Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, School of Sociology and Public Policy at Iscte and Research fellow at the Center for Research and Studies in Sociology Cies-Iscte. PhD in Social Theory and Research, postgraduate in Data Analysis in Social Sciences. Director of the Iscte Master in Humanitarian Action. Member of the board of the Emigration Observatory. Member of the coordination team of Erasmus+ projects: HumAct - Humanitarian Action: Climate Change and Displacements and INOVHumRe, Innovation in Humanitarian Response.

Researcher Fellow and Professor of Sociology. Former State Secretary for Integration and Migration, responsible in the government for the emergency hosting of people and refugees from relocation and resettlement programmes and for the hosting and integration of humanitarian emergencies related to Afghanis and Ukrainians. Research fellow at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology Cies-Iscte and executive coordinator of the Emigration Observatory (OEm). She is the President of the IPPS-Iscte, Social Public Policy Institute. She was the Iscte coordinator for the international Master's de-gree Erasmus Mundus in Social Work with Family and Children.

Ana Santos has a degree in Design the Technical University of Lisbon (2006) and a MSc in Design Engineering the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands (2010). In 2014, she concluded her PhD on sociotechnical systems of surgical equipment used in humanitarian aid contexts. Since 2015 she worked with several international humanitarian organizations, leading teams and innovation projects in the field health promotion and services. Fields of specialty: Innovation, Global Health, Socio-Technical Systems, Human Factors and Ergonomy, Qualitative Research Methods, Design Research, Product and Service Design.

Associate Professor at Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon and an integrated researcher at BRU-Iscte (Business Research Unt). She holds a PhD in Management, specialising in Operations Management and Technology, and an MSc in Management, specialising in Strategy. She currently serves as Iscte Business School Vicedean for Teaching and Innovation and as co-director of the Master in Humanitarian Action. Ana is involved in several European projects, among which Erasmus+ CBHE project HumAct, Erasmus+ NEEM, Erasmus+ Managidith, or European Commission EDUCare, contributing to operations management and assurance of learning activities.

With a PhD in Business from Tilburg University in The Netherlands, Ana lectures at the Iscte Business School on the topics of Strategic Management and Sustainability, Ethics and Social Responsibility. She is currently Associate Dean for Engagement and Impact at Iscte Business School. As a researcher at the Business Research Unit (BRU-Iscte), her work has appeared in various publication outlets, including the Journal of Business Ethics, Public Management Review, International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology or Social Responsibility Journal.

Assistant professor in Sociology, in the Department of Sociology, School of Sociology and Public Policies, and Integrated Researcher at the Center for Research and Studies in Sociology - at Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon. Teaching master and undergraduate studies at Iscte: theory and methods on language policies and practices; family, migration and educations; research design; observational field research; ethics and profession in Sociology; research design applied to studies on Humanitarian Action; Sociological theories; Object and Method in Sociology; Culture and Society.

Specialized nurse, public health professional and experienced humanitarian with over 15 years in global health and holder of a MSc in Public Health, with particular interest in the interseccions of health policy and health seeking-behaviours. Teresa has worked in emergency settings across Sub-Saharan Africa, Central and South America, and the Middle East, leading surge responses and capacity-building initiatives. Her focus has been on reinforcing the localization and promoting knowledge transfer. As Senior Health Advisor for an iNGO, she is responsible for humanitarian health programming strategy design and technical leadership for emergency health responses to sudden-onset disasters, epidemics, and conflict zones.

Annelien Groten is a development specialist with a doctorate in Anthropology (2022). She has worked for over 20 years in settings affected development challenges. Her expertise lies in monitoring and evaluating local humanitarian and development projects focusing on participatory methodologies. Most of her work has been conducted in the field of access to justice, gender and human rights and in combination with NGOs and community-based organisations. She is bridging academia and practice bringing international case examples to the Masters in Humanitarian Action. She has been instrumental in developing the Participatory Evaluation in Humanitarian Action course as part of the Erasmus-funded INOVHUMRE project.

