Mónica Santos is an assistant professor at the School of Education of the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra and at ISLA - Polytechnic Institute of Management and Technology in Gaia. She has a PhD in Design from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto in partnership with the University of Aveiro. She completed his Masters in Multimedia Art at the Faculty of Fine Arts and Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto. He is an integrated member of the research centre ID+ Instituto de Investigação em Design, Media e Cultura (UA/ Polo FBAUP). His research interests focus on the role of design in contemporary society, mainly in terms of its contribution to increasing health literacy and the empowerment of people, and in design education in terms of multimedia communication and the development of pedagogical models that promote creativity and innovation.
| Language | Reading | Writing | Speaking | Understanding | Peer revision level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese | - | - | - | - | - |
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Upper intermediate (B2) |
| French | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) | Elementary (A2) |
| Year | Status | Degree / Description | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/09/03 - 2023/01/05 | Concluded |
Co-Creation Training Capacity Building for Higher and Vocational Education Teachers – Learning Based on Co-Creation Processes for Innovation – 4th Edition
(Outros)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra
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N/A |
| 2022/10/05 - 2023/07/23 | Concluded |
Distance Learning in Higher Education
(Pós-Graduação)
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra Escola Superior de Educação de Coimbra
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Aprovado |
| 2019 | Concluded |
Design
(Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Belas Artes
CONTRIBUTO DO DESIGN NO AUMENTO DA LITERACIA EM SAÚDE: Projeto de cocriação em design com a colaboração do Instituto Nacional Dr. Ricardo Jorge
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N/A |
| 2004/09/02 - 2007/06/04 | Concluded |
Arte Multimédia
(Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Belas Artes
“FastDesign: Estudo de novas linguagens do design para novos meios de comunicação”
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N/A |
| Year | Distinctions and Awards | Type | Awarding Entity |
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| 2026 |
1.º lugar nos Teaching Tourism and Hospitality Excellence Awards 2026
Distinção atribuída ao trabalho Work-Based Learning in Hospitality: Integrating Real Hotel Operations into Tourism and Hospitality Education in Northern Portugal, desenvolvido em coautoria por Ricardo Lanção, Mónica Santos e Susanne Graaf, no âmbito dos Teaching Tourism and Hospitality Excellence Awards 2026, associados à International Conference on Tourism Research — ICTR 2026.
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Award |
Academic Conferences and Publishing International Limited
Portugal
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