Advisory Board
ESHTE ADVISORY BOARD
The Advisory Council is a consultative body, composed of up to 25 (twenty-five) members.
The Advisory Council is responsible for facilitating the ongoing relationship between ESHTE's activities and the professional and business sectors it serves, encouraging their mutual connection.
It is the responsibility of the Advisory Council, namely:
- Issue an opinion on the strategic plan of ESHTE;
- Issue an opinion on the evaluation reports of the activities carried out by ESHTE;
- Issue an opinion on the creation, reformulation, suspension, and termination of courses;
- Issue an opinion on the adequacy of existing courses to the job market and employment.
- Draft and approve its regulations;
- Pronounce on any matters submitted to it.
The Advisory Council is composed of ex officio members and, predominantly, by co-opted members.
Co-opted Members:
Arch. João Carlos dos Santos - General Director of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage
Dr. Cristina Ferreira - Representative of CCDR-LVT – Regional Coordination and Development Commission of Lisbon and Tagus Valley
Dr. Júlio Fernandes - Representative of the Regional Tourism Entity of the Lisbon Region
Dr. Pedro Machado - President of the Regional Tourism Entity of the Center
Dr. Vítor Fernandez da Silva - President of the Regional Tourism Entity of Alentejo
Dr. Basílio Horta - President of the Municipal Chamber of Sintra
Dr. Francisco Caneira Madelino - President of the INATEL Foundation
Dr. Ana Jacinto - Secretary-General of AHRESP – Association of Hospitality, Restoration, and Similar Services of Portugal
Dr. Pedro Costa Ferreira - President of APAVT – Portuguese Association of Travel and Tourism Agencies
Dr. Bernardo Trindade - President of AHP – Association of Hospitality of Portugal
Dr. Raúl Ribeiro Ferreira - Vice President of ADHP – Association of Hotel Directors of Portugal
Dr. António Marques Vidal - President of APECATE – Portuguese Association of Congress, Tourist Animation, and Events Companies
Dr. Maria de Jesus Candeias - President of AGIC – Portuguese Association of Tour Guides and Interpreters
Dr. Bernardo Corrêa de Barros - President of the Cascais Tourism Association
Dr. Carlos Moura - Administrator at Grupo Trivalor
Members who are statutorily part of the body:
Dr. Carlos Abade - President of Tourism of Portugal
Dr. Carlos Carreiras - Mayor of Cascais
Dr. Francisco Calheiros - President of the Portuguese Tourism Confederation
Dr. Carlos Costa - President of the General Council of ESHTE
Prof. Doctor Carlos Brandão - President of ESHTE
Prof. Dr. Lurdes Calisto - President of the Scientific-Technical Council of ESHTE
Prof. Specialist Gilberto Costa - By the President of the Pedagogical Council of ESHTE
Dr. Vítor Andrade - Administrator of ESHTE
Rodrigo Miguel Moreiras Monteiro - President of the ESHTE Student Association
Dr. Carlos Ferreira da Costa - Representative of the ESHTE Alumni Association
Secretary: Prof. Doctor João Reis (Vice-President of ESHTE)
The Advisory Council meets at least once a year, and its president may call extraordinary meetings.
