{"id":1687,"date":"2016-06-21T13:26:27","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T13:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paginas.fe.up.pt\/~nmestres\/2023\/?page_id=1687"},"modified":"2026-10-01T09:29:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T08:29:20","slug":"deans-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/nmestres\/2026\/en\/deans-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean\u2019s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:left top;--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:13.3333%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:65.3333%; margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div>\n<p>There are moments that mark an achievement. And there are moments that remind us that an achievement is, after all, the beginning of a new phase.<\/p>\n<p>The FEUP New Master\u2019s Graduates Celebration is one of those moments.<\/p>\n<p>In 2026, we celebrated more than 1,000 students who completed their studies and earned their master\u2019s degrees at FEUP. We celebrate the knowledge they\u2019ve acquired, their hard work, their perseverance, and all the challenges they\u2019ve overcome along the way. But above all, we celebrate the people who today carry with them much more than just a diploma.<\/p>\n<p>They carry knowledge to transform.<\/p>\n<p>They carry critical thinking to question.<\/p>\n<p>They carry the ability to create, solve problems, and make things happen.<\/p>\n<p>In a changing world, where technological, environmental, and social challenges intersect as never before, we hope this new generation of engineers will find their own path to making a difference\u2014in companies, organizations, research, entrepreneurship, or anywhere else where knowledge can transform the future.<\/p>\n<p>This, too, is the responsibility of engineering: not merely to keep pace with change, but to help shape it.<\/p>\n<p>On November 21, FEUP will celebrate with you. Moving forward, our goal is to continue walking alongside you. Because completing a master\u2019s degree does not mean ending your connection to FEUP. It means becoming part of a community that extends beyond the campus\u2014through collaboration, lifelong learning, research, innovation, and, above all, the relationships that endure.<\/p>\n<p>To all our new master\u2019s graduates, we offer our recognition and best wishes for a future that lives up to your talent, your ambition, and your dreams.<\/p>\n<p>To the professors, researchers, technical staff, and other professionals at FEUP, we thank you for the role you played on this journey.<\/p>\n<p>And to the families and friends who were one the easy times and the most challenging ones, we also extend a special thank you. This achievement belongs to them as well.<\/p>\n<p>We hope that, wherever the future takes you, you will carry this home with you and visit it at least once a year, for a \u201cHomecoming\u201d filled with emotions and memories.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations, New Masters!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"2701\" data-end=\"2737\"><strong data-start=\"2701\" data-end=\"2716\">Rui Cal\u00e7ada<\/strong><br data-start=\"2716\" data-end=\"2719\" \/>FEUP Dean<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:13.3333%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1687","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/nmestres\/2026\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/nmestres\/2026\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/nmestres\/2026\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/nmestres\/2026\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/nmestres\/2026\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1687"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/nmestres\/2026\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3857,"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/nmestres\/2026\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1687\/revisions\/3857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fe.up.pt\/nmestres\/2026\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}