Composition
The Scientific Council is composed of 25 representatives elected by all
- Professors and Career Researchers and other Professors and Researchers working with the Faculty in full time basis, with contracts of at least one year. Both must have a Doctor Degree, whatever the nature of their relationship to the institution;
- Representatives of recognized and evaluated research units, rated higher than or “Equal” or “Good”, by the Ministry competent for these kinds of competences.
Representatives of the Research Centers
- Professor João Paulo Crespo, General Coordinator of the Research Centres
- Professor Luís Caires
- Professor Maria João Romão
Representatives of Academic Staff and Researchers
- Professor Luís Camarinha-Matos
- Professor Paulo da Costa Luís da Fonseca Pinto
- Professor Luís Caires
- Professor Maria João Romão
- Professor Jorge Orestes Lasbarrères Cerdeira
- Professor José Paulo Santos
- Professor Paulo Manuel Assis Loureiro Limão Vieira
- Professor Maria João Seixas de Melo
- Professor Válter José da Guia Lúcio
- Professor Júlia Maria Nunes Loureiro Vaz de Carvalho
- Professor António José Freire Mourão
- Professor José António de Almeida
- Professor Nuno Manuel Ribeiro Preguiça
- Professor João Alexandre Carvalho Pinheiro Leite
- Professor Maria Helena Figueiredo Godinho
- Professor Maria Júlia Fonseca de Seixas
- Professor Leonor Miranda Monteiro do Amaral
- Professor Pedro António de Brito Tavares
- Professor Pedro Manuel Cardoso Vieira
- Professor Ana Luísa Almaça da Cruz Fernando
- Professor Teresa Maria Alves Casimiro Ribeiro
Substitute Members
- Professor Fábio Chalub
- Professor Maria Celeste Jacinto
- Doutora Ana Luísa Carvalho
Competences
As indicated in the Statutes of FCT NOVA, The Scientific Council must:
- Prepare its regulations;
- Assess the scientific activity plan of FCT NOVA;
- Issue pronouncements on the creation, modification and/or extinction of departments and research units;
- Decide upon the teaching load assigned to academic staff, subjecting it to the Dean’s approval;
- Issue pronouncements regarding the creation of courses, and approve the study plans of the courses offered at FCT NOVA;
- Propose or decide upon the conferral of titles and/or honorific distinctions, by a two-thirds majority of its members;
- Propose or decide upon the establishment of scholarly awards;
- Propose or decide upon the establishment of international agreements and/or partnerships;
- Propose the composition of juries for academic examinations and evaluations;
- Perform other duties prescribed by the law applicable to academic and research staff, including the recruitment of said staff;
- Issue pronouncements on the nomination of Program Coordinators and Scientific Committees.
