Daniel Ramalho
Lisbon
Summary
With a strong background in education, tutoring, and academic guidance, I specialise in designing tailored pathways to academic excellence. My experience includes working with diverse families and students, including those with special education needs and applicants to competitive universities. I have gained a deep understanding of learners from various cultural and educational contexts. My passion for teaching and research into the neuronal underpinnings of learning has led to my commitment of devoting myself to the goal of furthering excellence in education.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Head of Admissions
Greene's College Oxford
10.2016 - Current
- Company Overview: Greene’s College Oxford specializes in creating tailored pathways to academic excellence, offering personalized tutoring, innovative teaching approaches, and support for special education needs.
- As Head of Admissions, I lead operational initiatives to successfully enrol diverse and talented students of all backgrounds, while ensuring a seamless and exceptional transition experience for both students and their families to the reality of customised education.
- Strategic Enrolment Planning: Design and execute comprehensive admissions strategies to achieve annual enrolment targets and sustain long-term growth.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Analyse market trends and application data to refine recruitment strategies and improve applicant yield.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Cultivate relationships with prospective students, parents, and educational consultants to create a robust admissions pipeline.
- International Recruitment Expertise: Navigate the complexities of recruiting students from various countries, ensuring the family is thoroughly supported in all aspects pertaining to delicate process of transitioning to a school in a new country.
- Transition Excellence: Develop tailored onboarding programs and resources to help students adapt to their new school environment, emphasising cultural sensitivity and inclusivity.
- Process Optimisation: Streamline admissions processes using technology to enhance efficiency, transparency, and the student's overall enrolment experience.
- Partnerships: Create partnerships with top-ranking universities worldwide to ensure the smooth transition of students from high school to higher education.
- Greene’s College Oxford specializes in creating tailored pathways to academic excellence, offering personalized tutoring, innovative teaching approaches, and support for special education needs.
- My goal is to foster an inclusive, welcoming environment where every student can thrive academically, socially, and personally, ensuring their journey from application to integration is marked by excellence, care, and a genuine sense of belonging, so that every new entrant feels supported, valued, and set up for success from the moment they join.
Deputy Principal
Greene's College Oxford
- Company Overview: Greene’s College Oxford specializes in creating tailored pathways to academic excellence, offering personalized tutoring, innovative teaching approaches, and support for special education needs.
- As Deputy Principal at Greene's College Oxford, I oversaw academic operations and student development, ensuring that each student received tailored-made, high-quality education.
- My role focused on delivering an exceptional learning experience, fostering academic excellence, assisting students in every step of their university application (i.e. selection of universities and courses, preparation of the application according to the specific requirements of each country (mainly UCAS and Studielink), preparation of the personal statement and academic interview, etc.), and ensuring they achieved the results required to access to their higher education institution of choice.
- Greene’s College Oxford specializes in creating tailored pathways to academic excellence, offering personalized tutoring, innovative teaching approaches, and support for special education needs.
Business English and Portuguese for Foreigners Trainer
Accendo
02.2013 - 01.2015
- I developed, organised and delivered professional training courses in Business English to several hundred Angolan employees of the Angolan company SONAMET working in all areas (e.g. Safety, Maintenance, Travel, Human Resources, Production), and Portuguese to expatriate employees working in the same company.
Associate Researcher
NOVA FCSH
07.2007 - 03.2013
- Researcher in the field of Philosophy of Mind, specializing in Epistemology and Neurosemantics (i.e., the neural basis of concept acquisition).
- I participated in and collaborated on the organization of numerous conferences and workshops, published articles, and took part in international research projects.
- I was actively involved in education in several capacities during this time.
- I was the first and only Portuguese researcher ever to speak at the Annual Conference of the Royal Institute of Philosophy at the University of the West of England, Bristol, dedicated to the topic of the 'Self' (February 24, 2012).
Business English Trainer
Accendo
10.2012 - 11.2012
- Organised and developed professional training courses in Business English to employees of the Angolan company PAENAL working in the areas of Human Resources, Finance and Accounting.
Education
Master's Degree - Contemporary Philosophy of Mind and Epistemology
Universidade Nova De Lisboa
06-2011
Bachelor's Degree - Philosophy
Universidade Nova De Lisboa
06-2007
Skills
Educational Leadership & Strategic Planning
Supporting school-wide goals and managing academic teams
Admissions Management
Overseeing student recruitment, selection, and onboarding processes
University application expertise
In-depth knowledge of university application systems, with an emphasis on UCAS, Studielink and Swiss universities, including personal statement guidance interview preparation, and reference writing
International Student Guidance
Advising students on higher education pathways
Data-Driven Decision Making
Using analytics to support admissions strategies and school improvement plans
Communication & Stakeholder Engagement
Building strong relationships with students, parents, and universities
Certification
- CELTA - Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, International House Lisbon, 2014
- CCP - Certificate of Pedagogical Competence, CENFIM, 2013
- CPE - Certificate of Proficiency in English (Grade A), Cambridge English Language Assessment, 2012
Publications
From Minds to Persons, 01/01/14, Universidade do Porto, "Paul Churchland’s call for a Paradigm Shift in Cognitive Science" - p. 199 Rui Vieira da Cunha; Clara Morando & Sofia Migens (eds.), From Minds to Persons, MLAG Discussion papers, Vol. 6, Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, 2014.
Martial Arts, Shakespearean studies and translation
I am a 3rd Dan black belt in Goju-Ryu Karate and was an instructor for almost a decade.
I have recently completed the first translation of Hamlet which transports to Portuguese the metric, rhyme, and wordplay of the original.
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Portuguese
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Head of Admissions
Greene's College Oxford
10.2016 - Current
Business English and Portuguese for Foreigners Trainer
Accendo
02.2013 - 01.2015
Business English Trainer
Accendo
10.2012 - 11.2012
Associate Researcher
NOVA FCSH
07.2007 - 03.2013
Deputy Principal
Greene's College Oxford
Master's Degree - Contemporary Philosophy of Mind and Epistemology
Universidade Nova De Lisboa
Bachelor's Degree - Philosophy
Universidade Nova De Lisboa
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