Miguel Freitas, an alumnus of the Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, was invited to return to his Alma Mater to speak and inspire new students and recent graduates at the Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year 2024-2025, which took place on October 18th, at the Cardeal Medeiros auditorium, in Lisbon.
Miguel recalled that “the Universidade Católica has always encouraged me to question the routine and to seek creative solutions to daily challenges”.
He also stated that “the excellence of the faculty and the dynamic teaching, very focused on practice and the development of teamwork projects, were fundamental to my education”.
Miguel is currently Vice President of Scientific Affairs at Danone, in New York. He was a student at the Escola Superior de Biotecnologia of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa for 7 years, graduating in Food Engineering and obtaining a master’s degree in Food Studies.
