Since 3 November 2025, the Dean of the School of Letters, Arts and Human Sciences has been Professor Cristina Flores, Full Professor in the Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies.
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The Dean is responsible for:
- Representing the School before the other governing bodies of the University and before external entities;
Ensuring the proper functioning of the School in all its teaching, research, and societal engagement activities; Carrying out any other duties provided for in law, in the University Statutes, and in the School Statutes. Performing the functions delegated by the Rector; Preparing the budget and activity plan, as well as the activity report and accounts; Exercising the disciplinary authority established by the Statutes or delegated by the Rector; Managing the School’s services and approving the necessary regulations; Ensuring compliance with the decisions taken by the School’s collegial bodies, when binding;
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The Vice-Deans of ELACH are Doctor Carlos Pazos Justo, Doctor Bruna Patrícia Cardoso Peixoto, and Doctor Ana Sofia Bessa Carvalho, to whom the competencies listed below have been delegated:
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To Doctor Carlos Pazos Justo, the Chairmanship of the Pedagogical Council and ELACH Teaching Projects, with the authority to issue decisions and carry out actions within the scope of:
- Coordination of ELACH’s teaching strategies and projects, in accordance with the guidelines of the School Council and the policies defined by the Scientific Council;
“Mais Digital”; Representation of ELACH on the Monitoring Committee of the Internal Quality Assurance System (SIGAQ-UM). Management of ELACH facilities;
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To Doctor Bruna Patrícia Cardoso Peixoto, the direction of BabeliUM as well as Society Engagement, with the authority to issue decisions and carry out actions within the scope of:
- Coordination and supervision of BabeliUM’s activities;
Coordination of cooperation/engagement projects with the bodies and units of the University of Minho, as well as cooperation/engagement projects with society, in accordance with the guidelines of the School Council; Representation of ELACH at the Confucius Institute.
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To Doctor Ana Sofia Bessa Carvalho, the authority to issue decisions and carry out actions within the scope of Communication, Internationalisation, and Research:
Coordination of ELACH’s internationalisation strategies, in accordance with the guidelines of the School Council and the policies defined by the Scientific Council;
Coordination of the School’s communication and image strategies, in accordance with the guidelines of the School Council; ARQUS Alliance.
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