Ana Filipa dos Santos Sobral, Maria Raquel Costa Campos Leichsenring Franco, Bruno António Caetano Cardoso, Liliana Brioso Martins de Andrade Dinis, Armando Manuel Gonçalves de Almeida e Catarina Raposo Vieira da Silva are the six academic staff members from Universidade Católica Portuguesa nominated for the 2025 T4EU Teaching Qualification Certificate.
This distinction, awarded by the Transform4Europe (T4EU), recognises excellence in teaching and pedagogical innovation across the Alliance's partner universities.
The T4EU Teaching Qualification Certificate was established to formally recognise academic staff members from institutions within the Transform4Europe Alliance, acknowledging their commitment to teaching excellence, inclusivity, sustainability and international cooperation.
The nominees stand out for their dedication to high-quality teaching and the promotion of innovative pedagogical practices, reflecting the core values of T4EU and contributing to the strengthening of the Alliance's shared educational mission.
The selection process was based on several criteria, including recent teaching experience, engagement in professional development activities, the implementation of innovative teaching methodologies, positive student feedback, teaching excellence, mentoring of students and colleagues, collaboration in educational initiatives, and alignment with institutional priorities and T4EU values.