{"id":17348,"date":"2025-12-18T23:03:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:03:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carlosmfalves.eu\/masters-defenses-of-students-ines-neiva-and-ana-margarida-direito\/"},"modified":"2025-12-18T23:03:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T23:03:50","slug":"masters-defenses-of-students-ines-neiva-and-ana-margarida-direito","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carlosmfalves.eu\/en\/masters-defenses-of-students-ines-neiva-and-ana-margarida-direito\/","title":{"rendered":"Master&#8217;s defenses of students In\u00eas Neiva and Ana Margarida Direito"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was with great pleasure that I witnessed another significant moment in the Master&#8217;s program in Digital Transformation at the <a class=\"rbJlXBzRbySbuPCWQzjoswVAGlGBFmEhY \" tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/umaiaoficial\/\" target=\"_self\" data-test-app-aware-link=\"\">University of Maia &#8211; UMAIA<\/a>: the dissertation presentations, where the students 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