João Albino Matos da Silva graduated in Economics from the University of Lisbon, ISEG (1975). At the same University, he obtained a master's degree (1986), with a dissertation entitled Evaluation of the Economic Impact of Tourism in Portugal, later published by ISCTE (CIDER, 1989) and the degree of doctor in Economics (1991), with a thesis entitled Tourism in Portugal- An Analysis of Micro - Macroeconomic Integration. Between 1982 and 1992, he was an assistant and assistant professor at ISCTE - IU, having transferred in 1992 to the University of Algarve, being a full professor in 1998 and, in March 2021, he had his “Jubilee”. At the University, he was President of the Foundation for the Development of the University of the Algarve (1997-2005), Dean of the Faculty of Economics (1994-1999), President of the Pedagogical Committee (1992-1994) and President of the Scientific Committee of this Faculty (1996-1997; 1999-2007;2008-2013; 2017-2021). Since 2021, he has been an invited member of the Scientific Committee of the Faculty of Economics, University of Algarve. At the University of Algarve, he coordinated the following Programs at the Faculty of Economics: MSc in Regional Economics and Local Development; MSc in Tourism Destinations Management and Development, in partnership with the University of Aveiro; MSc in Tourism Organization Management; and the PhD program in Tourism (2007-2021), having chaired the Research Centre for Regional Development and Economics (CIDER,1995-2004), and the Research Centre in Tourism and Leisure (CINTEL,2009-2013). Since 2015 and until 2023 he has been part of the scientific coordination of the Centre for Research in Tourism, Sustainability and Wellbeing (CinTurs ) of the University of Algarve. As an invited professor, he has also taught, in the fields of Tourism and Economics at the Escola Superior de Turismo de Macau,(1991), Escola Superior de Gestão, Hotelaria e Turismo, Algarve (member of the scientific committee,1992-1994), Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril, Portugal(member of the committee that created this School and of the scientific committee, 1992-1995), University of Kristianstad, Sweden(1995-1997), Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Brasil (2007-2008), Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Brasil (2012), Dili Institute of Technology, East-Timor (2013-), DEGEIT-Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal (member of the master coordination master in tourism management and development,2003-2005), Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal (2008-2011), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Portugal (2009) Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais(2015), Brasil, and Instituto Superior de Ciências Económicas e Empresariais, Cabo Verde(doctoral programs in partnership with the Faculty of Economics, University of Algarve, 2020-). He was representative of Portugal in the "High Level Group on Tourism and Employment" responsible for preparing the report for the European Union on "European Tourism. New Partnerships for Jobs" (1998), President of the National Tourism Observatory, (2001-2003), scientific advisor for Tourism of the General Directorate of Tourism of Portugal and the CCDR-Algarve for the Algarve Tourism Development Plan, and General Coordinator of the Research and Innovation Agenda for Tourism, Leisure, and Hospitality (FCT;2019). Since 2010, he has been President of the Evaluation Commissions of Tourism Programs of Portuguese Universities (A3ES). He has been representing the University of the Algarve in the Tourism Intelligent Forum (t-Forum). Is the President of the Scientific Committee of the Sustainable Tourism Observatory of the Algarve Region (2019-) and President of the General Assembly (2022-) of the national association “Plataforma Nacional de Turismo (PNT)”. In 2020, he was awarded the 'Career Award 2020” of the Portuguese Economists Order and in 2021 was distinguished by the University of Algarve with the title of Professor and Researcher Emeritus.