The Habilitation Examinations in Public Policy of Professor Susana da Cruz Martins will take place on 5 February. The examinations focus on the theme “Obrigatoriedade, expansão e universalidade escolar” and will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., in Room B327, Building 4, at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon.

Biographical Note

Susana da Cruz Martins holds a PhD in Sociology and is an Associate Professor at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon. Research activities are conducted at the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-Iscte), within the Department of Political Science and Public Policy, where the Research Group on Education and Science is co-coordinated.

Membership includes the Observatory of Inequalities, and academic leadership roles include Director of the Master’s Degree in School Administration (ESPP, Iscte). Previous appointments include a postdoctoral research fellowship funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and a Gulbenkian Professorship awarded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. Participation and coordination in several national and international research projects are noted, particularly the role of national coordinator of the European project EUROSTUDENT (II, III, VI and VII) and the national external evaluation of the Escolas2030 Programme, implemented in Portugal by the Aga Khan Foundation.

Authorship includes several national and international publications in the fields of education and higher education policy, comparative education systems, school performance and student achievement, public policy evaluation, and social and educational inequalities.