On July 18, the PhD exams in Education Sciences, specializing in Curriculum Development, were held, as requested by Master Ila Beatriz da Silva Maia, with Dr. José Augusto de Brito Pacheco and Dr. Alicia Bonamino as advisors.

With her thesis entitled “References for institutional evaluation of schools in the era of globalization and accountability policies: A study on the Portuguese and Brazilian reality,” she was awarded a grade of “Very Good.”