Cátia Rijo

Cátia Rijo has a Ph.D. in Design from the Faculty of Architecture of Lisbon, a Master’s in Graphic Design, and a Degree in Visual Design, both from IADE.

In 2016 she founded DESIGNLAB4U, a professional laboratory that immerses students in pedagogical work, offering the opportunity to collaborate with real projects within community settings to develop culturally and socially enrichment activities.

She is currently Vice President of Higher School of Education of Lisbon, where she coordinates and teaches curricular units related to Design. In addition, she is a Coordinator of the Arts and Technologies Degree at the Interdisciplinary Center for Educational Studies of Education and a research member at CIAUD.