The first prize of the 2023 EFCE student mobility award was granted to Alexandra Antunes who recently completed work on her Master’s thesis at the King Abdullah University of Science and Techology (KAUST), Saudia Arabia, as part of her studies in chemical engineering with specialisation in biotechnology at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal. During her studies she also successfully completed courses of study at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), and an Entrepreneurial Skills course at Lund University in Sweden.
Presented biennially by the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE), these awards honour European chemical engineering students who have gained cross-cultural experiences by studying outside their home country for one semester or more.
The award was presented in Berlin, Germany, on 18 September 2023 during the Awards Session following the Opening of the 14th European Congress of Chemical Engineering & 7th European Congress of Applied Biotechnology – ECCE14 & ECAB7.
More information can be obtained from the EFCE press release”EFCE presents winners of the 2023 EFCE Student Mobility Award“