MISSION OF ORDEM DOS ENGENHEIROS
OE defines engineering
as “the application of science and
technology in the different engineering branches (currently grouped in twelve
colleges: civil engineering, electro technical engineering, mechanical
engineering, mining engineering, chemical engineering, naval engineering,
geographical engineering, agronomic engineering, forestry engineering,
metallurgical and material engineering, informatics engineering and environmental
engineering) in activities of research, design, study, planning, manufacturing,
construction, production, inspection and quality control, including
co-ordination and management of these and other related activities”.
The practice of the
profession of Engineer in Portugal needs a
compulsory registration as member of Ordem dos Engenheiros.
Ordem dos Engenheiros is a
non profit Institution, created in 1936, for granting the title of
“Engenheiro”, the professional title in Portugal for Engineers, and regulates
the Engineering practice of its members.
Ordem dos Engenheiros has
the responsibility to award qualification titles (Senior and Conselheiro) and
expert titles (Especialista).
Any of these
titles are closely linked to post-graduate education.With this objective OE,
promote and facilitate their members’ access to credible Continuous Training
courses
and support Seminars and other events for the professional improvement of their
30.000 members.
Ordem dos Engenheiros has implemented in 1994
the Accreditation System for Engineering Courses in Portugal. Today Ordem dos
Engenheiros (OE) has a global
perspective of the various higher education systems teaching engineering in
Portugal: public and private universities, polytechnic and military colleges
and has many contacts to exchange informations with other countries about
Engineering subjects.