Helena Barroco was admitted to the Portuguese Diplomatic Service in 1997 and is a Diplomatic Advisor to the President of Portugal, Mr. Jorge Sampaio, since 1999. From 2006 onwards, she serves mainly in the context of international activities (i.e., United Nations Alliance of Civilizations; Fight against Tuberculosis as part of the MDG’s Agenda; Dialogue Café Global Network; the Global Commission on Drugs Policy). Since 2013 she coordinates the programmes developed by the Global Platform for Syrian Students for the promotion of higher education in emergencies in a sustainable and systemic way. Helena Barroco has degrees in Philosophy, Linguistics and a PhD in Philosophy of Quantum Physics from UCL, Leuven Catholic University.