Eduardo César/Revista Pesquisa FAPESPMenezes, reappointed for another three-year termEduardo César/Revista Pesquisa FAPESP
In a decree published in the Diário Oficial do Estado de São Paulo (São Paulo State’s official gazette) on April 7, 2023, São Paulo State Governor Tarcísio de Freitas reappointed Fernando Menezes de Almeida as administrative director of FAPESP for a further three years. Menezes de Almeida was chosen from a list of three candidates provided by the foundation’s Board of Trustees. He is a professor at the School of Law of the University of São Paulo (USP), where he received his undergraduate and doctorate degrees. Since 2014 he has led the International Triangular Partnership for Higher Education (PITES), an agreement signed between USP and Jean Moulin University Lyon 3, Lumière University Lyon 2, and Jean Monnet University, all in France. The partnership allows Brazilian students to obtain a license en droit degree, issued by the partner universities and valid across Europe. Menezes was Deputy Secretary of Science, Technology, and Economic Development for the State of São Paulo from 2003 to 2006, and an advisor to the FAPESP president from 2007 to 2016. He has been the foundation’s administrative director since May 2017.
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