Maria José Pinto da Silva Varadinov completed her PhD in Business Administration in 2016 at the Universidad de Extremadura, a Master's in International Management of Rural Development in 2001/11/28 at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Department of Economics, Sociology and Management, a Bachelor's in Agricultural Management in 1996/01 at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Department of Economics, Sociology, and Management, a Master's in Economic & Management Sciences in 1999/05/12 at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania - MAICh, a DEA in Business Administration and International Trade in 2008/12/01 at the Universidad de Extremadura - Campus Badajoz, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Management and Marketing for Agricultural Enterprises in 1996/08/02 at the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania - MAICh. Currently, she is an Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre. She has published 29 articles in specialized journals, authored 8 book chapters, and received 1 award and/or honors. She has served as Co-Investigator Responsible (Co-IR) in 4 projects and Researcher in several projects,. Her areas of expertise include Social Sciences and with emphasis on Inovation Education. In her Curriculum Vitae, the most frequent terms in the context of scientific and technological production are: Reverse logistics; Literature review; Supply chain; Problem formulation; Higher education; Supply chain; Green management; Agribusiness; Waste recovery; Methodologies; Pedagogical practices; Training; Teaching methodologies; Pedagogical practice; Communication; Simulator; Strategy; Decision; Traditional teaching; Active-based methods; Interactive approaches; Motivation; Pedagogy; Higher education; Learning; Formative assessment.