On April 10, 2015, Maria Ana Prelada Ferraz, since then CEDU's Integrated Member, defended her doctoral thesis on "The multilevel protection of fundamental rights in the European Union - the conformer role of economic freedoms". The jury was composed of: Professor Graciete Tavares Dias (President), Professor Manuel Lopes Porto, Professor João Pacheco de Amorim (discussant), Professor Pedro Bacelar de Vasconcelos, Professor Alessandra Silveira (Advisor), Professor Serafim Pedro Madeira Froufe (discussant), Professor Dr. Benedicta MacCrorie Graça Moura. The candidate was approved by unanimous vote.