WASHINGTON, April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco
Santander, through Santander Universities, signed today a
Memorandum of Understanding with Georgetown
University, to support a new initiative on the social
economy. The initiative will focus on issues of social banking,
social finance, and social entrepreneurship. This Memorandum was
signed by Ana Botin, Executive
Chairman of Banco Santander and John
DeGioia, President of Georgetown
University.
This initiative will engage Georgetown's students and faculty
along with the Santander network of nearly 1,200 universities and
research centers worldwide to conduct research and workshops on
issues related to the social economy. The initiative envisions two
pillars: a local impact program that engages stakeholders at the
local, state, and national levels, and a global pillar in which
Georgetown will convene a workshop with students from various
Santander Universities around the world to develop programs of
social impact.
During her visit to Georgetown,
Ana Botin also met with students in
the historic Riggs Library on the Georgetown campus. After opening remarks from
John DeGioia, Ana Botin shared her views about social banking
and what it means to be a Simple, Personal and Fair financial
institution. With the attendance of several top officials of Banco
Santander and Georgetown University,
Mrs. Botin answered several interesting questions from the
participating students.
"The Memorandum we signed today with Georgetown University, demonstrates how we promote
and support initiatives that benefit our communities. The
initiative on Social Economy will become a global point of
reference on the subject," said Ana
Botin, Executive Chairman of Banco Santander.
"We are deeply grateful to Ana
Botin and the leadership of the Santander Group, for their
commitment to the social economy and their leadership on some of
today's most pressing socioeconomic challenges. Our community
looks forward to deepening our partnership and developing this new
Initiative together in the weeks ahead," said John DeGioia, President of Georgetown University.
About Georgetown
University
Georgetown
University is one of the world's leading academic and
research institutions, offering a unique educational experience
that prepares the next generation of global citizens to lead and
make a difference in the world. Georgetown is a vibrant community of
exceptional students, faculty, alumni and professionals dedicated
to real-world applications of our research, scholarship, faith and
service.
Established in 1789, Georgetown
is the nation's oldest Catholic and Jesuit university. Drawing upon
this legacy, Georgetown provides
students with a world-class learning experience focused on
educating the whole person through exposure to different faiths,
cultures and beliefs. With its Jesuit values and location in
Washington, D.C., Georgetown offers students a distinct
opportunity to learn, experience and understand more about the
world.
About Banco Santander
Banco Santander (SAN.MC,
STD.N, BNC.LN) is a retail and commercial bank, based in
Spain, with a presence in 10 main
markets. Santander is the largest bank in the euro zone by market
capitalization. Founded in 1857, Santander had EUR 1.43 trillion in managed funds, 12,950
branches – more than any other international bank – and 185,400
employees at the close of 2014. It is the largest financial group
in Spain and Latin America. It also has significant
positions in the United Kingdom,
Portugal, Germany, Poland and the northeast United States. In 2014 Santander had an
attributable profit of EUR 5,816
million, 39% more than the previous year.
About Santander Universities
Banco Santander, through its corporate area Santander Universities,
maintains a stable alliance with nearly 1,200 academic institutions
worldwide. In the US Banco Santander has 38 collaboration
agreements with universities and research centers. Banco Santander
supports the Higher Education sector worldwide through
scholarships, research grants, international cooperation, knowledge
and technology transfer, student exchange and innovation. This
initiative is unique among national and international banks. For
more information please visit www.santander.com/universities.
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