When we came up with the idea of creating a student structure we called JUNITEC, we had in mind something that would be a milestone for the future, shaping the differentiators of our economy, with a focus on various themes such as leadership, high-performance teams, entrepreneurship, innovation and technology.

JUNITEC is an organisation where we have the capacity to achieve, where we can serve society and our colleagues. JUNITEC has given us the ability to always ask 'why not?', confidence in our engineering skills, problem-solving, a first and complete management experience. It was worth it!

My participation and subsequent leadership role in JUNITEC were absolutely critical in defining my career path. It was through JUNITEC that I gained an initial understanding, and a lot of curiosity to learn more, about innovation and entrepreneurship, the areas that have come to define my academic career.

At JUNITEC, we are a team of students united by a common passion: building technology that makes a difference. Guided by our core values - Learn, Innovate, Entrepreneur - we endeavour to prove the power of young talent to generate a real impact on companies and society.

It was at JUNITEC that I had the opportunity to create my first professional projects, and to encourage and nurture characteristics of initiative and leadership. But above all, it was also where I met and worked with people who inspired me as a young aspiring engineer and manager, with whom I have remained friends to this day.

Working with JUNITEC over the five years of my degree was crucial to understanding the challenges of managing and operating a company, a key complement to the technical knowledge gained during my degree. I can say that if it hadn't been for this experience, I wouldn't have started the successful business project that is Innovagency together with three IST colleagues.

The opportunity to help found JUNITEC was the most defining moment of my entrepreneurial journey. It was at JUNITEC that I learnt how to solve difficult real-world problems by creating fantastic teams. And, essentially, I learnt to make mistakes quickly, one of the fundamental principles of Unbabel Labs.

It is rewarding to see the transformative role this organisation continues to play in students' development, bringing them closer to the business and technology world and fostering a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.