Jorge Alexandre Pereira Soares
Penteada University Campus , Floor 1
jorges@staff.uma.pt
(+351) 291 705 321 / 5321
Getting involved in nature environment is a crucial source for rebalancing of our physical, emotional and mental health.
Biographical Notes
Always a sports enthusiast, he spent his childhood playing Football, Basketball and Badminton. At the age of 17, he completed secondary education in sports branch at Jaime Moniz School (Ex- Liceu), and started working as a teaching assistant for Physical Education in a small school, Padre Manuel Álvares School (1985-1986) in Ribeira Brava.
He has a graduation in Physical Education and Sports (1992) at the Faculty of Human, Technical University of Lisbon, and 5 years later finished the European Master degree in Sport Management, at the same place.
Jorge began his career working in public administration as a Regional Coordinator for School Sports. Between 1995 and 2001 he was a Physical Education professor and Sport Coordinator at Bartolomeu Perestrelo Basic School (Funchal), where he also founded the Clube Desportivo Bartolomeu Perestrelo (1997) and was not only the sport manager but also the Chairman of the Board.
In 2001 he decided to chose an academic career at the University of Madeira and six years later he obtained his PhD in Physical Education and Sport under the theme: Nature of strategic decision in Sports Organizations: Study of Sports Associations.
He works as an Assistant Professor with Agregation at the University of Madeira, Department of Physical Education and Sports, where he teaches Sport Management and Marketing; Organization and Innovation in Physical Education and School Sports, Swimming Didactics. Besides that he is the Director of under graduation in Physical Education and Sport.
He also demonstrates interest in sport management, sport development, sport and tourism, volunteer sports association, and has published papers in scientific journals and participated in dozens of congresses along with scientific meetings with an oral/abstract or poster communication. He has supervised three doctoral theses and 19 Master's degrees in the field of sports science.
Publications
- A associação dos elementos diferenciadores do destino turístico aos eventos desportivos e de bem-estar ? o caso do Golden Age Gym Festival 2022, Soares, J., aguarda, Ação Científico-Pedagógica: Educação Física e Qualidade de Vida, 2025, 10
- Expectations and Evaluation of Volunteers? Experience at the Paralympic Swimming European Championship, Soares, J. & Rodrigues, A., Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research, 2025, 12
- International Congress of Outdoor Sports ICOS+ 2025, International Congress of Outdoor Sports ICOS+ 2025, 2025
- Self-perception of the well-being effects of university students who attended physical activities in a natural context organized by their peers, Soares, J.; Fernandes, M.; Oliveira, F.; Ferreira, L.; Medeiros; M. & Pereira, D., aguarda, International Congress of Outdoor Sports: ICOS+ 2025, 2025
- The expansion and affirmation of mountain tourism physical activities and the necessary preservation of the identity of nature, Soares, J., aguarda, International Congress of Outdoor Sports: ICOS+ 2025, 2025
- The Impact of the Transquadra Nautical Sporting Event on Tourist Evaluation and Environmental Sustainability in Madeira Island, Franco, M. & Soares, J., aguarda, International Congress of Outdoor Sports: ICOS+ 2025, 2025
- A Missão e a (ir)relevância dos resultados dos clubes desportivos escolares para o desenvolvimento desportivo da comunidade, Ferreira, C., Freitas, F., Silva, J, & Soares, J., 978-989-8805-97-3, Universidade da Madeira. Coords.: H. Antunes, H. Lopes, R. Alves, A. Rodrigues, A. Correia & É. Gouveia., 2024
- Análise SWOT do Clube Amigos do Basquete: Entre a formação desportiva dos jovens e a competição profissional, Lopes, M. & Soares, J., 978-989-8805-98-0, Seminário Desporto e Ciência 2024, 2024
- Aplicação da Análise Estratégica SWOT num Clube Desportivo Regional, Damião, J., Silva J. & Soares J., 978-989-8805-98-0, Seminário Desporto e Ciência 2024, 2024
- Atribuição de papéis de responsabilidade aos alunos e valorização das competências sociais em ambientes favorecedores de aprendizagem coletiva, Sousa, J., Silva, D. & Soares, J., 978-989-8471-67-3, V Congresso Internacional sobre Liderança e Melhoria na Educação, 2024
Academic Qualifications
- PhD in Educação Física e Desporto, 2007, University of Madeira
- Master Degree in GD, 1997, Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Motricidade
- Undergraduate Degree in EFD, 1992, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana