Institutional Evaluation of the University of Beira Interior
Schedule for the Second Visit of the EUA Evaluation Team to UBI
23rd - 26th November 2008
EUA Evaluation Team
Prof. Aloj KRALJ (Chair)
Prof. Fuada STANKOVIC
Prof. Philippe ROUSSEAU
Prof. Howard DAVIES (Secretary)
Sunday - November 23
Day Time
Arrival of evaluation team
18.30
Briefing
meeting
Evaluation team
alone
Monday - November 24
Day Time
8:45
2
Persons to meet
Late
afternoon
20:00
1
What & who?
Dinner
Evaluation
team, with
rector and
liaison person
Division of tasks;
discussion of selfevaluation; inventory
of issues for
preliminary visit
Welcome, make
acquaintance; go over
preliminary
programme; discuss
Prof. Manuel SANTOS SILVA (Rector) key issues for
Prof. Luís CARRILHO (Vice-Rector)
evaluation of the
institution (arising
from self-evaluation
and/or from Rector’s
experience)
What & who?
Persons to meet
Transfer to the Faculty of Engineering
9.00 10.30
Meeting with
Rector
Evaluation
team, Rector
10.30 –
11.15
Meeting with
liaison person
and selfevaluation
steering group
Why?
Why?
Discuss privately
issues that need to be
Prof. Manuel SANTOS SILVA (Rector) stressed in evaluation
team’s visit and
report
Prof. Luis CARRILHO
Prof. Paulo ALMEIDA1
Discuss changes in
Prof. Victor CAVALEIRO
context or internal
Prof. Luis LOURENÇO
situation since first
Prof. Isabel NETO
visit, review
Prof. João CANAVILHAS
additional information
2
Prof. João MONTEIRO
sent to the team,
Mr. Manuel RAPOSO
clarify and open
Mr. Pedro ESTEVES
questions
Mr. Pedro CABRAL
Mr. Rui TRAVASSOS
On behalf of Prof. Paulo MONIZ.
On behalf of Prof. Abílio SILVA who is on a short leave of absence.
Where?
Hotel de
Turismo da
Covilhã
Where?
Meeting Room
of the Faculty
of Engineering
Meeting Room
of the Faculty
of Engineering
1|5
Day Time
Monday - November 24
11.15 –
12.00
12.00 –
13.00
13.00 –
14.00
What & who?
Persons to meet
Mr. Pedro ESTEVES
Mrs. Sofia CORREIA LEMOS
(Executive Officer)
Prof. Rui ALMEIDA
Prof. Isabel ISMAEL (Erasmus
Departmental Coordinator)
Prof. Cristina CABRAL (Erasmus
Departmental Coordinator)
Prof. António ALBUQUERQUE
(Erasmus Departmental
Coordinator)
Prof. Johanna SCHOUTEN (Erasmus
Departmental Coordinator)
Visit to
Prof. José PIRES MANSO (Erasmus
international / Departmental Coordinator)
ERASMUS office Prof. José MIGUEL SILVA (Erasmus
Departmental Coordinator)
Prof. Rita OCHOA (Erasmus
Departmental Coordinator)
Prof. Rita CARRILHO (ERASMUS
Intensive Language Course Teacher)
Mr. Henrique BELO (YES –
International Erasmus Support)
Mr. Emanuel GRAVE (YES –
International Erasmus Support)
Mr. António SANTOS (YES –
International Erasmus Support)
Ms Malgorzata ZUROWSKA (YES –
International Erasmus Support)
Prof. João QUEIROZ (Vice-Rector for
Research)
Prof. Carlos CABRITA (Centre of
Electric Drives and Systems)
Prof. Anna GUERMAN (Centre for
Meeting with
Aerospace Science and Technology)
Vice-Rector
Prof. João FONSECA (Centre of Civil
Responsible for Engineering of UBI)
research,
Prof. Vadim IOURINSKI (Centre of
heads of
Mathematics)
research
Prof. Ana Paula DUARTE (Textile
centres in
and Paper Materials Unit)
Faculties of
Prof. José PACHECO CARVALHO
Engineering
(Remote Sensing Unit)
and Science
Prof. Abel GOMES (Communication
and Multimedia Laboratory –
Telecommunication Institute)
Prof. Gaël DIAS (Centre for Human
Language Technology and
Bioinformatics)
Lunch
Evaluation
team, liaison
person
Why?
