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We already know the winners of 3rd Young Social Entrepeneurs Awards

We were talking in this blog, not so many time ago, about the importance of social compromise. Because of that, we invited you to participate in the third edition of “Social Enterpreneurs Awards”. From that moment until now people were sending their works and initiatives. All of them are about different topics but with a common place in the net that works as a meeting point.

We already know who the winners of this edition are. This year's winning initiatives have touched many aspects of our society, from sports to social integration, through examples of improvement.

Maria Jose Garcia Santacruz , for example, has been awarded for her “Proyecto Nido” that works on the education process of young gipsy people from Rumania. Those people are in a hard situation in settlement Gallinero and Cañada Real Galiana. “Proyecto Nido” helps those people through many different activities.

Other winning initiatives have focused on social integration as the most important thing. Estefanía Rodero Sanz is the leader of “Mundo Catarata” which helps people with the reintegration into society through the literature. Elia González Reina represents “Entrepuentes Association” and has created a meeting point for immigrant people.

Supportive sport has been also awarded in the third edition of “Social Enterpreneurs Awards”. Inspira Sports is a company that wants to support NGO’s, government and Spanish public and private institutions to create developing initiatives through sports.

Estefanía Calero presented “Los Veteranos”, a project based on the experience of young people cancer survivors. Is, without doubts, a great example for the society.

Finally we don’t want to forget other winner initiatives like Actuable that is working on social activism.

As you can appreciate there are a lot of people who is working hard to build a better world. There are a lot of reasons to keep dreaming on a better life.

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Facebook and "The social Network"

When Mark Zuckerberg came up with the idea of creating an internet platform, with photos and information about his classmates from university, he never imagined that it was the beginning of one of the most important social phenomenon: Facebook.

The success of Facebook was so obvious that it even became the best social network. Facebook is composed by over 500 million members and offers a great variety of around 70 languages. Mark Zuckerberg with just 26 years old, has become one of the most important and influential person in the world. He has a great fortune. Great ideas begin with small steps, ¿do you really know what small steps have been taken in Facebook?

Not everything has been good in this story. "The social Network" film says that "You don't get to 500 milion friends without making a few enenmies". Actually that's how everything begins in Harvard University.

Mark used the algorithm of his friend Eduardo Saverin to create "FaceMash", the site where university students could chose the most beatiful girl inside the campus. Shorly after he was inspired by "Havard Connection" a similar idea to Facebook that was thought by twins Cameron and Tyler Winklevoos and Divya Narendra.

Just like that Facebook born. A conglomerate of ideas that Mark took from his friends and made it real. The succes was rising so fast, also the problems. Mark was accused for codes conduct violation and intellectual property theft. The friends felt that Mark was making his own business.

"The social Network" was released past october 15th. Film is about the beginning of Facebok and the founders. It was directed by David Fincher. As Facebook website, the film was a total success.

Universidad Europea de Madrid has a Facebook profile because is one more communication channel with quality and useful for you. If you are not a fan yet we invite you to join in. Moreover you can invite your friends through this tab "Invite your friends"

You can write a comment about the film on the wall if you have seen it.

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Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Prizewinner for Literature 2010

As you know, past week Mario Vargas Llosa was designated  Nobel Prizewinner for Literatura 2010. We want to pay tribute to him because is one of the most important essayist and novelist in Spanish.

Nobel Prize is one of the biggest awards that a person in relation with the social and words world can receive. According to Alfred Nobel, is a prize that “goes to a person who has produced the most outstanding work in the ideal way”. Vargas LLosa joins to the most important Spanish club with other people like Jacinto Benavente, Juan Ramón Jiménez, Vicente Aleixandre or Camilo José Cela.

Vargas LLosa is very connected to Universidad Europea de Madrid. In 2006 was Honorary Doctorate invested by Arts and Communication Faculty thanks to his literature creation and social compromise. He is the first writer in Spanish who has won the prize in last two decades.

Furthermore, he’s the director of Real Madrid Cathedra and thinks that “sport transcends in social life and connects to very variants of the world we live”. Real Madrid School, creator of the same, name has big international projection in South America. Is thinking to expands to Europe and Asia in a few time.

Mario Vargas LLosa has received lots of distinctions among his career, awards like “Cervantes Prize” in 1994 and “Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras” en 1986. From Universidad Europea de Madrid and Laureate International Universities we want to congratulate him and give thanks for his literature and the compromise of freedom.

Is an honor for us to have the Nobel Prizewinner inside the faculty and we just have to say congrats to the writer.

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Do you know UEM clubs?

If you are a new student or don’t know yet all the activities that you can enjoy, through UEM clubs we invite you to join them.

Extensión Universitaria coordinates all the activities that take place out of class with the aim of enrich and complement UEM experience and university life.

If you like theatre play we invite you to join in “Theatre Club” which is open to curious and amateur people.  If you prefer music you can chose between “Dance Workshop” (includes new students from “Dance Sciences Degree”) or the famous “Tuna Universitaria”.

