Meet the editors

Professor Brizeida Hernández Sánchez has extensive training and pedagogical experience, with a focus on curricular design and teaching, specializing in project management and educational quality processes for different academic levels. She is an expert in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) applied to education, social pedagogy, special education, educational technology, and management of public policies and

educational institutions (supervising training in different master's degrees). This training trajectory is combined with a wide and extensive experience, both academic and professional, in pedagogy. She is the academic coordinator of the training program in the Chair of Entrepreneurship at the University of Salamanca and a member of the academic committee for international postgraduate programs. She is also a member of the Department of Scientific Research and Technological Development (SENACYT) Panama.

José Carlos Sánchez Garcia is a full professor in the Social Psychology Department, University of Salamanca, Spain, where is also the director of the Chair of Entrepreneurship. His main scientific interests are entrepreneurship, innovation, and regional development. He also carries out research in evaluation and participation methodologies, public policies, associations and volunteering, social innovation and social entrepreneurship,

social inequalities, and lifelong learning. He is an active member of several civil society networks, including the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) and the Association of Former United Nations Industry and Development Experts (AFIDE). He is also a director of training programs on entrepreneurship.

António Carrizo Moreira is an associate professor with habilitation in the Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering, and Tourism (DEGEIT), University of Aveiro, Portugal, where he lectures courses on international business, strategy, marketing, entrepreneurship, innovation, and statistics. He received his master's degree in Management from the University of Porto, Portugal, an MBA from Porto Business School, and

a Ph.D. from the University of Manchester, England. Dr. Moreira received scholarships from the Science and Technology Research National Board (JNICT) and Science and Technology Foundation (FCT).

Alcides A. Monteiro is a full professor in the Sociology Department, University of Beira Interior (UBI), Portugal. He is currently the director of the Ph.D. course in sociology. His main scientific interest is local and regional development. He also carries out research in evaluation and participation methodologies, public policies, associations and volunteering, social innovation and social entrepreneurship, social inequalities, gender

studies, adult education, and lifelong learning. He is an active member of several

civil society networks, including the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN), Portuguese Association for Local Development (ANIMAR), Gender Equality Network (Citizenship Roadmap in Portugal), and European Network for Social Policy Analysis (ESPANET).
