Due to last minute demand for the Summer School programme we are happy to announce that the deadline for registration is now Wednesday 14 June 2023.
Graduation Ceremony for the Participants in Benin
On Friday, December 16, 2022, the graduation was held at the Place des Anges in Cotonou in recognition of the participants who successfully completed the 8-months training programme on value chain competitiveness. The certificates were awarded by Sr. Jordi Conejos, member of our Board of Trustees Board and M. Saskia Bonnefoi, CEO Competitiveness, our partner in the programme.
The sixth and final training session ended earlier that day with the presentation of certificates to participants in the presence of Mr. Laurent GANGBES and Mrs. Noëlle SADELER, respectively Director General and Director of Operations of the Agency for the Promotion of Investments and Exports - APIEx Benin; Mrs. Kaliza KARURETWA, representing the World Bank in Benin and Mr. Gaëton KOUKPONOU, Director of PACOFIDE.
Further details can be found here
Tribute to Nacho Dualde
Nacho Dualde, manager of ESCI-UPF and member of the board of trustees of the European Foundation for Cluster Excellence, passed away on 13 December. The Foundation mourns his loss and sends its condolences to his family and friends.
Nacho Dualde was 47 years old and was the father of Cinta, Abril and Mateo. He was a student of the first promotion of ESCI-UPF and after 10 years working in private enterprise, he returned to his alma mater to occupy the position of manager, a position he has held for the last thirty years.
Having a passion for higher education and economics, Nacho Dualde was instrumental in connecting the Foundation further with Barcelona's world class academic community and ecosystem.
We will remember Nacho for all of this but also for his contagious energy and customary good humour.