Also you can participate in the Music Club that is going to have an opening concert next Thursday at 13 pm in Cafeteria of the Building C.

If you are a cinema lover also can share your experiences and learn somewhat with the rest of members of Cinema Club. Radio, Tv and Digital Journalism Club is the place where Journalism, Audiovisual Communication, Publicity and Telecommunications Engineering students are.

We also invite you to know others clubs such as the International Club or Linux and free software association called GLUEM Club.

Finally we have talked last days about the Motor Club and their last experience in Formula Student. We’ve talked with three members of Formula UEM Team and you can watch two videos with their experience.

In Universidad Europea de Madrid we’re trying to make the students involved into university life and that’s the reason why the clubs offers so many activities in many ways. We’re trying our best to feel you satisfied. You can propose the creation of a group if you miss it, we’re sure that there are more people interested in the creation.

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Nelson Mandela, named Honoris Causa by Universidad Europea de Madrid

Last Friday Nelson Mandela was named Doctor Honoris Causa by Universidad Europea de Madrid, and other five Universities, which are part of the Laureate International network:  University Andrés Bello (Chile), Walden University in Baltimore (USA), University of Applied Sciences (Peru), Bilgi University (Istanbul) and  University of the Americas (Ecuador).

All we have clear that the role of Nelson Mandela in history is indisputable. He became the first democratically elected president in his country, South Africa, and before that he spent 27 years in prison. This years in Robben Island  made him one of the most representative person in the war against the apartheid. He was the person who convinced his people to lay down the arms and fight for their beliefs peacefully. I like to think that with this designation a small part of that history, will also be part of UEM.

Mandela could not attend in person to be named Honoris Causa. In his representation the event was attended by South African Ambassador to Spain, Vusi Koloane Bruce, accompanied by Sathyandranath Ragunanan "Mac" Maharaj, minister and political activist who was imprisoned with Nelson Mandela on Robben Island. The words of the British journalist and writer, John Carlin, described Mandela as an accesible man, compassionate, a great strategist, with great leadership skills. Carlin spoke about Mandela, who tries to put himself to the same level of his interlocutor, even if he is sepaking with a President or a person who works for him.

After the event I asked myself what Mandela would have told students if he had been there. Surely, he would have spoken of the importance of education, not only in terms of training, pass exams and pass courses. Education as a synonymous principles like equality, respect and democracy. I also thought that he would appreciate the international character of Universidad Euopea de Madrid, knowing that it is a fundamental value in our current society.

It is always important to have people who guide us, and I think that students, teachers and members of the Universidad Europea de Madrid will be inspired by this appointment and especially the life of this great politician and statesman.

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European Professional Translation Classroom

At UEM we take very seriously that languages bring the world together and especially professionals. Faculty of Arts and Communication has started  various initiatives for professionals and senior students in degrees related to the field of Translation and Interpreting.

Last summer, we launched China for professionals. A tool divide in two parts: a glossary of 60 basic phrases and a brief introduction to Chinese culture which try  to help people whose for working reason are closer to this country.

Journalists can also participate in the European Journalism Classroom. New technologies and emerging media make necceesary  continuous training  for professionals in this field.

Communication College  also currently offers a course in Introduction to Spanish teaching (also called ELE). In collaboration with the Instituto Cervantes, the course is for people who have good knowledge of the Spanish language, but do not have a specific training in teaching ELE.

Finally we should  distinguish European Professional Translation Classroom. Under this name they organized periodically focused workshops to professionals who are interested in updating or expanding their knowledge. Since last September there have been workshops about audiovisual translation or targeted to the field of finance and economics. This Friday (February 12) will be a new edition on audiovisual translation of Japanese animation. This workshop will be taught by Alessandra Moura (translator of some of the most important animes of recent years). To attend this course need to fill out the registration form and make the payment of fees (30 € which includes course materials and lunch at noon). You can consult here the program.

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Do you have TALENTUM?

This week you have an appointment with the V Human Resources Seminar “TALENTUM”. This edition will be focus on Innovative Trends in Managing People.

Every week you have at UEM a lot of activities to choose but not too much time (at least in these days) Sometimes it's hard to decide to attend one event or another (or none).

I could give you several reasons to attend this seminar, but I think it best to give you one clear and strong: this type of knowledge will help you when you attend your first work interview.

Many of you'll be thinking that Human Resources has nothing to do with what you are studying, but soon you'll be immersed in different selection processes in companies, and maybe later it would be you the person in charge to decide l who is part of your team. You can learn about the experience of prestigious professionals from important companies as Campofrío, Cadena Ser, Renault, or Metro de Madrid.

You can view the schedule here

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Awards for Young Social Entrepreneurs

Yesterday we met the 10 projects awarded by the jury of the Second Edition of the Young Social Entrepreneurs Awards.

I had the opportunity to speak with them and to know about the projects for which they have won. I have to say that all ideas are imaginative small contributions, full of  good intentions and lots of enthusiasm and work.

