Rui Miguel da Costa Monteiro

Rui Monteiro is a Project Manager & Research on the Cultural and Creative sector. Currently developing research on Design Public Policies and Funding. Member of the Unexpected Media Lab Research Group at ID+ and member of the ACEI Association for Cultural Economics International.

Previously he was Executive Manager at ID+ Research Institute for Design, Media and Culture (University of Porto) and Project and Partnership Manager at ADDICT - Creative Industries Cluster Portugal, working on business development and project management. He also worked as project manager at EBN - Innovation Network (Belgium), INOVA+ International Cooperation Unit (Portugal) and SPI - Portuguese Society for Innovation (Portugal). He has extensive experience in designing and managing research, development, innovation, networking and/or capacitation projects.

Rui has a Master in Chemical Engineering (University of Porto / Chalmers University of Technology), a Post-Graduate on Information Management and Marketing Intelligence (Porto Business School) and is currently a PhD in Design Student (University of Porto).

Current positions

  • Project Manager & Researcher

Research Groups

Publications

Book chapters
  • Monteiro, R. Giesteira, B. et al. (2022) “Reflections on the Design Ecosystem Model”. In: Raposo D., Neves J., Silva J. (eds) Perspectives on Design II. Springer Series in Design and Innovation, vol 16. Springer, Cham. Design and Innovation, vol 16. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79879-6_14 Link
  • Monteiro, R. et al (2019). Uma análise sobre o posicionamento do Design no contexto do programa Europeu de inovação Horizonte 2020 e a política “Action Plan for Design-Driven Innovation”. In Brandão Pereira, J. e Tavares, P. (Org.), O design como agente para o desenvolvimento territorial e a territorialização. CAOS Communication, Art and Object Sinergies – Practice Research, the time is now. DRX: Registos de Investigação em Design. ISBN 978-989-54489-6-8.
International conferences
  • Monteiro, R., Giesteira, B., Boddington, A. Farinha, C. (2022). Design for Policy and Governance: New Technologies, New Methodologies”. In: Proceedings of DRS2022, Design Research Society Link
  • Monteiro, R. et al (2020, May). Current issues in Design Policies: Balancing tensions. Springer’s book Advances in Design, Music and Arts: 7th Meeting of Research in Music, Arts and Design, EIMAD 2020, May 14-15, 2020 Link
  • Monteiro, R.; Giesteira, B.; Boddington, A.; Farinha, C. (2018) ​An overview of “Design” public policies: exploring the cases of India, Queensland (Australia) and the European Union ​ . 20th International Conference on Cultural Economics, Melbourne, 26-29 June 2018. Link
National conferences
  • Nestor, M.; Monteiro, R. (2018) Empowering Communities, Empowering Tourism – an approach through creative projects for the promotion of an active and healthy ageing. 2nd CREATOUR International Conference ‘Emerging and Future Trends in Creative Tourism Apresentação, Braga, 7 June 2018
  • Monteiro, R.; Giesteira, B.; Boddington, A.; Farinha, C. (2017) ​Design as a multidimensional concept on european union public policies: towards a parametric qualitative model for understanding its role through a funding application process perspective ​ . UD17 Conference Proceedings, Porto, 16-17 October 2017
  • ALVELOS, H., BARRETO, S., ALMEIDA, P., MONTEIRO, R. (2017). Anti-Amnesia: Design research as an agent for narrative and material regeneration and reinvention of vanishing Portuguese manufacturing cultures and techniques. (d) Continuação de comunicações, apresentação dos desafios da Agenda e debate. Ciência 2017 – Encontro com a Ciência e a Tecnologia em Portugal. Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Lisboa, 4 Julho. URL: http://www.encontrociencia.pt/files/A4_41530_s4_2_Heitor%20Alvelos_%20Pedro%20Carvalho%20de%20Almeida_%20Susana%20Barreto_%20Rui%20Monteiro_Co_@.pdf
  • ALVELOS, H., BARRETO, S., ALMEIDA, P., MONTEIRO, R. (2017). Wisdom Transfer: towards the scientific inscription of individual legacies in contexts of retirement from art and design higher education and research. (a) Artes, Design e Desenvolvimento Artístico, Ciência 2017 – Encontro com a Ciência e a Tecnologia em Portugal. Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior, Lisboa, 4 Julho. URL: http://www.encontrociencia.pt/files/sD_41400_s10_1_Heitor%20Alvelos_%20Susana%20Barreto_%20Pedro%20Carvalho%20de%20Almeida_%20Rui%20Monteiro_Co_@.pdf
Other publications
  • Monteiro, R. (2023). Minante: a living gallery. Rio Neiva – Associação de Defesa do Ambiente
  • Roberti, A. C., Monteiro, R., Coelho, R., & Almeida, R. P. (2020). In My Backyard: project reflections and take aways. Portugal.
  • Roberti, A. C., Coelho, R., Monteiro, R., & Almeida, R. P. (2020). In My Backyard: project final report. Portugal
  • Monteiro, Rui (2018), European Creative Hubs Barometer, European Creative Hubs Network project Link
  • Monteiro, Rui e Ribeiro, Ana (2016). International Networking for Creative Entrepreneurs Workshop Report, b.Creative 2016, Namur, Belgium, 2-3 November 2016 Link
  • Alvelos, H., Almeida, P. C., Barreto, S., & Monteiro, R. (2017). Anti-Amnesia: Design research as an agent for narrative and material regeneration and reinvention of vanishing Portuguese manufacturing cultures and techniques. Ciência 2017. Lisbon: FCT/MCTES, July 2017. http://www.encontrociencia.pt/files/A4_41530_s4_2_Heitor%20Alvelos_%20Pedro%20Carvalho%20de%20Almeida_%20Susana%20Barreto_%20Rui%20Monteiro_Co_@.pdf
  • Alvelos, H., Almeida, P. C., Barreto, S., & Monteiro, R. (2017). Wisdom Transfer: towards the scientific inscription of individual legacies in contexts of retirement from art and design higher education and research. Ciência 2017. Lisbon: FCT/MCTES, July 2017. http://www.encontrociencia.pt/files/sD_41400_s10_1_Heitor%20Alvelos_%20Susana%20Barreto_%20Pedro%20Carvalho%20de%20Almeida_%20Rui%20Monteiro_Co_@.pdf

Scientific, artistic and cultural production

Other scientific activity spreading actions
  • Mourão, S., & Monteiro, R. (2019). O Design ao serviço da simplificação de candidaturas de financiamento público [Demonstração]. Ciência 2019 – Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, Lisboa.
  • Roberti, A. C., Coelho, R., Monteiro, R., & Almeida, R. P. (2020). In My Backyard. European Week of Regions and Cities, Bruxelas.