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At Banco Santander we have a firm commitment to progress and inclusive sustainable growth, with a long-standing commitment to education, employability and entrepreneurship over the last 27 years, which sets us apart from the world's other financial institutions.
We understand our duty to support higher education as the driver of the progress needed to create a fairer, more inclusive and more sustainable society. Our aim is to create a positive impact and improve the career prospects of our communities through Santander Universities and Universia. This journey has earned the bank numerous awards from international institutions, such as the awards received from The Varkey Foundation or the Spanish Network of the Global Compact.
supporting education, employability and entrepreneurship
euros invested in 26 years
people and businesses helped
institutions and organizations
supporting education, employability and entrepreneurship
euros invested in 26 years
people and businesses helped
institutions and organizations
In 2022, we invested 100 million euros and supported more than 266.000 of people.
Amid vast digital transformation, we continue to meet the needs of the jobs market and promote lifelong learning. In the spirit of #NeverStopLearning, we’ll continue to run training programmes to further one of Santander Universities' main objectives: employability.
Our Universia career guidance and training platform is open to students, universities and companies. And Fundación Universia promotes social and workplace inclusion for university students with disabilities.
“A more sustainable economy requires a holistic approach to education where employability must be a priority both for universities and companies. It is essential to foster the appropriate skills from university and throughout working life with a dynamic approach”.
“Education is the bedrock of a more innovative and competitive society and the fundamental driver of progress and a more sustainable economy. At Santander Universities, we're certain our future must continue to evolve to encourage lifelong learning as a crux for greater employability”.
Santander Scholarships
We have Santander Scholarships to help people achieve brighter career prospects by providing unparalleled support for adult learning. Provides people access to higher education, internships, overseas travel and skills for jobs. The scholarships site has a comprehensive selection of programs and content to meet the varying needs on employability of our communities with programmes conducted in agreement with the best partners to guarantee positive social impact.
We´ve expanded our Santander Scholarship´s offer, including programs open to all profiles and ages. They have no cost to the beneficiaries and do not require a university degree or be a bank customer.
We have launched a large number and variety of global scholarship programmes in various countries, free of charge and with no age limit, focusing on 8 types: tech, skills, women, studies, language, internship, research and sustainability.
Santander X
And through Santander X we help people achieve brighter career prospects by supporting those who rather have their own businesses. We help entrepreneurs to grow and create positive impact in society by increasing employability, fostering innovation, and accelerating economic growth. And provides high-quality training and resources that allow entrepreneurs and companies to achieve their goals by growing and developing their businesses, rewarding the most outstanding ventures in each country by supporting the entrepreneurs who are creating solutions for urgent and critical problems in society, and a distinctive global community that offers connections to mentors, investors, clients, peers, and experts with insights on megatrends.
We´ve a huge number of initiatives to support entrepreneurship in all its phases:
- Santander X Explorer, turning young people's ideas into projects.
- Santander X Launch, preparation of projects for market launch.
- Santander X Global Challenges to find the most innovative and scalable solutions to address problems relevant to society.
- Santander X Local and Global Awards, recognition of the most innovative and disruptive projects in each country.
- Santander X 100, prime community to support the most promising startups and scaleups of Santander X.
Santander X Environmental Challenge
We work to meet society’s demands and take action to fulfil our purpose of helping people and businesses prosper. That’s why we teamed up with Oxentia Foundation to create Santander X Environmental Challenge, a global initiative to support eco-friendly entrepreneurs with innovative ideas to build a more sustainable future.
Santander X Global Challenge | Helping Businesses Prosper
SMEs are a key driver of economic growth, employment and social cohesion. That's why Santander's purpose is to help them prosper.
In these testing times for SMEs, we joined forces with Oxentia Foundation to launch Santander X Global Challenge I Helping Businesses Prosper, a new global initiative for start-ups and scale-ups with innovative, scalable solutions that will help SMEs make the digital transition and be more efficient.
Santander X Global Challenge | Finance For All
Santander helps people and businesses prosper. One of its objectives is to make sure everyone can access banking products and services.
Financial inclusion is crucial to reducing inequality and creating opportunity. We must think of how not to leave anyone behind.
Alongside Oxentia Foundation, we launched Santander X Global Challenge I Finance for All, a new global initiative for start-ups and scale-ups with innovative, scalable solutions that will adapt to demographic changes and generate a lasting social and economic impact for millions of people worldwide.
