Organisation

The Rector is responsible for the academic and administrative running of the university.
He is supported by one or more vice-rectors.

The university's statutes establish that the headquarters are in Lisbon.
Therefore, the Rector's Office is located on the Palma de Cima campus, although the Rector regularly visits the Regional Centres to chair ceremonies, academic events and meetings, and to stay in contact with students, teachers and staff at the various centres.

Rector

Professor Isabel Maria de Oliveira Capeloa Gil

Vice-Rector

Professor Teresa Teixeira de Vasconcelos Llyod Braga

Vice-Rector

          Professor José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça

Vice-Rector

         Professor Miguel José Pereira Athayde Marques

Vice-Rector

          Professor Luís Gustavo Pereira Marques Martins

Pro-Rector

           Professor Fernando Augusto de Sousa Ferreira Pinto

Chief Administrative and Financial Officer

Dra. Helena Brissos de Almeida

Appointment

The name of the Rector is proposed by the High Chancellor to the Congregation for Catholic Education, considering opinions from the Portuguese Bishops' Conference and the university's Board of Trustees.

He has a four-year renewable mandate.

The vice-rectors are appointed by the High Chancellor, following proposals by the Rector. Their mandates cease at the same time as that of the Rector.