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CeiED Researcher on the External Advisory Board of the University of Latvia Doctoral School
CeiED researcher Lucimar Dantas took part, on 12 March, in the International Advisory Board Meeting of the University of Latvia Doctoral School, held at the “Sapere Aude” auditorium in Riga.
CeiED Researcher Elsa Estrela Featured in International Dialogue on Narrative Leadership in Évora
On 20 March 2026, the University of Évora (CIEP-UE) hosted an event dedicated to reflecting on the lives and work of teachers. The event featured the participation of Elsa Estrela, a CeiED researcher
António Teodoro publishes article in Expresso advocating “slow science” in doctoral education
The newspaper Expresso published, on 19 March, an opinion article by Professor António Teodoro, Director of the Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Education and Development (CeiED) and of the Institute of Education at Lusofona University, addressing the role of time in scientific production.
CeiED Researcher Strengthens International Collaboration on Master's Examining Boards at USP
Professor Adel Igor Pausini, an integrated researcher at CeiED and Pedagogical Coordinator of the Department of Museology at Lusófona University, recently participated remotely in three Master's examining boards at the University of São Paulo (USP).
The first assessment took place on 12 December 2025, during the defence of Leonardo Arouca Porfirio da Silva. The thesis, entitled “Museum, Territory and Inclusion: Museological Strategies for Sociocultural Inclusion at the Museum of the Portuguese Language”, was also assessed by professors Maria Cristina Oliveira Bruno, Camilo de Mello Vasconcellos, and Marcelo Mattos Araújo.
In March 2026, the researcher joined two new panels, with both candidates successfully passing. On 5 March, he evaluated Jacira Aparecida de Campos Ramos's dissertation in Museology, focusing on the “Museology of the Sacred Regarding the Cultural Assets of the Order of Capuchin Friars Minor”. This panel was chaired by Maria Cristina Oliveira Bruno and included Heloisa Maria Silveira Barbuy and Marcelo Mattos Araújo. A week later, on 12 March, he participated in the Anthropology defence of Maria de Lourdes Fernandes Campos de Oliveira, which explored “The Symbolic Contamination of the House by the Museal”. This session was led by Hugo Menezes Neto, alongside Francisco Sá Barreto dos Santos.
Professor Adel Pausini's presence on these boards reflects his extensive academic experience and strengthens CeiED’s international cooperation networks. This involvement fosters the transatlantic sharing of knowledge and highlights a continued commitment to training new professionals in the Social Sciences and Humanities.
New Perspectives in Sociomuseology: Four outstanding theses defended at Universidade Lusófon
Held in February 2026, the 17th Sociomuseology Week — promoted by the Department of Museology with the support of CeiED — marked the completion of the academic journey for four PhD researchers. The event featured the successful defence of the following theses:
- Franco Reinaudo: "A Museologia e o Orgulho Negado: Uma reflexão sobre a supressão das identidades sexuais dissidentes nos museus, acervos e espaços de memória" (Museology and Denied Pride: A reflection on the suppression of dissident sexual identities in museums, collections and memory spaces)
- Carla Grião: "Acessibilidade Cosmoperceptiva nos Museus: Coexistir entre mundos que se percebem" (Cosmoperceptive Accessibility in Museums: Coexisting between worlds that perceive each other)
- Lisa Pigozzi: "Ecomuseums and heritage democratization for sustainable tourism development: Case studies in Italy and Scotland"
- Arantxa Ciafrino: "A Potencialidade Decolonial da Dança e da Performance em Museus Europeus: Um olhar sociomuseológico" (The Decolonial Potential of Dance and Performance in European Museums: A sociomuseological perspective)
Our warmest congratulations to the new doctors on this important academic and professional milestone!
Educational reforms and democracy in António Teodoro’s article in VISÃO
Professor António Teodoro, Director of the Institute of Education at Lusófona University and of CeiED – Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Education and Development, has published an opinion article in the 12 March 2026 issue of VISÃO Magazine.
In the text, entitled “Education: In Praise of Shock and the Impoverishment of Democracy”, the author critically analyses recent trends in education policy, marked by rapid reforms, the centrality of indicators and the growing influence of international assessments. The article argues for the need to strengthen democratic deliberation, public debate and the collective construction of education policies.
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