Study grants in collaboration with the Embassy of Ecuador for Ecuadorian students residing in Spain.
Application deadline open for 200 study grants for access to higher education
- The study grants include different levels of training such as Vocational Training, Degree, Postgraduate and Continuing Education.
- Students will be able to choose from a total of 169 programmes in 13 different areas of knowledge that Planeta Formación y Universidades offers through its institutions.
- The average academic record will be the main criterion for their award.
Following the recent signing of the collaboration agreement between the Embassy of Ecuador in Spain and Planeta Formación y Universidades, whereby both entities undertake to promote access to higher education for Ecuadorian residents in Spain who stand out for their merits and academic level, both entities are now launching a programme of 200 study grants, the application process for which will be open until 30 June.
Ecuadorian residents in Spain who obtain these study grants will be able to choose from a total of 169 programmes, divided into 13 areas of knowledge that Planeta Formación y Universidades offers through its institutions and which will be taught in different methodologies (face-to-face, blended and online). Likewise, students will be able to study both postgraduate studies, for which 125 places will be allocated, and vocational training studies, with 46 places, as well as continuous training, for which there will be 24 places, and degree studies, which will have 5 places.
The Planeta Formación institutions and universities in charge of the training programmes that form part of the agreement are EAE Business School (at its Madrid and Barcelona campuses), Barcelona Culinary Hub, Esdesign, Iberonex, iFP Innovación en Formación Profesional, INESDI Business Techschool, OBS Business School, Rome Business School, The Core School, UNIE Universidad and Universidad Internacional de Valencia VIU.
The programmes are specialised in Arts and Humanities; Audiovisual; Science and Technology; Health Sciences; Design; Education; Business; Finance; Legal; Marketing and Communication; Operations and Project Management; Human Resources; Tourism and Gastronomy.
The collaboration between the entities includes three types of study grants, from those that cover 100% of the training, to the second type that covers 75% of the studies and the third type of grants, which amount to 50% of the cost of the training.
Collaboration agreement
The 200 study grants to be given by Planeta Formación y Universidades are the result of an agreement signed by Andrés Vallejo Arcos, Ambassador of Ecuador in Spain, and Carlos Giménez, CEO of Planeta Formación y Universidades. Through this agreement, the higher education network undertakes to grant these aids to those Ecuadorian residents in our country who stand out for their academic excellence, with the average of their transcript being the main selection criterion for their concession.
For Carlos Giménez, CEO of Planeta Formación y Universidades, "at Planeta Formación y Universidades we work to offer the opportunity to grow through training. The launch of these training grants is a good example of this commitment and we hope to contribute to encouraging the training of those Ecuadorian residents in our country with the best records, encouraging them to continue preparing and training for their professional future".