On February 12th, members of the CMU Portugal Alumni Community gathered in Lisbon for a networking event featuring Tepper School of Business Dean Isabelle Bajeux-Besnainou and Mimi Fairman, Executive Director of International Advancement at CMU.
The event allowed former CMU Portugal students to reconnect and engage with other fellow alumni while catching up on the latest from Carnegie Mellon University.
A total of eight CMU Portugal alumni attended the meeting, including Dual Master students Ricardo Marques, Vitor Leitão, Pedro Abreu, Anselmo Silva; as well as Dual Degree Ph.D. alumni Susana Brandão, Sabina Zejnilovic, Miguel Godinho de Matos and Zita Marinho. They were joined by Tiago Moreira da Silva, an MBA student from the Tepper School of Business who organized the gathering, and João Albuquerque, alumni of the College of Engineering.
The evening fostered great conversations strengthened connections while contributing to expand the CMU Portugal community’s global network.
During her visit to Lisbon, Mimi Fairman met with the CMU Portugal Coordination Office team to discuss CMU Portugal’s education initiatives and alumni community. The meeting served as an opportunity to highlight the partnership’s ongoing work and explore avenues for future collaboration. Discussions focused on strengthening engagement and exploring opportunities for deeper connections within the global CMU alumni network.
