UCP participates in the General Assembly of the European Federation of Catholic Universities

José Manuel Pereira de Almeida, Vice-Rector, represented the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) at the General Assembly of the European Federation of Catholic Universities (FUCE), of which the University is a member, that took place from 20 to 22 October, in Tirana, Albania.

At the event, held at the Universita Cattolica Nostra Signora Del Buon Consiglio, Carlo Gallucci, Vice-Rector of the Ramon Llull University and member of the UCP Quality Council, was elected to the Administrative Board, and Michael Mullaney was reappointed President of the Federation. Along with the election of the governing bodies, two higher education institutions joined the federation: the Universidad Catolica de Murcia and the European University in Rome.

Over the two days, topics such as the Global Educational Pact, a challenge launched by Pope Francis; the "Catholic Universities in the face of intercultural and interreligious societies", and their role in the defence of Peace, dialogue and solidarity; as well as the situation in Ukraine were addressed.

The general assembly also discussed the impact of the third FUCE Summer School. This event took place from 4 to 8 July this year, and included the interventions of Isabel Capeloa Gil, President, Peter Hanenberg, Vice-Rector of the UCP, and José Miguel Sardica, professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences, as well as the participation of three students from Católica.

Carlo Gallucci, Vice-Rector of Ramon Llull University and member of the Quality Council of UCP and José Manuel Pereira de Almeida, Vice-Rector of UCP