"I have always been impressed that people who don't even know us bet on our Education and trust in our responsibility and desire to change the world."
Graduation of the 91 students of the XXI graduating class of Alumni Scholarship recipients.
FotoManuelCastells/The 91 students of the XXI graduating class of Alumni of the University of Navarra with the Vice President for Students and International Relations, Rosalía Baena; the director of Corporate development , Isabel Olloqui; and Professor José López Guzmán, sponsor of the graduating class.
17 | 03 | 2025
In this academic year 2024-25, 444 Degree students from 18 countries will programs of study at the University of Navarra thanks to an Alumni scholarship. scholarship Alumni. For the 2024-25 academic year, the total budget has amounted to 3,992,241.11 €, the financial aid received by the students amounts to an average 8,992 €.
Since its creation in 2003, more than 1,900 students have been part of this program. The Magna classroom hosted the graduation ceremony of the 91 students of the XXI class of Alumni scholarship holders, the largest to date. One of them, Gabriela Paredes, a 4th year Journalism student, was the class representative and addressed a few words to her classmates: "I have always been impressed that people who don't even know us bet on our Education and trust in our responsibility and desire to change the world; that they support the Alumni Scholarships program for me, for each one of us. I think of them and my heart swells, recognizing their generosity. May we all be as magnanimous.
The sponsor of the XXI graduating class was José López Guzmán, professor of the School of Pharmacy and Nutrition. "I congratulate you for having been the representation of the best of our University, of those students who have felt and answered affirmatively to that call to be in fullness: you have tried (and I emphasize the word "tried") to be true to yourselves, responsible in your studies, involved with the society in which you live, friends of your classmates, and loyal to your professors."
Cristina Navarro, 5th year student of the Degree in Economics and Governance and member of the XXI class of Alumni Scholarship recipients, participated in the Benefactor's Day, a workshop to thank the donors of Alumni Scholarships perpetual funds that was organized to coincide with Graduation. In his speech he stated: "We will receive the scholarship with a deep sense of belonging and responsibility. It is no longer just a degree scroll, but the testimony of a path we traveled together: you trusting us and us honoring your trust with effort and work".
