Caixa signed a collaboration protocol with the University of Coimbra on October 6th, within the scope of the institution's digital transformation project.

The protocol was signed at Caixa's headquarters, in Praia - Cape Verde, with the aim of mutually establishing collaboration for the development of joint activities in different domains, through specific projects within a partnership logic. Also, under the agreement, the University of Coimbra will act through the Department of Informatics Engineering of the Faculty of Science and Technology of the University of Coimbra.

With a focus on innovation technologies, Caixa hopes to implement actions in the field of innovation and technology and contribute to the continued affirmation of these two institutions.

In his speech, the Chairman of the Executive Committee, Dr. António Morreira, said that this partnership is an important bet for Caixa, as it is focused on information technologies, one of the pillars that the institution is committed to. According to the PCE, partnerships with universities are crucial as they are sources of innovation and modernization.

In turn, the Vice-Rector of the University of Coimbra, Professor Doctor João Nuno Calvão da Silva, considered it a great honour to sign the protocol with a financial institution of Caixa's magnitude, having praised the intellectual capacities of the Cape Verdean people which always bets on innovation and also stressed that it is certain that this partnership will yield good results.

For the Executive Director, Eng. Antão Miguel de Morais Lima Chantre, knowledge is made in universities and this must be shared. For the Executive Director, this protocol is an important contribution so that in uncertain times the digital transformation becomes a strategic bet for companies. He also hopes that the two institutions will have an extremely useful exchange of experiences, so that competition at the local and global levels continues to be minimized.