Dr Carla Figueira is an academic and consultant in the field of international cultural relations and cultural diplomacy, culture, arts, heritage & creative sectors’ policy and practice, and linguistic policies. She has particular interest in systems convening, social learning and collaborative visual methods. She is currently the Director of the MA in Cultural Policy, Relations and Diplomacy and of the MA in Tourism and Cultural Policy at the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship, Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom. She is an international relations graduate of the Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (Portugal), she moved to London after a career in arts management. In the UK, she gained an MA in Arts Management (City University, UK, Chevening Scholar) and a PhD in Cultural Policy and Management (City University, UK, Praxis XXI Scholar). Carla is a founding member of ICRRA, the International Cultural Relations Research Alliance, hosted by the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. (ifa) and the British Council. She is also a member of ENCATC, the European network on Cultural Management and Cultural Policy education, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).
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Dr Carla Figueira is an academic and consultant in the field of international cultural relations and cultural diplomacy, culture, arts, heritage & creative sectors’ policy and practice, and linguistic policies. She has particular interest in systems convening, social learning and collaborative visual methods. She is currently the Director of the MA in Cultural Policy, Relations and Diplomacy and of the MA in Tourism and Cultural Policy at the Institute for Creative and Cultural Entrepreneurship, Goldsmiths, University of London, United Kingdom. She is an international relations graduate of the Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (Portugal), she moved to London after a career in arts management. In the UK, she gained an MA in Arts Management (City University, UK, Chevening Scholar) and a PhD in Cultural Policy and Management (City University, UK, Praxis XXI Scholar). Carla is a founding member of ICRRA, the International Cultural Relations Research Alliance, hosted by the Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. (ifa) and the British Council. She is also a member of ENCATC, the European network on Cultural Management and Cultural Policy education, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA) and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).