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PeopleMatters is a professional services firm specialized in people management consulting, a leader in Employer Branding and Communication in Spain. Our range of services also include Human Capital Strategy, Cultural Transformation, Talent Management, Organization, Compensation and Rewards, and Corporate Diversity and Wellness. The firm offers advanced training and professional education programs, as well as proprietary research and benchmark studies. PeopleMatters launched the Recruiting Erasmus Program to help top-level companies recruit international talent.
ABOUT RECRUITING ERASMUS Recruiting Erasmus is a digital talent attraction programme which brings together partner companies and international college students, through different media and the involvement of participating universities. recruitingerasmus.com
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CARLOS CRESPO
Project Manager of Recruiting Erasmus
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NURIA GRANÉ TERUEL University of Alicante
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CORAL MARTÍNEZ ÍSCAR
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LAURA FIDES
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NILS PAPIÓ RIFA
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BANCO SANTANDER
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ALDI
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BANKINTER
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ALTADIS
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GRIFOLS
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BANCO SABADELL
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HEINEKEN
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JOAN ELÍAS
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CARMEN HUIDOBRO
Director of SEPIE
President of ESN Spain
What’s worth a lot, costs very little
A great career starts here
Our people, our differentiating value
University of Barcelona
Erasmus in París
With you we can go even further
Committed to people and innovation
Do something that makes a difference
A great place to work
Erasmus in Wageningen
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MATILDE SÁNCHEZ
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HELENA MARTÍNEZ
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INECO
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MAPFRE
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ALEJANDRO GARCÍA
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NURIA MARTÍN PIRIS
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Carlos III Univerity of Madrid
Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Designing future, conecting people
People, Talent and Commitment
Erasmus in Rzeszów
Polytechnic University of Madrid
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Carlos Crespo Project Manager, Recruiting Erasmus
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THE INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE There is no question that one of major success stories in the European Union is the Erasmus Program. It was first implemented in June 1987, barely a year and a half after Spain became a member State. At the start of the next school year, the first time ever for the European exchange program, 95 Spanish university students went abroad to continue their degree or take graduate courses for several months –while improving their language skills and learning to live on their own. Today, 32 years on, over a million Spanish students and professors have completed their education in other European countries thanks to the Erasmus Program. The European Commission has demonstrated empirically what many already suspected –an international academic experience improves access to the labor market. Indeed, 79% of Erasmus recipients find a job after graduating in less than three months. This is five percentage points better than their counterparts who do not have the benefit of a European study or internship program. This is why we at PeopleMatters launched Recruiting Erasmus over 11 years ago. The project remains relevant today because identifying students with an international experience helps find qualified professionals who are willing and able to join an interconnected workplace.
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Indeed, those of you who have studied abroad feel confident working in international settings, are less resistant to changing your place of residence, are more proactive, more entrepreneurial and socially skilled. And above all, you have a global world view, an important asset in the current labor market. These unique skills are more easily found precisely among students who one day decided to go on an international experience. If you have this magazine in your hands and have been on an Erasmus or some other international mobility program, we suggest you upload your profile on our website recruitingerasmus.com –this will give you the opportunity to get in contact with companies that are looking for your differentiating value. We wish to thank CRUE (Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades de Espaùa), the association of Spanish universities, for their support and key role in the success of our program. We are also grateful for the support of a group of major companies in a variety of industries, looking at our international mobility participants for their unique talent. Over 41,000 young students have already entrusted our portal to find opportunities in these companies. We appreciate the support of SEPIE, the Spanish public agency in charge of European mobility programs, and ESN, the preeminent association of international students. And all our thanks to each and every Spanish university that has helped us spread our initiative: to their International Offices and their Employment Departments. Without them it would be impossible to reach out to you. We hope you enjoy this magazine. We have selected a number of success stories for you: big companies that recruit students with international experience and young talent; key players in the university; young students who distil their vision and share their memories of their Erasmus time, and the great friends we have made over the past 11 years. Our guiding theme across the 11 years has remained the same: we want to reward your courage and help you find a work opportunity. Because international experience makes all the difference.
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Coral MartĂnez Ă?scar
Director of the Spanish Service for the Internationalisation of Education (SEPIE) Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities 10
The Spanish Service for the Internationalisation of Education (SEPIE, in Spanish), attached to the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, is the National Agency for the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union in the areas of education and training in Spain. SEPIE aims primarily at helping to improve the employability of the Programme recipients, and to promote the Internationalisation of educational and training organisations. Erasmus+ supports students, educators, professors and trainers by funding mobility programmes for studies and placements abroad and across all educational levels (including school education, vocational training, higher education and adult education). The mobility and cooperation opportunities afforded by the Erasmus+ Programme are not limited to the European Union, but has covered every country in the world since 2015 in the higher education sector. There are no borders any longer to the flagship Programme of the European Union, which has enriched the professional and personal lives of all participating individuals. According to the European Commission statistics on the impact of international mobility on job placement, Erasmus+ increases the employability of youth, as it allows them to improve their competences, experience, languages and communication skills, in addition to reinforcing their self-confidence. Cross-sectional competences and international experience are very valuable, virtually indispensable, for employers today. Indeed one in every three trainees find a job in the company where they did their Erasmus+ traineeship, while the others are twice as likely to find work within a year of graduating. Since this study-abroad experience promotes entrepreneurship, one in every ten students in employment has created their own startup and more than three out of four have plans to do this or are considering it.
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With this educational approach, each individual will have to face different challenges in every decade of their life. At twenty, thirty, forty, fifty and beyond we will have to add to the education we have completed and to our cumulative experience. In the traditional approach, a number of skills and competences that have not been yet invented or are not fully included to their full potential in the current educational and academic curricula. Competences prepare the individual to respond successfully to situations of professional and personal development. The European Qualifications Framework (EQF) relates training with the acquisition of skills and competences. The EQF also grants professional recognition to those who have earned their qualifications within the European labour mobility Programme. Often we cannot identify or even certify in our own country or region the professional qualifications that will allow us to thrive. It is extremely important to go abroad to enhance our education further our education. This can make the difference to achieve a better career profile, higher responsibilities, a better salary, or even vocational development.
The number of participating students who have enrolled in the Programme is truly exceptional – nearly 800,000 in 2017, according the to the latest figures published by the European Commission on 24 January. Some 325,000 of them were higher education students, of which over 40,000 came from Spain. Spain remains the top recipient of Erasmus students in higher education since 2001 and is third on originating Erasmus students, behind France and Germany. Long-term labour market trends reveal that a significant part of the professions of the future do not exist yet. In the field of virtual reality, experts estimate that job offers will jump over 1,300% by 2022. For every person working in virtual environments now, there will be 12 new positions. We don’t know where we will be working in the future, or what the new opportunities and challenges will look like. We will need to be engaged in lifelong learning and improve continuously our employability all through our lives. The new challenges associated with the digital transformation of companies and institutions paint an exciting and unpredictable scenario. In this new setting, the personal and professional tailoring of the human capital to a global world will certainly require some international experience.
SEPIE helps the future students and trainers as they face the new challenges by expanding the required Internationalisation of our educational and business sector with traineeships, which improve the capacities of youth in their professional, educational, even personal development. This also helps reinforce the so called soft skills that are put to the test when living in a foreign country, with a different culture and speaking a foreign language. The mobility experience takes place in a context of deep globalisation, based on the values that lay at the core of Europe –tolerance, citizenship, non-discrimination and inclusivity. At SEPIE we will continue supporting all our educational centres as well as educational and training organisation to ensure Spain remains a leading country in the internationalisation of our institutions, and promoting the improved employability of our youth.
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Nils Papió Rifa
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INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY AND VOLUNTEERING. TWO KEY ASPECTS REGARDING EMPLOYABILITY. After the 30-year anniversary of Erasmus, over 4.4 million higher education students have been abroad in an exchange period. Initially conceived to create a generation of young europeans whose cultural identity transcends traditional cultural divisions, the Erasmus Programme has caused many other effects, as the internationalization of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) or the improvement in exchange student’s employability. Research such as the Erasmus Impact Study – published by ESN, together with CHE Consult, Brussels Education Services, and Compostela Group of Universities – reflects that the labour market and students concur that international mobility improves the skills, thus the employability, of those who dare to experience by themselves one of the best programmes developed by the EC so far.
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Among all the existing associations, we find ourselves, the Erasmus Student Network, a student association based in volunteering, currently present in 39 countries and 900 HEI. Since 1989, each year we provide support to over 200.000 international students during their exchange periods. In the year 2019, the year of our 30 anniversary, we bolster our commitment to work in the Education and Youth fields, as well as towards recognition of the skills acquired through volunteering.
