Cristina Albuquerque has a PhD from the University of Friborg (Switzerland), in the area of specialization Social Work and Social Policy, and a Post-PhD in Social and Political Philosophy from the University Paris Descartes , Sorbonne Paris Cité (Centre de Recherche Philosophie, Épistémologie et Politique - PHILéPOL). She is a Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences at the University of Coimbra. She teaches in the fields of Ethics, Social Work, Social Policy and Social Entrepreneurship and is part of the Coordinating Committee of the Interuniversity Doctoral Program in Social Work. She is an integrated researcher at the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies at UC (CEIS20) and a collaborating researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center for Social Sciences at Nova University of Lisbon and at several international centers. She has already held the position of Student Ombudsman and currently she assumes the position of Vice-Rector of the University of Coimbra for Academic Affairs and Attractiveness.
