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Biography
Diana Mesquita is currently an invited Assistant Professor at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Porto, Portugal. She holds a PhD in Educational Sciences, specialized in Curriculum Development from University of Minho. Her research interests include: Leaderhip and School Organization; Competency-Based Curriculum; Active Learning; Project-Based Learning; Teacher Learning; Professional Development; Higher Education; Engineering Education. She delivered more than 80 workshops dedicated to teacher training in Portugal, Brazil, Colombia, Russia and Thailand. She participated in several national and international projects, organized more than 25 national and international conferences and has more than 80 publications of articles in international journals, book chapters and scientific events.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, O Currículo da Formação em Engenharia no Âmbito do Processo de Bolonha: Desenvolvimento de Competências e Perfil Profissional na Perspetiva dos Docentes, dos Estudantes e dos Profissionais, University of Minho
Award Date: 7 Dec 2015
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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CEDH 2025-2029: CEDH - Research Centre for Human Development: UID/04872/2025. Pluriannual 2025-2029
Mesquita, D. (Project Coordinator)
1/01/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Research
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PBL4TEA: PBL framework for Digital Collaborative Teacher Training
Mesquita, D. (PI), Andrade, A. (Researcher), Soares, D. (Researcher), Cabral, I. (Researcher), Ribeiro, L. M. (Researcher), Alves, J. M. (Researcher), Alves, P. (Researcher) & Sobral, F. (Researcher)
1/12/22 → 30/11/24
Project: Education
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Centro de Formação de Escolas do Concelho do Seixal (2022)
Alves, J. M. (PI), Mesquita, D. (PI) & Cabral, I. (PI)
1/04/22 → 31/07/22
Project: Consultancy
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Prestação de serviços de consultoria 21/22 - Externato Marista de Lisboa
Mesquita, D. (PI) & Cabral, I. (PI)
1/11/21 → 31/07/22
Project: Consultancy
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Prestação de serviços de consultoria - Área Metropolitana do Porto
Mesquita, D. (PI), Cabral, I. (PI), Alves, J. M. (PI) & Silva, A. P. (PI)
28/09/21 → 30/09/22
Project: Consultancy
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Cada escola, uma boa escola
Alves, J. M., Cabral, I. & Mesquita, D., 10 Mar 2025, 1 ed. Porto : Câmara Municipal do Porto. 192 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Do singular ao transversal: fotografias de experiências de aprendizagem ativa no ensino superior
Miranda, F., Mesquita, D. & Gil, M., 21 Jun 2025, p. 1-1. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Institutional support for active learning: a case study in Portugal and Brazil
Reis, R. C. B. D. & Mesquita, D., 2025, In: International Symposium on Project Approaches in Engineering Education. 15, p. 220-227 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Scenario-based competence assessment for developing behavioral competences in engineering education: a systematic literature review
Pereira, R. R., Souza, M. C. D., Silva, B. P. D., Peres, F. A. P., Brasil, A. D. & Mesquita, D., 2025, In: International Symposium on Project Approaches in Engineering Education. 15, p. 228-236 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Using a chatbot for student onboarding and learning in projects: technology as an enabler of active learning
Lopes, E. T., Altoé, Y. B. O., Prazeres, P. G., Araujo, L. O. D., Monteiro, S. B. S., Mesquita, D., Pedersen, J. M. & Lima, R. M., 2025, In: International Symposium on Project Approaches in Engineering Education. 15, p. 513-520 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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Activities
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PAEE/ALE’ 2026, International Conference on Active Learning in Engineering Education
Mesquita, D. (Participant)
27 May 2026 → 8 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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PAEE/ALE’ 2026, International Conference on Active Learning in Engineering Education
Mesquita, D. (Participant)
27 May 2026 → 7 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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International Conference on Active Learning in Engineering Education
Mesquita, D. (Participant)
27 May 2026 → 7 Jun 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
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Universidade de Brasília
Mesquita, D. (Lecturer)
21 Jan 2026 → 2 Feb 2026Activity: Visiting an external institution › Visiting an external academic institution
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Zooming into Active-Learning: A Matrix to Analyse Student-Centred Curriculum Design
Miranda, F. (Speaker), Mesquita, D. (Speaker) & Gil, M. M. (Speaker)
24 Jun 2026Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Internacionalização nas universidades em debate na Semana Internacional da Faculdade de Educação e Psicologia
Matos, R., Mesquita, D. & Oliveira-Silva, P.
12/04/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Impacts
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Centro de Formação de Escolas do Concelho do Seixal (2022)
Alves, J. J. F. M. (Consultant), Mesquita, D. I. D. A. (Consultant) & Rocha, M. I. D. M. C. D. (Consultant)
Impact: Social impacts
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Prestação de serviços de consultoria 21/22 - Externato Marista de Lisboa
Mesquita, D. I. D. A. (Consultant) & Rocha, M. I. D. M. C. D. (Consultant)
Impact: Social impacts
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Prestação de serviços de consultoria - Área Metropolitana do Porto
Mesquita, D. I. D. A. (Consultant), Rocha, M. I. D. M. C. D. (Consultant), Alves, J. J. F. M. (Consultant) & Silva, A. P. (Consultant)
Impact: Social impacts
Knowledge & Innovation Hub
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Católica Learning Innovation Lab
Soares, D. (Coordinator), Andrade, A. (Member), Gonçalves, A. (Member), Abrantes, A. M. (Member), Azevedo, Â. (Member), Magalhães, A. (Member), Festas, C. (Member), Silva, C. (Member), Mesquita, D. (Member), Pinto, E. (Member), Oliveira, E. D. D. (Member), Miranda, F. (Member), Monteiro, I. (Member), Alves, J. M. (Member), Neves-Amado, J. (Member), Costa, J. C. E. (Member), Pereira, J. M. (Member), Rodrigues, L. F. (Member), Ribeiro, L. M. (Member), Cunha, M. A. A. D. (Member), Correia, M. J. (Member), Correia, M. H. (Member), Fontaine, M. (Member), Gil, M. (Member), Portocarrero, M. (Member), Carvalho, M. (Member), Dias, P. (Member), Alves, P. (Member), Menéres, S. (Member) & Sousa, R. T. D. (Member)
Knowledge & Innovation Hub: Laboratory