The Polytechnic University of Setúbal will host this year’s ENEA— The National Meeting of Accreditation Teams—an event now in its 4th edition, with the theme “Institutional Evaluation: Building Stronger Higher Education Institutions”. The event is scheduled for July 10 at the Amphitheater of the School of Education.
Launched in 2023, the event has already been held at the universities of Minho, Porto, and Lisbon. Its purpose is to bring together teams from higher education institutions working on accreditation processes, promoting mutual support and the sharing of best practices, as well as a joint analysis of strategies for optimizing procedures.
PROGRAMME (Portuguese time)
9h30 a.m. – Participants reception
Registration + Coffee Break
10h00 a.m. – Welcome Session
Ângela Lemos, president of IPS
Joaquim, Mourato, president of IES – Instituto para o Ensino Superior
10h15 a.m. – Panel 1 – “Institutional Evaluation: International Perspective”
Round Table (English/Online)
Moderation: Rodrigo Lourenço, vice-president of IPS
Aleksandar Susnjar, general-secretary of EQAR – The European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education
Jurgen Petersen, managing director – AQ Austria
11h15 a.m. – Panel 2 – “Institutional Evaluation: National Perspective”
Round Table
Moderation: Cristina Azevedo, vice-president of Politécnico de Lisboa
Cristina Guerra, pro-President of Politécnico de Portalegre
João Sàágua, president of the CA of A3ES – Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior
João Peixoto, vice-dean of Universidade de Lisboa
Manuel João Costa, vice-president of CNIPES – Conselho Nacional para a Inovação Pedagógica no Ensino Superior
Sara Sousa, vice-dean of Universidade Europeia
12h45 p.m. – Lunch
2h00 p.m. – Networking with thematic group dynamics
Working Sessions
– Strategy and governance in quality management
– Internal methodology of the self‑assessment process
– Pedagogical innovation and curriculum design
– Research and Development
– Process management
– Participation and engagement of the academic community
4h00 p.m. – Panel 3 – “Student Engagement in Quality Management Processes”
Round Table
Moderation: Daniel Seco Aragão, president of FAIRe Portugal – Fórum Académico para a Informação e Representação Externa
Diogo Braz, president of FADU – Federação Académica do Desporto Universitário
Diogo Machado, president of FNAEESP – Federação Nacional de Associações de Estudantes do Ensino Superior Politécnico
Pedro Monteiro, president of FAL – Federação Académica de Lisboa
4h45 p.m. – Presentation of the National Network of Accreditation Teams
Lina Pereira, coordinator of the Evaluation and Quality Assurance Area at Universidade de Lisboa
5h00 p.m. – Closing Session and Local Wine (Moscatel) Reception
Rodrigo Lourenço, vice-president of IPS
For information on the location and accommodation in Setúbal, see Roteiro-Setúbal2026.
