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The concept of Bioeconomy is associated with sustainable development changes both in production and consumption systems. For this reason, this research was carried out with the objective to describe the scientific production related to the different strategic groups’ perceptions about Bioeconomy and to group the existing literature into thematic clusters. Initially, in this bibliometric study, 67 articles were selected from the Scopus database based on the words “Bioeconomy” and “Perceptions”. Later, the VOSviewer software, version 1.6.18, was used to perform the bibliometric analysis. The results revealed the existence of four clusters. The first cluster included articles about Bioeconomy on the perspective of the timber strategic sector and of the different actors in the field of forestry action closest to the Bioeconomy field. The second cluster included articles related to the perception about Bioeconomy by Civil Society, in general, and higher education students, in particular, as well as their opinions on the importance of the forestry sector for the Bioeconomy. The third cluster comprised the articles that consider the Bioeconomy to be the innovative way to go to ensure the sustainability of the planet, therefore highlighting the importance of knowing the perceptions and raising awareness of all strategic groups to ensure the successful transition to the Bioeconomy. Finally, the fourth cluster included articles related to the consumer attitudes and behaviours regarding the acceptance of new biofood products resulting from the Circular Economy. The authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) for financial support through national funds FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC) to CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020 and UIDP/00690/2020) and SusTEC (LA/P/0007/2020). info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

The expectation created around 5G is great. Major changes are fore seen, in very different areas, which will have a great impact on people’s daily lives. It is expected that smart cities will be more efficient, more sustainable and safer, with significant impacts on the people who inhabit them and also on the people who visit them. 5G technology is not being implemented in the world in a com prehensive and similar way, there are countries that already have a large coverage of this network and others that are still barely talking about this fifth-generation technology of mobile communications. Given that there is still a great unknown and uncertainty in relation to 5G, the question that this research work intends to address is to what extent this technology can initiate an intelligent era, which, in turn, provides a better quality of life for people, which each they are in greater numbers, living in cities. Thus, this work intends to cross these growing trends, with the new paradigm that is the implementation of 5G. For this, the Scopus database was used, where a search was carried out in the most recent scientific literature on these topics, since they are very current trends. The results are dis cussed in the light of the literature and future work is identified with a view to contributing to the enrichment of those who are dedicated to these recent themes but which are in great exponential growth. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

When the discussion on sixth-generation (6G) mobile communication networks begins in Portugal, the implementation of 5G on the ground is taking its first steps. Portugal is one of the European Union (EU) countries that is most behind in the implementation of this technology, although the European Commission considers its implementation essential for the strategy of digitizing Europe. The question that this research work intends to address is to what extent this technology can start a smart era, which in turn, provides a better experience for tourists visiting Portugal. It is known that the tourism sector in Portugal is fundamental as an economic activity, as well as for generating more wealth and creating more jobs. Thus, this work aims to cross these growing trends in our country and in the world, with the new paradigm that the implementation of 5G in Portugal is. For this, using the Scopus database, a search was carried out in the most recent scientific literature on these topics, since they are very current trends. The results are discussed in the light of the literature and future work is identified with a view to enhancing tourism, smart tourism, and smart destinations, a set of measures that can boost these concepts will also be presented. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Despite being an emerging phenomenon, the literature on how ICT impact the adoption of sustainable agriculture has aroused growing interest on the part of farmers, scientific and business communities and policy makers. There fore, the main objective of this study was to investigate the state-of-the-art of ICT use in agriculture with an impact on the sustainability of the sector. In order to achieve this objective, a computer-assisted bibliographic search was performed in February, 2023. This search included all publications available in the Scopus database and was based on the words “Impact” OR “Contributions” AND “in formation” AND “Communication” AND “Technologies” AND “Sustainability” AND “Agriculture”. Subsequently, publications were selected taking into account the following criterion: empirical studies that demonstrate evidence of the impact or contribution of ICT to sustainable agriculture. For each publication, it was col lected information about authorship and publication date, place where the study was developed, type of study, methods, objectives and findings. All studies show positive contributions as a result of the use of ICT and artificial intelligence for the adoption of a sustainable agriculture with lower resources’ consumption, namely, improvement of soil quality, greater efficiency in the use of water and energy with the use of solar energy, greater efficiency in the application of nitrogen, minimiza tion of the use of inorganic fertilizers, reduction of food waste and improvement of food security, greater involvement of farmers with sustainability concerns and promotion of more sustainable consumption. