XVII Economics and Business Olympiad. Winners of the Provincial Phase

XVII OLIMPIADA DE ECONOMÍA Y EMPRESA. 

The Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism of the ULPGC participates in the Spanish Economics Olympiad as a member of the Spanish Economics Olympiad Association. The Olympiad’s fundamental objective is to stimulate economics and business studies among young people.

Winners of the Provincial Phase

The competitions were held on Friday, March 28, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. at the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism (Tafira University Campus) for students from Gran Canaria and at the Lanzarote and Fuerteventura campuses for students from the respective islands.
The organizing committee of the provincial phase, chaired by the Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism of the ULPGC, Dr. María Victoria Ruiz Mallorquí, evaluated the competitions. Following the process, the winners were the students listed in the attached file, which can be accessed from the following link.

 

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. All information can be found at the following URL: https://web.csidiomas.ua.es/congresos/olimpiadaeconomia/index

 

Talk on the “TOM MICRO” tool by Professor Salvador del Barrio García

Professor of Marketing at the University of Granada, Salvador del Barrio García, gave an online talk on the Tom Micro tool as part of the course in the Master’s Degree in Marketing and International Trade (MUMCI).
Students could see how Tom Micro facilitates media planning for advertising campaigns, from identifying target audiences to creating media rankings and optimizing plans. It’s an essential tool for future marketing professionals. MUMCI’s Coordinator thanks Professor del Barrio for his valuable contribution and the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism (FEET) for its continued support.

Professor Beatriz González López-Valcárcel presents the first public health assessment for Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

The Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism echoes the news reporting the first public health assessment presentation for Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Coinciding with World Health Day, the first public health assessment for Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, led by Beatriz González López-Valcárcel, a professor at the ULPGC and a leading expert in the field of Health Economics, was presented at the City Hall of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Monday, April 7, 2025. You can access the news content at the following link.

RIU Latin America Assistant Manager Internship Program 2025: STUDENT SELECTION

Candidates participating in the RIU Latin America 2025 Assistant Manager internship program, which offers the option of being hired as an Assistant Manager at one of the chain’s hotels, were interviewed on Wednesday, April 2nd.

RIU’s Director of Human Resources, Carmelo González Vega, and the Dean of the Faculty, Victoria Ruiz Mallorquí, welcomed the participants.

For those selected, RIU will provide accommodation and meals and receive financial assistance with a high probability of being hired as a Junior Assistant Manager and a Career Plan at RIU Hotels & Resorts Latin America. The internship will take place from June to December 2025. Good luck to the participants.