Rita Saias

• Graduation in Political Sciences from the Social and Political Sciences Institute – University of Lisbon (2012-2015);
• Currently attending a Masters in Leadership, Governance and Democracy Studies at the Institute of Political Studies – Universidade Católica Portuguesa;
• Along the years, has taken on several roles in the area of youth, both in Portugal and abroad;
• International voluntary work in Mozambique with AHEAD (2014) and worked in São Tomé and Príncipe as coordinator of the WACT (2016-2017) and as a Consultant in Educational Policies for UNICEF (2018).
• Integrated in 2019 the Executive Secretariat of the World Conference of Ministers Responsible for Youth and Youth Forum – Lisboa+21
• Consultancy for the Portuguese Youth and Sports Institute in the creation of monitoring and
  evaluation mechanisms regarding the implementation of the Lisboa+21 declaration.
• In 2020 elected unanimously President of the National Youth Council.
• Since March 2021 – Consultant for the Chief of Staff of the President of the Republic, forYouth, Intergenerational Dialogue and Active Ageing.

Nationality: Portugal

Scientific areas: On Our Agenda (emigration)