The academic Senate is a mandatory consultation body for the Rector, composed of 22 members, including the Rector, who chairs and is responsible for convoking it. Based on the Rector’s proposals, the Senate analyses, comment and advises on different institutional matters, such as the medium-term strategic plan and the action plan for the four-year term and the university’s educational project.

COMPOSITION 2021-2025

Elected members – teaching staff:
Carla Aurélia Rodrigues de Almeida
Célia Maria Dias Ferreira
Glória Marina Sousa de Almeida Évora
Isabel Maria Catarino Huet e Silva
Lúcio Manuel Gomes de Sousa
Marc Marie Luc Philippe Jacquinet
Margarida Pereira Martins
Maria de Fátima Preto Barrocas Goulão
Nuno Miguel Marques de Sousa
Pedro Miguel Picado de Carvalho Serranho

Elected members – non-teaching staff:
Artur José Valente de Marques Piteira
Carlos Manuel dos Santos Carvalho
Laura Carmen Carapinha Encantado
Maria da Graça Paulo Gomes Nunes
Miguel Duarte Abreu Pereira

Members designated by the Rector (D40-R-2021 | D160-R-2022):
Jose das Candeias Montes Sales
Maria Madalena Gonçalves do Rosário Carvalho
Ana Rita Côrte-Real Alves Pereira Teixeira e Silva
Jorge Manuel Ferreira
Amália Gonçalves Fonseca
António Fernando da Silva Tavares