Nowadays, we find ourselves in the final stage of the present Erasmus+ Programme (2014-2020), and on the eve of the new Erasmus Programme (2021-2027), which is supposed to reach over 3 times more participants, and has the challenge of providing more opportunities regarding skillacquisition. This new Programme aims to foster capacity building with a transversal approach to education combining formal, non formal and informal learning due to its positive effect on student’s employability. Research carried out in the scope of the Reconoce Project – published in 2015 by Confederación de Centros Juveniles Don Bosco de España, ASDE Scouts de España and Federación de Entidades Cristianas de Tiempo Libre – suggests that highlighting one’s volunteer experience also fosters employability. Considering all the above mentioned, apart from the institutions behind the programmes, civil society gain special importance and play a key role regarding their duty to support, and enlarge, the impact of European student and young mobility and volunteering programmes.
In line with our beliefs, we advocate for an Erasmus Programme that explicitly acknowledges its social dimension. By leading initiatives as SocialErasmus+ – an Erasmus+ project executed in cooperation with European University Foundation, University of Vigo, Youth for Exchange and Understanding, University of Vienna, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and GO! onderwijs van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap – we encourage the European Institutions to continue fostering opportunities and recognition through mobility and volunteering. SocialErasmus+ aims to develop guidelines, frameworks and a platform to foster cooperation between exchange students, HEIs and schools who want to encourage voluntary work in local communities. We also seek to provide formal recognition of volunteering activities by defining learning outcomes achieved by means of volunteering in local communities of exchange students. It is through projects as SocialErasmus+, among many other actions, that civil society organisations can make our contribution to the cause of student employability.
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ALDI is one of the major food chains and supermarkets in the world. Based on our strong business concept built up over the course of decades, we are continuing to expand worldwide. ALDI has a very clear objective: to meet the needs of our consumers with a commitment to very high quality at the best prices. This is what we seek to deliver. This principle has given us great success in more than 5,000 retail outlets in the countries where we operate, such as Germany, France, Portugal, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark and Poland.
ALDI DNA: Passion for retail! Passion for people! We work every day to become one of the leading supermarket brands and a quality-price benchmark. This is possible thanks to our strong corporate values shared by the entire organization. ALDI focuses on what is essential: the comfort and functionality of its stores, the high level of self-imposed standards of excellence when choosing the best products and the rating given by its collaborators.
BEING A STORE MANAGER AT ALDI: A great retailer, a great employer. Studying and living abroad is a huge step. Getting out of your comfort zone is not always easy, but it’s totally worth it. My name is Alejandro Nuñez, I am 28 years old and I am currently working as a Store Manager at ALDI, for the Jóvenes Directivos project. But let’s start for the beginning. A few years ago, when I was studying Law at the University of Zaragoza, I decided to apply to study abroad through Erasmus Program and ended up going to a country as different to mine as Poland. At the beginning, the most difficult part was taking the decision to leave but now I can guarantee that I do not regret it. When I was told I was going to Poland I was shocked. I didn’t know the language, I did not know what the classes at university would be like or if I would fit in with my future classmates. It was a bit scary and at the same time challenging. But when I realized how lucky I was to be able to have that opportunity, I was convinced I had to take it. So, I did and it was wonderful. For five months I met people from around the world, I learned a different language and I learned how to adapt to new environments rapidly. Also, I think leaving home for a while let us know ourselves a little more and help us clear our minds a little. I had an amazing time in Poland and when I came back to Spain, I wanted to continue that process. I wanted to find an equally stimulating project that would allow me to continue growing both personally and professionally.
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First, I decided to sign up for an MBA at ICADE, to specialize my professional career. Afterwards, I found a job opportunity at ALDI and since then, I have been working in the company. At the begging, a few questions came to my mind: What would working in a supermarket like ALDI could teach me? What could I offer them? Was this what I really wanted? Despite my initial misgivings, I decided to give it a chance. First, we had an interview via skype and later, a several face to face meetings. A few months went by and after that process I realized two things: first, that their project was very serious and ambitious and second, that they really knew what they wanted to achieve. With that said, and with an offer made, I knew I wanted to try it and I said yes. As a Store Manager, my main function is to manage, organize and monitor the store in the daily operations. I supervise employees, work with customers, improve in-store processes, and other tasks focused on the ensuring of the smooth performance of my store. We have deeply entrenched values such as simplicity, team work and responsibility. While working here, I learned that we have to treat our costumers the way we want to be treated which is why we are passionate about being friendly, helpful, and treating everyone with respect. But they are also super-efficient.
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Somehow, I think that while working here I have been able to put into practice a lot of things that I learned when I lived in Poland. For example, one of the things that have most helped my professional future has been learning how to make decisions, to have a stake in something. Everything I learnt throughout that stage in my life, I have had the opportunity to make use of while working at ALDI. We spend so much of our days at work and we should enjoy it. At ALDI I have found a very stimulating workplace, where I can turn my day to day life into the most exciting adventure.
And now, after telling you all this, it is my turn to ask you: Are you still wondering why I’m working at ALDI?
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Alejandro Núùez, Store Manager at ALDI
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WE ARE
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Altadis is the Spanish Brand of a multinational Company, Imperial Brands PLC, a dynamic fast moving consumer goods company borne out of a strong tobacco heritage. Our PLC name reflects the breadth of our brands focus across distinct entities. One of them is focused on innovation across New Generation Products, specifically on E-vapour through our brand MyBlu. We have continually evolved to embrace changing market dynamics and develop new consumer experiences. We have broad experience and a long and significant history in the country. Our ambition is to consolidate our leadership in the Iberian Cluster (Spain, Portugal, Andorra & Gibraltar) and strengthen our international portfolio. In Altadis we bet on Young talent with the most potential and help them become strong professionals. We enjoy exploring new ideas and opportunities, assuming responsibilities and enjoying working as a team.
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A GREAT CAREER STARTS HERE...
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HOW TOP TALENT JOIN US: Internship Programme Graduate Rotational Programme Specific positions
IN ALTADIS WE BET ON TALENT!
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We are a TOP Employer Company since the last 8 years!
GRADUATE ROTATIONAL PROGRAMME Our Graduate Programme begins as a local Programme, but offers candidates the chance to build their careers internationally.
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Candidates need to be eligible to work in a particular market in order to apply for a Rotational Programme there. THE DETAILS: Two-year duration A minimum of two rotations Exposure to different areas of the business in the selected market Endless development opportunities
This programme is aimed at candidates looking for their first employment role, and are fluent in English and potentially in the local language – please check specific criteria during application. The programme is perfect for driven, ambitious, curious candidates who are excited about change and looking to develop an international fast-track career
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OUR VALUES OUR PEOPLE
Our values represent the true spirit of our Company, where individuals build outstanding collective results together. Above all, here we walk the talk. Thinking the best care of our people is a priority. After all, they make us who we are. 21
WHAT DOES ALTADIS OFFER ME? The opportunity to achieve what you deserve. You will build a professinal experience that will allow you to grow with ambition and due to meritocratic approach.
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BEATRIZ NEGRO
Digital Activation at Altadis
Beatriz Negro is part of the Altadis team. It is a team that works together and has a lot of energy, with young people and new ideas that live with senior profiles and the know how of the company. There is a perfect match between different generations to improve and innovate.
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Altadis is a modern, challenging and dynamic company that let you work in different areas and projects, with diverse countries and cultures, since it has presence in more than 160 geographies around the world. The sector and the changing environment where the company operates give you the power to be in constant learning.
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The main skills I acquired during my Erasmus year were the flexibility and the ability to adapt myself to changes. Thanks to that I feel more comfortable to face new challenges and responsibilities
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Banco Sabadell is Spain’s fourth largest private banking group. It comprises different banks, brands, subsidiaries and part-owned companies covering all areas of the financial business sector under a common denominator: professional performance and quality. Close, personal client management with the new values of innovation and modernity shape the bank’s unique character. A young, highly-qualified team, with the most modern, up-to-date technological and commercial resources and a multi-brand, multi-channel organization focusing on the client enable Banco Sabadell to occupy a leading position in the personal and business banking markets.
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Banco Sabadell is seeking multidisciplinary professionals who are passionate about transforming society, about relationships, progress and evolution.
