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Eight Catalan university students in the running for €11,500 in Madrid
In Barcelona, 23 university students took part in the Catalan stage of a national competition that combines digital challenges and debate. Eight are through to the final in Madrid, where seven prizes will be awarded.
The Barcelona phase brought together 23 students and selected the finalists for the event on 29 and 30 October.
Participants had to solve technical challenges and defend their positions before a panel. The test combined digital development and programming exercises with artificial intelligence challenges; afterwards came the debate.
The panel and institutional representatives assessed how they communicated and led, as well as their ability to work as a team.
A local phase with 23 participants
The Càtedres Telefónica network brought together 23 students from Catalan universities in Barcelona on Tuesday for the local phase of Líders Digitals Universitaris. The national competition is now in its second edition.
The competition aims to foster young talent and research. It also promotes the transfer of technological knowledge. The event was held with the collaboration of the Ajuntament de Barcelona and the Generalitat de Catalunya.
Who are the eight finalists
From the UPC-UPF chair, Víctor Baiges y Pau Ortiz, students of the master's in Ciberseguretat, qualified. Martina Ruiz y Abril Llamas, from the Grau in Telecomunicacions, also go through.
The UB-URV chair will be represented by Laura Martínez, a student of Enginyeria Química, and Àlex Sampietro, from the Grau in Química. The group is completed by Toni Sitjas, from the Grau in ADE, and Àlex Martínez, from the Grau in Psicologia.
The final will be in Madrid on 29 and 30 October
All eight have received the accreditation of university digital leader and will compete in the national final. There, they will compete for seven prizes totalling 11,500 euros, within a competition with a total fund of 23,000 euros.
Jordi Giné, director of Grans Comptes i Administracions Públiques de Telefónica at Territori Est, argued for the need to combine technological excellence with leaders capable of integrating knowledge and humanism, as well as innovation and responsibility.