Biography

João Costa holds a Master's in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Minho, along with a postgraduate qualification in Translational Medicine from ULB and the Open 2 Health programme at the EUI. He manages the Global Development Awards Competition and serves as Director of the Global Development Conference, two flagship programmes of the Global Development Network. Previously, João worked as an interim Scientific Officer at the European Research Council and served as an evaluator for the European Commission on calls related to Higher Education, youth, and non-formal education. He also led the Erasmus Student Network Portugal and later served as Liaison Officer for ESN International to the European Students Union and the Lifelong Learning Platform.

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