I am a PhD candidate in Political Science at ISCTE-IUL (Portugal), an experienced English as a Foreign Language teacher certified by the Australian TESOL Training Centre and Cambridge Assessment, and a member of the Asian Studies Group of the University of Sao Paulo International Relations Research Centre (NUPRI GEASIA). My academic research interests encompass China's Foreign Policy, the Belt and Road Initiative, EU-China relations, the process of internationalisation of Higher Education, Chinese migration, and Chinese students' mobility experiences abroad, particularly in Portugal. I have taught foreign languages in small private language schools international education institutions, and small, medium and large multinational enterprises. Throughout my career in ESL, and academic development, I have worked and studied in several countries, including Brazil, Canada, Australia, Portugal, Germany and Poland.