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Smart Cities promote a great improvement in urban environments in terms of sustainability, leveraged by the use of technologies that allow the opti mization and monitoring of different systems, from waste management systems to public safety. There are several technologies that can play a key role in this process, highlighting augmented computing, augmented reality, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. In this context, smart cities collects and analyses, optimizing the various systems processes. There are many chal lenges that arise in order to have sustainable smart cities, challenges in terms of privacy and data security, but also in promoting inclusion and equity. It is impor tant to adopt an inclusive and holistic approach that involves all stakeholders and takes into account the specific needs and objectives of a city. With this in mind, the adoption of augmented computing technologies facilitates the creation of more livable and also more sustainable urban environments. The main objective of this work is to explore the area of augmented computing in the context of smart cities sustainability. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

La castaña está profundamente arraigada en la economía portuguesa, en la gastronomía y en el patrimonio cultural. Por estas razones, este trabajo pretende comprender el comportamiento de los consumidores portugueses de castañas, sus preferencias, usos, hábitos de compra y percepciones sobre los beneficios del consumo de castañas. Para eso, se realizó un estudio transversal basado en una muestra de 320 individuos. Los consumidores encuestados compran un promedio de 6,5 kg/año. La mayoría compra castañas frescas y lo hace ocasionalmente, principalmente en supermercados e hipermercados, ferias o directamente al productor. Los consumidores prefieren comprar la castaña sin embalaje y los atributos más valorados son la percepción de la calidad, el tamaño y el precio. El distrito de residencia y los ingresos mensuales del hogar resultaron ser factores diferenciadores de la frecuencia de consumo de castañas. De hecho, se consumen castañas con mayor frecuencia en Oporto y otros distritos portugueses no productores de castañas, y en hogares con ingresos mensuales entre los 580 y 1740 euros y con más de 3480 euros. El tamaño, el estado de conservación de la cáscara, el origen y la percepción de calidad de los consumidores son factores determinantes de la compra de castañas frescas. Estos hallazgos revelan que, a fin de mejorar los datos de consumo de castaña, es necesario comunicar mejor las cualidades nutricionales y los posibles efectos beneficiosos para la salud del consumo de castañas e invertir en I+D de nuevos productos alimenticios, terapéuticos y cosméticos hechos con castañas. Chestnut is deeply rooted in the Portuguese economy, gastronomy and cultural heritage. For this reasons, this paper aims to understand the behavior of Portuguese chestnut consumers, their preferences, uses, buying habits and perceptions about the benefits of consuming chestnuts. For this, a cross-sectional study was carried out based on a sample of 320 individuals. The surveyed consumers buy, on average, 6.5 kg/year. Most consumers buy fresh chestnuts and do so occasionally, mainly in supermarkets and hypermarkets, fairs or directly from the producer. The consumers prefer to buy the chestnut without packaging and the most valued attributes are quality perceived by the consumer, size and price. The district of residence and the monthly household income revealed to be differentiating factors of the frequency of chestnut consumption. In fact, chestnuts are consumed more frequently in Oporto and other Portuguese non-producer districts of chestnut and in households with an income from 580 to 1740 euros and more than 3480 euros. The size, the shell conservation state, the origin and the quality perceived by consumers revealed to be determinant factors of the purchase of fresh chestnuts. These findings point out the need to better communicate the nutritional qualities and possible beneficial health effects of chestnut consumption and to invest in R&D of new chestnut-based food, therapeutic and cosmetic products. Chestnut is deeply rooted in the Portuguese economy, gastronomy and cultural heritage. For this reason, this paper aims to understand the behavior of Portuguese chestnut consumers, their preferences, uses, buying habits and perceptions about the benefits of consuming chestnuts. A cross‑sectional study was carried out based on a sample of 320 individuals. The participants buy, on average, 6.5 kg/year. Most consumers buy fresh chestnuts and do so occasionally, mainly in supermarkets and hypermarkets, fairs or directly from the producer. They prefer to buy the chestnut without packaging and the most valued attributes are quality perceived by the consumer, size and price. The district of residence and the monthly household income revealed to be differentiating factors of the frequency of chestnut consumption. In fact, chestnuts are consumed more frequently in Oporto and other Portuguese non-producer districts of chestnut and in households with an income from 580 € to 1740 € and more than 3480 €. The size, the shell conservation state, the origin and the quality perceived by consumers revealed to be determinant