On 20 February 2006 was held the XIII University-Society Session, organised by the Board of Trustees of the UV and the University-Business Foundation, where the University-Society Awards were given.

Attendees

The event, in its 13th edition, was chair by the President of the Valencian Government, Francisco Camps; the Principal of the UV, Francisco Tomás, and the President of the Board of Trustees and the University-Business Foundationof the UV, Carlos Pascual de Miguel.

Sessions Programme

• Opening of the 13th University-Society Sessions with the following programme:
  • Welcoming speech and presentation by the President of the Board of Trustees of the UV, D. Carlos Pascual de Miguel.
  • Conference “Globalisation, business and education system”, by the president of the Confederación Española de Cajas de Ahorro (CECA), Juan Ramón Quintás.
  • Univesity-Society Cooperation Awards Ceremony of the Board of Trustees of the UV.
  • Institutional interventions:

    • Speech by the Most Excellent and Most Illustrious Mr Francisco Tomás Vert, Principal of the UV.

    • Speech by the Right Honourable Mr Francisco Camps Ortiz, President of the Valencian Government.

Award-winners

The University-Society Cooperation Awards went to:

University scope

• Research and development:

Jorge Hermosilla Pla Professor in the Department of Geography).

• Postgraduate training activity and specialisation:

Master’s degree in Credit institutions.

• Association or students group

Valencian Association of Dentistry Students.

• University management

Computer systems service of the Universitat de València.

Business and institutional scope

• Research and development:

Nalda, S.A.

• Work placements at companies and occupation:

Caixa Popular, Cooperativa de Crédito.

• Collaboration development:

Directorate-General for Traffic of the Spanish Ministry of Interior
 

Date: 20 de november de 2006.

Place Assembly Hall of the Building of the University-Business Foundation (ADEIT). .

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