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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.

The selection process for candidates to participate in the RIU Latin America Assistant Manager Internship Program 2025 is open again this year, with the option to be hired as an Assistant Manager at a hotel in the chain. The internship will take place from June to December 2025. For guidance, the internship covers the various hotel departments: Reception, Housekeeping, Goods Receiving, Entertainment, Central Pastry Shop, Dining Room, Palace Pastry Shop, Kitchen, Bar, HR Department, Purchasing Department, Pool, Laundry, Gardening, Maintenance, MICE, Reception Audit, and Hotel Management. The requirements for admission to the program are:

The requirements for admission to the program are:

• Be a final-year student of the Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism at the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism of the ULPGC, or the Double Degree in Business Administration or Tourism and Translation, Interpreting, and Tourism of the ULPGC,
• or hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Tourism from the ULPGC or one of the aforementioned Double Degrees and be enrolled in one of the FEET Master’s programs. – Academically, the student must have passed all subjects or must complete them by June 2025, except for the Final Project (TFG) (or Final Project Management), and have the TFG (or Final Project Management) well advanced but not submitted. (It is not essential to have passed the internship.)
• The student must remain enrolled at the ULPGC for the internship. If selected, RIU will cover their accommodation and meals. They will also 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 selection process for candidates to participate in the RIU Assistant Manager Internship program for Latin America 2025: 1. Send a CV. to sdec_feet@ulpgc.es before March 21, 2025, at 1:00 PM, indicating “RIU CANDIDATURE” in the subject line. 2. Candidate pre-selection: will be communicated by email in person on March 24, 2025. 3. Interviews with the pre-selected candidates will be held the last week of March at FEET (one day only and in person only).

Francisco Santana Sarmiento, Professor at the School of Industrial and Civil Engineering at the ULPGC, with extensive teaching and research experience in Cartographic, Geodetic, and Photogrammetry Engineering, gave a talk entitled “Geolocation as a Necessary Tool in Marketing Strategy” on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, as part of the Commercial Communication and Sales Management course at the MUMCI (University of Madrid) in the Faculty of Economics, Business, and Tourism.

For the master’s students, this was a very educational way to learn about a highly useful tool in marketing strategies and, through practical examples, to learn what Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are and how to use them. These systems allow companies to analyze geographic data to identify market concentrations, plan strategic locations, plan campaigns, and optimize resources, thus offering a significant competitive advantage.

Today, Friday 28th February, William Kikanae and Rosa Escandell have come to talk about the Sawa Mara Project, which integrates the tourist experience in the Massai Mara with the community and culture.

The Conference, which took place in the FEET Degree Hall, was entitled “SAWA MARA – The Masai EcoLodge. A sustainable tourism and community transformation project”

It should be noted that William Kikanae is a leader of the Masai community and an international speaker at Helpers Speakers, as well as a National Geographic guide.