Emanuel Barbosa is a lecturer at ESAD since 1998. He is a member of ESAD's Technical-Scientific Council and ESAD International Relations; creative director of Casa International (2012-2016), Beijing; board member of Porto Design Biennale 2019; jury member of HOMI Asia Design Award 2019; board of directors of CEIDA; jury member of C-IDEA; council unit member GDIO — Global Design Industry Organization; specialist of the Sustained Support Programme (2023-2026), DGArtes; founding member of ACPT (2019).
He holds a PhD from the Universidad Politécnica de València, 2016 and a Master’s degree in Multimedia Design and Production from the Universitat de Barcelona (2005). He has a degree in Communication Design from ESAD (1993). His work has been recognised and disseminated by international publications since 1995. His awards include: Gold Award, Graphis Poster 2021; Silver Award Graphis Design 2021; Silver Award Graphis Design 2020; Silver Award Graphis Poster 2020; Silver Award Graphis Type 4 2018; Visual Impact 1997; Print 1998; EULDA 2006. He curates and promotes design events in various cities such as Porto, Lisbon, Águeda, Zagreb, Ho Chi Minh, Beijing, Macau, Zhuhai, Tianjin, Berlin, London and Ludwigsburg.