{"id":2173,"date":"2026-03-05T16:51:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T16:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inovacel.pt\/2026\/03\/05\/masters-thesis-defence\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T17:47:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T17:47:18","slug":"masters-thesis-defence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inovacel.pt\/en\/2026\/03\/05\/masters-thesis-defence\/","title":{"rendered":"Master&#8217;s Thesis Defence"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2173\" class=\"elementor elementor-2173 elementor-2157\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f9d83e9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f9d83e9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape 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