Vicente Paulino, born in Holsa-Maliana (Timor) on October 1, 1978. PhD in Culture and Communication (2012) from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon. He holds a degree in Communication Sciences, specializing in Communication, Culture and Art, from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of NOVA University Lisbon. He has a Master’s degree in Communication Sciences/specialization in Contemporary Culture and New Technologies, from the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities of NOVA University Lisbon. Secretary of RENETIL for the district of Maliana – Timor-Leste (1999-2000); Founder and Editor of the “Kuda Ulun Lian Weekly Bulletin”, Maliana-Timor-Leste (1999-2001); Observer of the First Election for the Constituent Assembly of Timor-Leste (2001). Currently, he is a Professor at the National University of Timor-Leste. He was Director of the Center for Cultural and Arts Studies of the National University of Timor-Leste (CECA-UNTL). He was Director of the Knowledge Production and Dissemination Unit of the Postgraduate and Research Program at UNTL. He was a Professor in the Master’s Program in International Relations at the University of Peace (UNPAZ) in 2016-2017.