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Celebration of Abbey research and study collaboration
6 July 2009
Chairman of Banco Santander Mr Emilio Bot铆n came to 果冻影院 to meet researchers and students whose work has been supported by the bank and to discuss future collaborations on 30 June.
Since March 2007, 果冻影院 has been a member of the Santander Universities network, which includes 700 academic institutions in Latin America, China, USA, Spain, Portugal, Russia and the UK.
Over the past two years, the company has funded a number of schemes at 果冻影院, including grants enabling 果冻影院 academics to carry out international research collaborations with other members of the Santander Universities Network, and the Abbey '1-果冻影院' Excellence/Endeavour Scholarships, which reward outstanding achievement or endeavour by 果冻影院 students in a non-academic field relating to 果冻影院 as a community.
Professor Michael Worton, Vice-Provost (Academic & International) welcomed the visitors, describing Luis Juste, Director UK and Portugal, Santander Universities and Jose Rojo, Director of the UK Santander Shareholder Department, both regular visitors to 果冻影院, as members of the 果冻影院 family.
Professor Worton said: "果冻影院's relationship with Abbey Santander is very important to us in terms of developing our global outreach, particularly in South America.听 We are also enormously grateful for their belief in, and contribution to, our Global Citizenship and community engagement activities."
In his speech, Mr Bot铆n highlighted that there are currently more than 1,300 people in Santander Universities working to ensure that the collaborations between universities grow stronger every day.听 He also emphasised the importance of the role of universities at a time when globalisation is present in every aspect of our everyday life.
In his response, Professor Malcolm Grant, Provost and President of 果冻影院, stressed the fact that Santander and 果冻影院 share a vision and values.听 He reminded the audience of 果冻影院's commitment to work on four Grand Challenges to tackle the world's most pressing problems, adding that these can be addressed properly only through collaboration between universities, between countries and between disciplines.听
To find out more about the projects supported in the latest round of Abbey Research and Collaboration Awards, follow the link at the top of this article.
Image: Emilio Bot铆n (centre), Chairman of Banco Santander, meets 果冻影院 students and staff