Discuss staff and
student mobility and
related issues
Discuss research
activity, income,
policy and
infrastructure
Reflect upon
impressions of
Prof. Manuel SANTOS SILVA (Rector)
meetings and
Prof. Luís CARRILHO (Vice-Rector)
complete information
as necessary
Where?
International
Office
Meeting Room
of the Faculty
of Engineering
Malufa
2|5
Day Time
What & who?
14.00 –
16.00
Visit to Faculty
of Arts and
Letters
[PR and FS]
Dean and
academic staff
representatives
and students
Monday - November 24
14.00 –
16.00
Second visit to
Faculties of
Engineering
and Science
[AK and HD]
Dean and
academic staff
representatives
including
teachers and
researchers
3
Persons to meet
Prof. Victor CAVALEIRO (Dean of the
Faculty of Engineering)
Prof. Mário FREIRE (Head
Department Computer Science)
Prof. Francisco FRANCO (Head
Department Textile Science and
Technology)
Prof. Rogério SIMÕES (Department
Paper Science and Technology)
Prof. João MONTEIRO3 (Head
Department Electromechanical
Engineering)
Prof. João CASTRO GOMES (Head
Department Civil Engineering and
Architecture)
Prof. Jorge REIS SILVA (Head
Department Aerospace Sciences)
Prof. Luiz OLIVEIRA (Director
Integrated Master Course –
Architecture)
Prof. Carlos CABRITA
(Electromechanical Engineering)
Prof. Denis COELHO (Industrial
Design)
Prof. Paulo MONIZ (Dean of the
Faculty of Science)
Prof. Manuel SARAIVA (Head
Department of Mathematics)
Prof. Paulo PARADA (Head
Department of Physics)
Prof. Paulo ALMEIDA (Head
Department of Chemistry)
Prof. Candida TOMAZ (Director 1st
Cycle Course – Biochemistry)
Prof. Sílvia SOCORRO (Director 1st
Cycle Course – Biomedical Sciences)
Prof. António FIDALGO (Dean of the
Faculty of Arts and Letters)
Prof. Joaquim PAULO SERRA (Head
Department of Communication and
Arts)
Prof. António SANTOS PEREIRA
(Head Department of Letters)
Prof. Paula Elyseu MESQUITA
(Department of Letters)
Prof. João CANAVILHAS (LABCOM –
On-line Communication and Studies
Laboratory
Prof. José BOAVIDA SANTOS
(Coordinator Institute
of Practical Philosophy)
Mr João CONCEIÇÃO (2nd Cycle
Student – Communication Sciences)
Mr Pedro NAVE (2nd Cycle Student –
Letters)
Mr João António ALMEIDA (1st Cycle
Student – Philosophy)
On behalf of Prof. Abílio SILVA who is on a short leave of absence.
Why?
Where?
Discuss in more detail
matters of research,
knowledge transfer
and regional
development, Bologna
implementation and
the European
Standards and
Guidelines on quality
assurance
Meeting Room
of the Faculty
of Engineering
Meeting Room
of the Faculty
of Engineering
Discuss relationships
of faculties with the
institution’s central
level; input in selfevaluation; role of
quality control
activities in faculty
Meeting Room
of the Faculty
of Arts and
Letters
3|5
Day Time
17.00
Persons to meet
Prof. Paulo MONIZ (Dean Faculty of
Science)
Prof. Victor CAVALEIRO (Dean
Faculty of Engineering)
Meeting with
Prof. Luis LOURENÇO (Dean Faculty
Deans
of Social and Human Sciences)
Prof. António FIDALGO (Dean
Faculty of Arts and Letters)
Prof. João QUEIROZ (Dean Faculty
of Health Sciences)
Transfer to Hotel de Turismo
18.30 –
19.30
Debriefing meeting
Evaluation team alone
Monday – November 24
16.00 –
17.00
Evening
Day Time
8.45
9.00 –
11.00
Tuesday- November 25
11.15
11.30 –
12.45
13.00 –
14.00
What & who?
