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NEWS Santander and “Universität des Saarlandes” agree
on cooperation
• Set-up of a Welcome Center terminated.
• Advancement is supposed to strengthen internationalization of the University.
Mönchengladbach, 16th
April 2015-. Pedro de Elejabeitia, board member of Santander
Consumer Bank AG, and Volker Linneweber, president of “Universität des Saarlandes”,
signed an agreement about a prospective collaboration in Saarbrücken. In the focus of the
cooperation between the bank, through Santander Universitäten, and the university is a
financial support concerning the set-up of an ´International Welcome Center´. “Additionally,
Santander will support the establishment of an office for “International Marketing” at the
university”, Pedro de Elejabeitia summarized essential contents of the agreement.
Within the framework of an “internationalization strategy”, “Universität des Saarlandes”
strives for an improvement of its welcome structure. The funds for the Welcome Center will
be used for the next three years for personnel costs as well as marketing material to a small
extent. “Next to shortly staying guest scientists, especially new foreign professors and
postgraduates are supposed to profit from the new welcome center”, explained Linneweber.
Furthermore, coordinated in an office for international marketing, “Universität des
Saarlandes” will align its marketing activities more internationally and optimize them.
Pedro de Elejabeitia: “We are pleased to enable “Universität des Saarlandes” to set up a
Welcome Center and also to adapt its marketing activities to international standards.” This
corresponded to the understanding and the philosophy of the bank to foster the process of
the internationalization of universities sustainably. “I am convinced, that the new Welcome
Center will contribute to the international attractiveness of the university as well as intensify
the mutual exchange of young academics in the field of science and culture”, underlined
Pedro de Elejabeitia.
Santander supports the project on behalf of “Santander Universitäten”, part of the global
corporate area “Santander Universidades”. In the context of the social engagement of the
Bank, “Santander Universidades” maintains partnerships with over 1,200 universities and
scientific institutions.
“Universität des Saarlandes” is next to “Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin“, „Universität
Bremen“, „Goethe-Universität Frankfurt“, „Georg-August-Universität Göttingen“, „Ruperto
Communications Santander Universities Germany
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Carola Heidelberg“, „Universität zu Köln“, „Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster“,
„Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen“ and „Hochschule Niederrhein“ the tenth German
university that cooperates with „Santander Universitäten“.
About Santander Universidades
Santander Universitäten is part of Santander Universidades, a corporate area of Banco
Santander. The bank, through Santander Universidades, maintains a stable alliance with
nearly 1,200 academic institutions worldwide. These collaborations are unique among other
national and international banks. Banco Santander supports the Higher Education sector in
such areas as scholarship and research, international cooperation, transfer of knowledge and
technology, exchange of students and innovation.
For more information please visit www.santander.com/universities. For more information
about Santander Universitäten Germany please visit www.santanderbank.de/universitaeten.