Santander @ Madrid @ WISE

Monday, February 27, 2017

Ms Ana Dubois
FUNDACIÓN TRANSFORMA ESPAÑA
Youngest member of the Action Tank
Spain
Domains of expertise
Education Technologies
Higher Education
Soft skills
Centres of interest
Education reform and innovation
Entrepreneurship education

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Biography

Multidisciplinary Spanish entrepreneur, executive search analyst and venture capitalist with Business background and years of experience in matching people’s dreams with companies’ strategies. Main areas of interest: YOUTH, TALENT, EDUCATION, INNOVATION.

Santander @ Madrid @ WISE

Santander - WISE @madrid
The bank tops the 'Global Fortune 500' list as the company that invests the most in Corporate Social Responsibility in connection with education, according to the first global study published by the Varkey Foundation in collaboration with UNESCO.In 2015, the bank invested 160 million euros.

Santander Universities maintains agreements with 1.198 universities and research institutes from  Argentina (82), Brazil (398), Belgium (1), Chile (49), China (10), Colombia (29), Italy (1), France (1), Germany (12), Mexico (205), Peru (15), Poland (63), Portugal (48), Puerto Rico (8), Qatar (1), Russia (6), Singapore (3), Spain (124), USA (45),  United Kingdom (82), UAE (1) Uruguay (9) y Global agreements (5).*

Santander, the world's largest corporate contributor to education Madrid, 26th January 2015-. Banco Santander topped the Global Fortune 500 list of companies that invest in education through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, according to the first global study published by the Varkey Foundation in collaboration with UNESCO. The report finds that the majority of CSR investment in education originates from “just a few companies”. According to the Global Fortune 500 list, the 10 companies that allocate the most funds to the cause are: Banco Santander, which, with annual investments totalling EUR 142 million, ranks first, followed by IBM, Telefónica, Exxon Mobil, Target, GlaxoSmithKline, Microsoft, Toyota Motor, Rio Tinto Group, and Wells Fargo. The study based its figures on the average totals from 2011 and 2013. The report indicates that the eight Spanish companies featured on the Global Fortune 500 list have dedicated more to CSR than the 29 German firms (nearly EUR 437 million) and have allocated three times more to education (over EUR 291 million in comparison with nearly EUR 96 million). According to the analysis, taken together, the eight Spanish concerns invested more than EUR 548 million in CSR activities, EUR 291 million (or 53%) of which was dedicated to education. Three financial and telecommunications companies accounted for 87% of this contribution, with Banco Santander being the largest benefactor. Roughly 70% of the EUR 291 million contributed by the eight Spanish companies was allocated to higher education, and another 16% to primary and secondary education. Of the total (EUR 291 million), EUR 159 million was distributed to priority areas like Africa, Asia, the Pacific and Latin America. The Bank is the largest contributor to global education, focusing primarily on Latin America. It states that Banco Santander differentiates itself among the major banks because CSR is not interpreted by default to mean financial inclusion activities in local communities. More than 75% of Banco Santander’s CSR investment is allocated to universities. The Bank maintains strategic, long-term partnerships to support the internationalisation and modernisation of academic institutions, the mobility of students and teachers, job growth, and entrepreneurial development. For example, in 2013, Santander awarded more than 22,400 grants, and the Bank continues to maintain over 1,100 agreements, through Santander Universities, with educational facilities around the world. Since 1996, Santander Universities has formed the backbone of the Bank’s social activity, allocating more than EUR 1 billion to various university projects and collaborating in the development of more than 4,400 initiatives each year. Nearly 2,200 employees coordinate and manage the Bank’s commitment to higher education. The Fortune Global 500 list is a ranking of the top 500 companies worldwide by revenue. The list is compiled and published annually by Fortune magazine.

Sunday, February 26, 2017

Ms Marta Vernet
AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BARCELONA
Head of Activities,Service Learning and Community Service, and CAS Coordinator
Spain
Domains of expertise
Social Entrepreneurship
Soft skills
Service Learning, Shared Value, Public/Private partnerships
Centres of interest
Innovation in education
Links between education & the workforce / The skills gap

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Biography

I am a social "intraprenuer" and educator with more than 20 years of experience working at The American School of Barcelona. I have developed educational programs in the Barcelona Community through strategic partnerships and institutional collaborations. My mission is to create a better world, my strategy is to develop future leaders, with a strategic vision which will allow them to create "Shared Value" in the communities where they are operating. I see these leaders working, in International Corporations, Public Institutions, Business, Hospitals, Schools or Universities. To fulfill my mission, I am creating programs that are experienced by students in their years of schooling. These programs have certain characteristics, they are experienced outside of class, they create value in the community, they are sustainable, experiential and they are win win partnerships for all parties involved.

chris macrae here -thanks: see you  18:20  at la cafeteria "La Pecera de Círculo de Bellas Artes " not on mobile in spain but tried to send conformation text via skype (back in usa my mobile 1 240 316 8157) pls use email while in spain chris.macrae@yahoo.co.uk 

from Mr. Josep Tarres Subject Re: Re: Exploratory meeting

Chris,

Yes. We can meet by 18:20 (I will be arriving from Barcelona) at la cafeteria "La Pecera de Círculo de Bellas Artes "

Círculo de Bellas Artes
Alcalá, 42
28014 MADRID

Please confirm. Let me know your mobile.

