Dr. Filipe Teles is Associate Professor in the Department of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences at the University of Aveiro, Portugal, where he teaches courses in the fields of Public Policy and Political Science. Presently, he is acting as Pro-rector for Regional Development and Urban Policies at the University of Aveiro.

He holds a PhD in Political Science and is a member of the Research Unit on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policy (GOVCOPP), where he has developed research work on governance and local administration, territorial reform, political leadership and innovation.

Dr. Filipe Teles participates in several national and international projects and is the author and co-author of several articles in international journals of reference. He is a member of the Portuguese Association of Political Science, the Political Studies Association (UK), the International Political Science Association, and he is currently President of the European Urban Research Association.

He has worked in and acoss different sectors. As an expert/consultant he has worked with the European Economic and Social Committee (EU Belgium), the Council of Europe (Strastbourg, France), the Joint Research Centre (European Commission), the European Environmental Agency (Copenhagen, Denmark), the European Securities and Markets Authority (Paris, France), among others. Collaborated with the Swedish Cooperation as a Consultant on Intermunicipal Cooperation in Colombia (2018-2020), and, currently, with the GFF-World Bank as an International Consultant on Integrated Governance, and with OECD.

In the context of his teaching and research activities he has lectured in several universities and countries: University of Warsaw (Poland), CEU Budapest (Hungary), University of Potsdam (Germany), ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences (Switzerland), Universidad Nacional de San Martin - Buenos Aires (Argentina), Bogota (Colombia), UNTL - Dili (East Timor), Institute of Advanced Studies - Koszeg (Hungary), Sofia (Bulgaria), University College Cork (Ireland), Estonia, Santiago (Chile), Cape Verde, among others.