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CEU USP, first University in Spain with the Program AI Business School

Universidad CEU San Pablo has entrusted Microsoft with the improvement of employability of students and promotion of university research. Therefore, Rosa Visiedo, Dean of the University and the President of Microsoft in Spain, Alberto Granados, have signed an agreement to promote the development of activities aimed at the application of new technologies in the benefit of education, research and social and personal growth, the sustainable development and the local and regional economic progress.

Emerging technologies in the evolution of the sector

Both organizations have expressed their commitment to innovation as educational transformation driver in the new era of digital learning and understand that educational evolution has to be supported by new technologies and shift lever within the actual context of acceleration of digitalization. The integration of technology with pedagogical objectives allows more enriching experiences, personalized and inclusive, highly appreciated in class. Moreover, as today’s students will need to work in a future where Artificial Intelligence, data and digital environments will be something common, it is important that centres expose students to this type of technologies and use them.

In this collaboration between both entities to boost a change of model based on creativity and innovation, outstands the intention to implement the Microfost Garage initiative in University to carry out the design thinking of cases of use of business where Microsoft Teams and the technology of Microsoft 365 and Power BI are essential. Also there will be brainstorming sessions where students will be in charge of the design of new study cases potentially applicable.

Likewise, the integration of Microsoft AI Business School in the institution as learning tool to discover all possibilities of the corporate application of Artificial Intelligence and its impact on digital transformation of companies from different sectors will be eased. Universidad CEU San Pablo turns into the first Spanish University to form part of this Microsoft program that boosts knowledge in this technology, key for the professional future of its students.

Other objectives of this agreement are as follows:

  • To incorporate Microsfot technologies to the processes and services of the Faculty of Economic and Business Sciences of Universidad CEU San Pablo for students, professors and staff; and to implement actions directed to improve digital skills of students.
  • To develop the education offer of Microsoft technologies and in coordination with digital industry, IT and communications.
  • To be supported by skills based on Microsoft technologies to ease academic and not academic internships of students as well as their access to the market.
  • To promote research, development and technological innovation in the field the parties consider of common interest.

Universidad CEU San Pablo and Microsoft continue this way a relationship focused on providing students with the best resources and teachers to achieve an education in line with 21st century requirements and that has given interesting fruits such as the incorporation of the first Degree in AI powered by Microsoft to the educational offer of Universidades CEU San Pablo in Madrid, Cardenal Herrera in Valencia and Abat Oliba in Barcelona, developed through CEU Digital.