PhD in Anthropology (Iscte, 1999) and Associate Professor at Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon, School of Sociology and Public Policies. Director of the PhD program in African Studies. She was president of AEGIS (European Association of African Studies) and director of the Centre of African Studies/ Centre of International Studies at Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon. Her primary field research has been conducted in West Africa, particularly Guinea-Bissau. Her main research interests are Development and African Studies, and she has published on development policies, focusing on gender, health, education, and peacebuilding.

PhD, humanitarian consultant and researcher in community psychology and anthropology. Her main topics of interest are refugee networks of solidarity, migration and climate justice. She worked for over 10 years in humanitarian settings as an MHPSS (Mental Health and Psychosocial Support) expert, developing and coordinating local projects in countries affected violence and conflict, mainly focusing on the safety, well-being and resilience of displaced communities. Since 2017, she has worked as a consultant in MHPSS project design, remote MHPSS training, and staff care support.

Elsa Pegado has a PhD in Sociology from Iscte-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and a Master's degree in Communication, Culture and Information Technology from the same institution. She is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Social Research Methods. She is a researcher and deputy director at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology of Iscte (CIES-Iscte). She has developed research in the area of sociology of health and illness, more specifically on Complementary and Alternative Medicines and on medications; in the area of social inequalities and poverty and social exclusion; and in the field of evaluation methodologies, evaluation of public policies, programs and projects.

Jorge Vieira is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology of the School of Sociology and Public Policies at Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. He is the director of the Masters in Communication, Culture and Information Technologies and of the board of directors of LIA Iscte - Laboratory for Innovation at the Academy. He holds a PhD in Sociology and a Master's Degree in Communication, Culture and Information Technology from Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon. He teaches and tutors in the masters programs of Communication, Culture and Information Technologies; Entrepreneurship and Culture Studies, as well as in the graduation in Sociology and in the PhD in Communication Sciences.

Luís Mah is the director of the MA in Development Studies and an assistant professor at the Department of Political Economy at Iscte-University Institute of Lisbon. For the past two decades, his teaching, research and practice have been focusing on the rapidly changing dynamics in the field of global development and humanitarian aid. He holds a PhD in Development Studies from LSE-London School of Economics and Political Science (London, 2004), a MA in Political Science from Yonsei University (Seoul, 1996) and a Licenciate in Social Communication Nova University Lisbon.

Mehmet Ali Üzelgün is a Research Fellow in the Communication and Culture research group at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-Iscte) at the Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. He is also an Invited Assistant Professor at the Department of Communication Sciences, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, and an Associate Researcher at the Nova Institute of Philosophy (IFILNOVA) at Universidade Nova de Lisboa. His research explores diverse discursive and rhetorical features of environmental communication, specifically focusing on climate change risks and transitions.

Sociologist, currently teaching at the Department of Political Science and Public Policy. Associate researcher at the Center for Research and Studies in Sociology Cies-Iscte. He has been the Alternate Executive Director of the World Bank Group (2018-2020). He has been Minister of Labor and Solidarity (2001-2002), Secretary of State of Labor and Training (1997-2001), and Member of Parliament from 1999-2005 and in 2008-2009. He was the international technical advisor to the Minister of Solidarity of Republica Democratica de Timor-Leste (2013-2014). Coordinates the Participatory Evaluation in HA courses in the Iscte Master in Humanitarian Action. Coordinator of ERASMUS+ projects CBHE HumAct - Humanitarian Action: Climate Change and Displacements, and K2 INOVHumRe, Innovation in Humanitarian Response.

Susana de Deus is specialized in international humanitarian and development areas with over 20 years of experience in International NGO´s such as Oxfam GB, MSF, and the Red Cross. She has been working in several countries in North and Sub-Saharan Africa, Central and South America, and Europe. Susana has solid experience in strategy design and management of humanitarian operations in complex environments. She has been overseeing country operations in different areas such as health, water and sanitation, fundraising, HR, and security whilst leading multicultural teams.

Former programme leader of NTNU's Master of Science program in Global Health, which ran from 2015-2025. Now scientific director for Human Response at NTNU. Educational background in social anthropology, with research expertise in global health and women's health topics, particularly in gender-based violence and equitable access to reproductive health care in South Asian contexts. Previous professional experience in global health financing, advocacy, and policy guidance. Actively engaged in supervision of multiple research students at various academic levels.

