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Institutional development · Student experience, equity and outcomes · Brazil

UFSC doctoral student named on World Economic Forum's Future20 list of under-30 leaders

Luiz Felipe Cordeiro Serigheli, a doctoral student at Brazil's Federal University of Santa Catarina, is among 20 emerging leaders under 30 on the WEF-linked Future20 list.

Photo: Lionel Baur / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Why it matters: The Federal University of Santa Catarina has a doctoral student among the 20 under-30 leaders on the World Economic Forum community's Future20 list.

The Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) said its doctoral student Luiz Felipe Cordeiro Serigheli is one of 20 emerging leaders under the age of 30 on the Future20 list.

According to the university, the leaders on the list are connected to the community of the World Economic Forum (WEF).

UFSC said the recognition is linked to his participation in the Annual Meeting of Global Future Leaders 2026, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Editor’s view

Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor

The recognition applies to one UFSC doctoral student, Luiz Felipe Cordeiro Serigheli, and the university links it to his part in the Annual Meeting of Global Future Leaders 2026 in Dubai.

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