Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues (Invited)

Born in Lisbon, 19 March 1956

Proofs of Aggregation in Sociology at ISCTE (Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa/Superior Institute of Work Sciences and Management) -2003
PhD in Sociology at ISCTE - 1996
BA in Sociology at ISCTE - 1984

 Professional Activities
President of the Executive Council of Fundação Luso-Americana (Luso-American Foundation) since 1 May 2010
Minister of Education since 12 March 2005 to 25 October 2009
President of the Scientific Council, ISCTE, 2004-2005
Professor at the Department of Sociology, ISCTE, since 1986
Researcher at CIES (Centro de Investigação e Estudos em Sociologia/Centre of Research and Studies in Sociology)
President of the Observatory of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology - 1997-2002
National representative at the Working Party in Information Society Indicators, OCDE, 1999-2002
National representative at the Working Party of R&D and Innovation Survey, Eurostat, 1996-2002
National representative at the Working Party on National Experts on Science and Technology Indicators, OCDE
Participant in the creation of the Historical-Social Archives at the National Library, in Lisbon, 1985-1989
Professional activities and functions of direction, coordination and consultancy in various public and private institutions in the areas of human management resources and professional formation - 1978-1985
Coordinator of various research projects and large surveys, and supervisor of several MA and PhD thesis