Students in Transform4Europe

For undergraduate, master's and doctoral students, T4EU offers unique and innovative opportunities such as:

• extended mobility between partner universities;
• distance and hybrid learning courses;
• double or multiple degree courses;
• joint programs;
• events (summer courses, cultural weeks and others).

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The students of the member universities are represented on the T4EU Student Council. The UCP representatives are:

Beatriz Bernardes (LinkedIn) 

Master’s in biomedical engineering and Degree in Bioengineering from the School of Biotechnology (ESB) of the Portuguese Catholic University. In 2018/2020 she worked as a specialized laboratory technician at Advanced Products Portugal (APP). She is a PhD candidate in Biotechnology at the ESB, in collaboration with the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Santiago de Compostela and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto. She is currently a Guest Lecturer at ESB in several courses related to transport phenomena and applied particle mechanics. Her main research interest focuses on the development of new therapies based on aerogel particles for the treatment of chronic wounds. Since March 2023, she has been the doctoral student representative at the ESB.

Francisco Afonso (LinkedIn)

Francisco Afonso is a second-year student at Católica Medical School. He comes from a German and Lusophone bicultural background due to his upbringing. He is Vice-President of External Affairs of the UCP Academic Medical Association for the current 2023/24 term. He has also been a member of the Pedagogical Council for the second consecutive term since he joined the course in 2022. In addition, he was a member of the Communication Department in the 2022/23 term of the same association, where he boosted social media. In 2023, he co-founded the Diversity Club at Católica Medical School, a club that organises a monthly event to raise awareness about diversity-related causes, through films, events, cultural visits or round tables. These experiences have allowed him to develop interpersonal leadership skills, creativity in problem-solving, listening to the student body and team collaboration. He volunteered with the German and Portuguese Red Cross Youth during the pandemic and took part in the ComVidas project in a home for the elderly in Vendas Novas. He is interested in art, history, European languages (he speaks seven), social medicine and health policy.

Maria Isabel Cura (LinkedIn)

Maria Isabel Cura has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from the Faculty of Education and Psychology (FEP), Portuguese Catholic University in the Oporto regional center. Between 2021 and 2023, she was involved in the Student Association from the Faculty of Education and Psychology (AE FEP UCP), such as being a member of the Pedagogical Department and Vice-President. Furthermore, in 2021, she volunteered through the community service from FEP and volunteered at the Portugues Food Bank, an activity she still does currently. Additionally, she integrated the mentoring project of the FEP UCP. Currently, she is a Master’s student in Clinical and Health Psychology in FEP UCP, having not only an interest in her specialty, but also in Justice Psychology and its components. Since November 2023, she is the treasurer of AE FEP UCP for the 2023/2024 term.