November 2022

The UGR-Alight Chair in Talent and Leadership presents the sixth edition of the skills programme for a selection of twenty students with the best grades in their degrees. with the best grades in their degrees

Communication, assertiveness, ability to adapt to change, emotional intelligence, teamwork, are some of the topics of the Professional Competences Acceleration Programme of the Alight-UGR Professional Skills Acceleration Programme of the Alight-UGR Chair of Talent and Leadership, the sixth The sixth edition has been presented at the Royal Hospital of the University of Granada. The programme programme, a pioneer in Europe in this type of subject related to «soft skills», includes a selection soft skills», includes a selection of final year students with the best academic records in six different faculties. in six different faculties – Faculty of Sciences, ETS de Ingeniería, ETS de Informática y Telecomunicaciones, Facultad de Ciencias and Telecommunications Engineering, Faculty of Economics and Business Studies, Faculty of Law Faculty of Law, Faculty of Labour Sciences, Faculty of Translation and Interpreting – and a selection of Master’s and a selection of Master’s students from these same degrees.

The selected students will spend an entire course immersed in activities that will «develop their skills and potential in subjects that are not normally included in their academic programmes. academic programmes, which are essential professional skills as they are the most in-demand in demand in their future professional lives» explained Alberto Aragón, University Professor and Director of the University and Director of the Chair of Talent and Leadership.

The presentation was attended by José Angel Ibáñez, Director of the UGR Communication Management Office, José Angel Ibáñez, Director of the UGR Communication Management Office of Communication Management of the UGR, Alberto Aragón and Lola Vidal, co-directors of the of the Chair of Talent and Leadership, and Javier Toní and Pilar Guillén, General Manager and Director of Service Service Management, respectively, of Alight Solutions. Both the representatives of the representatives of both the university and the company have celebrated this successful collaboration, which is celebrating a new a new edition.

The training programme is made up of three blocks: participative seminars with an innovative methodology based on the principles of the methodology based on the principles of neuro-education with accompanying dynamics. a second block with individualised coaching sessions; and a mentoring session where each student has access to a mentoring where each student has access to a mentor from among the management of the company the company sponsoring the project, Alight Solutions. The programme represents a change in the approach with respect to its usual classes that run in parallel, since the Accelerate the Skills Acceleration Programme does not have exams or theory sessions, but is based theoretical sessions, but is based on «learning by doing».

The programme is sponsored by Alight and is offered completely free of charge to selected students. to selected students. Alight is a leading provider of digitised services and has its has its largest European headquarters in Granada. Alight has been one of the of the main private employers of students at the University of Granada in the last year.

Do you have Talent? Do you have a brilliant academic record?
This is your Professional Development Program

After five successful editions, Alight and the University of Granada are launching the sixth edition of the Professional Skills Acceleration Program, an initiative aimed at training the brightest students at the University of Granada.

The Program is specifically oriented to the development of distinctive competencies considered as key and indispensable to develop a successful professional career: socioemotional intelligence, leadership, ability to adapt to changes, creativity, motivation, authenticity, communication, teamwork or social commitment.

The Program will offer a training and development opportunity to 20 university students with brilliant academic records. In addition to a series of intensive and experiential training sessions in soft skills, the selected participants will have personalized coaching and mentoring sessions with senior executives of the multinational company Alight.

The cost of the program is 3,000 euros per student, but it is COMPLETELY FREE for the selected students thanks to the sponsorship of the company Alight and the University of Granada.

If you meet the profile and you are interested in participating, you can see detailed information about the course here:

After the huge success of the first edition, Alight and the University of Granada are launching the second edition of the Poli-lingua Programme, an initiative aimed at training participants in personal and digital skills. The programme is aimed at students of the University of Granada who have high linguistic skills and who wish to have a first working contact in a technology company, even if their previous field of training is not related to the world of new information and communication technologies.

Poli-lingua offers participants a set of practical training workshops in soft skills as well as professional experience in the digital field. The initiative is aimed at bright final year undergraduate and postgraduate students with a high level of English, French, German, Dutch, Italian, Danish, Finnish, Swedish, Turkish, Russian, Romanian or Polish.

The programme will allow participating students to live a unique experience through intensive coexistence with other high-potential students of different profiles, which will enrich their way of thinking and relating to others. In addition, they will acquire a set of distinctive skills that are highly valued in the labour market, both personally and professionally (teamwork, effective communication, leadership…).

The programme is eminently practical in terms of learning and, in addition to the training workshops, includes a 6-month internship in a leading multinational company in the digital sector.

The cost of the programme is 4,000 euros per student, but it is COMPLETELY FREE for selected students thanks to the sponsorship of the company Alight and the University of Granada.

If you fit the profile and are interested in participating, please contact the Talent Incubator.