Overview

Opening Session
João Gabriel Silva – Rector of the University of Coimbra
Teresa Pedroso de Lima – Director of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra

Speakers
Boaventura de Sousa Santos - Director of the Centre for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra
Pablo Gentili – Secretary-General of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO)
Godwin Murunga – Secretay-General of the Council for the Development of Social Sciences in Africa (CODESRIA)
Manuel Heitor - Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education of the Government of the Portuguese Republic

The award ceremony of the Latin American and Caribbean Social Sciences Award, given by CLACSO to Boaventura de Sousa Santos, will take place at the end of this session.