Prof. Teresa Sequeira is an economist and academic, with a wealth of experience in the fields of regional and sustainable development. She has a degree in Economics (University of Porto) and concluded, in 2006, a Ph.D. also in Economics (University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro – UTAD).
Her professional career began in 1987 at the SONAE group, where she was a senior manager, namely at the sub-holding SONAE Real Estate and Tourism. During this time, she was also a member of the Board of SPIDOURO, SA, where she promoted several structuring projects of Regional Development and private projects in the field of tourism.
Since 1992, Teresa Sequeira has been a professor at UTAD, having published several scientific papers. Her research area is focused on the issues of Regional and Sustainable Development, Investment, European Union, and Social Cohesion. Currently, she is structuring the project National Road 2 Observatory, involving a network of higher education institutions, municipalities, and private agents.
Some recent publications of Teresa Sequeira are:
– Sequeira, T., & Diniz, F. (2022). Entrepreneurship, culture, and social economy in the sustainability of a mountain territory. Revista Brasileira de Gestão e Desenvolvimento Regional.
– Sequeira, T., & Diniz, F. (2020). Portuguese Public Higher Education Institutions Investment in Low-Density Regions – Case study. Εconomy of Region – Scientific Economic Journal.
– Santos, K., Goncalves, H., Sequeira, T., & Diniz, F. (2019). Development and Solidarity Economy Strategies in Brazil: Case Studies. Regional Science Inquiry, XI (2), 153-265.
– Almeida, Z., Scheuneman, I., Sequeira, T., & Diniz, F. (2018). Challenges of a Sustained and Sustainable Development: a study-case. Regional Science Inquiry, IX (2), 243-250.
Academic Profile by:
Dimitriost TSIOTAS, Assistant Professor, RSI J
References
2023 CETRAD – Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies [accessed: 08/ 05/ 2023].