047931 Total Cost: 232 263€ Funding: 230 513€ Be in Europe project aims to accompany migration dynamics while developing and promoting an alternative …
Acronym: CreO Project Title: The Cultural and Creative Occupations: New Opportunities in Industry Project Code: 2018-1-ES01-KA202-050289 Total Cost: 164 818€ Funding: 164 818€ CreO project aims at harnessing the innovative potential of Cultural and Creative …
Acronym: DIVINT Project Title: Diversity, Integration, Training Project Code: 2018-1-SE01-KA204-039022 Total Cost: 276 775€ Funding: 269 775€ DIVINT project aims to empower national languages’ teachers and trainers to cope with diversity and boost intercultural …
Acronym: ON-CALL Project Title: Lay Community Health Advisors Project Code: 2018-1-UK01-KA204-048095 Total Cost: 267 916€ Funding: 267 916€ The objective of the ON-CALL project is to help transform areas of social and economic disadvantage …
Acronym: REACT Project name: A digital approach to qualifying technicians in Energy Efficiency in Buildings Total funding: 284 475 € OBJECTIVES: The REACT project aims to develop a new Technical Qualification for Energy Efficiency in Buildings, thus …
Acronym: SAM Project Title: European Skills Strategy in Additive Manufacturing Project Project Code: 601217-EPP-1-2018-1-BE-EPPKA2-SSA-B Total Cost: 3.971.076,00 € Funding: 3.971.076,00 € GOALS As Europe seeks to retain its leading position in industrial competitiveness, there …
The project’s mission is to promote a proactive, industry-driven adjustment to meet future skills demand across the SPIRE sectors, developing new skills to unfold the potential of digital transformation within SPIRE companies and beyond.
Innovation fostered by this project lies in the development of competences in education leaders and teaching/training staff – including aspiring new trainers/teachers and those who have been in the profession for a long time – …
Acronym: LEAP Project Title: Learn, Engage, Apply and Perform Project Code: 2017-1-UK01-KA202-036522 Total Cost: 342,038 € Funding: 342,038 € GOALS The LEAP project intends to create a “step change” in the use of …
Learning Path project creates a systematic approach to developing digital capacity, skills and competences on three levels: organizational development of digital capacity (organizations learning path); personal/professional development of digital skills and competences (trainers learning path); …
The Level Up project aims at developing the digital skills of adults with low-skilled occupations in order to adapt them to the digital age. These skills are in core in all working environments and required …
The project DATEMATS aims at creating a transnational network among Higher Education Institutions, Research Centres and Companies in order to develop and implement interdisciplinary new methods for both design and engineering students in the field …
AMHE project aims to create a response to two European challenges: provide quality training and offer very ambitious and sustainable professional perspectives to people currently excluded from labour market and who are integrated through work …
The aim of APP & TEACH project is to facilitate the participation of SMEs in apprenticeship by equipping in-company VET trainers with the necessary skills and innovative ICT-based tools to support both the management and …
CDWaste-ManageVET project objective is to promote VET for employees on the construction sector by addressing modern training needs following EU priorities regarding current CDW management rules and circular economy.
CIRCULINK strives to increase the implementation of Circular Economy practices in SMEs, in our communities and to link already existent Circular Economy projects and their stakeholders, locally, nationally and at a European level.
With DESTINE project, it is intended to create a new professional profile for the area of metals in Additive Manufacturing: the Design Technician in Additive Manufacturing for metals. This professional profile will lead to a …
RUST is an Erasmus+ funded project with a duration of 24 months (December 2020 to December 2022) and is set to enhance integration of training offer in countries with lower engagement or access to it …
The Encrypt 4.0 project main aim is to strengthen the capacity of manufacturing SMEs to ensure the security of their data in the Industry 4.0 context and to contribute to tackling the cybersecurity workforce shortage …
PAC – Portugal Autocluster for the Future (PAC) Project is a mobilizing project closely aligned with “Mobinov Cluster – Portuguese Automotive Cluster’s action plan. Through a set of 6 PPS, it aims to develop, test, …
SUSTAIN-CE addresses circular economy concepts and principles within the construction sector, aiming at integrating principles of sustainable development and circular economy (SD/CE) in civil engineering curricula, which should consider all steps from raw material to …
Green-4-Future aims to align economic goals with environmental and climate goals.
