Dr. Farias Ferreira holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations from the Higher Institute of Social and Political Sciences (ISCSP) at the Technical University of Lisbon (UTL). He holds a master’s degree in European Studies from the same institution and a master’s degree in International Relations Theory from the University of Aberystwyth. He holds a Ph.D. in Social Sciences/International Relations from ISCSP-UTL, where he teaches various undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral courses (Contemporary Political Thought, European Integration, Introduction to International Relations, the Post-Soviet Space, Advanced Methodologies for International Relations, and Foreign Policy of the Great Powers).