Rector's Office

The Rector's Office, is composed by a Director, Secretariat and International Relations.

Director:
Ms. Rita Bacelar

Assistant Director and Coordinator of International Relations:
Ms. Graça Pereira Coutinho

Support Staff:
Anabela Cruz, Helena Eça, Maria João Trincão, Sofia Florentino and Alexandra Lopes.

Reception:
Fátima Fonseca
 

Its duties are to:

Ensure, within the scope of the Rector´s Office, compliance to the rules contained in UCP´s statutes and regulations, and in civil law.

Amongst other duties, it shall start, update and file processes on:

• Examinations for doctoral degrees and for career progress;
• Academic progression and promotion;
• Granting equivalent degree status for foreign master´s and doctoral degrees, recording doctorates obtained abroad and recognising foreign qualifications;
• Authorising the hiring of faculty and other academic staff.

Coordinate and prepare dossiers that the Rector´s Office presents to external bodies.

Draw up agendas for meetings of the university´s bodies, provide the required documents, the calendar and summon the meetings.

Check that the mandates of bodies and officials are valid.

Organise the Rector's Office archive; ensure that the archive and the Rector´s Office databases are up to date, ensuring fast and accurate information on the university.