Sara Pilia, after a one-year high school study exchange in China (2006-2007), graduated in Chinese language and culture at Sapienza University (2015), where started a PhD in History and Institutions of\nContemporary China. At the same time, she got involved in advocacy and policy making in University and Research, with ADI  and then Eurodoc. Her\nmain focus is gender equality and academic freedom. From 2019 to 2021 she coordinated the Eurodoc Equality WG, and in 2021 was elected Eurodoc Vice\nPresident. She is Eurodoc’s Head of delegation at the Conference of INGOs of Council of Europe, and Secretary of its Committee devoted to gender equality and women’s rights.\n\nShe dropped out of her PhD before defense. She works now as a “community builder”, empowering marginalised communities by building bridges between NGOs, public administration and academia.