The actions promoted by the Fundació this year again made it possible to provide focused support to young people who wanted to complete their academic training with postgraduate studies, as well as to contribute to the success of other education and research initiatives, especially through the collaboration with the University of Andorra and the endowment for the Calvó Armengol International Prize.
The professionals of tomorrow
Training is one of the pillars on which the values of Fundació Crèdit Andorrà are based. Access to quality education during their academic lives guarantees that young people will participate in the development of society as people who are educated and committed to the future of the country.
December 15, 2017: the Fundació turns 30
One of the objectives assumed by the Fundació Crèdit Andorrà Board of Trustees and included in the founding statutes is the implementation of a scholarship program for study at foreign educational establishments.
Students awarded scholarships in 2017
Julen Bacou Sanz
Master of Science in Investment & Wealth Management, Imperial College Business School, London.
David Font Bernet
Master’s in Contemporary Technological and Performance Art, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao.
Bryan Dennys Giménez González
Master’s in Law, University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca.
David Pereiro Cortés
Master of Science in Motorsport Engineering, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford.
Clàudia Valdés Tomàs
Master’s in Law, ESADE Law School, Barcelona.
Meeting of the Fundació Crèdit Andorrà Scholarship Holders Association
Every year around Christmas, there is a traditional meet-up for scholarship holders and former scholarship holders, where the new beneficiaries talk about the studies for which they received the scholarship and explain their professional plans for the future.
Opening speech for the meeting by André Ribeiro
André Ribeiro, who received a scholarship to study a Master’s in Telecommunications Engineering at La Salle, talked about his experience as an entrepreneur.
Collaboration with the University of Andorra
Fundació Crèdit Andorrà continued to fund various training projects with the University of Andorra to make the cost of enrollment more affordable for students and professionals.
Refresher course on neurological and clinical bases
Professionals from the healthcare and social fields were able to benefit from a new refresher course this year that meets the current training needs of this sector.
Higher professional studies cycle
The higher professional studies cycle seeks to offer up-to-date ongoing training in different areas.
Convocatòria 2017
Initiatives in the field of legal training
Fundació Crèdit Andorrà continued to provide the funding needed to offer different training programs in the field of the law in force in the country.
12th edition of the Andorran postgraduate in law (2016-2018)
Course in network monitoring, tracking and analysis
Participants were able to acquire the fundamental knowledge and skills to use the Internet and social networks as sources of strategic information that can be used in decision making.
Midwife training
The collaboration agreement between the University of Andorra, the University of Barcelona and Fundació Crèdit Andorrà made it possible for one student to continue her specialist training in obstetric and gynecological nursing.
2017-2019 Call for Applications
5th Calvó Armengol International Prize
Professor Melissa Dell, from Harvard University, has won the 5th International Calvó Armengol Prize, established in memory of Professor Antoni Calvó Armengol. The Government of Andorra, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics (BGSE) and Fundació Crèdit Andorrà award this prize every two years to an economist or scientist under the age of 40.
Melissa Dell graduated from Harvard in 2005 and went on to get a master’s from Oxford and a Doctorate in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 2012. She has been a member of Harvard’s Economics Department since 2014..