Registered Nurse, holding a Master's degree and possessing professional experience in international development. Senior advisor for global health initiatives at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at NTNU. Recent former coordinator for the Norwegian Research School for Global Health education for PhD candidates; currently coordinating a capacity-building project between NTNU, the Malawi University of Science and Technology (MUST), and Kamuzu University of Health Sciences (KUHeS) in Malawi which aims to develop and implement training programs in nursing, midwifery, medical microbiology, and obstetric ultrasound, at the involved universities.

Associate Professor of design. Master of technology in industrial design/ PhD in design methods. Specialist in the areas of design for humanitarian markets, service design, teaching design thinking to non-designers and design of sustainable energy communities. She has led many major collaborative and co-creation projects and cooperates with Makerere University for the last 10 years.

Guro F. Giskeødegård is a professor in biostatistics working at the HUNT Center for Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology, NTNU. Her research is focused on metabolomics and other molecular -omics analysis of tissue samples and biofluids from patients and population biobanks, with a focus on data analysis of large biological datasets. The research goal is to understand the complex mechanisms leading to disease development, and to identify biomarkers for improved diagnosis and treatment, with a main focus on cancer diseases.

Background that includes serving as the president of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Norway; extensive clinical and coordination experience gained through MSF missions in many humanitarian crisis contexts; led the Norwegian Ebola team during the West-African Ebola outbreak. Founder and chairperson of CapaCare, a non-governmental organization providing advanced surgical training to clinical officers and medical doctors in Sierra Leone since 2011 and in Liberia since 2021. Research focus on scalable solutions to enhance access to quality surgical care in low-income countries.

Jonas Bergmann-Paulsen is a humanitarian and development professional with broad experience in innovation, energy, disaster preparedness, and emergency response. He is currently a project manaqger at NTNU's Department of Energy and Process Engineering and Program Manager for RenewHydro's "Future Hydropower Plants" initiative. He also serves on the Norwegian Red Emergency Response Unit, and have recently done emergency deployments to Gaza, Syria, and Ukraine with the International Committee of the Red Cross. Jonas has also been part of the Norwegian Red Cross Global Surge Team.

Kristine Pape is an associate professor in public health and a medical doctor at the Department of Public Health and Nursing, NTNU. She holds a PhD in community medicine, with research focusing on social epidemiology, health services research, and the health and wellbeing of children and adolescents. Her work combines academic research with clinical practice, as she is also a specialist in community medicine while working part-time as an advisor and physician in Trondheim Municipality. Kristine leads and contributes to a range of national and international research projects, particularly those using Norwegian registry data and the HUNT Study.

Marit Solbjør is professor in health science (health sociology). She has done extensive research on patient experiences in screening and cancer care, including breast, prostate and cervical cancer and screening, and the standardisation of cancer care. Currently research is about the introduction of AI into cancer diagnostics, and health literacy. Solbjør has published and contributed to a number of articles on user involvement in health services and on the experiences of individuals on long-term sick-leave. She has been teaching qualitative research methods to master students from health sciences for a decade, and supervised PhD-theses using qualitative research methods.

Vikram is the Head of the Department of Design at NTNU, focusing on design-driven innovations. He has been instrumental in creating an innovation ecosystem at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Currently, he is involved in developing digital solutions for addressing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and integrating refugees into the Nordic-Baltic healthcare system. He has worked in the context of the base of the pyramid since 2005. With a PhD in Industrial Design Engineering from TU Delft, The Netherlands, he has trained several students to become entrepreneurs and address Sustainable Development Goals in emerging markets.

Justus Twesigye is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Social Administration and the current Dean of the School of Social Sciences at Makerere University. He holds a PhD in mental health from Stellenbosch University, a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Botswana, and a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from Makerere University. He is a specialist in mental health social work, crisis intervention, post-traumatic stress care and support, social entrepreneurship, fieldwork education, and social work research methods. He has previously served as the Makerere University Coordinator of the Joint Master Erasmus Mundus, MFAMILY program (in which Iscte was part of the consortium since 2013).

