Fundación Internacional UNIVERSITAS XXI
Madrid, Spain
About
Founded in 2013, Fundación Internacional UNIVERSITAS XXI is a grant-making foundation based in Madrid, Spain working on education, arts & culture, employment & skills +2 more.
Fundación Internacional UNIVERSITAS XXI is a Spanish foundation created in 2013 by the UNIVERSITAS XXI group, which provides university management software. Its purpose is to promote and support access to education and culture for disadvantaged people and communities at risk of exclusion. It does this mainly through awards, competitions and scholarships for students, teachers and researchers, and through collaborations with universities, social organisations and sponsors. Its activities cover educational innovation, digital equity, employment inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities, gender equality in business, and support for social projects in Spain and Latin America. The foundation is based in Madrid, with its main projects run in Spain and Colombia. It is chaired by Santos Pavón de Paula, with Mónica León García as managing director.
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Emplea-IL
Employment & Skills · Spain
Personalised work-integration pathways for people with borderline intellectual functioning, with particular attention to vulnerable women, run in collaboration with Fundación Kyrios.
Premio Laura Linares Suárez
Arts & Culture · Spain
Annual photography and short-story prize, with winners nominating a charity to receive the prize funds.
Concurso Científico-Literario de la Universidad de La Rioja
Education · Spain
Science and literature competition for secondary and upper-secondary students, sponsored by the foundation.
Premios Materiales Docentes en Abierto
Education · Spain
Awards with the Universidad de Valladolid for high-quality open educational materials created by university teaching staff.
Premio Profesores Innovadores
Education · Spain
Awards with the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos recognising innovative university teaching practices.
Concurso Trabajos Fin de Grado Business Plan
Education · Spain
Competition with Universidad Nebrija and Rotary Club Madrid Corporate rewarding student business plans with social value.
Libro Blanco de la Igualdad de Género en la Empresa
Gender equality · Spain
Practical guide on gender equality in companies, produced with eleven Spanish public universities.
Premio de buenas prácticas de gestión en universidades colombianas
Education · Colombia
Prize recognising good management practices in Colombian higher education institutions.
Concurso Equidad, diversidad y literatura
Human rights · Spain
Literary and artistic competition for secondary students in the Region of Murcia on racism, LGBTI+ discrimination and inclusion.
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Universidad de Valladolid, Universidad de La Rioja, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Universidad de Huelva, Universidad Nebrija, Universidad de Córdoba, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Fundación Kyrios, Fundación Antonio de Nebrija, Rotary Club Madrid Corporate, Oracle España, Telefónica, Auren, Fundación Europamundo, AMAFE, Fundación 6 Estrellas, COVIDE AMVE
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