Strategic Growth & Finance Consultant

Miguel Silva has more than 20 years’ experience as a consultant for programs and projects, funded by the European Commission, the World Bank and quite a few cooperation national agencies, in several African countries. He was the Team Leader of the team of consultants for the European Union’s “Pro-GB” economic political and social development programme, centred on women and youth. Experienced in fields like economics, management, politics, education, WASH and capacity building, Miguel was also CEO at Engineers without Borders Portugal.  Teaching History, History of Development, Development and Global Citizenship, he is an Assistant Professor at FLUP (Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto) since 2012, and Guest Lecturer at UCP (Portuguese Catholic University) since 2017. Specialist in Contemporary History at Universidade Nova, Lisbon. MBA from UCP. Researcher at the IHC (Institute of Contemporary History at the Universidade Nova, Lisbon). At the Centre for African Studies of the University of Oporto (CEAUP), he was a board member from 2016 to 2022. He was, also, the editor of the CEAUP’s scientific journal “Africana Studia” from 2006-2013.