Faculty Council

Composition

The Faculty Council is composed of fifteen members:

1. Nine professors and researchers;
2. Two student;
3. Three external members;
4.  One non-teaching and non-researching employee.

Representatives of Professors and Researchers

Professor João Paulo Miranda Ribeiro Borges

Professor Tomás Augusto Barros Ramos

Professor José Luís Capelo Martinez

Professor Marco Diogo Richter Gomes da Silva

Professor M.ª Alexandra Núncio de Carvalho Ramos Fernandes

Professor Maria Isabel Azevedo Rodrigues Gomes

Professor Isabel Maria Mercês Ferreira

Professor Rui Alberto Garção Barreira do Nascimento Igreja

Professor Nuno Manuel Robalo Correia

External Members

Dr.ª Ana Rita Silva Pereira Vidigal Monteiro

Dr.ª Inês de Saint-Maurice Esteves de Medeiros Victorino de Almeida

Eng.º Mário Jacinto Soares de Oliveira Lopes Figueira

Students Representatives

Maria Margarida da Rocha Marques

Edgar Afonso Coelho Coimbra

Non-teaching and non-researching employee Representatives

Maria João Murteira Coelho

Competences

As stated in the Statutes of FCT NOVA, the Faculty Council must:

1. Approve its regulations, which will detail the electoral process for the Dean and set the rules of function of the Council;
2. Elect its President, by absolute majority, from among the external members;
3. Elect the Dean by absolute majority and remove him/her by a two-thirds majority;
4. Propose to the Dean overall and sectorial evaluation processes, targeting FCT NOVA departments and research centres;   
5. Propose to the Dean fundraising strategies; 
6. Propose to the Dean appropriate measures to strengthen the relationship between FCT NOVA and the community;
7. Audit FCT NOVA management;  
8. Assess the activities carried out by the Dean and the Executive Council; 
9. Propose the initiatives it deems necessary for the proper functioning of the institution;  
10. Perform any other duties prescribed by law, the Statutes of UNL, or the Statutes of FCT NOVA.