Sofia Fernandes

Sofia Fernandes is Deputy Director of the Jacques Delors Institute, where she also serves as Director of the Académie Notre Europe. Her responsibilities include supporting the Director in the management and development of the Institute as well as overseeing citizen engagement activities and promoting Jacques Delors’ legacy. She has expertise in European social issues (European employment policy, worker mobility, skills, social rights, managing transitions).

Sofia was a lecturer at the Catholic University of Lille (2014-2020) and a trainer for the European Institute of Public Administration (2013-2017). Before joining the Institute in 2010, Sofia worked at the Jacques Delors European Information Centre in Lisbon, the Permanent Representation of Portugal to the EU and the Portuguese Institute for Quality – Ministry of Economy.

Sofia holds a degree in European Affairs from the University of Lisbon and a Master’s degree in International Relations from the Higher Institute of Social and Political Sciences of Lisbon. She also studied at the University of Bologna (Erasmus).