After attending some interviews and potos, they had the opportunity to greet each other and exchange ideas about every projects. The Universidad Europea de Madrid, in colaboration with the International Youth Foundation will help these young people to grow their ideas through an endowment and two training courses.

Next, you can see a small summary with the winning ideas. Soon you can watch the interviews on the web and on our YouTube channel.

Milhistorias, integration enterprise (Juan Gabriel Dance Alcolea) Milhistorias has as goal the insertion of excluded people by creating an organic vegetable garden and selling their products.

Debajo del sombrero, association (Amanda Robledo): Association aims to promote the artistic abilities of people with intellectual disabilities.

Velero Diosa Maat, science, outreach, advocacy and action (Jorge Sáez Jiménez): The sailboat now rebuilt, was captured by police in an operation against drug trafficking, became the Diosa Maat and its objetive is the environmental education. This program is supported by Ecologists in Action.

AVINTE, voluntary association for integration (Miguel Palomo). This association, based in Madrid, offers the possibility of leisure for young people with cerebral palsy, and allows the families of these young people can also enjoy its time.

Guía para el inmigrante, solidarity publication (Gabriel Bastardo). This publication comes from the association Tajeitu Spain. They want to create an information tool that allows immigrants resident in Spain to integrated into the host society.

Y después de la guerra ¿qué?, education in schools (Eva Virgili). Foundation Akwaba. This activity aims to raise awareness among Spanish children about the daily reality for children in Ivory Coast.

Psychomotor, education in schools (Marta Rueda). The objective of this project is to make the psychomotor be incorporated as a common learning tool in any school at the Comunidad de Madrid.

EllasDenuncian.com, website (Juan Antonio Merodio). Platform that aims to combat violence against women, allowing women to report cases of abuse and receive free legal advice.

El camino de los encuentros, Camino de Santiago with homeless people (Laura Carrasco). This initiative is that the hiking group accompanied the founding RAIS to 16 homeless people with problems of social exclusion, to the completion of part of Camino de Santiago for two weeks.

Asociación Hechos (Simon Menendez). This association works with various programs, the award has been host to the floors of unaccompanied immigrant children who are under the tutelage of the Spanish authorities (mainly Saharawi)

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Thaksgiving at UEM

Universidad Europea de Madrid is an institution with a high number of international studentes, so it’s normal that our traditions and manners are mixed with those from our classmates and friends. Thanksgiving is a one of the most traditional Holidays in US and Canada. This celebration manages to reunite families and friends the third Thursday of each November. Along with the 4th of July, it's the most popular non-religious festivity.

In Spain, we don’t celebrate this Holiday, but it’s true that eveybody know how is its celebration: the traditional supper with turkey, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and watching American Football games.

To understand how deep-rooted is this Holiday in the american culture, we have to know its origins: the first Thanksgiving Day was in 1621 when the pilgrims, grateful for the good harvest of that year, invited to the American Indians who helped them to survive this difficult year. Thanksgiving was officially proclaimed by President Lincoln in 1863.

UEMLab as in other years, has brought us a little part of this celebration with two activities.

- THANKSGIVING: What's it all about?: a class in which they explained to us what it was and how they live this day in U.S.

- PIE TASTING THANKSGIVING FEAST, a contest in which each participant had to bring their best pie and await the verdict of the guests who taste the pies at the basement of Building A

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Learning with a Premio Planeta

As I said before, my job as Community Manager at the Universidad Europea de Madrid is giving me the opportunity to participate in meetings, talks and conferences with professionals in the field of advertising, medicine, law or journalism who are a reference within and outside the University.

Last week I attended the presentation of the Faculty of Communication of the Carmen Posadas’ Chair in creative writing. What most impressed me about the autor, whose work has been described as one of the best in Latinamerica, was the and simplicity that her manner and his speech made clear in the way she spoke twith the students and the faculty.

Carmen Posadas won the Premio Planeta in 1998 with Pequeñas Infamias, besides since then she has been having success after successl with books like La Bella Otero or a compilation of articles called La hernia de Viriato: Recetario para hipocondríacos. Also she collaborates with UEM as a member of its Advisory Board. Carmen gives now another step in her relationship with the university and students to get involved organazing this new Chair. She and the writer Ramon Buenaventura told us, that this chair is designed for students of the Faculty of Communication and for those with a writting vocation. Ramon asked some questions to Carmen, with hger answers we learned more about her training as a writer and all experiences that have influenced on hers creation. To the eternal question of whether the writer born or made. Against to the opinion of most writers she believes, that althouhg the talent is innate, the authors can be educated and trained not only in their writing skills but also in how they read It is the not same to approach a book as a common reader as a future novelist.

The Chair, for those who are interested (I imagine you will be many) will be divided into two parts. A first in which reading skills will be treated with techniques as the "vampirizing reading" in which the future writers will learn how to identify these structures and elements that will help them to compose their own work. And a second part that will go deeper into the techniques of creative writing with which students will build their own portfolios.

See you at the library!

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