Logistics hub Entrance exams

THE entrance exams for university began on Monday, June 5, and 7,700 youngsters from Murcia queued up nervously all around the region to do what they call the ‘EBAU’ or ‘Selectividad’ in Spain.

The results of these exams based on a point system determine what university and what course they will qualify for deciding the course of their young adult lives.

The exams are crammed into a short three ­ day period and finish on June 7 with most students sitting three to four exams each day beginning at 9.30am and finishing at 8.30pm.

A lot of pressure is put on the youngsters as this one exam is a huge contribution to their final result and because of this, a new model of the EBAU exams will be implemented.

The plan is to implement the new model in 2025 but it all depends on the outcome of the elections in the summer.

CALA CORTINA on Costa Calida is among the candidates for the best beach in Spain. The magazine specialising in travel and lifestyle Condé Nast Traveller has chosen this beach in the Cartagena area to feature in the 10 finalists. The readers of the magazine will choose which finalist will be crowned the Best Beach in Spain. The voting process will last until 23.59 on June 13. Recent winners include Valdevaqueros in Cadiz, 2021, and San Antonio del Mar in Asturias, 2020.

Cala Cortina representing the Region of Murcia was chosen as the second­best beach in Spain in 2020 and once again has been selected as one of the favourites for the award. The magazine

THE Region of Murcia has begun to appropriate land to build a large logistics hub that will be connected to the Mediterranean Corridor. The regional government plan to build an Agrifood and Transport City between Sangonera and Alcantarrilla next to the Western Industrial Estate and it should create 21,275 jobs.

It will house more than 100 companies involved in food, horticulture, transport and logistics, technology, and textiles and its terminal will connect with the Mediterranean freight corridor.

Best beach

has highlighted the crystal clear water, the 210 metres of protected coastline, and the unmistakable islet nestled in the cove as the main reasons for its place among the top 10.

The aim is to put the Region of Murcia ‘at the forefront of national and international logistics,’ according to the regional government. It will be a specialised platform for the management of the transport and storage of agricultural and foodstuff, mainly refrigerated transport, which is destined to become one of the major logistics hubs in southeast Spain. The Agrifood and Transport City will have a logistics area of around 5.3 million metres squared and is projected to move five million tonnes of goods per year.

Among those honoured was José Miguel Martínez from San Javier, the president of the Royal Spanish Boating Federation. He received this prestigious award for a lifetime of work improving Spanish sport.

The president of the committee said “You are admired and loved because you are able to unite the different personalities of great sportsmen and women and bring together all of them so that they work for the benefit of Spanish sport.”

The ceremony was held in the Alfredo Goyeneche Auditorium in Madrid and they also honoured sports personalities like Sergio Ramos, Pau Gasol, Ruth Beitia, and Gemma Mengual among others for being ‘heroes’ in the world of sport.