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XVII ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS OLYMPIAD

As a member of the Spanish Economics Olympiad Association, the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism of the ULPGC will participate in the Spanish Economics Olympiad, the fundamental objective of which is to stimulate economics and business studies among young people. Based on the Spanish Olympiad, we will conduct a first phase for 2nd-year Baccalaureate students from the province of Las Palmas.

Provincial Phase

Students from secondary schools who are enrolled during the 2024-2025 academic year in the subject “Business and Business Model Design” of the 2nd year of Bachelor in Las Palmas will be able to participate in the XVII Olympiad on Economics and Business at the ULPGC. Palmas, it is recommended, given the nature of the test, that each center carry out a prior selection of the participating students.

The test will be taken on Friday, March 28, 2025, at 17:00 a.m. at the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism (Tafira University Campus) for students from the island of Gran Canaria. The students from the Fuerteventura and Lanzarote centers will take the test on their respective islands in the place determined. The registered students are already summoned for the tests without needing subsequent personal communication.

The contents of the test refer to the prioritized evaluation criteria for the University Entrance Exam (PAU) of the subject “Business and Business Model Design”, which are included in this document, except criteria 3.2 and 3.4. The maximum time to complete the test will be 90 minutes, with a theoretical and practical part. It may contain economic or business news questions, multiple-choice questions, and numerical exercises. If necessary, a chart of accounts and ratios will be provided.

Registration will take place between March 10 and 16, 2025 (both inclusive) through the ULPGC Electronic Headquarters, entering the “Economics and Business Olympiad” procedure within the “Economics, Business and Business Students” folder. Tourism”. On March 18, the provisional list of those admitted and excluded will be published on the Faculty’s website with the appropriate reasons. Between March 19 and 21 (both inclusive), the teachers responsible for the centers may submit allegations to this provisional list, submitting the documentation through the ULPGC electronic headquarters. The final list of those admitted will be published on the website on March 24.

The Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism of the ULPGC chairs the organizing committee of the provincial phase. It will evaluate the tests, qualify the exercises, classify the participants in order, and determine the three finalists who will participate in the national phase. The finalists’ names will be announced on the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism website in April.

National and International Phases

June 30, July 1 and 2 the XVI Spanish Economics Olympiad will be held  at the Faculty of Business Sciences of the University of Alicante, attended by the three finalists from each participating university. The finalists of the Spanish Economics Olympiad will represent the Spanish Economics Olympiad Association in the International Economics Olympiad.

For additional information, click here, where an errata sheet is included at the end of the document.

The finakl list of those admitted to the XVI Economics and Business Olympiad can be downloaded at this link.

The place, time and instructions for the exam are indicated in the following link.

The development of the provincial phase and participation in the national phase has the support of the following entities:

Documents in PDF or DOC format:

• Test I Olympiad
• Test II Olympiad
• Trial III Olympiad
• Test IV Olympiad
• Test V Olympiad
• Test VI Olympiad
• Test VII Olympiad
• Test VIII Olympiad
• Test IX Olympiad
• Test X Olympiad
• Test XI Olympiad
• Test XII Olympiad
• Test XIII Olympiad
• Test XIV Olympiad
• Test XV Olympiad
• Test XVI Olympiad
• Test XVII Olympiad

XVII ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS OLYMPIAD. PROVINCIAL PHASE

The Provincial Phase of the XVII Economics Olympiad was held on Friday, March 28, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. The exams for students from Gran Canaria took place at the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism (Tafira University Campus). The exams took place at the Training and Conference Center for students from Fuerteventura and at the Lanzarote University School of Tourism (affiliated with the ULPGC) in Tahíche. A total of 116 students participated, of which 102 were from different schools in Gran Canaria, nine from Lanzarote, all from the Yaiza Secondary School, and five from Fuerteventura, all from the Gran Tarajal Secondary School. The organizing committee thanks the lecturers and teachers involved with the examination day organization, in particular María José Márquez Cerdeña, teacher of IES San Diego de Alcalá of Fuerteventura, and the lecturer Amós Farrujia Coello from Lanzarote University School of Tourism.

The test content meets the prioritized assessment criteria for the University Entrance Exam (PAU) subject “Business and Business Model Design.” Participants had a maximum of 90 minutes to complete the test, which consisted of a theoretical and practical section, multiple-choice questions, and numerical exercises.

The organizing committee for the provincial phase is chaired by the Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism of the ULPGC, Dr. María Victoria Ruiz Mallorquí. Its functions are to evaluate the tests, grade the exercises, rank the participants, and determine the three finalists who will participate in the national phase.

The finalists’ names will be announced on the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism website in April.

National and International Phases

The XVI Spanish Economics Olympiad will be held on June 30 and July 1st and 2nd at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the University of Alicante. Three finalists from each of the participating universities will compete. The finalists will represent the Spanish Economics Olympiad Association at the International Economics Olympiad.

 

El desarrollo de la fase provincial y la participación en la fase nacional cuenta con el apoyo de las siguientes entidades:

On Thursday, March 27, the ULPGC Open Days were held in morning and afternoon sessions. This event is aimed specifically at students in their second year of High School and Advanced Vocational Training. Still, it is also open to parents and anyone interested in learning more about the ULPGC.

The morning session was broadcast live. Both sessions took place in the auditorium, with many students in attendance. The Dean and Vice Dean of Communication and Research and the students gave a presentation in which they introduced the students to the different degrees and double degrees offered by the Faculty.

Videos were shown describing the characteristics of each degree, the mobility and exchange programs, and the various agreements held by the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Tourism. Information was provided about the mentor program to support students in their first weeks at the Faculty and the “Training in Mathematics for Economics and Business” course to help those entering the Faculty lacking training in this area.

Students from the Faculty’s student council shared information with those who visited us and accompanied them on a tour of the various buildings to facilitate their familiarization with the Faculty’s facilities.

Alba Ramírez and Leticia Calderín are two graduates of the ULPGC, specifically with a Double Degree in Industrial Organization Engineering and Business Administration and a Double Degree in Business Administration, respectively. Both have embarked on a promising project: the Ascenda Foundation.

They are convinced that Canarian students deserve broader access to opportunities, both in Spain and abroad, and that is why they founded Ascenda. Ascenda was born from the conviction they both share: Canarian talent is immense, but it is limited by geographical and, sometimes, sociocultural barriers.

Alba and Leticia have had extraordinary experiences locally—for example, doing internships at renowned companies in the Canary Islands—and abroad, studying or working in the United States, Paris, and the United Kingdom, among other destinations.

These experiences have made them realize that many students are unaware of the opportunities after university studies: Is a master’s degree the right path to achieve my goals? Which one should I apply for? What job will effectively boost my career? What options do I have outside the island?

They are embarking on the “Propulsa” program, the mentoring program they are launching this March.

In summary: • They will select 5 Canarian university students for the program. • For 12 months, they will offer +50 hours of personalized mentoring, Resource guidance, Support in applying for scholarships and Jobs, Workshops, Conferences, and networking opportunities with leaders in various fields (e.g., PhD students at Harvard, CEOs of MedTech, etc.)
You can contact the Ascenda Foundation on its website.

Or follow it on social media, such as Instagram and Linkedin.