On 9 January, ISEL held the ceremony for the new President of the Council of Representatives (CR) for the 2025–29 term, Professor Pedro Miguens Matutino (DEETC/ISEL).
The President of ISEL, Professor José Nascimento, opened the session by outlining the electoral process — after the election of the CR members, the president is chosen from among their peers — and informed that the vote took place on 6 January. He expressed his thanks to Professor António Silvestre (DF/ISEL) and the outgoing council for their work, and wished the new team success.
Next, the President of the Polytechnic University of Lisbon (IPL), Professor António Belo, spoke, highlighting the central role of the Council of Representatives as a body representing the entire community — faculty, students, and technical‑administrative and management staff — and reaffirmed IPL’s support for this term, valuing the broader community vision associated with the future university framework of the polytechnic education.
Pedro Miguens Matutino thanked the academic community for its trust and set out a programme based on collaborative work among faculty, students, and staff, focusing on consolidating internal processes and institutional development projects. “I’ve been at ISEL since 2002, I wear the shirt and I want to help the school move forward,” he said.
