{"id":9595,"date":"2015-03-20T12:34:33","date_gmt":"2015-03-20T12:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spanish.en-desarrollo.net\/2015\/03\/20\/gep-farewell-ceremony-2014-2015\/"},"modified":"2015-03-20T12:34:33","modified_gmt":"2015-03-20T12:34:33","slug":"gep-farewell-ceremony-2014-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/es\/2015\/03\/20\/gep-farewell-ceremony-2014-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"GEP FAREWELL CEREMONY 2014-2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"line-height:16.5pt;background:white;margin:0 0 20.3pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';color:#555555;\">On Wednesday 18<sup>th<\/sup><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>March the\u00a0XVI<span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';\">Edition of our Graduate European Programme came to an end.<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0The aim of the programme, which has run from September 2014 until March 2015,\u00a0is to provide university graduates with a 6-month work placement at a London-based company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:16.5pt;background:white;margin:0 0 20.3pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';color:#555555;\">The 16 talented graduates who have taken place in this edition, after having successfully passed the selection process, have been given the opportunity to develop new professional skills at an international level whilst acquiring a broader understanding of how companies operate in one of the world\u2019s most competitive global markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2391\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2391\" class=\"wp-image-2391 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/imag1672.jpg\" alt=\"IMAG1672\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/imag1672.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/imag1672-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/imag1672-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/imag1672-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/imag1672-1080x609.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/imag1672-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2391\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Josef Mueller and Igor Urra wished participants the best of luck with their future career projects.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16.5pt;background:white;margin:0 0 20.3pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';color:#555555;\">The farewell ceremony took place at\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';\">Regent\u2019s University London<\/span><\/strong>, where the participants attended Business English lessons and workshops throughout the length of the programme.\u00a0 This academic side of the programme, conducted by\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';\">Regent\u2019s Institute of Languages and Culture<\/span><\/strong>,\u00a0 enabled participants to improve their language skills and learn about different business-related topics they could later apply to their day-to-day professional lives. Our graduates have\u00a0enjoyed this experience throughout as the English course has also helped them prepare for the<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';\">University Of Cambridge BEC Exam<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:16.5pt;background:white;margin:0 0 20.3pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';color:#555555;\">The event gathered\u00a0representatives of Regent\u2019s Institute of Languages and Culture, and the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, who awarded\u00a0participants a diploma after successful completion of the programme. During the <\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';color:#545454;\">speeches<span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Josef Mueller<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';color:#555555;\">,\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';\">Director of Regent\u2019s Institute of Languages and Culture<\/span><\/strong>, went on to wish all the students the best of luck in their future careers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:16.5pt;background:white;margin:0 0 20.3pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';color:#555555;\">On behalf of the Spanish Chamber,\u00a0Cristina Carmona<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';\">,\u00a0coordinator of the Graduate European Programme<\/span><\/strong>, and Igor Urra, the<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';\">Secretary General of the Spanish Chamber<\/span><\/strong>, attended the ceremony. Igor commented on how this experience has been positively life-changing for many past participants and hoped it would also be for those taking part in this edition.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2390\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2390\" class=\"wp-image-2390 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/imag1682.jpg\" alt=\"IMAG1682\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/imag1682.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/imag1682-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/imag1682-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/imag1682-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/imag1682-1080x609.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/imag1682-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The participants of the XVI Edition of the GEP, with their teachers and the Chamber team, at Regent\u2019s University during the farewell ceremony.<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16.5pt;background:white;margin:0 0 20.3pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';color:#555555;\">We would like to thank the hosting companies that have taken part in this edition, providing a unique opportunity for talented graduates to carry out work experience in the ever-competitive London market. We would also like to\u00a0encourage more London-based companies to take part in upcoming editions and\u00a0discover the benefits of hosting an intern through our programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:16.5pt;background:white;margin:0 0 20.3pt;\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';color:#555555;\">Full details of the\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';\">XVII Edition of the Graduate European Progamme<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0will be available on our website from\u00a0<strong><span style=\"font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';\">the end of April 2015<\/span><\/strong>. In the meantime you can browse the\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size:11pt;font-family:'Georgia', 'serif';\"><a href=\"https:\/\/spanishchamber.co.uk\/content\/career-services\"><span style=\"color:#dd5424;\">Career Services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color:#555555;\">\u00a0section within our website, where further information is available for candidates and companies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday 18th\u00a0March the\u00a0XVI\u00a0Edition of our Graduate European Programme came to an end.\u00a0The aim of the programme, which has run from September 2014 until March 2015,\u00a0is to provide university graduates with a 6-month work placement at a London-based company. 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