Regards,
Josep Tarres

Mr. Josep Tarres
MOBILE NUMBERS TECHNOLOGY
Project Leader
Spain
Domains of expertise
Education Technologies Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) Education with mobile technology
Centres of interest
Finance & Funding The future of higher education



Biography
Josep Tarrés, industrial engineer by Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Master of International Management by Thunderbird School of Global Management (1983), project management professor, Universitat de Girona, 1998-2011. He has developed several international marketing campaigns and he has had media management positions. Currently, he is focusing in R+D and project manager of IT projects as MNT (STEM education with mobile technology...). MNT is an initiative from an interdisciplinary team of scientists, university professors, students and IT experts. After 2 years of R+D, MNT is in the pre-market phase and ready for computational development to the global education market. MNT (Mobile Numbers Technology) is a new way to show numbers and numerical relations with an intuitive, easy-to-use, integrated graphical interface and mobile technology (multi touch-screen devices…). A novel technology that merges different disciplines (geometry, neuroscience…) in a visual way using fractals, colors, symmetries... in a very intuitive (symbols are coherent) and flexible (reversibility) way. MNT allows students to work, in a visual and tactile manner, with numbers and numerical relations. The students are not passive subjects, now they are part of the process. MNT as mobile learning system provides the learner the possibility to test its knowledge inside or outside the classroom. This is a new experience for students, a role that motivates them. In Physics and other applied disciplines, MNT graphic representations are easy to understand for the students so they can play with the physical relations in order to get the full potential of the education.

Mobile +34 606006024



P.S. Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 March (and March 1), I will have limited access to my email jtarrest@gmail.com
If you need to contact me, please call me or use tarresmobile@gmail.com

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Chengdu

2017 G-MEO Summer Program Session I will be held at the prestigious Chengdu American Center for Study Abroad on the Huaxi campus of Sichuan University. A major city with a population of over 14 million, Chengdu recently surpassed Shanghai as the city having the most successful economy in mainland China. It is famous for its world-class Sichuan cuisine, leisurely tea houses, local opera houses, and historic temples, as well as the home of the giant pandas. Sichuan University is one of the leading universities in China and the earliest higher education institute in the Sichuan province, dating back to the Qing Dynasty. School of Record (SOR): Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) - one of the most respected regional universities on the East Coast, will serve as the SOR to issue the official transcript for courses offered by the consortium of accredited American universities to students who are duly admitted and have successfully completed one or more for-credit courses on this program. Applicants must obtain the approval of his/her academic advisor from their home institution before he/she can enroll. Who Should Attend: All college students in the US. G-MEO offers a unique opportunity for both American and international students (including Chinese international students completing college degrees in the US). Fields of Study: All courses are taught in English by instructors appointed by individual schools that offer those courses with the concurrence of FDU. Students can enroll in 1 to 2 courses during the 5-week program, or up to 3 courses with written authorization of their home institute. Courses are available in Business, Economics, Social Sciences & Humanities, Language Studies, and Science. Full course offerings and syllabi are available here. Extracurricular Activities and Professional Development: G-MEO staff will organize a number of cultural events and site visits as well as conduct one or more professional development seminars.

Saturday, February 25, 2017

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Mr. Jesús Sainz CIRCULO DE EMPRESARIOS General Secretary Spain
Mr. Consuelo Saiz UFV Innovation Professor Spain
Mr. Ray Sala Albert PAYPAL ESPAÑA General Manager Spain
Ms Esther Salat AYUNTAMIENTO DE SANT CUGAT DEL VALLES Concejala de Educación Spain
Mr. Jorge Salazar Brunete UNIVERSIA Legal Department Spain
Ms Lucia Salem Fatule TETUAN VALLEY Innovation Manager Spain
Ms Aroa Sánchez FUNDACIÓN TELEFÓNICA STEM coordinator Spain
Ms Mónica Sanchez HAPPYPEN Directora técnica Spain
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Dr. Miguel Ángel Sancho EUROPEAN FOUNDATION SOCIETY AND EDUCATION Presidente Spain
Mr. Francesco Sandulli UNIVERSIDAD CAMILO JOSÉ CELA (UCJC) Vicerrector de Innovación Spain
Chancellor José M Sanz UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID Chancellor Spain
Mr. Carlos Serrano CHARLES & I, LAW FIRM Socio Director Spain
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Ms Tanya Solochek CICAE -ASOCIACIÓN DE COLEGIOS PRIVADOS E INDEPENDIENTES Coordinadora de Proyectos Spain
Mr. Daniel Soriano IE BUSINESS SCHOOL Director, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center Spain
Mr. Tito Spinola ASHOKA Youth, Partnerships & Storytelling Spain
Mr. Edgardo Spivak UNIVERSIDAD CAMILO JOSÉ CELA (UCJC) Director Campus UCJC-Almagro Spain
Mr. Ned Strong DRCLAS Executive Director United States of America