Testimonials from our Graduates

FELIPE SEBASTIAN OLIVA ABUSLEME. Technical manager at Todolivo S. L.: “Studying this Master is the best professional decision I have ever made”
After participating in the 2005 edition of the Master in Olive Growing and Oil Technology, this agricultural engineer began to work for the Todolivo company, advising farmers and conducting research on olive variety breeding and new hedge-row cultivation techniques. Originally from the world of fruit culture, he had not had previous contact with the olive sector. “At professional level, the Master in Olive Growing and Oil Technology has opened up a host of possibilities for me. I have acquired essential skills for developing my professional career in the passionate world of the olive sector”.
Felipe is convinced that “taking the Master in Olive Growing and Oil Technology is one of the best professional decisions I have ever made”. That is why he recommends anyone considering a career in the olive sector to follow in his footsteps. He also encourages people that are already part of the sector. “This master is the most comprehensive at international level and enables students to acquire the necessary expertise to develop their professional career with the best guarantees”.

AHLAM DRISSI EL BOUZAIDI.Head of Plant Health in the Department of R&D+i of an endotherapy company
“The Master has given me direct contact with olive growers and oil mill masters”.
Besides excellence in the training programme, enabling students to acquire skills and develop solid knowledge on olive oil production, the Master in Olive Growing and Oil Technology has a fundamental appeal: the cultural diversity shared by students from 25 countries. Agricultural engineer Ahlam Drissi El Bouzaidi, graduated in her home country of Morocco before continuing her studies in the 14th edition of the Master in 2012. She highlights the practical training that she received: “Participation in the practical sessions and field visits gave me direct contact with the olive growers and oil mill masters as well as insight into the latest technological advances in the sector”.
Besides an excellent training programme in olive growing, Ahlam points out that her participation in the Master in Olive Growing and Oil Technology has also given her great benefits at personal level. “The Master gave me the opportunity to learn more about the culture of Spain and other countries, as there were students from all over the Mediterranean on the course”. Not only has she has been trained in the sector where is now working on a professional basis but she has also learnt a new language – Spanish”.

HRISTOFOR MIHO. Researcher at the Ucolivo Group of the Department of Agronomy of the University of Cordoba: “Thanks to the solid training that I received I can lead high-impact research projects”
Hristofor began his academic journey at the Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania. In 2012 he graduated in agrifood industrial engineering, and in 2013 travelled to Cordoba to take the Master in Olive Growing and Oil Technology. This opened the door to his professional career, consolidating his “passion for learning”. He then went on to do a doctorate at the same university where he is currently conducting research thanks to a ‘Margarita Salas’, postdoctoral fellowship. He has also worked as an agrifood engineer and technical R&D+i specialist at the renowned Vector Horizonte Company.
He has had a productive professional career in science and is currently project manager for the European project GEN4OLIVE, that focuses on placing multidisciplinary innovation at the service of the olive sector. He is convinced that the “solid training” that he received during the Master in Olive Growing and Oil Technology” has enabled him to manage high-impact research projects in key areas such as phenolic olive compounds and olive oil quality. “I will certainly recommend this Master to any student interested in studying olive growing and oil technology in greater depth. For me it was a crucial stage in my professional journey”.