This morning, the second session of the Business Advisory Council of Tecnun took place, in which the directors of different institutions met with the members of the Board of the School of Engineering. This Advisory Council, made up of 24 companies with which Tecnun has collaboration agreements, was set up with the aim of establishing a meeting forum, strengthening University-Business ties and analysing the present and future of Gipuzkoa in a joint and structured manner, so that the institutions can have a positive influence on Tecnun and its students.

The aim is to improve the skills profile of Tecnun graduates and their suitability for the labour market, to promote the incorporation of students and alumni in the companies that make up the Council and to compare the training programme of the School of Engineering with experts in R&D, general management and Human Resources. Another of the goals of these meetings is to inform companies about the development plans of Tecnun in order to seek synergies and promote the exchange of knowledge.

The companies that form part of the Advisory Board of Tecnun are the following: FOMENTO DE SAN SEBASTIÁN, CAF, Volkswagen Navarra, Fundación Antonio Aranzabal, INDAUX, DANOBAT, SENER, GAMESA-SIEMENS, BCG, DURR, VELATIA, IKOR, GUREAK, GKN, CINFA, OSI Donostialdea, BIODONOSTIA, IRIZAR, INDAR, ABC COMPRESORES, ETXE-TAR, BIELE, ORONA, BIC BERRILAN and the technology centre CEIT-IK4.