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On August 26, 2025, the III Seminar on Transnational Crimes and Global Insecurities was held online, organized by the Laboratory for Research on Security, Peace and Development (Lab-Sepade) of the Escola Superior de Guerra, in collaboration with REDHIPAS (Red de Historia de las Policías de América del Sur).

On July 25, 2025, a new report was published on Zenodo by graduate students of the Master’s in Diplomacy and International Relations at Universidade Lusófona, under the supervision of Prof Sabrina Medeiros. Titled “Strategic Scenario Report: How Donald Trump Influences the Interests of the European Union in the International System”, the publication presents an in-depth foresight analysis of the consequences of Donald Trump’s second term as President of the United States.

The LusoGlobe, Lusófona Centre on Global Challenges, had the honor of hosting Professor Dr. Carmen Jordá Sanz, Head of the Criminology Degree at Camilo José Cela University (UCJC, Spain), for an institutional visit as part of its Visiting Researchers Program.

LusoGlobe researcher Fabrizio Boscaglia, deputy director of Lusófona University's Master's programme in the Science of Religions, took part as a speaker in the Italian festival dedicated to Mental Health and sponsored by the University of Turin, ‘Collegno Fòl Fest’, with a talk on ‘Collegno's Amnesiac between Brazil and Portugal: poetry and psychiatry’.

Event in honour of Arabist and Professor Adel Sidarus, a key figure in Arabic studies in Portugal in recent decades. A leading academic in Arabic language, al-Andalus, Arabic manuscripts and intercultural and inter-religious dialogue (particularly Islamo-Christian), Adel Sidarus has been honoured by colleagues and researchers through papers and speeches about him and in these areas. 

This colloquium pays tribute to the Arabist and Professor Adel Sidarus, a key figure in Arab studies in Portugal between the 20th and 21st centuries. A leading academic in the fields of Arabic, al-Andalus, Arabic manuscripts and intercultural and inter-religious dialogue (particularly Islamo-Christian dialogue), Adel Sidarus will be honoured at this colloquium by colleagues and researchers, through papers and speeches about him and related to these areas of study. 

This event was part of the Permanent Seminar on Islamic Studies of the Area of Science of Religions and the LusoGlobe of the University of Lisbon, held in partnership with the National Library of Portugal. 

Organisation: Fabrizio Boscaglia (LusoGlobe, Lusófona University), Juan Acevedo (University of Lisbon)

https://www.bnportugal.gov.pt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2060%3Acoloquio-homenagem-a-adel-sidarus&catid=177%3A2025&lang=pt

Lusófona University, in collaboration with the Center for International Studies (CEI-Iscte), host a timely academic seminar titled "Illiberalisms: Paths of Investigation." The event took place on June 3rd, starting at 2:00 PM in Room U.09 at the University's Lisbon campus (CUL).