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OUR PEOPLE, OUR DIFFERENTIATING VALUE In a business setting where competition is driving the standardization of the offering, the difference must come necessarily from the people. At Banco Sabadell we have been aware for a long time that our collaborators are our differentiating value. This is shown both in our client relationship as well as in the way our staff interacts with society. As a company we are extremely interested in promoting volunteering activities among our staff. Through volunteering, employees develop key business values including leadership, teamwork, empathy and tolerance. In our case, volunteer activities are complemented with employee-driven initiatives. This helps develop a social fabric which protects in an altruistic manner the interests of the most vulnerable groups. Good examples of this include Trailwalker, a team challenge promoted by Intermon Oxfam, with the main goal of fundraising to take drinking water to deprived areas. Since 2013, Banco Sabadell teams have raised over 500,000€ for this cause and completed over 20,000 km. Actitud Solidaria, a microfunding platform, is another example. It offers multiple charity projects to employees, among them the fundraising campaign for Proactiva Open Arms NGO. Another initiative with a waiting list of volunteers time after time is the Exit Foundation’s Project Coach. This is a corporate volunteering program seeking to improve the employability of vulnerable youth. Project BValue, promoted by Ship2B Foundation and Banco Sabadell Foundation, aims at promoting the transformation and professionalism of nonprofit social organizations. Commitment, rigor, efficacy, non conformism, empathy and honesty are the values shared by everybody working at Banco Sabadell. People come first in our day-to-day relationship with clients, and we do our best to anticipate and respond to our client needs. Join us and we’ll be able to develop together your full potential and create a better society.
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Joan Elías
Rector of the University of Barcelona and President of Internationalization and Cooperation Sector, CRUE 28
A great amount of studies show that having studied abroad improves the employability of students. Thus, in the -always desired- triangle of relations between University, Business and Society, international mobility programs for higher education play an important role. A report on the relation between employability and career improvement of graduates who had participated in the ERASMUS programs from 1987 to 2017 -conducted by the Spanish Service for the Internationalization of Education (SEPIE)-, stated emphatically that the ERASMUS mobility program significantly improves the students’ recruitment when looking for a job. This positive relationship is also stated in a 2016 study carried out by the European Commission and in its further updates –made by the European Students Association (ESN). Three facts stand out in these analysis. Firstly, that the unemployment rate is lower among those university students who have carried out an international exchange than those who have not; secondly, that international students have access to better job positions than those who have not studied abroad; and finally, that companies’ human resources departments value positively those candidates who have spent a semester or an academic year abroad throughout their studies.
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This fact entails a relevant nuance to understand the meaning of the relation between mobility and employability, since this regional difference may suggest two different –not necessarily relatedoutcomes. On the one hand, regional differences could indicate that mobility provides additional skills to those students in specific higher education systems with less internationalized study programs. On the other hand, such differences may show that, in certain regions, human resources departments attribute certain positive qualities to students with an international mobility certificate –issued by universities. However, the studies show that students who are willing to study abroad are those likely to have general competences the companies consider beneficial. Therefore, an international stay reinforces and certifies these people.
The key to this greater and better employability of students with international experience is, above all, their proficient general competences: greater curiosity, problem-solving skills, adaptability to changes, ability to work in different groups and environments, etc. –apart from both their greater languages skills and their greater predisposition to work abroad. Therefore, the main conclusion of all these studies is that those students that had participated in an international exchange program, since they are more cosmopolitan and adaptable, may have higher chances of getting a good job, both in their country and abroad. However, the final impact of this positive correlation between international mobility and the quality of the job position depends on the origin of the student. Regarding Europe, and according to the aforementioned study by the European Commission, this impact is significantly higher in Southern and Eastern Europe areas.
Regarding this situation, and considering the hypothesis that international mobility favours the students in higher education systems with less internationalized study programs –in many cases due historical reasons-, it is now time to ask: what makes university systems international, individual mobility of their members or the internationalization of the institution’s study programs? In retrospect, one might think that in university systems such as ours, the ERASMUS program has been extremely positive to internationalize university students within the framework of the European Higher Education Area, providing greater employment opportunities to those who took part in this program. Now, a European University Area would be necessary so that the ERASMUS program, throughout the internationalization of study plans, could promote the creation of future jobs in and for Europe. We expect this current challenge to be answered by the call for projects of European Universities in the framework of the ERASMUS+ 2019 call.
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Nuria GranĂŠ Teruel
Vice Chancellor for Students and Employment of the University of Alicante President of Employment Group Crue-Students 30
A core objective of any modern university is the employability of its graduates, which means developing the necessary competencies to enter the labor market and a professional career in line with the characteristics, conditions and skills of the student’s degree. The challenge for the universities is to connect college education with the needs of the labor market and improve the employment opportunities of graduates. Universities must respond to the current demand with an education that ensures the acquisition of specific skills as well as cross-disciplinary competencies, and facilitating the passage of graduates into the workplace. But improving employability by enhancing the competencies of our students is not enough. We also need to know where they find work, how long it takes them, among other things. Our university services should have employment observatories to monitor job seeker performance with suitable, reliable and comparable tools, with the collaboration of public institutions. Improving employability also requires enhancing the value of our graduates in the current labor market, ensuring the visibility of their professional profiles and skills acquired during their university years.
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I always like to highlight that the first link in training for employability happens in the classroom and it requires: Well-designed study plans that are regularly updated on the basis of internal experience as well as external contributions we can provide through an ongoing relationship with the business sector Designing and developing new study plans that respond to the specific needs of our environment Using as far as possible teaching-learning methodologies that place students at the center of the learning process Adding internships as part of the DNA of the university curricula, so virtually all students have the chance to do an internship in a company or an institution. An internship is the first contact of the student with the business world and involve a follow-up with their academic tutor and company mentor. This provides them with some feedback on their training program, and allows them to take action and improve their study plans
It is increasingly essential to promote entrepreneurial competencies to give our students a competitive edge, as well as attitudes that promote innovation, whether they are self-employed or work in a company (intra-preneurs). To do this, it is necessary to work on two fronts —teacher training and teaching-learning methodologies that facilitate the acquisition of entrepreneurial competencies. In this sense, universities can have a very positive impact on the employability of graduates, by viewing it as a way to train professionals that are equipped to fulfill the current needs of companies and institutions, and add value.
Allowing students mobility without penalizing their study plan. By this, I am referring to flexible credit recognition, as it has been fully demonstrated that a stay in a foreign university or company is a great asset in the student’s resumé. In fact, data from the European Commission’s “Erasmus Impact Study” report published in 2015 states that 85% of Erasmus students increase their employability; 75% increase their cross-disciplinary competencies and a study abroad program is demanded by over 94% of employers. Similarly, 64% of them consider that an international experience during the university years is very important. The report affirms that students with a mobility experience are in a better position to access their first job and develop their career. indeed, unemployment in this group is less than 23% five years after completing their degree. Also, one in ten students has been involved in an entrepreneurial initiative.
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ERASMUS IN PARIS When Paris is mentioned we tend to think about the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame or Sacre Coeur. Since one year ago, when I think about Paris, other countries come to my mind, such as, Pakistan, Dubai, Peru, Turkey, Angola or Germany. Countries my Erasmus best friends, that became family, came from. One of the best presents, of course, Erasmus gives you is getting to know the city, as well as the culture of your host country. Furthermore it allows you to immerse and shared the culture of the countries your exchange fellows are from. I was extremely lucky in those terms, my Erasmus friends, became family in the very first days, talking and sharing almost everything, from beliefs, political opinions, personal experiences, fears and dreams to typical dishes, hours of study and long walks around Paris or even, some skype calls with our respective families. In an unconscious way, we created our own micro global culture, really Laura Fides enriching, without losing our roots. Including all the things we had in common and the ones where different from each but worked for us, a practical example of that was the way we communicate, always in English but including words from our native languages, the most special one was “Insha’Allah” which means in Arabic, luckily will happen and we constantly use to express the desire to be united again in any part of the world. Together people from many nationalities, we discover French culture and Parisian life style eating baguette and cheese, while drinking wine in Champs de Mars. That is way, every time someone says “Once Erasmus, Always Erasmus” I cannot agree better. The thing you learn, shared and feel during the Erasmus Experience are always inside of you helping you to understand people from other cultures and making and adventure to travel to matter where. In addition, in my cases, like it was mine, Erasmus open the door to keep traveling and living new experiences, I had the luck to attend an internship in China after my Erasmus, I which I confirmed that the world is the same everywhere and there are more things we have alike we could ever guess. Every Spaniard has listened to their grandfather talking about the military service, how it made them mature and the friends they made there. In my opinion in Europe, Erasmus is having that impact in our generation, but instead of teaching us how to fight is teaching us how to love other cultures, be tolerant, independent and not having fear to go wherever you wish. Moreover, it has a great impact in our future carrier, due to the fact that allows you to improve different languages and understand the globalized world we are living in.
