Perfil
Mozambican/Portuguese, Maputo 1948, DVM (ULM/Lisbon), MSc (1972 Nutrition), PhD (1975 Agricultural Biochemistry) (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK), DSc (1983 Biotechnology), 6 titles Doctor Honoris Causa (Cluj Napoca, Bucaresti, Timisoara, Stara Zagora, Ljubjana, Skopje). Full Professor (Catedrático) 1985, U. Lisbon. Fellow of African Academy of Sciences, Academia de Ciências de Moçambique, Real Academia de Doctores de España, Correspondent Academia das Ciências de Lisboa. Honorary Fellow of Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Veterinária (Brazil).
12 years Dean of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Lisbon University. Founder, 6 years (3 mandates) President of EAEVE- European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (97 Universities from 35 countries) still Honorary President for Life. Evaluated and accredited over 100 Universities in 3 Continents. President of Professional (“Bastonário”) Veterinary Medicine College of Portugal. Founder of Ordem Médicos Veterinários de Moçambique. Co-Founder of 1st Nutrition Degree in U.Porto.
Official Advisor and Evaluator for the European Commission General Directorates and Programs (DG R&D, Agriculture, Education, SANCO-Health and Consumer; Tempus, Alpha). For 18 years officially elected member of SCAN/EU (Food Safety), Brussels, and 3 years in the Scientific Committee of EFSA (European Food Safety Authority), Parma. Nominated by the EC to collaborate in the design of R&D Political Agenda (“5th, 6th and 7th Framework Programs). Member of the Project “Tuning for Educational Structures” source of the Bologna Process (Higher Education). Founder member of TEEP/ ENQA- “European Network on Quality Assurance”.
Published ~ 230 papers (peer reviewed journals), 11 books/chapters. In Mozambique in 2005/6 as Full Professor at Eduardo Mondlane University, and 2007-2015 as Research Director and Advisor to the Vice Chancellor at Lúrio University, Nampula, Mozambique. Member of CNAQ – National Council for Quality Evaluation of Ministry of Science & Technology. Member of Regional Committee for Africa (Pretoria) of ROA-ICSU (International Science Council). Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Education and Human Development (2016).
Retired in Portugal.
