AWARD CEREMONY FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION

The Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism would like to congratulate the colleagues who were honored today, Monday, June 30, by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with the DOCENTIA-ULPGC 2023-2024 Awards, which recognize teaching excellence among its faculty members.
Among the 59 award recipients are seven male and four female professors from the four biggest departments that provide instruction within the Faculty.

Department of Applied Economic Analysis
María Manuela González Serrano
Department of Financial Economics and Accounting
Félix Blázquez Santana
José Andrés Dorta Velázquez
Carolina Bona Sánchez
Department of Economics and Business Management
María Gracia García Soto
Francisco Javier Gutiérrez Pérez
Desiderio Juan García Almeida
Antonia Mercedes García Cabrera
José Luis Ballesteros Rodríguez
Department of Quantitative Methods in Economics and Management
Miguel Ángel Negrín Hernández
Pablo Dorta González

The evaluation, conducted annually, randomly selects one-third of the teaching staff. It aims to highlight the best practices of those lecturers who receive outstanding evaluations from students, as well as from their Faculty and department. In each edition, the recognition may be granted to no more than 13% of the evaluated Faculty.

For more information, please visit the ULPGC website.

Our warmest congratulations to all the award-winning.

Photo taken from the ULPGC website.

GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE TENTH COHORT OF STUDENTS FROM THE DOUBLE DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND LAW

Emotional Graduation Ceremony for the Tenth Cohort of the Double Degree in Business Administration and Law

Last Saturday, June 28, the Búnker building at the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism hosted the graduation ceremony for the 20 students of the tenth cohort of the Double Degree in Business Administration and Law: María Alemán Bermúdez, Lino Chaparro Acosta, Jose Manuel Chirino Rodríguez, Quintino Díaz García, Gabriela Évora Báez, Marco Franquis Ortega, Laura Mena Domínguez, Jorge Mendoza García, Mª Eva Monzón Betancor, Sofía Moreno Rodríguez, Yaiza del Carmen Rodríguez Medina, Javier Sánchez Curbelo, Penélope Sánchez Peña, Amanda Sosa Martín, Samuel Talavera Hernández, Daniel Trujillo Falcón, Valeria Vega Cabrera, Álvaro Vega Guerra, Alberto Vega Martín y Carla Viñas San Ginés.

The event was attended by the Deans of both degree programs, who presented the graduation sashes, along with the Vice Deans of Academic Affairs. Also
present were Professor Dr. Carmen Domínguez Falcón, the cohort’s sponsor from the Business Administration degree, and Professor Nicolás Navarro Batista, the sponsor from the Law degree and Associate Professor of Public International Law and International Relations.

The ceremony, which brought together family members, friends, and faculty, was filled with emotion and pride, marking the end of an academic period and the beginning of a new professional journey for the graduates. The event was especially moving due to Professor Nicolás Navarro’s announcement of his retirement, which was met with heartfelt recognition for his long-standing dedication and service.

The university community extended its best wishes to both the graduating students and Professor Navarro in their future stages.

 

JOB OFFER: BANK OF SPAIN: SELECTION PROCESS TO FILL 23 POSITIONS

BANK OF SPAIN: SELECTION PROCESS TO FILL 23 POSITIONS AT LEVEL 14 OF THE MANAGEMENT GROUP, TO PERFORM GENERALIST TECHNICAL PERSONNEL DUTIES

Job description:
A selection process is being announced through a competitive examination to fill 23 generalist technical personnel positions.

The duties to be performed will be those of level 14 technical personnel in the management group, consisting of, by way of example and not limitation, technical support in the areas of financial infrastructure, market operations, payment systems, market conduct, and customer complaint resolution, cash management, economic analysis, and research, management of economic and statistical information, financial regulation and supervision, anti-money laundering, and internal management.

The duties to be performed also include those arising from the Bank of Spain’s membership in international organizations, particularly the European System of Central Banks, the Single Supervisory Mechanism, and the Single Resolution Mechanism, and those arising from the recent creation of the European Authority for Combating Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism, as well as the resulting institutional relationships and participation in national and international forums, committees, and working groups.
These duties will require knowledge of English and flexible working hours according to the position’s requirements and legal and conventional regulations. Likewise, availability for frequent travel, both within and outside Spain, may be required.

REQUIREMENTS

Be of legal age and meet one of the following requirements, which are summarized. The requirements and all other information can be found at the Bank of Spain link provided here:

  • Be a Spanish national.
  • Have the nationality of another Member State of the European Union, the European Economic Area, or any State to which, under international treaties concluded by the European Union and ratified by Spain, the free movement of workers applies.
  • Be husband or wife or common-law partner (registered in a public registry of the European Union) of Spanish nationals or nationals of any of the other Member States of the European Union, the European Economic Area, or any other State with which the free movement of workers applies (if the relevant treaty so provides), provided they are not legally separated. Their descendants and those of their partner under age 21 may also participate.
  • Be a foreigner residing in Spain with legal employment status.

Qualification:
i) A bachelor’s degree, an advanced architecture degree, or an advanced engineering degree from a university or
ii) a university degree or other official university qualification with a minimum of 240 European credits (achievable through an official university degree and/or postgraduate degree) or
iii) another higher, equivalent, or similar qualification, as determined by the Bank of Spain, or
iv) a student currently pursuing one of the qualifications referred to in points i) to iii) above, provided that the student is eligible to obtain said qualification before September 5, 2025.

RECOGNITION OF ECONOMICS OLYMPIAD FINALISTS

On Tuesday, June 17, the recognition ceremony for the finalist students and the professor whose group obtained the highest average score in the 17th Economics Olympiad was held in the 26 de Abril Room of the Rector’s Office of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The competitions were held on March 28 at the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism, as well as at the Fuerteventura (Congress Palace) and Lanzarote (Tahíche University School of Tourism) campuses.

The event was chaired by the Student’s Vice-Rector, David Sánchez Rodríguez, joined at the table by the Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism, Mª Victoria Ruíz Mallorquí; the Dean of the Official Association of Economists of Las Palmas, Alcibiades Trancho Lemes; the Director of Operations of the Las Palmas University Foundation; and Miguel Ángel Acosta Rodríguez, Secretary of the ULPGC Social Council.

During the ceremony, both the Vice-Rector and other representatives highlighted the students’ efforts in preparing for the exams while in their second year of high school and preparing for the University Entrance Exams. They also underscored the commitment to the secondary school teachers and the essential support of their families. They also wished them good luck in the national phase of the Olympiad, which will be held at the University of Alicante on June 30 and July 1st and 2nd.

The finalist students were Irene Lorenzo García, from IES Teror, accompanied by the school’s principal, Deidy Falcón, representing Professor Antonio Fermín Quintana Suárez; José Carlos Marrero Castillo, from IES Támara (San Bartolomé de Tirajana), with his teacher Esteban Sánchez Martínez; and Adrián Martínez Castro, from IES La Minilla, accompanied by his teacher Javier Galván Guerra. Family and friends of the award winners also attended the ceremony.

The recognized teacher was Mª Isabel Ortega Suárez, from IES Guanarteme, whose students achieved the highest average grade among the participants. After successfully passing the university entrance exams, the students expressed their intention to continue their education at the ULPGC, pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and a Double Degree in Business Administration and Management and Tourism. All finalists, students, and teachers received diplomas and gifts, and, at the beginning of the next academic year, will also receive a tablet.

 

Facultad de Economía, Empresa y Turismo de la ULPGC
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