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WORK WITH US. WITH YOU, WE CAN GO EVEN FURTHER Develop within a leading group that is global, collaborative and international, with over 190,000 people all over the world. You will be part of the multinational bank, with over a century of history and excellent reputation, social commitment, a solid present and future, and surrounded by the best professional teams in the sector.
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Who we are Almost 202,713 employees working with a common purpose: to help people and business prosper. Our aim is to be the best retail and commercial banking earning the lasting loyalty of all our employees, 144 million customers and 4.1 million shareholders. And to support our communities: Santander helped 2.8 million people to improve their lives in 2018.
Our way of doing things: the Santander way Simple, Personal & Fair embodies how all Santander’s professionals think and operate, and represents what our customers expect of us as a bank. It defines how we conduct business and take decisions, and the way in which we interact with customers, shareholders and society. Simple, Personal & Fair is the key to becoming the goto bank for our customers and the top employer for our staff. Our culture allows people to speak up, to embrace change, to accept diversity of all types, so that we can fully realize the potential in our teams and in our markets.
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Working at Santander means‌ Room to grow: Santander offers the professional opportunities, as well as the training and support needed, to boost the potential of everyone who forms part of the Group Making it happen: if you are looking for a dynamic working environment with a strong shared commitment to satisfying the needs of customers and to development, Santander is your best option
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Everyone counts: Santander is a supportive company that recognizes and respects individual differences and contributions, and truly values collaboration and teamwork Ideas in action: join Santander, the bank that encourages innovation and creativity in identifying and offering the best solutions to the customers Flexible working: Santander proposes you a new way of working. You can work any place, any time, to balance professional and personal life
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We offer you... A great number of development opportunities to boost your potential working with the best people, a diverse team of professionals used to work in a collaborative, international and customer-focused environment. Being part of a sustainable and social committed Group. Santander integrates economic, ethical, social and environmental criteria. This business model, based on a long-term vision, has allowed Santander to retain its position as a leading international bank. A constant challenge. Join us and be a key piece to boost the change. We are working to transform Santander into the best company in the world to work for. With you we can go even further.
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BANKINTER, COMMITTED TO PEOPLE AND INNOVATION At Bankinter, Spain’s sixth largest bank and a leader in profitability and asset quality, its people are one of its main strengths; and innovation, its most important competitive advantage. In 2018, Bankinter continued to grow in terms of business, size and headcount. This is attested by the earnings it presented at the end of the year, which reveal a cycle of increasing headcount, which has gone up by 38% (more than 1,500 people) in the last six years. This remarkable growth includes the over 900 Bankinter Portugal employees who joined the group in 2016 after the bank had acquired Barclays’ retail outfit in Portugal Headcount growth was again underpinned by the bank’s performance. In 2018, the bank managed to boost its most significant figures (its net profit increased by 6.3% to 526.4 million euros) as well as its profitability. In fact, Bankinter was the most profitable Spanish bank of the year in 2018.
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Bankinter’s commitment to digital banking and technology is particularly significant and, thus, the bank has brought in talent to various areas and departments over the last 12 months. All employees make up a staff that is diverse (with professionals of 38 nationalities) and gender-equal (2,839 professionals are women (51%) and 2,766 are men (49%)). Moreover, Bankinter’s commitment with youth and technology also reaches its clients. The bank is currently working in improving its offer for young people, based on the design of tailored products and services, with a strong focus in digital banking. Bankinter’s final objective is to involve these clients in a comprehensive youth value proposition that goes beyond a mere bank account and a card. BK, the new bank’s youth business that is expected to be launched by mid-year, is born precisely for that purpose and intends to transform the Spanish youth banking.
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Working in Bankinter means quality employment Bankinter continues to be committed to stable and quality employment. At the end of 2016 the vast majority of employees had contracts that were permanent (98% of staff) and full-time (94%). Typically, these figures stand at high levels. Furthermore, Bankinter employees enjoy several employee benefits, including: financial assistance for their children’s education, health insurance, banking products and services under special terms and conditions, pension plan contributions, flexible remuneration, etc. In the workplace, there is also a continuous training plan, which offered over 60 hours of training per employee last year. The bank’s ultimately aims to construct a comprehensive framework for action because its employees are its main asset and, thus, their satisfaction and involvement in operations is vital to the bank’s success and has a direct impact on its performance. As a result, it has become worthy of being named by TOP Employers as one of the best companies to work for in Spain for the 12 consecutive years, as well as earning a EFR (Family Responsible Company) certificate, which recognised its efforts and the measures it has taken to promote equal opportunity and offer optimal work conditions that prioritises families and the work-life balance.
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Bankinter, one of the most sustainable banks in the world In 2018, Bankinter reached a milestone in its history upon being selected for the list of companies listed on the global Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The news was published today by the investment company, RobecoSAM, which is charged with preparing this international sustainability index. Bankinter made the leap from the European index (where it had already been listed) to the global list, earning recognition for the first time as one of the most sustainable banks in the world due to its track record. Pedro Guerrero, chairman of Bankinter and its sustainability committee, pointed out that ‘it gives us great pride to have been included in this index, which for us means joining the league of international entities with a high level of corporate responsibility. It also is recognition of the work and efforts of all of us who are part of Bankinter, because we strongly believe in carrying out our operations through sustainability and corporate responsibility� Bankinter came in thirteenth place in a group of the 27 most sustainable banks in the world, according to this stock index selection based on a study of 201 entities. Bankinter earned a score of 82 over 100 in the assessment carried out to select the companies and banks whose stock will be listed on this prestigious index. Some of the highly esteemed aspects of Bankinter’s management were its financial stability and tax strategy; its reporting security and cybersecurity; its environmental reporting; its human capital; its talent recruitment and retention; its citizenship; and its philanthropy. For Bankinter, being included in this index is recognition of the work and efforts of its entire staff and their involvement in all the sustainable projects that the entity has launched with its global strategy. Sustainability management has always been a priority in Bankinter. It is carried out under rigorous standards of excellence which include activities based on social, environmental and corporate governance-related matters.
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DO SOMETHING THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE Want to make a positive difference in the world? At Grifols, we’re dedicated to improving people’s lives, globally. Join us, and you can be part of our mission, from day one. We’re an international healthcare company whose products you’ll find in approximately 100 different countries. Right now, we have subsidiaries in 30 of those, with ambitious plans for further growth. In fact, half of our current capital expenditure is earmarked for supporting expansion. In 2017 and 2018 we welcomed more than 6,000 new staff, and currently have more than 21,000 dedicated employees around the world who share our passion for helping people.
We Improve Lives, Worldwide As a team, we deliver life-improving treatment to thousands of patients every day. Our medical innovations have been improving wellbeing for over 75 years, and today, the same pioneering spirit and values of our founders are inspiring us to shape the future of healthcare. Grifols is one of the top suppliers of plasma-derived medicines in the world, used to treat a range of diseases and conditions from hemophilia to circulatory conditions and severe burns. We also make significant contributions to transfusion safety and disease detection, which directly impact the lives of the patients we serve, as well as their caregivers and loved ones.
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Grifols is Shaping the Future of Healthcare We are a trailblazing company, committed to expanding the list of conditions we help treat and the number of people we can help. Right now, we have programs researching therapies for Alzheimer’s disease and Ebola, among others. We promote our comprehensive Research, Development and Innovation (R+D+i) strategy through internal and external investments. Our dedicated Grifols Innovation Office evaluates and accelerates the research, development and commercialization of innovative treatments, products and services. In 2017 alone, we dedicated €311 million to R+D+i. Over 1000 Grifols employees are currently committed to these efforts, and we were listed in PwC’s Global Innovation 1000 in 2016.
We Train Talent and Reward Innovation The careers we offer provide an opportunity to fulfill individual ambitions while actively helping to shape the future of healthcare. Pioneers with a vision founded our organization, so it’s in our corporate genes and company culture to reward forward-thinking people. We’re committed to developing skills and talent. We provide over half a million hours of training every year, and our Professional Development Academy, Plasmapheresis Academy and Immunohematology Academy empower us to consistently develop the abilities we have on the team.
We’re Committed to Community... As we’ve grown, we haven’t forgotten our belief in community values, even though the communities we serve now span the globe. In 2018, members of the Grifols team took part in more than 1,000 grassroots activities around the world. The people who work at Grifols are individuals committed to their respective communities. We encourage everyone to join programs that help build houses, collect food, and a whole host of other activities that contribute to our surroundings.
