Diana Maia is a Lecturer of Portuguese as a Foreign Language at Nankai University (Tianjin, China) since 2017, where she is responsible for planning and teaching curricular units related to Portuguese language and culture. She holds a master's degree in Portuguese / Chinese Intercultural Studies: Translation, Training and Business Communication from Minho University (2016). She is currently a postgraduate student of Portuguese Studies with a specialization in Portuguese Literature at Universidade Aberta. Her research interests focus on the topics of Portuguese literature, intercultural studies, and teaching of Portuguese as a Foreign Language.