Miguel Baião holds a PhD and a Master’s in Economic Sociology (Lisbon School of Economics and Management – ISEG/Lisbon University). He also has a Bachelor’s in Agronomic Engineering (Rural Extension ) from Évora University. Associate Professor at Lusófona University – Lisbon. Researcher at CSG/SOCIUS (Research Centre in Economic and Organizational Sociology) at ISEG/Lisbon University. He is currently the Director of the “MBA in Advanced Human Resources Management” and Director of the “Post-graduate Studies in Business and Organisations Management”. He was, among other positions, a Consultant for the European Training Foundation (ETF) for Central Asia; Vice-President of the National Agency for Qualification and Professional Education (ANQEP).; Director of the Employment and Vocational Training Center of Sintra (IEFP); Regional Director of the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Directorate of the National Agency for Adult Education and Training (ANEFA) and Policy Officer at the European Commission/DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, in Brussels. Currently, he is Senior Policy Officer at IEFP. Author of over 40 scientific and technical articles published in national and international academic journals.