Portugal nominates new members for the INL Council

The Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology, and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, has designated two new members for the main INL governing body, the INL Council, representing Portugal, one of the INL member states.

Elvira Fortunato and Madalena Alves now join Helena Pereira, President of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, replacing António Cunha and José Fernando Mendes, who integrated the INL Council for over eight years.

Elvira Fortunato is Full Professor and Vice-Rector of the NOVA School of Science and Technology and Madalena Alves is Full Professor at the University of Minho Centre of Biological Engineering.

The Council is the sovereign body of the INL in which all member states are represented. It is composed of three representatives from each Member State and is currently presided by Helena Pereira, President of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. The vice president is José Juan Sánchez Serrano, Spanish Deputy Director-General for the Internationalization of Science and Innovation.

INL welcomes the two new members of the INL Council and thanks to both António Cunha and José Fernando Mendes for their service and contribution to INL growth for almost a decade.