Maria Bacharel Carreira completed her PhD in Architecture, at Instituto Superior Técnico, in 2015. She was distinguished with the Glen Earthman Outstanding Dissertation Award, granted by the International Society of Educational Planning (ISEP), which recognises outstanding dissertations related to all aspects of educational planning.

The alumna presented the thesis “In-between Formality and Informality. Learning Spaces in University Context”, which earned her the award delivered this week during ISEP’s annual conference, held in New Orleans, USA.