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To succeed in a rapidly changing world, future leaders must cultivate an innovative mindset through dedicated training. You Akademia was created to shape the education of tomorrow’s decision-makers by promoting innovation. It is the student-focused branch of Akademia, the Bankinter Innovation Foundation’s program that shares insights from the Future Trends Forum, Spain’s first science and technology think tank.
You Akademia teaches that most breakthrough ideas emerge from continuous analysis and learning about the environment rather than sudden inspiration. Students study emerging innovation trends likely to create near-term value—topics range from social innovation and the future of money to nanotechnology—using an experiential methodology and guidance from an expert faculty. Multidisciplinary teams then design and develop an innovation project; winning teams may present their proposals to entrepreneurs and investors, bridging learning with real-world opportunity. The course is highly regarded by students, with over 96% recommending it. Participants report that Akademia helps them “see the world with different eyes” and provides a unique learning experience that equips them to drive change through innovation.
Akademia trains Spanish l@s universitari@s through an innovative methodology and the support of an exceptional faculty, students learn about social innovation, the future of money or nanotechnology
To meet the challenges of an ever-changing environment, the leaders of the future must awaken their innovative attitudeby enhancing innovation training.
You Akademia was born with the aim of influencing the education of future leaders and decision makers so that they can change the world by betting on innovation. You Akademia is the modality for university students of Akademia, the innovation program of the Bankinter Innovation Foundation that transfers theknowledge generated by the Future Trends Forum, the first science and technology think tank in Spain.
The vast majority of innovative ideas are not the result of specific moments, they are the result of analysis and learning from the environment. That is why You Akademia students learn the innovation trends that will generate value in the near future.
Through an innovative methodology and the support of an exceptional faculty, students learn about social innovation, the future of money or nanotechnology. Finally, students develop an innovative project by multidisciplinary teams that, if they are the winner, have the possibility of being presented to a jury of entrepreneurs and investors, completing their training in innovation.
The You Akademia course has a high recommendation rate among students, more than 96%, since according to the students “Akademia helps them to see the world with different eyes” and “is a unique learning opportunity”.
