The President of the Polytechnic of Lisbon is the institution's top governing and external representation body.
The President is the governing body of institution policy and chairs the Management Board, the Permanent Council and the Academic Council.
The President is elected by the General council, by secret ballot, under the terms set by the present statutes.
They following can be elected chairpersons of Lisbon Polytechnic:
- Professors and investigators from IPL or from other institutions of higher education or research, national or foreign;
- Figures of recognized merit and relevant professional experience.
The President's term has a duration of four years, and may be renewed once.
The President is assisted by a maximum of two Vice-Presidents.
Vice-Presidents are freely appointed by the President and may be exterior to the institution.
The President can appoint and exonerate Vice-Presidents for projects or specified areas, always on the understanding that their respective mandates cease with the termination of the President's mandate.
President of the IPL
Elmano da Fonseca Margato
Vices-Presidents
Manuel Matos
Maria João Escudeiro
Deputy-Vice Presidents
Renato Abreu | Distance Teaching
Anabela Graça | Health
Vítor Almeida | Digitization, Employability and Alumni
Fernando Melício | Internationalization and Cooperation
Rute Agostinho | Success School and Transversal Competencies
Ana Raposo | Strategic Communication
David Antunes | Arts
José Coelho | Research, Development, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Faculty Performance Assessment