A total of 400 students and 80 companies will participate in the Employment Forum of Tecnun

A total of 400 students and 80 companies took part in the 30th edition of the 30th edition of the Employment Forum of Tecnunthe School of Engineering of the University of Navarra. The objective of this meeting is to connect companies with the talent of students in their final years of engineering, who are looking for internship opportunities, end-of-degree and master's degree projects or a first job. It is worth mentioning the sponsorship of the following companies ABB, DanobatGroup, Irizar y Ulma in this edition that took place on March 8 and 9.

The companies and start-ups that have opted to seek talent in the academic center come from the machine tool, industrial, aeronautical and railroad sectors, as well as from the biomedical, research, consulting and banking fields. Among them are CAF, Etxe-Tar, IBM, Mitsubishi Electric, IDOM, AENA, Huawei, OTIS and Deloitte, as well as start-ups from Gipuzkoa such as Deneb Medical, EPowerlabs or LINQ.

Job placement

Last year, 256 students found their final year projects or internships at the fair. The director of the Professional Opportunities Service, Javier GanuzaThe demand for telecommunications, electrical and electronic engineers, as well as data analysis experts, is high. "Companies value those who have completed a Master's degree in Telecommunications Engineering or Data Analysis," he stresses.

It should be noted that 87% of the students who completed their studies in 2022 found a job in less than six months. Likewise, the job placement rate of the School of Engineering's undergraduate and master's degree students is 97%.