The General Council

The General Council of the University of Algarve is composed of thirty-five members, ten of whom are external personalities, with relevant knowledge and experience for the Institution.

Its composition is based on the following principles:

• Parity between the university subsystem and the polytechnic subsystem
• Participation of all organic units

Members

• Academic and Research Staff Representatives
• Six student representatives
• Non-Academic Staff Representative
• Ten external personalities of recognized merit, not belonging to the University, with relevant knowledge and experience for this Instituion.

The members of the General Council do not represent groups or sectorial interests and are independent in the exercise of their functions.

President of the General Council

Ana Maria Teodoro Jorge

Academic and Research Staff Representative

Amílcar Manuel Marreiros Duarte
Ana Cristina Hurtado de Matos Coelho
Alexandra Isabel Cabral da Silva Gomes
Ana Sofia da Silva Carreira
Carina Infante do Carmo
Isabel Maria de Paiva Pinto Mendes
Isménio Lourenço Eusébio Martins
João Herculano de Carvalho
João Miguel Mico Cascalheira
Jorge Miguel Lopo Gonçalves Andraz
José Manuel Sousa de São José
Maria Leonor Cruz dos Reis Salsa
Maria Leonor Faleiro
Manuel Célio de Jesus da Conceição - vice president
Marco Paulo dos Santos Carrasco
Maria Palma Mateus
Rui Miguel Plácido Raposo
Sílvia Moreno de Jesus Quinteiro

Student Representatives

Cátia Cristina da Silva Orvalho
Henrique Xavier Sampaio Marçal
Henrique Nunes Gonçalves
João Diogo Santos Pereira
Raquel Anjinho Jacob

Representative of non-teaching and non-research staff

Pedro Miguel Marreiros Bernardo Martins

External members

Amélia Santos
Ana Maria Teodoro Jorge
António Carlos Guerreiro Morgado André
Hélder Mota Filipe
Hugo Vieira
Isabel Maria Rodrigues Gonçalves
João Augusto Castel-Branco Goulão
Nuno Battaglia
Paulo Luís do Carmo Pinheiro
Tiago Magalhães