Invited Speakers

José Francisco Cossa
Universidade Pedagógica de Maputo
PhD candidate in Philosophy, with a Master’s degree in Education/Teaching of Philosophy and a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy Teaching from the Universidade Pedagógica de Maputo. He is a lecturer at the Universidade Pedagógica in the field of History of Philosophy, where he teaches Ethics, Philosophy in Mozambique, African Thought and Philosophy of Law, which are also core areas of his research work.

Patrícia Bioto
Universidade Nove de Julho
Postdoctoral researcher in Education from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. She is a professor in the Professional Postgraduate Programme in Management and Pedagogical Practices at Universidade Nove de Julho (São Paulo). She leads the Research Group Teacher Education: Contexts, Epistemologies and Methodologies. Her research and publications focus on continuing professional development of educators. She is a member of the international network Estreia–Diálogos.

Moderation

Ana Poças
Escola Superior de Educação de Paula Frassinetti
Lecturer at the Escola Superior de Educação de Paula Frassinetti, researcher and consultant. She holds a PhD in Education Sciences and has been working since 2008 in Development Cooperation in the field of Education, in projects in Guinea-Bissau, with the NGO FEC – Fundação Fé e Cooperação. She is a researcher at the Centre for African Studies of the University of Porto (CEAUP), a member of the INEE Network – Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies, and of ReLus – the Lusophone Network for the Right to Education.