factors of the purchase of fresh chestnuts. These findings point out the need to better communicate the nutritional qualities and possible beneficial health effects of chestnut consumption and to invest in R&D of new chestnut-based food, therapeutic and cosmetic products. Los autores agradecen a Fundación para la Ciencia y Tecnología (FCT, Portugal) y a FEDER, en el ámbito del programa PT2020, por el apoyo financiero al CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020). info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Human resources are essential to respond to changes that occur inside and outside organizations. Literature states that when employees are satisfied, they feel more involved and committed to the organization and, as such, they often express their intention to remain in the organization. In this context, this research aimed to consolidate the existing research in the field of organizational commitment in higher education. Methodologically, this research was based, in a first stage, on the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta- Analyses) statement and, in a second stage, on the bibliometric analysis. For this, the search was developed, in November 2021, in the Scopus database being selected 71 publications based on the combination of the terms "higher", "education", "institutions", "organizational", "commitment" and "satisfaction”. Then, this search was limited to the “Social Sciences” area (38 publications). Finally, abstracts and, when necessary, the entire text was selected in order to verify the relevance of publications for this research, considering the following criteria: study location, type of study, objectives, sample size and contributions, totalling 35 articles. The elaboration of the bibliometric analysis was done using the VOSviewer software, version 1.6.17 and the binary counting method. The minimum number of occurrences was set at five. Three thematic approaches that were related to each other were identified. The first included the terms “addition”, “communication”, “element”, “higher education sector”, “mediating role”, “model”, “organizational performance”, “problem” and “TQM” (Total Quality Management). This approach analyses the association between TQM and organizational performance, having as mediator elements of human orientation, namely, satisfaction with communication, commitment and organizational loyalty. The second approach included the terms “academic staff”, “consequence”, “effect”, “higher education institutions”, “impact”, “implications”, “influence”, “organizational culture”. In general, it analyses the influence, effects, consequences, impact and implications of organizational culture on organizational commitment and faculty satisfaction in higher education institutions. Finally, the third approach relates organizational commitment and job satisfaction with the turnover intention (leaving the organization) of higher education employees, namely, from universities and higher education schools. This approach included the terms, “job satisfaction”, “organizational commitment”, “university”, “college”, “faculty member”, “intention”, “turnover intention” and “college”. Organizational commitment and employee satisfaction in knowledge organizations, as well as trust in top management, are able to anticipate the intention to remain or leave the workplace. The authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) for financial support by national funds FCT/MCTES to CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020). info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Job satisfaction is one of the three most important predictors of well-being, alongside marriage and family [1]. Job satisfaction can be defined as a result of experiences and emotions experienced in the work environment that affect social life, affective bonds and mental health [2]. The present study aimed to analyze Job Satisfaction and to identify the factors that most contribute to improve the level of job satisfaction. To achieve these objectives, a quantitative and cross-sectional study was carried out based on a probabilistic sample of 105 Portuguese employees from a higher education institution out of 783. Therefore, the sampling error, for a confidence level of 95%, was 8.9%. The data collection took place from October 22, 2021 to January 4, 2022 and involved the administration of a digital questionnaire comprising two sections to all the employees. The first section includes questions related to the respondent's demographic and professional situation (gender, age, workplace, professional category, work functions, length of service, length of service in the same professional category, type of employment contract). The second section included the Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS) developed and validated by Siqueira [2]. This scale consists of 25 items and the answers were coded using a Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). Procedures of exploratory analysis and reliability analysis were used. Employees were aged between 28 and 66 years old, with an average age of 47.9 (SD = 8.5). As for length of service, by professional category, the average recorded was 9 years (SD = 7.5). Globally, the average length of service exceeds 36 years, however, the length of service varies from 1 to 43 years. The majority, 58.1% of respondents were female and 41.9% were male. In terms of professional category, the three most representative, with more than 10% of the answers, were: Auxiliary Professors (37.1%), Invited Assistant Professors (17.1%) and Technical Superior (11.4%). Taking into account the type of work function, the overwhelming majority was teacher (72.4%) from Health School (23.8%), Technology and Management School (22.9%), Agriculture School (21.0%) and Education School (18.1%). Finally, regarding the