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…the Environment and Ethics The company hasn’t forgotten about the environment, either. We increased funding for our own green initiatives in 2018, and the Grifols Environmental Program continues to set progressive goals. We’re also deeply committed to the ethical dimension of our business. In 1998 we created the Víctor Grífols i Lucas Foundation with the mission of promoting bioethics through dialogue between specialists in a range of different areas related to science and medicine.
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CHOOSING TO DO SOMETHING THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE Grifols has been improving the lives of patients for over seven decades, ever since it started out as a small family business in Barcelona, Spain. Despite our long history, we remain young at heart, with 58% of employees under the age of 40. As for gender balance, 58% of Grifols staff are female. People are a core asset and we are committed to continue investing in their training and development. And we’re looking for individuals who use their talent and determination to make a difference. If that sounds like you, follow us on LinkedIn and visit www.grifols.com/en/careers to find out more about the opportunities we offer, including four internship programs: Grifols Scientific Internship Program Grifols Corporate Internship Program
Grifols IT Internship Program Grifols Engineering Internship Program
We hope to hear from you soon!
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Grifols has a very extensive international presence, which means that we deal with people from all over the world, and that makes our job very, very interesting, because you see the reality of each specific country. But what really makes me happy to be working here is that I’m fully aligned with Grifols’ mission to produce medicines that can save lives. Frederic Torralba
Intercontinental Marketing Manager Education: QS School of Management, Spain: Business Administration and Management University of San Francisco Fu Jen Ctholic University in Taiwan: Master of Global Entrepreneurship and Management
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Corporate Recruiter Education: Pompeu Fabra University, Spain: Business Administration Linnaeus University, Sweden: Erasmus Lund University, Sweden: Master’s Degree in Managing People, Knowledge and Change
For me teamwork is one of the most important values here at Grifols. Before my current position, I was an HR trainee and, since the first moment, I really felt at home. Everyone was very cooperative and always willing to help.
I started at Grifols as a trainee, and then an opportunity opened up to join as a technician. As a trainee and as a technician, I found that the team was both helpful and supportive, and I think that is a defining characteristic of Grifols in general.
Sara Silvar
Quality Assurance Technician Education: University of Barcelona, Spain: Biomedical Sciences University of Bergen, Norway: Final thesis and practicum
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INTRODUCING HEINEKEN SPAIN, A GREAT PLACE TO WORK AND ONE OF THE LEADING COMPANIES IN THE SPANISH BEER MARKET! Who we are? We belong to the number 1 international beer group in the world. A Dutch family company with over 150 years of history. Today it owns 165 breweries in over 70 countries, employs 73,000 people and has a portfolio of 250 brands worldwide. 46
In Spain we are also heirs to a supreme beer tradition, with over 110 years of history, 2,600 employees and four breweries located in Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla and Jaen.
What motivates us? Our mission: to delight our consumers with our brands, enabling social moments and fun. Our values: enjoyment, respect and passion.
How do we reach our goal? With our brands. We have the largest brand portfolio on the Spanish market, with over 45 international and local varieties. Heineken®, Cruzcampo®, Amstel®, Buckler 0.0® and specialty beers like Guinness®, Desperados®, Sol®, Affligem®, or Paulaner® to name just a few. Pioneering beer innovation in Spain. Approximately 10% of our sales stem from launches made during the last three years, including new beer experiences such as THE SUB®, Cruzcampo gluten-free and alcoholfree beers such as Amstel 0.0, Cruzcampo 0.0 and new Heineken 0.0. Showing a continuous strong commitment to our social and green environments, and by supporting young entrepreneurial talent. Promoting responsible consumption of our products.
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JOIN THE HEINEKEN CHALLENGE! What opportunities do I have in HEINEKEN Spain as a...
STUDENT?
Remunerated traineeship for six months working part-time in one of the company areas.
RECENT GRADUATE?
Full-time remunerated traineeship for one year with additional training provided by an online master in Mass Consumption from the International University of La Rioja.
GRADUATE WITH 2-3 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE?
Trainee Programme: Two years of professional development completing several projects in one area of the company, and aiming at a future position of greater responsibility.
GRADUATE WITH A BUSINESS VOCATION? Iron Sales Programme
After one year in Heineken’s Commercial Department and following an internal selection process, you will be eligible for the Iron Sales Programme, a new professional development programme that aims at preparing our best sales agents to take on new responsibilities.
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WITH HEINEKEN YOU WILL HAVE MORE OPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND WORLDWIDE When I was offered to do a Short-Term Assignment (STA) in HEINEKEN Malaysia for 6 months, I had no doubt that it would be an incredible opportunity to learn about a different culture, a different market and more about the company itself. And the truth is, I got all of that and much more! Living and working literally on the other side of the world has been one of the greatest experiences in my professional and personal life so far. During my time in Malaysia, I led fascinating projects in the Corporate Social Responsibility area –even though working in the beer industry in a majority-Muslim country is a major challenge. I also networked with teams from Vietnam, Indonesia and Singapore. Of course, I couldn’t miss the chance to go around a bit and travel in the South East of Asia!
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This experience was truly eye-opening, and I learned that one of the biggest strengths of HEINEKEN is its international scale and diversity, and there is so much we can learn from each other to win in the global market as one.
One of the reasons that weighed the most when I decided to join HEINEKEN Spain, was the opportunity to have an international career. Hence, when the right time came, I moved to Amsterdam for a global role within the finance department as Investor Relations Senior Analyst. This role has given me the opportunity to experience how international HEINEKEN is and how the company is perceived by the outside world. We have more than 300 brands and operate in more than 70 countries! As you can imagine, that brings to the table a huge diversity in terms of culture. To give you an idea of how lifetransforming working for HEINEKEN can be, I work in a team of five people each of them with a different nationality and we interact with 4 regions and more than 22 countries. In summary, working for HEINEKEN gives you the opportunity to grow professionally and personally. Working for HEINEKEN shows you that despite the cultural differences, as humans, what unites us is stronger than what separates us.
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Hi, my name is Andrea Larraya, and thanks to Heineken I have had the privilege to work in 4 different countries! I have started my experience 5 years ago thanks to an amazing program called IGP (international graduate program) where you are assigned to 3 projects in 3 different countries that last for 6 months. My assignments were in Amsterdam where I had the chance to discover the head office within the European HR team, then I moved to Rwanda, Yes RWANDA! My project was related to the development of a local trainee program it was an amazing growing experience; then I moved to Lisbon, where I had to learn a new language very quickly and support the setting up of a completely new team within the HR function. And I finally landed in Madrid where I had the chance to work in 2 different roles as a training manager and nowadays as an HRBP. I could share millions of stories regarding my experiences, but one that I have in top of mind is my first working day in Rwanda at lunch time I did not know where to go, so a colleague told me that I could go with her to the local “cantina”; when I entered, everyone turned towards me as I was the only “white female” in the room. I never felt so much observed, but in the end, I was one of them as I was eating with them every day. Working and developing yourself in different countries is an incredible experience, but you have to be brave enough to make the step and go for it. From my side, I can only recommend it as it was a GREAT personal and professional experience.
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Hello Recruiting Erasmus friends! My name is Dante Mendoza and after some years in Heineken Spain and other countries now I’m proud to live a wonderful adventure of life as HR Director in Heineken Timor Leste (New Country located between Australia and Indonesia). I said adventure of life because it is, Heineken offer to all employees this great opportunity around the globe, if you don’t think so, please open Google maps and find me. Cheers.
Dante Mendoza
This last year working at HEINEKEN Singapore couldn’t have been better! After three years working in the Madrid office, and one more in the Seville office, HEINEKEN gave me a great opportunity to travel over to Singapore to join the finance team there. This experience was the perfect excuse to explore many Asian countries tasting different HEINEKEN beers! but also it gave me a broader view of the global impact of our brands, as well as the chance to see more of the huge network of amazing people working together that we are all a part of.
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I’m very proud of being part of such a diverse, international and great HEINEKEN family!
