The Governing Bodies of the IHC were elected on 7 May 2021.
The IHC Board of Directors is composed of six members:
President: José Neves
Vice-Presidents: Maria de Fátima Nunes and Paulo Jorge Fernandes
Members: Ana Isabel Queiroz, Joana Dias Pereira, and Rita Luís
The General Assembly has a Board of three members:
President: Cristina Joanaz de Melo
Vice-president: Ana Cristina Martins
Member: Daniel Alves
The Supervisory Board has three members:
President: Jorge Pedreira
Members: Elisabete Pereira and Maria Inácia Rezola
The IHC has a multidisciplinary scientific management team of five:
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Caetana Lucena |
| Financial management | |
| ✉️ ihc@fcsh.unl.pt // 📞 +351 918 832 034 | |
| Graduated in Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon and completed a master’s degree in Political Science and International Relations at the NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities. She has worked in the field of project management, both in international cooperation and in research projects. She worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as an international cooperation consultant and at the ERC project CAPSAHARA – Critical Approaches to Politics, Social Activism and Islamic Militancy in the Western Sahara Region. | |
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Diana Barbosa |
| Science communication officer and press officer | |
| ✉️ comunicacao.ihc@fcsh.unl.pt // 📞 +351 918 832 088 | |
| She has a Biology degree from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. Has been engaged in science communication since 2010. She worked in exhibitions, as a translator, trainer and producer of science dissemination activities and the promotion of scientific culture. Since 2016, she is responsible for the management of science communication at the IHC. | |
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Dilar Cascalheira |
| Financial management | |
| ✉️ ihc@fcsh.unl.pt // 📞 +351 918 832 034 | |
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Paula Gentil Santos |
| IHC’s assistant at the University of Évora | |
| ✉️ cehfc@uevora.pt // 📞 +351 266 740 800 | |
| Mestre em Gestão, com especialização em Recursos Humanos. Licenciada em Relações Internacionais. Com 22 anos de experiência na gestão e implementação de projetos nacionais e internacionais. Técnica Superior nos Serviços de Ciência e Cooperação — Gabinete de Apoio Técnico às Unidades e Cátedras de Investigação. | |
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Vasco Marques |
| Scientific outputs management, fundraising, and pre-award | |
| ✉️ bibliometria.ihc@fcsh.unl.pt // 📞 +351 918 832 088 | |
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The Permanent External Scientific Advisory Committee (CEPAC) carries out monitoring and advisory functions on the research activities developed in the framework of the IHC.
It is composed of four academics:
- Ewa Domanska (Adam Mickiewicz University)
- Melanie Torrent (Université de Picardie Jules Verne)
- Stefan Berger (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
- Xosé Manoel Núñez Seixas (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela).
From left to right: Ewa Domanska, Melanie Torrent, Stefan Berger, and Xosé Manoel Núñez Seixas.
