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The conference will be held at the Colégio dos Jesuítas ( Jesuits’ College of Funchal ), Rua dos Ferreiros, 9000-082 Funchal, Portugal.
Founded by royal charter of D. Sebastião in 1569, the Jesuits’ College of Funchal, regarded as one of the most remarkable buildings that exists on the island marked, served a number of tenants, from British invaders to the University of Madeira. The Colégio dos Jesuítas is the seat of the University of Madeira administration.
The University of Madeira, a public institution that is young, dynamic, open and attentive to the needs of the archipelago and the Euro-Atlantic area, aims at preparing its students to be full citizens of the 21st-century global society and, through its entrepreneurial nature, the quality of its research and its spirit of service, to contribute to the economic, social and cultural development of Madeira, Portugal and the world. (source: “The World University Rankings, Times Higher Education).
Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal’s Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 111,892, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal, and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries.
