31 students from 20 schools, 17 Spanish and three international, have participated in the VIII edition of the summer course 'The World of Business' of the University of Navarra, organized by ISSA School of Management Assistants and aimed at students in the 4th year of ESO and high school diploma.

Four of them attend their programs of study in schools in Navarra: IES Alhama (Corella), IES Reino de Navarra (Azagra), Larraona Claret (Pamplona) and Miravalles-El Redín (Pamplona). The other 24 Spanish students come from Álava, Barcelona, Jaén, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Madrid, Tarragona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Vizcaya, Zamora and Zaragoza. The three international students are from Malopolskie (Poland), Brasov (Romania) and Dolj-Romania (Romania).

9 sessions of training in English

The summer course was held from June 24 to 27. Throughout four days they participated in 9 sessions of training, all of them taught in English, and 6 leisure activities. All the training they received was based on the subjects taught at Degree in attendance Management-Management Assistant and focused on the development of key skills for the performance of the work professional in the world of business. They worked on professional competencies, e-commerce, marketing, event organization, written communication, interculturality and work teamwork. As in previous editions, they made a small incursion into Chinese as language, increasingly demanded by companies.

In the afternoons, they visited the University of Navarra Museum, went kayaking and did a scape room activity, visited Pamplona and had lunch at a Navarran signature hamburger restaurant. They also received a fencing masterclass from recent graduate María Garro (ISSA'19), who has studied her programs of study at ISSA School of Management Assistants, combining her training with internship thanks to Sports Talent Program.

Pablo Hernandez
16 years old
Sta. Cruz de Tenerife (Spain)

He wanted to take advantage of the month of June to take a course at a university. He searched the Internet and found several. "I was very attracted to profile from The World of Business because of the business-related content". He had never been to Pamplona before, but he says he had heard that the University of Navarra is one of the best in Spain. "The experience has been very satisfactory, I really liked that it was in English, and I have lived for four days the experience of being a university student, I have stayed in a major high school and I have gone to class in a campus unusual in Spain, because it is very similar to the American or British."

 

Maria-Luana Fortan
18 years old
Dolj-Romania (Romania)

It was not the first time she had participated in a university program, as in previous summers she had participated in similar ones in Romania, however, she assures that she found the experience of doing a program outside her country incredible: "I think because I met many international students. I am impressed with the program, with the teachers and the opportunities at this University".

She says she has loved the course. "I will definitely recommend it to other people because it is an opportunity to learn about business and management and I have felt very good in Pamplona."

 

Daniel Zariquiegui
16 years old
Pamplona (Spain)

Her father found out about this course and as it was clear to him that she likes the world of Economics, marketing and management, he did not hesitate to enroll. This experience has allowed him to meet students of the same age from different parts of Spain. The teachers have encouraged a lot of participation, so the integration of the team has been easy. He has a good level of English and has not had the impression that language was a barrier: "I have discovered what the University is like and what the life of a university student is like, which "God willing" I will join in a year's time".