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ERASMUS IN WAGENINGEN I always wanted to be an Erasmus student. I couldn’t wait to University and be able to go abroad somewhere, anywhere. So, when I finally got the opportunity to apply for an Erasmus, I didn’t think twice. Despite the tedious paperwork, language exams, certificates and deadlines, I found myself into that room where they allocate you to start a new life. I remember that strange feeling, a mix of excitement and fear, that increased to the top when I heard: “next year you will be studying in Wageningen”. That feeling came up again when, in September, I arrived to Wageningen train station. Everything became real then: I had officially moved to The Netherlands for a year. I did not know it back then, but that year would be the one I’d never forget. Wageningen is the greenest university of Europe, so as an environment sciences student, I couldn’t go anywhere else. It was surrounded by forests, farms and sustainable buildings with students from all over the world, and it didn’t matter if you were an Erasmus student or not, you were just like everybody else. Living with other nationalities I did not even Carmen Huidobro know before, being in classroom surrounded by million backgrounds and adapting to a different culture and climate were definitely a challenge, but it was what enriched my experience the most and what gave me all the necessary tools to overcome any other challenge in my life, but I did not know it then. I can tell you this now, three years after, and three more countries where I have lived since then. My Erasmus experience taught me to overcome my fears, get out of my comfort zone, and to learn that if I really want something I can actually make it working hard for it. It taught me that I can adapt to new situations and environments, that strangers can become best friends and that being in movement is what brings new opportunities. This was crucial for the next moves of my life: I allowed myself to explore other passions, and try to get working experience in that area – which I finally got, as my bosses believed I could learn and adapt fast thanks to my Erasmus. Then, I didn’t fear applying to the kind of Erasmus Mundus Master program that “I could never get, it is too good”. But I did, and I got it also thanks to being abroad before. In two years studying I moved to Hungary, Greece and Sweden, worked meanwhile in what I love and now, moved back to Madrid to work on my Thesis in an amazing business that tackles Climate Change fighting food waste. To wrap up, an Erasmus opens the door for a whole universe of possibilities. Suddenly, the world and your fears are not that big and you have changed for good. You are resourceful, openminded, flexible and capable to overcome new challenges. This is what your profile claims with an experience abroad. Once you have passed the fear, you will reach out more opportunities than ever, and they will find you as well.
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INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE STUDIES Global competition for talent blurs borders of labor markets and enlarges the employability skills needed. Mobility is going to be a requisite many people will have through their professional life and employment opportunities will slide from only local to international markets. “Soft skills” is the most recurrent term that pops-up in any conversation with potential employees being these all non-technical skills needed to succeed in the workplace. Not aiming to provide a comprehensive list they include communication and listening capabilities in global environments, cultural awareness and sensitivity, team-playing, flexibility, feed-back assimilation, confidence, conflict resolution, learning to work in virtual teams etc. All these soft-skills are difficult to acquire with conventional teaching methodologies and should be integrated in the learning processes that start at elementary school and move all the way forward to Higher Education, existing in this moment a declared gap between graduate skills and skills needed in the workplace that should be addressed. Would a genuine interest in soft-skills be related at all with the aforementioned novel global labor market requirements? It is related, labor market is not only globalizing, other implications of the transnational opening of this market is a crude increase of the competitiveness level, and other additional factors for soft-skills omnipresence include the technification of jobs.
approach should focus in several of these aspects, since in most cases they do not have an isolated impact and generate synergies within any other potential internationalization focus. For example, it is difficult to think that integrating international education at the curriculum is not going to enable global competences and skills to students and facilitate their transfer to an international global labor market. Similarly, a campus with an international character and culture exposes their students to cultural awareness and is undoubtedly the result of the internationalization of its processes ranging from the admission of students, teaching, research or any other university service. The internationalization of the curriculum encompasses a large list of activities that include providing an intercultural/international vision in the course content and/or the teaching methodologies, enabling student international mobility for credit recognition, education in non-mother languages, exposure to an international environment either through exploiting internationalization@home activities or the opposite approach of delivering transnational education with international campus branches, the integration of a global perspective in the learning outcomes, and many others. Ideas, knowledge and education, are also now embedded in a global competitive business, similarly to the labor market. Universities face challenging changes that direct them to became internationally visible and to switch the traditional teachingcentered strategies to capitalize knowledge and refocus on the recipient student needs rather than on the content to be taught. Internationalization is one of those game-changing processes that aim to make universities more sensitive, visible and attractive to a multi-cultural society in a global environment. Internationalization tools should nourish University objectives, duties and activities with the goal of improving education, research and university personal training and services. With this in mind, internationalization strategies may choose to focus either on specific academic activities, on the provision of international competencies, on the establishment of an international culture or on including an international dimension on supporting processes. If possible, a more comprehensive international
The links between the internationalization of the curriculum activities and the potential effect on students soft-skills acquisition is straightforward. Several examples are given next. Communication and flexibility capabilities are further developed when the student is out of their comfort zone and need to interact with local people in a different language or culture, as it happens in a mobility assignment. Intercultural or international vision inclusion in the course content and a global perspective in the learning outcomes increases sensitivity and awareness of other cultures and enables out-of-the box thinking. Figures support all this. A recent European Commission study on the impact of mobility on the skills and employability of students claim “While 64% of employers consider an international experience as important for recruitment, on average 92% are looking for transversal skills such as openness to and curiosity about new challenges, problem-solving and decisionmaking skills, confidence, tolerance towards other personal values and behaviours.�
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Universities have been encouraging, in a systematic and programmatic way, the internationalization of the entire university community for more than thirty years. All the students who have had the initiative and have had the privilege of being able to participate in an international academic experience repeat a phrase: it changed my life and changed it in such a way that made of me a different person, much more prepared. Not in vain, the motto that was chosen to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Erasmus program was Changing lives, opening minds. Very few ideas we can add to the long list of unquestionable high value-added competencies that internationalization of students involves. The first, and perhaps the most important, is the entrepreneurial character that shows someone who chooses to leave his/her comfort zone that is the university itself, the faculty, the social environment, the family, and even often the work, to face an experience in which his/ her autonomy develops from the very beginning. Mobility implies the need to face problems that have nothing to do with the university world, for those who do not we are prepared at that moment in our lives, because someone has solved them before. Internationalization means also to develop social skills to surround ourselves with new friends, who will soon be like a family, to face new teaching methodologies and different academic atmosphere. In addition to that, mobility supposes in occasions to make all that effort in another language, which is not the mother tongue, often not even the second or third spoken language. Sometimes this experience is carried out even in a country with a weather radically different from the one we are accustomed and unwrap in a multicultural environment. All these features bring out in us skills, abilities, capabilities and qualities that perhaps we did not even know about ourselves.
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Union. It was a great idea that the EU has provided budgetary stability, supplemented, although shyly by some countries, a good implementation by the universities and a great reception by the entire university community. The Commission will continue to bet on this program, which in its new 2021-2027 period will have a very substantial budget increase. However, Erasmus is not the only program, although it is the most important, that the universities manage. At the Universitat Politènica de Catalunya, for example, it means “only” around 65% of all exchanges. Mobility is already so essential for today’s students that universities are compelled to sign mobility agreements with centers in all over the world.
These young people, who have been a semester, two, or even more developing in this context, start working life with a huge advantage, as demonstrated by the European Commission document The Erasmus Impact Study. This analysis emphasizes the skills associated with international mobility according to the opinion of graduates and employers. High capacity for problem solving, decision-making, language skills, communicative, social, intercultural, which give young people more self-confidence, greater flexibility, capacity for innovation, adaptation, knowledge of other academic realities and labor markets and, a priori, a greater willingness to be open to international labor mobility, a quality much sought after in certain companies. Exposing ourselves to an international experience helps to relativize many things and, at the same time, it teaches us to value our origins, including our university. There is no doubt that the Erasmus program is the most important achievement of the European
The figures of the quantitative indicators speak for themselves. There remains, however, a pending issue. We know that students from the most disadvantaged economic environments are still excluded from international mobility. The success of graduates with international mobility could be distorted, in part, by the fact that the majority of students participating in these programs come from the upper-middle class and from certain family settings. Achieving equity in this area is the greatest weakness we have. The duties that we ought to set ourselves is that there should not be a single talented young woman or man who could not be benefited, due to an economic issue, from everything that internationalization contributes. Not even a single one, if she or he deserves it. Our companies, our society needs them all.
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Ineco is the reference in transport engineering and consultancy that, for 50 years, has been developing comprehensive, innovative and technological solutions in order to contribute to a safe and sustainable mobility. With a multidisciplinary team of 3,000 professionals, the company is present in more than 50 countries, in which it deploys its experience and capacity to undertake challenging projects. All this, thanks to its specialized knowledge and the implementation of state-of-theart technology.
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We provide the engineering and consultancy skills our clients need for the development and management of their transport systems. These skills are applicable to all industries: airways (air transport, airports and air navigation) railways, roads and urban transport, ports and architecture. Excellent quality of work and technical complexity are a sound basis for Ineco’s international expansion, with a presence in over 50 countries around the world. 57
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Planning transport systems, managing mobility, structuring work, thinking globally.
Railways
Railways are an essential mode of transport in a sustainable, strong and competent transport system.
Roads
Linking cities, bringing people together fast, comfortably and safely. That is the aim of a high-quality road network.
