Bruno Costa holds a PhD in Cultural Studies from the University of Aveiro and a master's degree in Creative Industries Management from the Portuguese Catholic University (UCP). He has specialized his research in the processes of constructing an European identity, with a particular focus on the mechanisms of internationalizing artistic projects and European cooperation. He is guest lecturer for Partnerships, Networks and Internationalization in Creative Industries, at UCP, and elected member of the Circostrada Network steering committee. As co-director of Bússola, his professional career has focused on the areas of strategy, planning, financing, and management applied to the cultural and creative sector.Specialization and interest areas: strategic cultural management, conception of strategic cultural projects, financing of cultural and creative projects, management of cultural and creative projects, coordination of international cooperation projects, international artistic mobility, and policies for the construction of European cultural identity.