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I take over the rectory of Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa at a time when the world is experiencing the combined effect of chained crises and insane wars. In which democracies suffer processes of erosion from within, and in which civilisational principles that we took as irreversible are called into question.
In times like these, it is more important than ever to strengthen institutions and build trust. Universities have a fundamental role here if they know how to reinvent themselves. But they also know how to unite against threats to their common foundations: academic freedom and critical thinking; institutional autonomy; the association between teaching and research; openness to dialogue and rejection of intolerance; and scientific ethics and integrity.
This is how I see the work of Iscte as an institution, territorially rooted and open to the world.
An institution that is distinguished by its ability to grow sustainably from its base areas and the articulation between them; for a strong alliance between the social sciences, management and technologies; for its active teaching-learning methodologies and agility to innovate; for the strong interaction with society and the spaces in which it operates; for global ambition and for a culture of proximity.
Over time, Iscte has modernised and consolidated its reputation as one of the most dynamic higher education institutions in the country. It has been doing justice to the motto "Iscte - a space to grow".
We remain guided by our ideals: seeing higher education as a right and public good, fostering knowledge, rigour, dialogue, and social connection.
Iscte is, and should continue to be, a reference university, recognised for its values, its results, for the contribution it makes to the development of the country, but also for the integration and well-being of all the people who study and work here.