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Urban transport
Our buildings are a continuation of Developing fast, safe underground networks, the quality of our transport systems. recovering the light rail and the tram, designing Model constructions in terms of innohubs where there will be millions of people. vation, design and intermodality.
Airports
Optimising air transport to improve the mobility of citizens is a challenge to take on hand-in-hand with an expert company.
Air navigation
At Ineco we offer solutions to future air traffic demands by defining and validating new concepts in operations and organisation and design of air space.
Ports
Structuring the port system, as one of the main hubs of the supply chain for the transport of goods, ensuring sustainability, intermodality with the railway and road, and financial profitability.
Digitalisation
The increasing use of new information and communication technologies in the daily lives of citizens and companies and in their relations with the government is already a reality.
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At Ineco we believe in talent. We specialize in project management, as well as mobility and transport solutions. We have a highly qualified, committed team of professionals who are dedicated to quality and service.
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We make every effort to create a challenging, stimulating, healthy work environment for our employees that promotes commitment as well as personal and professional development in a multinational setting. Ingenuity and talent for the benefit of the world’s infrastructures.
Ineco believes in young people and the university is a key pillar in the future development of the company. We are seeking young professionals with a focus on transport engineering, interested in a career in an international environment that promotes training and professional development. We are committed to our interns and can ensure that their internship period will contribute to the development of their skills and technical competencies.
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In 2015, 193 United Nations Member States approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Agenda lays out 17 Objectives for Sustainable Development that address issues including poverty, inequality, injustice and climate change across the globe. The commitment includes governments, public and private companies, and citizens. At Ineco we join the challenge and are committed to the 2030 Agenda and the 17 OSDs: By informing and raising awareness among our employees with a call to action By spreading 2030 agenda among the public By supporting with our strategy and corporate responsibility the need to contribute to this challenge
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Success will hinge on the people who are behind the change and their ability to evolve in the new environment. Will you join us and discover it? WHAT PROFILES ARE WE SEEKING? We are seeking the digital world profiles, including data analysis, cybersecurity and digital marketing, that have emerged with the technological and digital changes in the market and the environment. Digital profiles are required in a large number of areas, such as Innovation, Operations, Sales, Technology/Processes, Safety and Human Resources. These positions are complemented by others with a background in the traditional skills of our industry, including Actuarial Sciences, Economics, Business Administration, Law and Engineering. They have to be specialists in their sphere of knowledge, without disregarding cross-sectional training and interpersonal skills, which can be the differentiating element between two candidates with a similar background. The new professionals should also be fluent in a foreign language and have professional or academic experiences in different cultures, creating a more dynamic, versatile profile –this is the type of worker we are currently looking for.
Our colleagues Andrea García Sanz-Viveros and Raúl Arturo Escobar Segura are two examples of the profile we are seeking.
“Innovation is key for success. It means improving existing or novel elements that add value to the organization. In the IT Methodology Department where I’m working, innovation is promoted through the evolution of the Agile Methodology, scope of projects and tasks that encourage critical and creative thinking.” Andrea García Sanz-Viveros IT Methodology Technician
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“I joined the company as part of the Global Trainee Program. Since then I’ve had the opportunity to go through different areas in the company. Currently, in the area of Natural Hazards we’re using actuarial and engineering techniques to estimate our risk in case of catastrophic events. Also the chance to work in different countries that MAPFRE offers me is a very attractive benefit for my profile.” Raúl Arturo Escobar Segura Risk Analyst
WHAT DO WE OFFER? A DIFFERENT WAY OF WORKING At MAPFRE we are aware of the need to look after our results as much as our employee’s experience. This is why we offer you a different way of working, characterized by: Opportunities for growth and development across the world, through an international career and the identification of key profiles with specific career plans. Our MAPFRE Global Talent Network is an example of this. Innovative projects, like last year’s Insur_space, a startup accelerator with 19 startups already implemented. MAPFRE spends 100 million euros annually to develop innovative solutions in the insurance industry. A flexible, agile environment, an open space model with no closed offices –they are co-creation zones to promote collaboration and communication. Also we offer flexible working hours, technological mobility and remote work. Collaborative work, sharing knowledge and insights to take advantage of the digital tools. Constant training, as learning is one of the key levers of professional success in the short and the long terms. We invest over 20 million euros annually in training. Compensation, recognition and evaluation systems in line with this new way of working, including continuous 360º feedback of the new behaviors demanded by the digital setting. A company that has values and is socially responsible. Our goal is to create the best experience for the employee, the client and society.
LET US TELL YOU OUR LATEST EXPERIENCE IN INNOVATION Innovation is key to accelerate our transformation. The constant changes in our industry demand we go further. In 2018 we made important steps in this direction, including the creation of the MAPFRE Open Innovation (MOi), an open innovation platform to kickstart innovation in our company and the industry. The MOi is now actively searching for new recruits to join the team. The MOi combines a number of innovation and transformation levers through disruptive innovation and strategic innovation. The disruptive innovation model includes Insur_space, which we mentioned earlier, as well as a collaborative model with universities and business schools to develop joint innovative projects. Strategic innovation develops short-term solutions in line with the challenges of our strategic initiatives. This includes the intra-entrepreneurial program, MAPFRE innova, targeting employees.
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WHAT DO WE WANT FROM THESE PROFILES? We want people who: Innovate, identify ideas and solutions to turn good into better, continuously. Are creative and come up with new ideas and ways of doing things. Are curious to learn, develop, grow and feel they are contributing to the company’s goals. Collaborate, cooperate, share and work with different people and different points of view to help deliver better results. Can manage change with agility, and make decisions quickly and efficiently. Are willing to contribute their passion and work to the growth of this company.
AT MAPFRE WE BELIEVE IN YOUNG TALENT AND HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU.
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DARE TO TRY OUR SHOW TALENT At MAPFRE we are after special profiles. The type of individual we are after combines the qualities and values that make the world go round, evolve and change. For us, this special touch is so important, that one day we decided to call it the MAPFRE DNA. Take our challenge and try our Show Talent, on our Career Page (https://jobs.mapfre.com/?locale=es_ ES). Select a quality from each of the three axes of behavior that you identify with and check your own DNA. We’re sure you’ll like the result!
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ERASMUS IN RZESZÓW Do you know which is the European city with the highest ratio of university students to the population? Although its name takes several attempts to pronounce almost right for the first time, Rzeszow, located at southeastern Poland, holds the honours with a population of nearly 163.000 and around 50.000 university students. Besides, it is the city in which my Erasmus story took place between September 2015 and February 2016.
Alejandro García Pascual
As an aviation enthusiast and Aerospace Engineering student from King Juan Carlos University, Rzeszow University of Technology is a paramount place to be. Not only it’s the only university in the country which has a faculty for civil training pilots, but the passion for aviation is embedded in its culture and history. Thus, I had the opportunity to take flight lessons in one of its most advanced flight simulators, visit the gliding field, and unleash my curiosity in the multiple laboratories equipped with USSR’s aircraft and technology.
Furthermore, I will never forget how impressed I was the first time I saw a group of students burning rubber with their own racing car. Isn’t it something inspiring? I felt the urge to talk with them and ask how could I join. Thus, we reached a win-win agreement, they would teach me everything about the car and Formula Student competition if I helped them with the English language issues. It was an absolutely immersive cultural experience since I was the only international member of the team. After the Erasmus, thanks to the accumulated knowledge, I was elected as Team Leader of the Formula Student team that was being founded at my home university for the following two years. The contact between the two teams was frequent, and we have manufacture three cars since then. In other words, this project becomes my passion until I finish my degree. At PRz Racing Team I developed many sincere friendships that are still alive. Nevertheless, I found my Erasmus family within the Erasmus community. Four of us were under Erasmus at the moment, Matic from Slovenia, Jose Manuel from Spain and Francesca from Italy. Moreover, Johannie from Canada was under an international programme. Also, Łukasz and Krzysztof were our local buddies. They made us feel at home in Poland. We travelled the whole country, shared our cultures and hundreds of experiences as hiking at Zakopane. In conclusion, these months were an inflexion point in my life. I discover my racing passion, developed a global network of real friends and collected fond memories.