type of employment contract, it can be seen that the majority have an employment contract for an indefinite period or uncertain-term contract (64.8%). According to the results obtained, only 20% of employees were satisfied. The factors that most contributed to increase the level of satisfaction were: satisfaction with the nature of work (mean = 4.6; SD = 1.0), satisfaction with colleagues (mean = 4.5; SD = 1.2) and satisfaction with managers (mean = 4.3; SD = 1.6). Factors such satisfaction with promotions (mean = 2.9; SD = 1.6) and satisfaction with salaries (mean = 3.2; SD = 1.6) were the ones that most contributed to the reduced level of job satisfaction (mean = 3.9; SD = 1.1). The authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) for financial support through national funds FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC) to CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020 and UIDP/00690/2020) and SusTEC (LA/P/0007/2020). info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

As instituições de ensino superior estão na base do desenvolvimento social e económico das Economias, na formação de recursos humanos (Nawaz et al., 2020) e na evolução e expansão do conhecimento científico. Entender as necessidades e os desejos dos professores e demais colaboradores é essencial (Carlos & Rodrigues, 2012) para garantir o seu crescimento e sobrevivência (Leite et al., 2015). Objectivos Pretende-se determinar o nível de Comprometimento Organizacional (CO) dos professores de uma instituição de Ensino Superior Pública e identificar fatores que contribuem para reduzir o nível de CO. Metodologia É um estudo transversal, aplicando um questionário que incluiu o modelo tridimensional desenvolvido por Meyer e Allen (1991), tendo obtido 76 respostas. resultados A maioria era do género feminino, categoria Professor Adjunto (51,3%) e com vínculo a tempo indeterminado (61,8%). Exerciam as suas funções letivas e de investigação em diversas áreas científicas, designadamente, Tecnologias e Gestão (26,3%), Saúde (25,0%), Educação (23,7%), Agrária (21,1%), Comunicação, Administração e Turismo (3,9%). A idade dos professores estava compreendida entre os 30 e os 66 anos, com média de 49,5 anos (DP = 8,05). O tempo de serviço foi em média, de 20 anos (DP = 10,18). Os resultados obtidos refletem uma boa consistência interna do modelo (Alfa de Cronbach > 0,7), registando-se um comprometimento organizacional moderado nas três subescalas (afetiva, calculativa e normativa) e no modelo global. Foram identificados 7 fatores que mais contribuem para diminuir o nível de CO, 4 fazem parte da dimensão normativa e 3 estão associados à dimensão calculativa. conclusões Recomenda-se a implementação de medidas convincentes, produtivas e eficazes por parte da Gestão da Instituição de Ensino Superior e do Governo Central, em especial, no que diz respeito à evolução da carreira docente Palavras-chave : Comprometimento organizacional, Ensino superior, Professores, Organizações públicas info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Currently, higher education organizations face several challenges in trying to improve their organizational capacity, disseminate knowledge and encourage community service (Pucciarelli & Kaplan, 2016; Lesley, 2018; Kaplan & Haenlein, 2016). In this sense, the organizational commitment of employees can be decisive for the success of organizations since it is considered an important tool to achieve organizational goals. The present study aimed to determine the level of organizational commitment of employees of a Public Higher Education institution, located in the Northeast Portugal and to determine whether the type of employment contract is a differentiator factor of the organizational commitment. Therefore, a quantitative, observational and cross-sectional study was carried out based on the application of a questionnaire. Subsequently, 105 responses were obtained. The questionnaire included the scales of organizational commitment of the three-dimensional model developed by Meyer and Allen (1991). The results showed that the respondents' global commitment to the organization, in general, was moderate. Taking into account the three dimensions of the model, employees recorded higher levels of affective commitment, moderate levels of calculative commitment and lower levels of normative commitment. Additionally, it was found that the type of employment contract was different in only two of the three dimensions of the three-dimensional model of organizational commitment, namely, normative and calculative. The authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) for financial support by national funds FCT/MCTES to CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020). The authors are also grateful to the Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing and UCISA (E - Núcleo da Escola Superior de Saúde do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança). info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

