Maria do Rosário Mira (Mira, M. R.), holds a PhD in Tourism and is Adjunct Professor at the Department of Tourism and Gastronomy of the Polytechnic University of Coimbra, Tourism and Gastronomy Department. She is a full researcher at CiTUR and a collaborating researcher of GOVCOPP-UA. She is part of the research team of the project TalentTOUR—“Talent Management in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector” and HCTourism—“Profile and Trends of Human Capital in the Tourism Sector”, both funded by CiTUR, trough FC. She is an international auditor for the UNWTO TEDQUAL Certification Programme, focusing on education in tourism and gastronomy courses. She also serves as a reviewer for papers in international journals SCOPUS AND Web of Science. Her research interests relate to quality, methodology, human resources and internationalization of tourism destinations. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1722-3476; SCOPUS Author AU-ID: 57204468916; Researcher ID (Web of Science): N-3212-2018