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Over 35,000 students choose every year the Polytechnic University of Madrid to study and gain the knowledge and the skills that will help them become successful professionals in the future, particularly in the fields of engineering, new technologies and construction. Amid the growing technological globalization and the breakneck speed of change the new generations will have to face, many of them will go on to find positions in multinational companies, while others will create and adapt new ways of designing, building, communicate and interacting with people. New jobs and new business models will ensue. For universities, preparing our students for future success is a challenge. And in this context, promoting international mobility among our students with a study abroad program in a prestigious educational institution, including internships and research traineeships, is a winning strategic. Over the years, it has become clear that a study abroad period helps students expand their academic education and improve their language skills, while developing new multi-disciplinary skills and competences quickly and effectively. Emotional competences are also acquired when leaving one’s comfort zone and the safety of family, friends and country to deal with a not always friendly new environment. As a result students become capable of performing confidently in a job interview, more receptive to working in changing fields or processes or in highly uncertain areas. This versatility and ability to adapt is an advantage in terms of employability –when companies recruit employees, they value the higher maturity of students who have studied abroad. Frequently in mobility stays students are part of multicultural and multidisciplinary teams which, in addition to cultural and personal benefits, provide an experience in cooperative, collaborative ways of working. This will be useful when they join complex national or international projects.
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different society and new ways of seeing the world are important assets for new graduates. Their unique insights will benefit the Spanish industry and business communities. Students who have had an international experience often say that they learned to value the high scientific and technological level of Spanish companies and the expertise of our own professionals. Overall the value added of a new graduate with a solid international background will only increase their chances to access job positions requiring high technological skills, as well as versatility, leadership skills, team work, responsibility and initiative, with good expectations to keep the job and attain professional and economic benefits.
Indeed, some students are already thinking of developing a professional career in an international environment, and student mobility is for them a way to build a network of contacts that will help them gain access to international companies or projects. But even without such a clearly defined objective, experiencing a different educational system, a
However this type of analysis must also mention the limited aid and the high costs associated with international mobility, which may prevent many students from enjoying these advantages and hinder their professional development. At the university level, we strive to increase the number of academic, scientific and professional exchange agreements with the best universities across the world. Having a range of agreements in place multiplies the opportunities to our students and takes their training to a whole new level. Without broader scholarship programs that meet real student needs, there will always be some who are left behind despite their capacity and passion to learn and study abroad. It is up to us to prevent this loss. We believe in the value of international education.
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LET’S MAKE IT POSSIBLE TOGETHER We are a global group committed to facing any challenge that transforms our society. We work passionately to improve infrastructures and services to citizens. Our business units, Engineering and Infrastructures, Concessions, Services and Industrial, have implemented a sustainable business management with the aim of ensuring technological leadership. We have an amazing human team made up of 30,000 professionals and enjoy a strong international presence. We are involved in nearly 30 countries in the world and have a sound project to grow in all our domestic markets.
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WE ARE TALENT AT THE SERVICE OF PROGRESS
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WE LOOK AFTER: Your development. It includes onboarding and development programs for different targets:
Scholarships. We collaborate with a number of universities and business schools to ensure the best young talent joins our team. With a maximum duration of one year, they are an excellent source in our recruitment process.
Talentya Program. This is aimed at new graduates who are fluent in foreign languages. For two years, the program offers training and development actions to accelerate company integration.
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Your training. We promote the ongoing development of our teams. We do so globally and according to the needs of our professionals and business units. We offer you all the tools to make sure you achive a personal and professional growth through outstanding face to face trainings, e-learnings, workshops, etc. My Virtual Point (MVP), our online training platform, takes professional development to a new dimension. With the Learning Passport, everyone can design their training plan and complete scheduled actions. Your wellbeing, with Sacyr Sports Club. Over 600 employees exercise with us. We combine team work, health and sports with culture and values. Your work-life balance. Sacyr Concilia promotes practices that help to balance personal and professional life. For example, the School-Vacation Day offers fun and educational activities to our employees’ children during work days with no school.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT SACYR CAN OFFER YOU? ARE YOU GRADUATE?
ARE YOU STUDENT?
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WORKSPACES THAT WORK There is a war on talent recruitment. In an increasingly technical and digital work environment, companies across the globe are starting to realize that recruiting the best professionals and ensuring their engagement will require more than an interesting compensation package. The work priorities of professionals include balancing work and personal life, flexibility, promotion, an attractive company culture, inspiring work environment, no name a few. This is why it is essential for companies to create work environments where employees can thrive, leave their mark and contribute unambiguously to the business success. Steelcase is a world leader in helping companies create work environments that generate experiences, inspire, allow employees to do their best and succeed.
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At Steelcase we offer employees the chance to choose and gain control over the space according to the activities they perform at any moment. This empowers people to take control over their work, leading to satisfaction, higher motivation and productivity , three aspects that have a positive impact on personal life beyond the office. You’ll love working in this office!
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Wellbeing, wellbeing, wellbeing This is key in any work space –it must provide wellbeing for employees physically, cognitively and emotionally. Offices are for people. Improving their wellbeing should be the goal of all companies. Own your space. Work can be performed anywhere, a couple of minutes here, a couple of hours there‌ With so many options, the best way forward is to allow everybody to choose their preferred setting in line with the activity they are performing.
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Collaborate, unite, create The future of work is collaborative. Providing spaces where individuals can collaborate and co-create is essential to foster innovation.
I need to concentrate Collaborating is important and so is preserving concentration and individual work without noise or interruptions.
Smart and connected The work environment of the future will be 100% technological and digital. In addition to a good connection, the office of the future must also enable remote work.
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Inspiring spaces, relaxing spaces We spend a large part of our time in the office. The work space must also leave room for relaxation, interaction and learning from colleagues.
Back to nature Natural elements improve wellbeing and productivity. A return to nature, using natural wood, recycled materials, vertical gardens, landscaped terraces, outside views and open air spaces make us happy and drives creativity.
Topsy-turvy office The time where people stayed glued to their chair and could not take their eyes off the screen is history. People need to be encouraged to change their posture through the day, move freely, even put their feet up. Any movement, large or small, may be good for our health and drives creativity.
Office-home-office Spaces that break down the barriers between work and home create a comfortable environment that invites relaxation and concentration. And they turn the office into a cozier, more personal place.
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RECRUITING ERASMUS WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING UNIVERSITIES FOR THEIR SUPPORT
IE University Mondragon Unibertsitatea Tecnológico de Monterrey
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UNIR - The online university Universidad a Distancia de Madrid, UDIMA Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio Universidad Antonio de Nebrija Universidad Camilo José Cela Universidad Cardenal Herrera CEU Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Universidad Católica de Ávila Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia Universidad Complutense de Madrid Universidad de Alcalá Universidad de Alicante Universidad de Almería Universidad de Burgos Universidad de Cádiz Universidad de Cantabria Universidad de Castilla La Mancha Universidad de Córdoba Universidad de Deusto Universidad de Extremadura Universidad de Granada Universidad de Huelva Universidad de Jaén Universidad de La Laguna Universidad de La Rioja Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Universidad de León Universidad de Málaga Universidad de Murcia Universidad de Navarra Universidad de Oviedo Universidad de Salamanca Universidad de Santiago de Compostela Universidad de Valladolid
Universidad de Vigo Universidad de Zaragoza Universidad del País Vasco Universidad Europea de Madrid Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes Universidad Francisco de Vitoria Universidad Internacional de La Rioja Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo, UIMP Universidad Loyola de Andalucía Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, UNED Universidad Pablo de Olavide Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Universidad Pontificia de Comillas Universidad Pública de Navarra Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Universidad San Jorge Universidad San Pablo CEU Universidade da Coruña Universitat Abat Oliba CEU Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Universitat de Barcelona Universitat de Girona Universitat de les Illes Balears Universitat de Lleida Universitat de Valencia Universitat de Vic Universitat Internacional de Catalunya Universitat Jaume I Universitat Miguel Hernández Elche Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Universitat Politècnica de Valencia Universitat Pompeu Fabra Universitat Ramón Llull Universitat Rovira i Virgili Universidad de Sevilla
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RECRUITING ERASMUS WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS SCHOOLS Centro de Estudios Universitarios, CEDEU Centro Universitario Villanueva CESINE - Centro Universitario Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros, CUNEF EAE Business School ESCP Europe - Business School ESIC Business & Marketing School Escuela de Turismo de Barcelona, CETA Foro Europeo - Escuela de Negocios de Navarra Fundación Universidade da Coruña Instituto de Estudios Bursátiles, IEB The School of Business and Social Science, ESERP
AND CRUE (CONFERENCE OF RECTORS OF SPANISH UNIVERSITIES) FOR ITS INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
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Recruiting Erasmus Alfonso Jiménez Managing Partner Carlos Crespo Recruiting Erasmus Project Manager carlos.crespo@peoplematters.com María Padilla Relationship with Companies maria.padilla@peoplematters.com María Cano Relationship with Universities maria.cano@peoplematters.com María Díaz Community Manager maria.diaz@peoplematters.com
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