The Alumni Talks – PhD Edition 2022 took place on June 8, at Alameda campus, and brought together the President of Técnico, professor Rogério Colaço, the Vice-president of Técnico for financial management, five Técnico alumni and current students. The event was organised by TT@Técnico, in collaboration with Técnico PhD Student Club, and powered by Santander Universities. “What are the career paths that PhD holders can consider?” and “What are the employer perspectives of PhD holders?” were some topics addressed during the event.

The president of Técnico stressed “the profile of our graduates has changed significantly. Changing the employer’s profile in order to recognise a more advanced training will benefit companies, as they will have employees with different skills”.

Ricardo Magalhães, representative of Técnico PhD Student Club, highlighted the “value of a PhD for employment”. “I hope that Técnico will play an increasingly important role, nationally and internationally”.

The Técnico alumni talked with students about careers and future prospects, and academic backgrounds .

The 2022 edition was attended by Ana Cristina Mendes, Data Scientist at Farfatech, Anabela Coelho, Carbon Fiber Engineer at Teijin Automotive Technologies Portugal, Catarina Barata, Técnico professor (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – DEEC) and researcher at the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR), João Almeida, Quantitative Analyst at BNP Paribas Corporate and Institutional Banking and Ligia Diana Amorim, Data Scientist at Santander.