Helena Vasques de Carvalho holds a Ph.D. in Sociology of Culture (2016), ISCTE, Portugal, a Masters degree in piano performance from the University of Tennessee - USA, and Diploma from the Lisbon National Conservatory. Her major research field relates artists professions and market economy, vocational and professional development, and performing arts in the creative agenda. She is currently a researcher at INET-md, Universidade Nova de Lisboa; previous positions includes Head of Music Education Department at ISEIT, Almada, at the Master degree program (2016-19), supervisor of 24 Master degree thesis, Lecturer of Didactic, Research Seminar, Organisation of music curriculum, Chamber music, Piano; Music lecturer at College level for eleven years (1998 - 2009) of Music analysis, Ear training, Music history, Methodologies of music learning. She currently teaches a PhD seminar on "arts and creativity on the XXI century", at INET-md Universidade Nova de Lisboa. She is s the President of the Portuguese Coalition for Cultural Diversity, a member of IFCDC - International Federation of Cultural Diversity Coalitions, invited observer by the UNESCO Cultural Diversity at the intergovernmental meetings on cultural diversity 2018/19/20/21 (2005 Convention); international academic reviewer at IAFOR, since 2017; jury member at DGArtes public funding for the arts in 2018-19; as professional pianist performed more than a thousand concerts since finishing the Master degree in music - recitals, chamber music concerts and orchestra concerts. She was evolved in the preparation of the 2016 Portugal Report at UNESCO; and has been working as an arts researcher and activist at the artists Union. Portuguese representative at the congresses of the Federation of International Coalitions (FICDC) in 2007 (Seville), 2009 (Bahia), 2013 (Möns), 2019 (Togo); Portuguese representative at all CEDC meetings in Europe 8Pris or Brussels) since 2006; Portuguese representative at the FIM Congress in Romenia (2009); Copenhagen (2011). ABRSM representative - Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music - in Portugal since 2017.