Eria Serwajja is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Development Studies, Makerere University. Holds a PhD in Development Studies, University Western Cape, and Master in Development Studies, NTNU. He is the coordinator of the Master on Coordinated Humanitarian Response, Health and Displacement. Has been a team member of several collaborative projects including (i) AidAccount Project with PRIO, MAK, NTNU, RAKO in Somalia, and other higher education Institutions (HEI); (ii) Sexual and Gender-based Violence in a Protracted Refugee Situation in Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda: a collaboration between MAK, Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) and VUB in Belgium.

Firminus Mugumya is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Social Administration in the School of Social Sciences at Makerere University. He holds a PhD from Dublin City University, Ireland; a Master of Arts Degree in Development Studies from The Erasmus International Institute of Social Studies, Netherlands; and a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work and Social Administration from Makerere University, Uganda. He previously served as a Graduate and Undergraduate Programmes' Coordinator in the same Department. Firminus has a strong teaching and research interest in Developmental Social Work, particularly Community Social Work.

Gloria Seruwagi is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, School of Social Sciences at Makerere University. She has worked for over 15 years in settings affected armed conflict and forced migration. Since 2017, she has been the Course convenor for Refugees and Social Policy, a graduate course at Makerere University's Department of Social Work and Social Administration. Principal Investigator for several humanitarian and development initiatives, including the EU/UNOPS-funded project Cross-border Opportunities for Migration, Peace and Self-Sustenance (COMPASS) in Uganda and South Sudan.

Resty Naiga is a Senior Lecturer and the current Chair/Head of the Department of Development Studies, Institute of Gender and Development Studies, Makerere University. She has a PhD in Social Economic Sciences from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria; a Master's Degree in Development Studies from University College Dublin, Ireland; and a Bachelor of Social Sciences from Makerere University. Her research focuses on natural resources governance, gender, collective action, refugee studies, conflict, and peacebuilding. She is the Tasks Manager and Administrator of the Master on Coordinated Humanitarian Response, Health and Displacement (HumanResponse).

Paul Mukwaya is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Geography, Geo-informatics and Climatic Sciences, Makerere University. He holds a PhD in Geography with research interests at the interface of Geography and society, urban systems analysis and transportation, policy and planning, and local economic development. He has conducted research and published in the areas of quantitative social sciences, transitions to sustainable transportation, the political economy of transportation, and urbanisation. Further research has focused on the intersection and implications of environmental change and policy responses to changing urban systems.

Professor Paul Bukuluki is social worker and medical anthropologist based at Makerere University, School of Social Sciences in Uganda. He is engaged in teaching, mentoring and conducting academic and implementation science research in several fields linked to migration and forced displacement including social and gender norms diagnosis in humanitarian and development settings, migration and refugee-health, transitional justice in post conflict settings, mental health/psychosocial support and social protection in humanitarian settings.

Veneranda Mbabazi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religion and Peace Studies, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University - Uganda. She holds a PhD from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, and a Master of Arts in Development Studies from Uganda Martyrs University, Uganda. Mbabazi has been involved in and leading research projects including the uptake of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 in Uganda Building Bridges and Creating Social Cohesion for Harmonious Co-existence between Forced Migrants and Host Communities.

Professor and Researcher of International Relations, Political Science and International Law at the University of Cabo Verde (Uni-CV). Former President of the Executive Committee of the School of Business and Governance (ENG). Post-doctoral studies in Political Science, Master and PhD in Sociology and Degree in International Relations. Academic Director of the Masters in "African Regional Integration" and "International Relations and Economic Diplomacy". Member of the University Council for the term 2021 to 2025. Coordination Team of the Uni-CV Summer School in Humanitarian Action. Member of Uni-CV team of Erasmus+ CBHE HumAct project.

PhD in Nursing in the Family, and Master in Public Health. Coordinator of the Nursing Field UniCV Group. Professor of the Nursing Bachelor and MSc in Field Epidemiology. Researcher at NEST-One Health research center. She has coordinated the implementation of the Health Office and the GIEPS (Interdisciplinary Health Research and Extension Group). Member of the National Commission for the Adolescent Health Program of the Ministry of Health of Cape Verde. Experience working with community intervention projects with people in various stages of the life cycle. UniCV Coordinator of Erasmus+ CBHE HumAct project (global coordination Iscte). Coordination team of the UniCV Summer Courses in Humanitarian Action.

