Honour Committee
 amílcar Falcão  

Amílcar Falcão is the Rector of the University of Coimbra. He has a PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Coimbra, where he is a Full Professor since 2007. He was the Director of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Coimbra and of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research. With an extensive scientific production with scientific papers indexed in journals, he has a vast experience in the supervision of research work and has received several national and international awards.

 Ana Abrunhosa

 

Ana Abrunhosa is the Portuguese Minister of Territorial Cohesion. She has a Master’s and PhD in Economics from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra (FEUC). Assistant Professor at FEUC since 1995. She was a researcher at the Social Studies Centre of FEUC and has published several articles in national and international journals and books, essentially on regional development and innovation management and economics. She was Chair of the Central Regional Coordination and Development Committee (CCDRC) and Chair of the Investment Committee for the Financial Instrument for Urban Rehabilitation and Renewal (IFRRU 2020).

 Sílvio Fernandes

 

Sílvio Fernandes is the Rector of the University of Madeira. He has a PhD in Literature – Humanistic studies from the University of Madeira, where he has been an Assistant Professor since 1998 (Faculty of Arts and Humanities). Main research interests are Humanism and Medicine, and Rhetoric and Communication. Integrates the research team in several FCT projects. Has co-authored book chapters, and has authored and co-authored several papers published in international scientific journals. Has authored publications in proceedings of scientific meetings and has also presented oral communications, books and other publications, in meetings of various natures. Has also participated, as chair, in several scientific, literary and cultural events.

 Susana Prada

 

Susana Prada is the Regional Secretary of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change for the Madeira Regional Government. She has a PhD in Geology from the University of Madeira and a Master’s in Economical and Applied Geology from the University of Lisbon. Was an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department and in the Exact Sciences Department of the University of Madeira. Researcher at the Institute for Research in Volcanology and Risk Assessment at the University of the Azores. Her main research interests are groundwater resources and the geology of volcanic regions. She has coordinated more than a dozen research projects and published many scientific papers in international journals.

 

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