Eduardo Marçal Grilo#

Born in 1942, is Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanic Engineering – I. S. T. - Technical University of Lisbon (1973). Chairman of the Standing Conference on University Problems of the Council of Europe in 1983 and 1984, Chairman of the National Council for Education in Portugal (1992 – 1995), Chairman of the Academic Corporation Association (1993-1995), Minister of Education between 1995 and 1999, Member of the Board of Magna Charta Observatory (2000-2004).

Member of the Board of the Gulbenkian Foundation since October 2000 and Vice Chairman of the Partex Oil and Gas (Holdings) Corporation since 1 July 2006.

He is also member of the International Council for Higher Education Accreditation in U.S. since 2001, member of the Board of the United Nations University since 2004, and Chairman of the Erasmus Mundus Selection Board since 2006.

He has published several papers on engineering, education and aid to development and is author and co-author of books on Higher Education and Development and Human Resources.

He is an Honorary Member of Academia Europaea.