Augusta Ferreira, completed her PhD in Accounting on 01/25/2011 from the University of Aveiro, her Master's degree in Business Management on 07/16/1996 from the University of Minho, her Degree in Accounting Auditing on 07/1991 from the University of Aveiro - Higher Institute of Accounting and Administration and the Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Administration on 1988/07/30 from the University of Aveiro - Higher Institute of Accounting and Administration. She is a Coordinating Professor with Aggregation at the Higher Institute of Accounting and Administration of the University of Aveiro and teaches at undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels, in the area of Accounting with a greater preponderance, in recent years, in the area of Public Accounting. As part of her teaching and research activity, she has guided master's and doctoral students in their dissertation and thesis work. The research activity she develops focuses on the following areas: Public Sector Accounting, Accountability, Accounting Theory, Budgeting, Internet Financial Reporting, Financial Accounting, Accounting Information Systems and Social Economy. In these areas of research, she has published several articles in specialized scientific journals and book chapters and has also edited 5 books. She was part of the research team of another project, and was the responsible researcher for the project Theoretical framework for promotion of accountability in the social economy sector: the IPSS case funded by FCT. She participates in scientific events and also has scientific review work. She has also developed management activities, namely at the level of the rectory (provost), executive committee (vice-director), pedagogical council and other management bodies of the institution where she teaches.