Tag: economics and innovation

João Vieira’s journey to America as soccer standout and top student

Posted by on May 1, 2026

Growing up in Brazil and Uruguay, João Vieira’s dream since childhood was to play soccer in America. 

That passion eventually carried him thousands of miles to the United States, where he’s now a top player for the Missouri S&T Miners soccer team and maintaining a 4.0 GPA majoring in economics.

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Curators approve master’s degree program in economics and innovation at S&T

Posted by on November 20, 2024

The University of Missouri Board of Curators unanimously voted today (Nov. 20) to approve a new master’s degree program at Missouri University of Science and Technology. Graduates of this program will earn a master of science degree in economics and innovation, or MEI. It is designed to address the need for a technically trained workforce […]

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