The Bioeconomy, in addition to being considered a means to achieve industrial competitiveness, offers new approaches to deal with future challenges, replacing fossil fuels with sustainable and renewable fuels and resources. A bibliometric study was carried out to describe the scientific production related to stakeholders’ perceptions about Bioeconomy and to group the existing literature into thematic clusters. 67 articles were selected from the Scopus database based on the words “Bioeconomy” and “Perceptions”. The VOSviewer software, version 1.6.18 was used to perform the bibliometric analysis. Four clusters were identified. The first cluster comprised the articles referring to the perceptions about the Bioeconomy of the timber sector stakeholders and of the different actors in the field of forestry action closest to the Bioeconomy area. The second cluster included articles related to the stakeholders’ perception of the Bioeconomy, namely, Civil Society in general and higher education students in particular, as well as their opinions on the importance of the forestry sector for the Bioeconomy. The third cluster comprised the articles that consider the Bioeconomy to be the innovative way to go to ensure the sustainability of the planet, therefore highlighting the importance of knowing the perceptions and raising awareness of all stakeholders to ensure the successful transition to the Bioeconomy. Finally, the fourth cluster included articles related to the perception of the Bioeconomy, consumer attitudes and behaviours regarding the acceptance of new biofood products resulting from the Circular Economy. info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Nowadays, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are fundamental in all areas of study of the higher education system, playing a central role in learning and teaching. The proper use of ICT, in conjunction with modern teaching practices, can increase the efficiency of teaching and learning processes in higher education. Higher education acts on three dimensions, namely, the integration and use of new educational technologies in higher education; European convergence and the application of ICT; and innovation and education necessary to bridge the gap between higher education institutions and teachers, both socially and professionally. The main objective of this study was to investigate the current status about digital competence of higher education teachers. This short review was based on the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) statement. From the definition of the objectives, the Scopus database was screened. The searches were performed in November 2021, using the combination of the keywords “ICT”, “skills”, “digital”, “literacy”, “education”, “higher” and “teachers”, as well as their synonyms. Initially, 37 publications were identified. At this stage, the following screening criterion was considered: sample constituted by higher education teachers (public and private). To identify publications that included only higher education teachers, abstracts and, when necessary, the entire text were selected. Afterwards, 26 studies were removed, leading to 11 eligible publications. The results indicate that, although digital competences are part of the current professional profile of higher education teachers and the transition to digital education is an inevitable trend in modern education, higher education institutions must continue to support teachers so that they can develop their skills. This way, online teaching and other forms of teaching and learning that have emerged from the digital age can be used to explore the opportunities presented by technology in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning. Given the almost universal use of e-learning in higher education, the literature highlights the importance of digital skills for higher education teachers who can act as teachers of the future, better preparing students for the labour market and creating a new generation that can participate effectively in online communities and other e-governance devices that promote democracy, equity and social justice. This literature review will serve as the basis for the preparation of an empirical research involving teachers from five higher education schools from Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, a higher education institution located in the inland North of Portugal (Agriculture, Education, Technology and Management, Administration and Tourism, and Health). With the development of this future research, which will aim to analyse the level of digital skills, attitudes, the difficulty of using technological tools in an educational context, it is intended to collect information that can be used to define strategies to improve digital skills among teachers from higher education. The authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) for financial support by national funds FCT/MCTES to CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020). info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion

Mestrado de dupla diplomação com a UTFPR, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná A sustentabilidade é um assunto em voga na atualidade, desencadeado pelos desastres ambientais ocasionadas pela ação humana que colocam em risco a vida no planeta. Desta forma, ela pretende harmonizar os conflitos entre as esferas econômica, ambiental e social através do resgate de conhecimentos milenares das comunidades tradionais aliado com o desenvolvimento de tecnologias limpas e inovadoras capazes de mitigar os impactos das ações do homem ao mesmo tempo em que gera retornos financeiros e bem-estar social. Neste contexto, a Bioeconomia é tida por inúmeros cientistas, políticos e gestores como um meio para se atingir a sustentabilidade ou um estado bioeconômico, pois nela pensa-se na economia como dependente da natureza, ou seja, meio ambiente e economia devem estar equilibrados na mesma equação, a qual não reduz a ação econômica em mero mecanicismo e nem a natureza em fonte de matérias primas. Sendo assim, a Bioeconomia engloba a biotecnologia e biorecursos com o desenvolvimento de tecnologias limpas através de matérias primas renováveis para a criação de novos produtos de base biológica, e a bioecologia com a valorização dos serviços ecossistêmicos e proteção ambiental. No entanto, para ser amplamente incorporada as ações concretas, é necessário que a Bioeconomia tenha ampla aceitação social, pois são as pessoas que irão concretizá-la, principalmente os jovens da atual e futuras gerações. Neste sentido, o objetivo principal do estudo foi de examinar a compreensão e o nível de conhecimento dos jovens estudantes do ensino superior do