Between April 16 and 18, 2024, the city of Porto hosted the Regional Forum of the International Social Security Association (ISSA), a meeting marked by the discussion of critical issues in the area of social security.

Professor Sílvia Sousa, from the Economics Department of the School of Economics and Management at the University of Minho (EEG), took part in the plenary session dedicated to the social security system in Portugal.

The session, which took place on April 16, brought together experts from different backgrounds - academic, technical and political - to discuss the successes and challenges faced by the Portuguese social security system.

Known for her work and research in the area, the lecturer shared valuable insights into the evolution of social policies and their impact on the population with a reflection on the achievements and challenges of our social security system, bringing together interlocutors with different and complementary experiences (academic, technical, political and implementation of policy measures).

Sílvia Sousa is an assistant professor at the Economics Department, University of Minho and a researcher at NIPE, Economic Policies Research Unit. She holds a PhD in Economics from the European University Institute, Florence. Her research interests are in the intersection of Labour and Health Economics. She has participated in research projects financed by FCT and POAT/QREN and developed consulting work for national organizations. She was an advisor of the Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity and a member of the Policy Advisory Board of the EU-FP/ project Multilinks. Until 2017, she was a member of the Portuguese Association of Health Economics (APES) direction and of the UMinhoExec executive team.