Isabel Cristina Guerreiro Maia has a degree in Economics/Business Management (1989/1990) by the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra; Diplôme d`Etudes Superieurs Specialises en Gestion Fiscale et Financiére (1990) by the Université de Poitiers (thesis defended "Crédit à moyen et long term: PME/PMI" ); Master in Business Management (2011 -14) by the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra; (dissertation - "Diagnosis of self-assessment processes in Public Non-Higher Education Institutions. The influence of External Assessment on self-assessment practices"); PhD in Business Management from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra (2022) (thesis "Governance of the General Councils of Non-Higher Public Education Institutions); Member of the Order of Economists (nº3388); Trainer in Management, Financial Auditing, Accounting , Governance and Compliance; Researcher in projects in the areas: Economy (Social; Education; Blue; circular and Health) and Management (Financial, Governance and Compliance); Has publications - book, scientific articles - in magazines and presentations at national and international congresses , in the areas of Economics, Management and Education