Talentia Network
associative professional platform promoted by the Foral Government of Biscay
The Talentia Network is an associative professional platform promoted by the Foral Government of Biscay to unite professionals in the innovation and knowledge through a professional network, with the professional collaboration of different entities, companies or universities.
It was created in 2013 by the Department of Economic Promotion of the Foral Government of Biscay, a department headed by Imanol Pradales at that time, and it was later expanded in 2015 with different collaboration agreements with international companies, universities and other entities.
History
In 2013, the Foral Government of Biscay created the Talentia Network, as a meeting and work point for young students and future professionals. The objective of this project was to "enhance the qualities of talented young people from the territory and, with them, Biscay also grows". In 2013, the network had 500 members, young students who had taken part in the four editions of the Talentia Programme" and "Talent pro Bizkaia". The first meeting was held in the auditorium of the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC), in which more than a hundred members of the network came to the BEC auditorium to map, debate and imagine the present and future of Biscay. The head of government (General Deputy) José Luis Bilbao and the Deputy for Economic Promotion Imanol Pradales participated. As declared by head of government José Luis Bilbao: "We want to take into account the talented professionals to build the future of all Biscayans".
Little by little, the talentia network was completed with students and participants of the "Talentia Skills", "Talentia Programme" and "Talentia Challenge" programmes. In this way, the Bizkaia Talent agency selects students with the best university academic record and career (in each university degree) to carry out the Talentia Programme and once completed they become part of the Talentia Network.
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