Lola Geraldes Xavier holds a postdoctoral degree from the University of Coimbra in Portugal (2014), a PhD in Literature from the University of Aveiro in Portugal (2007), a Master's Degree in Portuguese Literature from the Faculty of Arts at the University of Coimbra (2001), and a postgraduate degree in African and Diaspora Literatures and Cultures from the University of Coimbra (2003). She also graduated in Modern Languages and Literatures (Portuguese and French) with a specialization in education from the University of Coimbra (1997). Lola Geraldes Xavier is an associate professor ("Professora coordenadora") at Coimbra Polytechnic Institute in Portugal and at Macau Polytechnic University. She co-organized and published books on Portuguese-language literature and teaching Portuguese as a foreign language. She has published numerous papers in international scientific journals and presented papers at various international conferences in Comparative Literature, Brazilian and African Literature of Portuguese-speaking countries, Contemporary Portuguese Literature, Portuguese Language, and Portuguese as a Foreign Language. She has also participated in dozens of academic juries for PhD and Master's degree students and has supervised and co-supervised dozens of academic works. Lola Geraldes Xavier is a member of the International Association of Comparative Literature and the Portuguese Association of Comparative Literature.