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Governance

Senate of the University of Porto

The Senate is a consultative body whose mission is to ensure the cohesion of the University of Porto and the participation of all organic units in its management.
It meets in plenary and in committees, as provided by its regulation. Senate members are elected for a period of four years.

Composition

The (inherent) members of the Senate are:

• Chairman (Rector): António Sousa Pereira
• Vice-Rector: José Castro Lopes
  
• Boards of Representatives of the Organic Units:
  • Ada Rocha
  • Aires Oliva Teles
  • Alberto Caldas Afonso
  • António Ramos
  • Conceição Nogueira
  • Humberto Varum
  • João Bernardes
  • João Paulo Vilas-Boas
  • João Sampaio Fernandes
  • John Greenfield
  • Luis Carneiro
  • Maria Catarina de Almeida Roseira
  • Paulo Costa
  • Rui Santos
• Directors of the Organic Units:
  • Altamiro da Costa Pereira
  • Ana Cristina Freire
  • António Manuel Fonseca
  • António Pedro Graça
  • Domingos Ferreira
  • Henrique Cyrne Carvalho
  • João Pedro Xavier
  • Lúcia Matos
  • Óscar Afonso
  • Paula Pinto Costa
  • Paulo de Tarso Domingues
  • Paulo Melo
  • Pedro Nobre
  • Rui Calçada
• Directors of the Autonomous Services:
  • Bruno Almeida
  • João Carlos Ribeiro
  • José Miranda Coelho
• Pedagogical Councils of the Organic Units:
  • Ana Paula Rocha
  • André Lamas Leite
  • Joaquim Moreira
  • Jorge Ascenção Oliveira
  • José Albino Lima
  • José Miguel Rodrigues
  • Mariana Monteiro
  • Maria Eduarda Silva
  • Maria Olga Fernandes Vasconcelos
  • Mário Fernandes
  • Pedro Mesquita
  • Pedro Moreira
  • Roberto Roncon Albuquerque
  • Sílvia Simões
• Student Associations of the Organic Units:
  • FAUP Student Association
  • FBAUP Student Association
  • FCUP Student Association
  • FCNAUP Student Association
  • FADEUP Student Association
  • FDUP Student Association
  • FEP Student Association
  • FEUP Student Association
  • FFUP Student Association
  • FLUP Student Association
  • FMUP Student Association
  • FMDUP Student Association
  • FPCEUP Student Association
  • ICBAS Student Association
• Representative of Workers Committee of the University of Porto:
  • Rosa Barros

The (elected) members of the Senate are:

• Representatives of Research Units:
  • Ana Paula Mucha - CIIMAR
  • Aníbal Coimbra de Matos - INESC TEC
  • Cláudio Sunkel - I3S
  • Fernanda Ribeiro - CITCEM
  • José Melo-Ferreira - InBIO
  • Luísa Peixe - UCIBIO
  • Mariana Monteiro - UMIB
  • Pedro Camanho - LAETA
  • Ruth Pereira - GREENUP
  • Victor Freitas - LAQV-REQUIMTE
• Representatives of Non-Teaching staff and Non-Researchers:
  • Celia Pinto
  • Fernando Calvo
  • Luís Miguel Pereira Gomes
  • Paulo Cunha Costa
  • Sérgio Silva

Responsibilities

The responsibilities of the Senate are:

1. Decide on the proposals to create, modify or terminate Organic Units;
2. Decide on the University’s strategic plan, particularly with regard to research and training policies;
3. Decide on the reports and consolidated annual activity plans;
4. Decide on the results of evaluation processes;
5. Decide on the creation, modification, suspension and termination of courses;
6. Advise on the issue of titles and honours;
7. Advise on the implementation of academic awards;
8. Advise on disciplinary matters involving suspension for more than three months or a ban from attending the University of Porto;
9. Advise on matters brought to it by the Rector.