| Jan. 2011 – PhD in Applied Environmental Sciences - University of Aveiro (Department of Environment and Planning), Portugal 

Thesis: ‘Sustainability Indicators and Local Governance in Portugal’ 

| Sept. 2002 – MSc in Development and Planning: Environment and Sustainable Development - University College London (Development and Planning Unit), University of London, UK 

 Thesis: ‘The Challenges of Environmental Governance in Portugal – The case of the Industrial Hazardous Waste Management Policies’

| March 2000 – BSc in Economics - University of Coimbra (Faculty of Economics), Portugal.