Universia

Universia

Industry	Education
Founded	July 9, 2000;24 years ago (2000-07-09) in Madrid, Spain
Headquarters	Spain
Area served	Latin America Portugal Spain
Key people	Javier Roglá CEO
Parent	Banco Santander
Website	http://www.universia.net

Universia is an open and free digital platform that enables students and graduates from Latin America, Spain, and Portugal to advance their professional careers by accessing job and internship opportunities. It provides access to internships, job fairs, employment portals, competitions, and events.^{[ citation needed ]}

It comprises more than 500 universities from 8 countries (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Portugal and Spain).

Universia is an initiative of Banco Santander. Ana Botín is the President of Banco Santander and Universia, while Javier Roglá has been its CEO since 2018.^{[ citation needed ]}

History

Universia was founded in the year 2000 with a clear Ibero-American focus. Its creation was driven by Banco Santander, in collaboration with Spanish universities, with the support of the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (Crue) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). ^{[ citation needed ]}