Holds a PhD degree in Education Sciences from the Institute of Education/University of Minho, a master's degree in Educational Sciences/University of Lisbon, and a bachelor's degree in Educational Sciences, with a degree in Teacher Training from the same Faculty. Arlindo Vieira is a member of the Board of Directors in the Department of Social and Human Sciences of the University of Cape Verde. Arlindo Vieira is the Coordinator of the Educational Sciences program and a Member of the Postgraduate Course in Education and Sustainable Development. Researcher at the Internal Observatory for Inclusion, Interculturality and Innovation (OIIIIPe).

PhD in Political and Social Sciences, Master in Human Geography and Regional & Local Planning. Coordinator of the MSc in Spatial Planning and professor in the Degree in Geography and Spatial Planning. Member of the Coordination Team for the Master's Degree in Education for Sustainable Development. Focal point for gender issues at the Cape Verdean Institute for Gender Equality and Equity (ICIEG), member of the Implementation of the GBV Law (Gender Based Violence) and member of the Commission for the Implementation of the Parity Law. A member of the National Immigration Council. Coordination team of the Uni-CV Summer Courses in Humanitarian Action. Member of Uni-CV team of Erasmus+ CBHE HumAct project. Researcher. Current areas of research: research works on migrations, gender, social inclusion, local development and spatial planning.

Deisa Semedo is a Professor and Researcher at the University of Cabo Verde (Uni-CV), a Nurse, Ph.D. in Nursing, and holds a Master's degree in Public Health from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra. A specialist in Gerontology and Geriatrics, she served as the Coordinator of the Bachelor's Degree in Nursing program from 2017 to 2020. Currently, she teaches in the Bachelor's Degree in Nursing program and in the Master's programs in Public Health, Field Epidemiology, and the Integrated Master's in Medicine. She is the faculty representative of the Faculty of Science and Technology at the University Council (CONSU) and a member of the coordination team for the Master's in Public Health at Uni-CV.

PhD in Geology, specialization in Assessment of Geological Risks, Master in Geological Heritage and Geoconservation. Vice-president of the UniCV Faculty of Sciences and Technology. Coordinator of the MSc in Climate, Natural Resources and Risks. Professor in the MSc in Field Epidemiology (Course in Climate Change and Health) and in the Bachelors in Geography and Spatial Planning, and Biological Sciences. Researcher at the Center of Local Development and Urban Planning, and associate researcher at the Geosciences Center (CGeo), University of Coimbra, Portugal. Member of the international project VOLRISKMAC, volcanic monitoring and response. Professor at the Summer School of Humanitarian Action. Member of UniCV team of Erasmus+ CBHE HumAct project.

Sociologist. Master's degree in African Studies (Socioeconomic Development), both from Iscte (University of Lisbon). PhD in Social Sciences. Professor and Researcher at the University of Santiago, Cape Verde. Head of the Department of Legal and Social Sciences at the University of Santiago. President of IPED -- Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos para o Desenvolvimento. Author of 4 published books and some scientific articles. Human Rights Award 2017 the National Commission for Human Rights and Citizenship -- Cape Verde with the study "A Comparative Analysis of Human Rights and Citizenship of Immigrants in Cape Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe (1991-2015).

Master Degree in Pharmacology (UFSC-Brazil). Pharmaceutical specialist (Biochemistry and Clinical Analysis) and Head of the Department of Health Sciences, Environment and Technologies. Team member of Erasmus+ CBHE HumAct, together with the other Cape Verdean and Mozambique universities, coordinated Iscte. Was President of the Order of Pharmacists of Cape Verde from 2019 to 2025. Director of the Distance Learning Unit of the University of Santiago (US Virtual).

Economics: with Specialization in International Economics, Master's degree in Economics, both from ISEG (University of Lisbon); Master Hospitality & Tourism Management (ISCET - Porto & ESMA - Barcelona); Doctorate (PhD) in Development Studies - from ISEG (University of Lisbon); Founding Member of US - University of Santiago; Professor and Researcher at the University of Santiago, Cape Verde. Administrator of SCC, SA (US Holding Entity); Executive Director of SCC, SA (US Holding Entity); Secretary General of the US -- University of Santiago; Administrative, financial, patrimonial and human resources management of theInstitution.

