Biography
Jorge Alexandre Costa has fulfilled is music studies in the Music Conservatory of Porto (1988), in the College of Music and Performing Arts of the Porto Polytechnic (1990) and in the Communication and Art Department of University of Aveiro (1995). In 2000 he has finished a Master in Educational Sciences at the Institute of Psychology and Educational Sciences of University of Minho (Portugal). In 2009 he has concluded a PhD in Sociology of Education at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of University of Porto (Portugal). Currently he is lecturer in the Music Department of the College of Education of Porto Polytechnic Institute and member of the Scientific Committee of the College of Education of Porto Polytechnic. He has been vice-president of the Executive Direction of the College of Education of Porto Polytechnic between 2007 and 2008. He is member of CIPEM (Research Centre for Psychology of Music and Music Education) and part of the investigation team of several research projects sponsored by FCT (Foundation for Science and Technology from the Portuguese Ministry of Education). He is author and co-author of several projects aiming the divulgation of Portuguese composers’ works. He collaborates with the Culture Department of Matosinhos’ municipality in music programming since 2010.
