Organisation

Camões, I.P. Board of Directors is composed of a president, vice-president and two members, with the president having the casting vote.

President of the Board

Ambassador Luís Faro Ramos

Diplomat, married, with two children. Graduated in Law from the University of Lisbon and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal in 1987. Has been placed in several Portuguese representations abroad, namely: Athens (1993), Macau (1998), Geneva (1999), Brussels (2004), Tunis (2012) and Havana (2015), the latter two as Head of Mission. Has also served as the Chief of Staff of the Secretary of State for National Defense and Maritime Affairs (2008-2009) and as Director General of National Defense Policy (2010-2012). He was a representative of the categories of embassy secretary and embassy counselor at the Diplomatic Council, between 1996-1998 and 2008-2010. On October 24, 2017, was appointed President of Camões - Institute for Cooperation and Language, I.P. by dispatch of the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
 

Vice-President of the Board

Gonçalo Nuno Teles Gomes

Vice-President of the Camões, I.P. Board since March 2016. He has had a diplomatic career stretching back two decades during which he was based at the Embassies of Kinshasa, Pretoria, permanent missions in Geneva and Maputo (Consul general), held the position Director of Services for the Americas and worked for the United Nations in MINURCAT (Chad and the Central African Republic). Born in Setúbal, he holds a degree and a masters in Law.

Member of the Board of Directors

Paula Pedro Loureiro

Member of the Board of Auditors since January 2018.  In the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2001, with a career in public governance, specially focused in budget control, held the position Director for Planning and Budget Control from 2012 until January 2018. Born in Lisboa, holds a degree in Economics and post-graduation in European Studies and in International Relations.

Secretariat

Maria Elizabeth Melo

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Carla Azevedo Silva
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Advisor to the Board

Maria Inês Castelo Branco

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Inter-ministerial Commission for Co-operation

Mission

The Inter-ministerial Commission for Co-operation (CIC) is a sectorial body for government support in the area of development co-operarion policy, working together with Camões, I.P..

Duties

The CIC’s main responsibilities are to:

• Provide support to the government in defining co-operative policies with developing countries;
• Promote the specific planning of programmes and projects of public development aid;
• Implement the activities of the various ministries regarding co-operation and public development aid, with a view to establishing concerted guidelines and strengthening the co-ordination and coherence of development policies;
• Promote and co-ordinate the execution of publicly-driven co-operative programmes;
• Promote the collation and sharing of information and statistical data among its members relating to the implementation of co-operation activity.

Advisory Council for the Portuguese Language and Culture

The Advisory Council is the official body for consultation, support and participation in the definition of the general performance of Camões, I.P., meeting at least once a year according to its internal regulations.

The Advisory Council consists of:

• The President of Camões, I.P. who presides over its affairs, along with the vice president and board members;
• A representative from each member of government responsible for the areas of foreign affairs, the economy, education, higher education, science and technology, culture, youth and the media;
• The director-general of foreign policy, the director-general of European affairs , the director-general of consular affairs and Portuguese communities of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
• Five people of a recognised level of expertise in the fields of education, research, the arts and science;
• By a representative of each of the teaching staff unions, incorporating the trade union confederations represented in the permanent commission for social dialogue.

Roles

The Advisory Council is responsible for:

• Expressing its opinion on the activity plan and report of Camões, I.P., in the area of the Portuguese language and culture;
• Providing an opinion on training plans relating to the teaching of Portuguese overseas;
• Providing an opinion on the planning relating to the Portuguese teaching network abroad;
• Providing an opinion on the setting up of Portuguese cultural centers and the co-ordination structures of the Portuguese teaching abroad;
• Providing an opinion, on its own initiative or at the request of the President, on initiatives relevant to Camões, I.P’s roles regarding the Portuguese language and culture;
• Interfacing Camões, I.P. with governmental bodies and public services with which the Institute is involved in order to fulfil its duties in the area of the Portuguese language and culture.