Mário José Filipe da Silva, born on February 15, 1959, is an Assistant Professor at the Open University (Portugal). 

Degree in Modern Languages ​​and Literatures, Portuguese and French studies (1990) Faculty of Arts, University of Lisbon, Master’s in Luso-Asian Studies, Linguistics, University of Macau (1994), PhD in Portuguese Studies, Language Policy (2006), Open University (Portugal). Since 1996 professor at the Open University (Portugal). Member of the Board of Directors of the Instituto Português do Oriente (IPOR), Macau-SAR, P.R. China, representing Instituto Camões, 1999-2002. Vice-President of Instituto Camões, IP, 2010-2012. Senior adviser, for language abroad, of Camões IP, 2012-2015. Currently Assistant Professor at Universidade Aberta (Open University Portugal).