Brasil e de Portugal sobre o termo Bioeconomia, conhecendo as suas expectativas e receios, e os fatores que explicam as suas atitudes em relação à ela. Ademais, buscou-se realizar uma comparação entre as ações em prol da Bioeconomia em ambos países, procurando estabelecer igualdades e distinções no conhecimento, apoio e ações dos estudantes brasileiros e portugueses. Para tal, além de minuciosa pesquisa bibliográfica, realizou-se uma pesquisa quantitativa transversal analítica por meio da aplicação de questionário a estudantes do ensino superior do Brasil e de Portugal. Após realizou-se o tratamento dos dados no software SPSS versão 28, e por fim houve a elaboração de quatro modelos de regressão linear. Com isto a pesquisa totalizou 878 respostas sendo que 74,9% dos inqueridos são de nacionalidade portuguesa e 25,1% brasileira, constatando que os brasileiros possuem maior familiaridade com o termo Bioeconomia, 53,2% contra 37,1% dos portugueses. Outrossim, os brasileiros também são os que possuem melhor nível de conhecimento com 47,2% dos estudantes classificados com nível muito bom ou bom, enquanto para os portugueses o somatório é igual a 22,6%. No que concerne aos dados sociodemográficos, além da diferença encontrada entre nacionalidades, para o grupo brasileiro verificou-se associação entre o meio de residência e o nível de conhecimento em Bioeconomia, havendo maior nível de conhecimento para residentes do meio urbano. Para os portugueses a diferença foi verificada na área de estudo com maior inclinação nas áreas de Ciências Biológicas, Ciências Agrárias e Engenharias. Ademais, verificando-se distinções entre as motivações para o suporte a Bioeconomia havendo superioridade nas motivações econômicas em detrimento das ambientais, sobretudo aos estudantes portugueses. Assim, as iniciativas público/privadas dos países relacionadas ao desenvolvimento sustentável e Bioeconomia influênciam diretamente no conhecimento e apoio dos estudantes a Bioeconomia, uma vez que o Brasil realiza significativos investimentos em educação superior, ciência e tecnologia ligadas a Bioeconomia, o que pode ser evidênciado com o maior nível de conhecimento dos brasileiros nos quesitos aqui estudados. Sustainability is a current topic, triggered by environmental disasters caused by human action that put life on the planet in danger. In this way, it intends to harmonize the conflicts between the economic, environmental and social dimensions through the recovery of millenary knowledge from traditional communities allied with the development of clean and innovative technologies capable of mitigating the impacts of human actions while also generating financial returns and social well-being. In this context, the Bioeconomy is considered by many scientists, politicians and managers as a means to achieve sustainability or a bioeconomical state, because the economy is considered as dependent on nature, that is, the environment and the economy should be balanced in the same equation, which does not reduce economic action to mere mechanicism, nor nature to a source of raw materials. Thus, the Bioeconomy encompasses biotechnology and bio-resources with the development of clean technologies through renewable raw materials for the creation of new bio-based products, and bio-ecology with the valuation of ecosystem services and environmental protection. Nonetheless, to be widely incorporated into concrete actions, it is necessary that the Bioeconomy has broad social acceptance because it is the people who will make it concrete, especially the youth of the current and future generations. In this context, the main objective of the study was to examine the understanding and level of knowledge of higher education students in Brazil and Portugal about the term Bioeconomy, knowing their expectations and fears, and the factors that explain their attitudes towards the Bioeconomy. Furthermore, a comparison between the actions towards the Bioeconomy in both countries was sought, seeking to establish equalities and distinctions in the knowledge, support and actions of Brazilian and Portuguese students. To this end, in addition to a bibliographic research, a quantitative cross-sectional analytical research was carried out by applying a questionnaire to higher education students in Brazil and Portugal. After that, the data were treated using SPSS software version 28, and four linear regression models were developed. Data collection resulted in 878 responses, of which 74.9% were Portuguese and 25.1% Brazilian students. It was possible to verify that Brazilians are more familiar with the Bioeconomy term, 53.2% against 37.1% of the Portuguese. Brazilians are also those with the best level of knowledge, with 47.2% of students classified as having a very good or good level, while for the Portuguese the sum is equal to 22.6%. Regarding the sociodemographic data, in addition to the difference found between nationalities, for the Brazilian group there was an association between the place of residence and the level of knowledge about Bioeconomy, with a higher level of knowledge for urban residents. For the Portuguese students, the difference was verified in the area of study, with a higher level of knowledge in the areas of Biological Sciences, Agricultural Sciences and Engineering. Moreover, there were differences between the motivations for supporting the Bioeconomy, with economic motivations being more important than environmental ones, especially for Portuguese students. Thus, the public/private initiatives of the countries related to sustainable development and Bioeconomy directly influence the knowledge and support of students to Bioeconomy, since Brazil makes significant investments in higher education, science and technology related to Bioeconomy, which can be evidenced with the higher level of knowledge of Brazilians students about these topics.