Banco Santander invests 3.3 million euros in education, social action, and sports in the Valencian Community in 2023

2023-10-08 13:00:09

Banco Santander, chaired by Ana Botínhas invested a total of 3.3 million euros in education, social action, and sport in the Valencian Community so far in 2023.

Specifically, more than 164,000 Valencian university students have had the opportunity to apply for the almost 2,000 scholarships to support international mobility and promote research, and the more than 13,600 online training grants that Banco Santander has offered to Valencian universities. , both public and private, thanks to the collaboration agreements maintained through Santander Universities.

These agreements Santander Bank with Valencian universities they focus on developing programs aimed at education, employability and entrepreneurship, seeking recognition of the talent of university students, support for research, international mobility, and university-business collaboration. Banco Santander has maintained stable alliances with all universities in the Community for more than two decades.

Among the annual programs in which Banco Santander intervenes, it is worth highlighting the Santander Scholarships for Erasmus, the Santander Financial Aid Scholarships, and the Explorer university entrepreneurship program.

Likewise, last May the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia was the venue for the V International Meeting of Universia Rectors, which brought together 700 rectors from 14 countries for three days.

Banco Santander also supports different social causes and cultural and sports initiatives in the Valencian Community. Thus, through the Banco Santander Foundation, it has collaborated with entities such as the Social Initiative Foundation, the Neurosurgery, Education and Development Foundation, or the Leisure Time and Social Action Collective (COTLAS).

In this sense, it is worth highlighting the Santander Emplea Cultura program, aimed at creating employment among young people specialized in contemporary culture, and helping organizations in the cultural sector. In the field of sports, Banco Santander has supported the Gran Fondo Internacional Valencia cycling race.

On the other hand, throughout 2023, more than 80 professionals from Santander Bank They have collaborated as volunteers in 40 financial education workshops, aimed at various groups such as seniors, adolescents, and soon, housewives. Likewise, she has collaborated in social activities organized by NGOs such as the Red Cross or Mamas en Acción.