The new leader of university chancellors foresees “many challenges” in his mandate, which begins with the country’s plunge into “political uncertainty”, but is confident he wants to tackle underfunding of institutions and dropouts.
University of Aveiro rector Paulo Jorge Ferreira was elected president of the Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities (CRUP) this week by his peers and admitted in an interview with Lusa that he faces “many challenges.” “for three years of his mandate.
The “uncertainty of the future” in a country that goes to polls again in four months is one concern, but the 61-year-old professor ensures the political situation doesn’t bother him “at all”, guaranteeing he is ready to “work with whatever government it was not.”
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