Cláudia S. Sarrico

Cláudia S. Sarrico currently serves as the Secretary of State for Higher Education in the Republic of Portugal and is a Professor of Management at the Escola de Economia e Gestão at the University of Minho. With extensive experience as a Senior Researcher at the CIPES - Centro de Investigação de Políticas de Ensino Superior since 2007, Cláudia has contributed to significant European projects related to public sector research evaluation. Previous roles include Policy Analyst and ReICO Project Lead at the OECD and Visiting Researcher at Sciences Po. Cláudia has also held various academic positions at ISEG, served as an ENQA Review Expert, and participated in the scientific council of the Observatory of Science, Technology and Qualifications. Cláudia's educational background includes a Ph.D. in Industrial and Business Studies from the University of Warwick and a Habilitation in Social Sciences from Universidade de Aveiro.