María del Carmen Caparrós, Nuria Doménech, María Teresa López and Carmen Molina are the students of Degree in Nursing who have benefited from the Alumni Scholarships Program of the University of Navarra.

The four students are part of the 39 scholarship recipients who complete their programs of study this year. The graduation ceremony of this IX promotion of Alumni Scholarships took place last Friday, April 4 and was presided over by the Alumni Vice President , Tomás Gómez-Acebo. The ceremony was also attended by Igor Errasti, Administrator; Mónica Herrero, dean of School of Communication and godmother of the graduating class; Natalia Couto, director of the Alumni Scholarships Program, and Alejandro Aranda, graduate and representative of the current graduating class.

A total of 300 students from the academic center are taking advantage of the program this year. The initiative is aimed at students who wish to study at the University of Navarra, with good academic transcript and the necessary personal qualities and aptitudes, but who would not be able to enroll without financial support. These grants are financed thanks to the contributions of alumni of the center and various institutions.

A before and after financial aid

For the scholarship holders of Degree in Nursing María Teresa López and María del Carmen Caparrós, this financial aid has given them the opportunity to be trained at the University of their choice.

According to María Teresa López, a native of San Sebastián, "receiving the scholarship Alumni has made it possible for me to study my programs of study at the University of Navarra. It has also been a very positive experience that will help me in my professional future.

For her part, María del Carmen Caparrós, from Córdoba, says that the awarding of the scholarship has meant"studying the degree program that I liked, in the place I wanted, which was the University of Navarra, because the approach with which they transmit Nursing not only focuses on pathological or physiological aspects, but we see the person as a whole". In addition, she remarks, "the University of Navarra has allowed me to grow academically and as a person. Therefore, the fact that I was awarded this scholarship has meant a before and after, since without it I would not have been able to live the experiences I have had at degree program".