Committed to Education

Since our beginning, we have been strongly committed to education. We invest in training the younger generations to support and promote their talent and offer them the tools to become the leaders of the future. In 2020 we collaborated with 28 educational centres, promoting innovative initiatives that make us one of the companies most committed to the education of young people in the communities
where we operate.

FP Dual

In 2020 we went a step further in our commitment to become a benchmark company in Vocational Training with the launch of our first Dual Vocational Training Course project for the 2020/2021 academic year. After more than two years of development in collaboration with the Juan Rubio Ortiz School, last year we launched our higher-level vocational training course in Industrial Mechatronics, making us the first company in Almería to commit to Dual Vocational Training.

In line with this commitment to vocational training, in 2020 we joined the ‘Alianza para la FP Dual’ (Alliance for Dual Vocational Training), a network that brings together companies, educational centres and institutions committed to this educational model.

With this commitment, we not only reinforce our position as an employer brand, but we also aim to contribute to the training and industrial strategy of the region, attracting a greater number of young people interested in this vocational training course and, above all, contributing to the development of regional and provincial industry with more qualified professionals adapted to the real productive environment.

Eduarda Justo Foundation

Since 2006, the Eduarda Justo Foundation has been working to collaborate on the economic, social, educational and cultural development of the province of Almería. The Foundation’s main activities are aimed at identifying, training and empowering young locals with the potential to become future leaders.

The Foundation focuses on three main areas of activity:

Other education partnerships of the Eduarda Justo Foundation:

Education Forum.

The two 2020 editions were held online because of the pandemic. It is worth noting that the online format has led to a significant reach and scope, and it is expected that these forums will continue to be held.

1. Talk ‘¿Por qué mis hijos sonríen cuando van a la escuela?’ (Why do my children smile when they go to school?), by Rafael Guerrero, psychologist and expert in education, emotional intelligence and attachment. During the talk, the speaker stressed the importance of children experiencing emotions of all kinds, as well as the crucial role of adults in supporting them in this process.

2. Talk ‘Todos los niños y niñas pueden ser Genios’ (Every child can be a genius), by Fernando Alberca, teacher, counsellor and education :expert. The talk dealt with affectivity, behaviour and learning in babies, children and adolescents, as well as love and lovelessness, affective relationships and other human relationships.

Microenterprise Programme in the Comarca del Mármol (Marble Region), in partnership with the Junior Achievement Foundation and Cosentino® volunteers.

Our Eduarda Justo Foundation has contributed €10,000 to the Junior
Achievement Foundation for the development of the Microenterprise
educational programme, which has been implemented in 14 schools in Almería and has involved 345 students, 33 volunteers and 25 microenterprises.

The winning team, MGR-Tech from the Martín García Rubio Secondary School in Albox, participated with notable success in the national final of the competition, winning the award for ‘Innovative Entrepreneurship’.

13th Edition of the seminar ‘Leaders of the Future’

Last year, our Eduarda Justo Foundation held the successful 13th edition of the seminar ‘Leaders of the Future’. The seminar, this time held online, aims to awaken idealism, ambition, commitment, global vision and leadership among young people.

Juan Martínez Barea, Director of the Foundation, said that ‘this seminar is intended to be a “shot” of ambition, global vision and idealism’.

→ IX Symposium on Research in Experimental Sciences – Book of
Abstracts.

→ Master’s Degree in Design of Gastronomic Spaces, in collaboration with the University of the Basque Country.

→ Dekton® by Cosentino is a sponsor of the Master’s Degree in Lightweight Façade Architecture from the School of Architecture of the University of the Basque Country.

→ I Window Display Project, run in partnership between Cosentino® City Madrid and Artediez School of Madrid.

→ ESAM (Ecole Supérieure Des Arts Modernes) Design, Paris: We collaborate with this academic institution through Cosentino® France.

→ IED (Istituto Europeo di Design), Milan: In partnership with the IED, we have organised two events at Cosentino® City Milan aimed at students of the International Master’s Degree in Interior Design.

→ Partnership with the Commission for Cultural, Educational and Scientific Exchange between Spain and the United States of America Cosentino® finances the twoyear Fulbright scholarship for the expansion of postgraduate studies in the United States of America, starting in the academic year 2019- 2020. Jose María Moreu Gamazo studied Naval Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and was awarded a Cosentino®- Fulbright scholarship to attend MIT. ‘I still have a long way to go, but I can already say that this experience has changed my life. I can’t wait to see what is next, but I won’t forget how lucky I am to have this experience. My gratitude to Fulbright and Cosentino® will last forever’, says Jose María when talking about his experience.