More than 5.000 students and researchers have received a fellowship from ”la Caixa” Foundation to expand their training of excellence
Barcelona
06.11.20
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A total of 5.213 students and researchers have had the opportunity to train in the world’s best universities and research centres thanks to the exemplary fellowships awarded by ”la Caixa” Foundation.
Overall, the institution has invested 304.8 million euros since initiation of the Fellowships programme in 1982 to enhance the talent of young students across all disciplines and drive cutting-edge research.
Isidro Fainé, president of ”la Caixa” Foundation, explains: “This is a truly transformative programme, capable of completely changing the lives of those who are awarded a fellowship, but also able to improve our society, since scientific advance, research, and education are without doubt the motor of progress.”
Video (no edition). English Statements 0’13”. Computer engineer Albert Njoroge Kahira, doctoral fellow of ”la Caixa” Foundation at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center in the 2017 call. (MP4: 78MB)
Video (no edition). English Statements 0’25”. Physicist Maria Antonova, doctoral fellow of the ”la Caixa” Foundation at the Institute of Corpuscular Physics, in the 2017 call. (MP4: 82MB)