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Among those celebrating a degree in Business Management was one Co Tyrone graduate who is already putting his new talents to good use. Aidan McGeary from Dungannon transferred to the degree course at the end of his first year at Queen’s after originally opting for Business IT. And while that move gave him the opportunity for a work placement with PwC in Belfast, Aidan ploughed his own path into the business world — and is now a CEO in his own right, having set up an innovative clothing business for people who wear medical devices.

As chief executive and co-founder of Mude — an adaptive clothing company providing garments for people who need to wear a medical device — Aidan initially focused on helping people who use insulin pumps to manage diabetes. “The clothing products at Mude are specifically designed to fit underneath existing clothing items to ensure that individuals who wear medical devices do not have to adapt their fashion sense, and can wear the clothes they love,” he said. It was at the Start For Future programme where Aidan met his Mude co-founder.



This is a programme where an international network of entrepreneurial universities and incubators work together to transform universities to develop sustainable, innovative programmes that enable future leaders and change-makers. Also graduating from the school of business was Guilherme Santos, 16 years after moving to Northern Ireland from his native Brazil as a seven-year-old. He said throwing himself into.

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