Why?
Where?
Discuss institutional
strategy, financial
situation and
transition to Bologna
Meeting Room
of the Faculty
of Engineering
Hotel de
Turismo da
Covilhã
Dinner
Evaluation team alone
What & who?
Persons to meet
Transfer to Parkurbis
Visit to
Mr Pedro FARROMBA (CEO)
Parkurbis
Second meeting
Visit two companies:
with Mr Pedro
Farromba (CEO)
ENFORCE (Ms Ana OLIVEIRA)
and
PLUX (Prof. Nuno GARCIA)
management
team
Transfer to Faculty of Engineering
Meeting with
the Head of
Academic
Services
Lunch
Evaluation
team, liaison
person
Why?
Discuss matters of
research and
innovation, regional
development.
Where?
Parkurbis
Mr Carlos MELO GONÇALVES (Head)
Prof. Rui ALMEIDA (Officer)
Meeting Room
of the Faculty
of Engineering
Prof. Manuel SANTOS SILVA (Rector)
Prof. Luís CARRILHO (Vice-Rector)
Malufa
14.00 –
15.00
Meeting with
Students’
Union officials
Mr Luis FERNANDES (Head Students’
Union)
Mr Rui TRAVASSOS
Mr Sérgio BATISTA
Ms Sara DIOGO
Mr Ricardo MORAIS
15.00 –
16.00
Meeting with
the Head of
Public
Relations
Mrs Graça CASTELO-BRANCO
16:15
Transfer to Hotel de Turismo
Discuss the role and
responsibilities of the
Student Ombudsman
Meeting Room
of the Faculty
of Engineering
Discuss marketing and
recruitment policies
Meeting Room
of the Faculty
of Engineering
4|5
Wednesday- November 26
Day Time
8.45
9.00 –
10.00
Concluding
meeting with
Rector
10.15 –
11.00
Adapting oral
report
Evaluation team
alone
11.15
12.15
13.00
4
What & who?
Persons to meet
Transfer to the Rectory
Prof. Manuel SANTOS SILVA
Prof. Manuel SANTOS SILVA (Rector)
Prof. Luís CARRILHO (Vice-Rector)
Prof. Mário RAPOSO (Vice-Rector)
Prof. João QUEIROZ (Vice-Rector)
Prof. José VENÂNCIO (Pró-Rector)
Prof. Paulo MONIZ (Self-evaluation
Steering Committee)
Prof. Victor CAVALEIRO (Selfevaluation Steering Committee)
Prof. Luis LOURENÇO (SelfPresentation of evaluation Steering Committee)
oral report
Prof. Isabel NETO (Self-evaluation
Evaluation
Steering Committee)
team, Rector
Prof. João CANAVILHAS (Selfand liaison
evaluation Steering Committee)
person, and any Prof. João MONTEIRO4 (Selfevaluation Steering Committee)
other persons
invited by the
Mr Manuel RAPOSO (Self-evaluation
Steering Committee)
Rector
Mr Pedro ESTEVES (Self-evaluation
Steering Committee)
Mr Pedro CABRAL (Self-evaluation
Steering Committee)
Mr Rui TRAVASSOS (Self-evaluation
Steering Committee)
Mr Carlos MELO GONÇALVES (Head
Academic Services)
Mr Luís FERNANDES (Head Students’
Union)
Lunch
Evaluation
Prof. Manuel SANTOS SILVA (Rector)
team, rector
Prof. Luis CARRILHO (Vice-Rector)
and liaison
person
Departure of evaluation team
On behalf of Prof. Abílio SILVA who is on a short leave of absence.
Why?
Where?
Discuss draft oral
report privately, to
ensure that it reflects
the findings of the
team as well as the
needs of the
University and that it
meets expectations
Rectory
Adapt oral report
according to
discussion with rector
Rectory
Rectory
Senate Room
Malufa
5|5