Engineer. Responsible for the Office of Studies, Planning and Institutional Development. Professor of Statistics and Linear Algebra. Team member of Erasmus+ CBHE HumAct, together with the other Cape Verdean and Mozambique universities, coordinated Iscte. Master's Degree in Educational Management from the Instituto Superior de Sciences and the University of the South of Santa Catarina, with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Pernambuco, with an additional degree in Management from the University of Cape Verde and complementary degree in Pedagogy, Maths Didactics from the University of Cape Verde and the University of Aveiro.

Luís Filipe Martins Rodrigues, Professor at the University of Santiago in Cabo Verde, where he also serves as Head of the Department of Educational Sciences, Philosophy, and Letters, and as Coordinator of the Master's in Portuguese as a Second Language. He holds a degree in Modern Languages and Literatures, specializing in Portuguese and English Studies, from the University of Coimbra, and a Master's degree in Portuguese as a Foreign/Second Language from the University of Porto. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Language Didactics -- Multilingualism and Education for Global Citizenship, at the Nova University of Lisbon.

Junior Researcher at the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (Brazil). He holds a Postdoctoral degree in Environmental Law and Sustainable Development. He has a PhD in International Relations and a Master's degree in Political Science. Currently, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses at the University of Santiago -- Cape Verde and works in International Cooperation, Environmental Law and Sustainable Development, and Climate Change.

Researcher and professor of the Geography teaching. She was a coordinator of the Master's degree in education/geography teaching at Pedagogical University. She is a professor at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Coordinator of Rovuma University of the Humanitarian Action project: Climate Change and Displacement (HumAct), Co-funded the Erasmus + Programme of the European Union. Director of Higher Institute of Rural Development and Biosciences of Rovuma University, in Niassa, Mozambique.

PhD in Geography. Areas of interest: Community development, urban agriculture, territorial planning and management, production of urban space, territorial dynamics and environmental analysis, evaluation of public policies, geotechnologies/geoprocessing/cartography, and spatial analysis.

PhD in Communication Sciences. Areas of interest: digital communication and media; marketing; development. Team member of Erasmus+ CBHE HumAct, together with the other Cape Verdean, Mozambican and Greek universities, coordinated Iscte. Has extensive experience in fostering international collaboration, supporting project development, and managing academic mobility.

Itelvina Ribeiro is a PhD student in Management, specializing in human resources, at Eduardo Mondlane University (Mozambique); Master in Human Resources Management from the Catholic University of Mozambique; Professor in the subjects of Fundamentals of Humanitarian Action, Human Resources Management, Entrepreneurship and Marketing; Currently works as Head of the Department of Economics and Management at the Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences of Rovuma-Nampula University, her scientific areas of interest are: Human Resources Management, Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Humanitarian Action.

PhD in Canon Law (Italie). Area of interest: criminal law, family law and human rights. Team member of Erasmus+ CBHE HumAct, together with the other Cape Verdean and Mozambique universities, coordinated Iscte.

PhD, in Cognitive Psycology, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brasil. Member of Erasmus + CBHE HumAct together with Cape Verde and other mozambican universities, coordinated Iscte. Researcher and Professor of Psycology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universidade Rovuma - Mozambique. Director of the Center for Studies in Applied Psychology at Universidade Rovuma.

Her research and publications are on intercultural education, the ethnocentrism of the educational system, social identities, refugee integration, transition to parenthood, and child participation. She co-directed a 22-year project on Muslim minority education and social integration in Thrace and EU funded projects on refugee integration, humanitarian action, unaccompanied minors, historical consciousness, and conflict intervention.

Professor of Gender and Cultural Studies, Department of Early Childhood Education, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece. She holds a PhD from the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales in Paris, she has taught at Columbia University in New York and at the Sociology Department of the University of Crete and as a Visiting Professor in various French universities. She is the Chair of the Gender Equality Committee of NKUA and former Vice-President of National Literary Awards. Her work evolves around gender and artistic practices, women's migration and sexualities and has published extensively on these issues.