Monday 11 July saw the end of the 14th edition of the Family Business Course "Key aspects for competitiveness and sustainability", organised by the Chair of Family Business (CEFUV), with the collaboration of its promoters:  Asociación Valenciana de Empresarios (AVE), Escuela de Empresarios (EDEM), Instituto Valenciano para el Estudio de la Empresa Familiar (IVEFA), Instituto de la Empresa Familiar (IEF), Universitat de València (UV), and with the sponsorship of Broseta and CaixaBank.

The closing ceremony took place at the Faculty of Economics, where promoters, sponsors, teachers and students gathered to celebrate the end of the course. Alejandro Escribá, Director of the Family Business Chair, began the event by thanking the promoters and sponsors for their support, commitment and generosity. He then highlighted the continued success of this course, which the Family Business Chair has been offering for 14 years.

This 14th edition had an exceptional group of attendees and teachers. Almost 50% of the participants came from the professional world, and the heterogeneity of profiles and qualifications of the participants in the course has made it a very enriching experience for both students and teachers. The course was attended by a wide range of students, from doctoral programmes (Doctorate in Business Management; Education; Chemistry) and Master's programmes (Master's in Law; Business Strategy; Marketing and Business Management; Executive MBA) to undergraduate students (Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Tourism, BIA, Systems Administration, Law, English Studies, Management and Public Administration, Engineering, Labour Relations and Human Resources; and Double Degree in Business Administration + Law).

At the beginning of the course, the participants indicated their expectations about the course. Among the aspects mentioned, they indicated their interest in acquiring new knowledge and tools for the management and solution of problems in Family Businesses, learning about competitiveness and sustainability of Family Businesses, improving their professional training, getting to know the reality of Family Businesses, their operation, organisation and strategy, or getting to know the processes and tools useful in the succession of Family Businesses.

In the final course satisfaction survey, 100% of our students were satisfied.

“Students showed satisfaction rates of at least 93% for each of the teachers.”

 The Chair has constantly monitored the evaluation of the lecturers and the different sessions with the aim of continuing to improve both this year and the rest of the teaching activities carried out. The students rated all the professors positively, with a percentage of positive evaluation of at least 93% for each of the professors. During the closing ceremony, four of the teachers were recognised for their levels of excellence:

Professionals:

• María Beltrán, gave the session "Emotions and shared culture" and her participation was rated 9.5 out of 10.
• Juan Vicente Tamarit, gave the session "Career development in the FE" and his participation was rated 9.8 out of 10.

Professors:

• Alejandro Escribá, gave the session on "Governance and strategy in the FE" and his participation was rated 9.13 out of 10..
• Pilar González, gave the session "Conflict management in PE" and her participation was rated 9.55 out of 10.

Afterwards, two of the students of the course made an assessment of the course on behalf of the rest of the attendees:

Isabel Navarrete (Management at RNSinox | Ramón Navarrete Soria S.A.) commented that for her the course had been unforgettable, saying that she would love to be able to start the course again. Our student highlighted that the course, apart from teaching her many lessons about the Family Business, has given her many more challenges and has made her realise that the learning path is infinite, and that there is always more to learn.  

Julio Espluges (Master in Law, Business and Justice. Previously, ADE-Law) commented that the course was very pleasant for him, thanking his colleagues and speakers for the moments he had experienced during this experience. In addition, he wanted to highlight the importance of the Family Business and the learning that this course has given him in all aspects of it.

For their part, our promoters and sponsors dedicated a few words to the attendees highlighting the importance of continuing to work and support the Chair in all its activities, as this course will provide them with tools for the management of property, family and business. In addition to understanding and valuing the work of family businesses in society.

In the conclusions of the event, the director of the Chair, Alejandro Escribá stressed that the Chair of Family Business is committed to its mission: To contribute, from the academic world, to improving the competitiveness and sustainability of family businesses. The Chair's project aims to advance this mission through teaching, and also through the creation of knowledge on family business management, and the transfer of knowledge to the professional world. He highlighted the value provided by each of the promoters, sponsors and stakeholders that accompany the Chair on this path and stressed the spirit of service and contribution of value to society that drives the Chair of Family Business in all its actions.

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