The third edition of Alma Mater (AM) magazine, a biannual magazine, came out in April 2023 and, according to Paulo Campos Pinto, its director, it follows “an editorial line more focused on lived experience than on past experience” and is associated “with the celebration of UCP's 55 years of activity”.
The publication brings together articles, reports and interviews with members of the academic community, such as alumni, teachers, staff, students, researchers and partners.
Starting with the alumni, in this issue you can find profiles and interviews with six alumni who stand out in different areas: Pedro Norton, Diana Gomes da Silva, Laura Lisboa, André Lages, António Brochado Correia and Jorge Vaz de Carvalho. A special highlight is alumna Sofia Pinto, who received the Virgínia Quaresma International Prize.
As for events, this edition highlights the Alumni Meeting in Madrid, which took place in February 2023 and was once again organized by UCP's Development Office. Also highlighted is the first Breakfast@Católica - Meet the Global Thought Leaders, in December 2022, which was attended by José Barreto and Daniela Braga.
On the topic of “Católica Global”, you can read about the Pope's appointment of UCP’s President, Isabel Capeloa Gil, as a Consultant to the Dicastery for Culture and Education, as well as the fact that UCP leads Portuguese universities in the The World University Rankings 2023.
Among other relevant topics, this third edition also highlights the following: the exhibition at the Amélia de Mello Foundation Gallery, “Mary's Throne. Place of Wisdom”, curated by Maria Isabel; the awarding of Honorary Doctorates to Barbie Zelizer and José Manuel Durão Barroso; the search for a new tuberculosis vaccine by UCP researcher Paulo Bettencourt.
Regarding visits to UCP by relevant personalities, this issue highlights the visits made by Gülsün Sağlamer, President of the European Women Rectors Association, Elvira Fortunato, Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education in the XXIII Government, Dennis Holtschneider, President of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities and Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger.
Finally, the magazine also includes a big interview with Luísa Leal de Faria, professor and former Vice-Rector of UCP, and a questionnaire with Peter Hanenberg, Vice-Rector of UCP.
You can read this issue of AM Magazine online here.
