What is Talentia. A bit of history and a look ahead million euros

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1 What is Talentia TALENTIA Fellowship Program is an initiative by the Ministry for Innovation, Science and Enterprise in Andalusia, Spain, that provides postgraduate scholarships to students from Andalusia allowing them to study abroad in selected institutions. (138 recommended destinations in 21 countries). Talentia fellowships are addressed to university graduates with outstanding intellectual and human excellence, an international profile and commitment to the development of Andalusia. Our short term goals are: Reaching more and better candidates. Stimulating entrepreneurial spirit among awardees. Matching supply and demand of professionals in our labour market. Promoting alliances with leading universities around the world to promote our talent. A bit of history and a look ahead The Talentia Fellowship program was created in In the first call 23 scholarships were awarded. Since then, two calls have been opened each year. Below, the number of grantees per call (green figures), and the number of awards offered for the next two years (grey figures). Our budget till 2011 amounts to a total of 60 million euros million euros

2 What do we do TALENTIA Fellowships are awarded to students for a minimum of 6 months and a maximum of 24 months. (minimum of 2 and a maximum of 12 months in case of specialization programs). Guidance and Advice Assistance to candidates in their selection of programs and the admission process to further advance their educational careers. Economic Incentive ntive TALENTIA pays for tuition, travel expenses and a living allowance (housing, health insurance) for a maximum of two academic years. Return Plan Upon completion of the post-graduate course, Talentia awardees will receive assistance in joining the Andalusian job market. Furthermore, Talentia will encourage entrepreneurship, helping the awardees to launch their start-ups in essential sectors to Andalusia s economic development. Economic incentive The TALENTIA Fellowship includes: Full university tuition fee (TALENTIA advances all tuition expenses directly to each university). Monthly allowance: grantees receive an ample living allowance inclusive of housing and health insurance, based upon costs indexes and university estimates. (transferred to the student on a four-monthly basis). A return flight every six months (in accordance to the maximum of two academic years). # Average package: EUR #

3 Key phases in award process TALENTIA holds bi-annual calls awarding several hundred fellowships every year enabling successful postgraduate candidates to pursue masters or Ph.D. programs in leading universities and educational institutions abroad. Candidates come from all disciplines and apply directly for admission to the universities or educational institutions of their choice and apply separately to TALENTIA for the distinction of a grant. 1. Launch call for applications 2. Final date for submission of applications 3. Request for additional information 4. Additional information deadline 5. Evaluation & Selection Selections for TALENTIA Fellowships are conducted in two phases: profile evaluation and personal interviews, conducted by the TALENTIA Selection and Evaluation Committee. Profiles are evaluated for: Outstanding academic and professional merit, plus social commendations. Quality of the proposed program of study for which admission is considered. Proposed career and professional return plan. Foreign language proficiency or foreign university endorsing admission. To hone the process, personal interviews may be decided for select candidates in order to assess the candidate s global perspective, personality, creativity, initiative and leadership potential. 6. Publication awarded grantees 7. Acceptance deadline Commitment Grantees must pursue the program for which the scholarship was awarded adhering to the dates indicated in the application. Recipients commit to continue their career in Andalusia during 4 years starting within 18 months after completing the program.

4 Requirements Applicants must have: citizenship from an European Union member State a connection with Andalusia by birth, residence, work, university or blood an EU undergraduate degree graduated within 8 (10 years for specialization programs) before the application receipt of proof of application/admission to a university of international prestige Applications are completed and submitted online using digital signature. Application Requirements: Completed application form (dully filled in and signed) CV Official EU undergraduate degree Official document certifying connection with Andalusia Paper/essay on Return plan Although TOEFL, IELTS, etc. are not admission requirements of the fellowship, applicants must provide proof of sufficient knowledge of foreign language demanded by the university Document on state of admission process with university Additionally accepted: paper on social commendations, company support letter on possible collaboration upon completion of program, recommendation letters, etc. Applications will not be considered by the Evaluation and Selection Committee until all required materials are received. We are looking for: Talent Ambition Motivation International profile Entrepreneurial spirit Commitment with Andalusia

5 Talentia Profile Average age: 27 Average work experience: 2 years Average languages spoken: 2 Average experience abroad: 1 academic year Though in Andalusia more women than men go to university, there are more male than female awardees. This deviation comes mainly from the MBA candidates, as the male/female ration in leading business schools is around 1 to 3. As for the destination, most awardees go to European and North American universities. One of our challenges is placing more students in Asian countries, where Andalusian companies have interests. Most awardees take Masters programs. Up to 25% of awards have been reserved for MBA candidates since 2009 and the percentage is since then going up. As for the area of study, awards reflect proportions out of Andalusian universities. Since 2009 up to 60% of the awards can be reserved for programs in the areas of science and technology.

6 Academic partners MOU s To better serve students TALENTIA is advancing a dialogue with leading universities throughout the world that recognize international education as a means to mutual understanding, dynamic cooperation and growth. This network will support exchanges of information, ideas and goals that transform learning outcomes into remarkable educational achievements. The main objective of the Memorandum of Understanding is to facilitate academic/administrative cooperation between institutions and to promote alliances with leading universities around the world. Talentia Fellowship awardees will interrelate and make leading contacts with the world s most prestigious professors and with students from all around the globe, called upon to lead their sectors of activity. We would like to train a new generation of bilingual Andalusian graduates, with a global perspective and a wish to exploit their talent. Because they will become the leaders of Andalusia s future! List of Universities selected for studying post-graduate courses, by subject SCIENCE Princeton University, U.S. Imperial College London, United Kingdom Cornell University, U.S. Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland Australia National University, Australia Kyoto University, Japan University of Chicago, U.S. Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France Ecole Polytechnique, France Pierre and Marie Curie University, France Heidelberg University, Germany University of California, Los Angeles, U.S. University of California, Santa Barbara, U.S. University of Texas at Austin, U.S. La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy Utrecht University, Holland Munich University, Germany University of Illinois, U.S. Gottingen University, Germany National University of Singapore, Singapore Indian Institute of Technology, India Sydney University, Australia Max Planck Institute, Germany University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S. Leiden University, Holland Freie Universität Berlin, Germany Humboldt Universität su Berlin, Germany Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Copenhagen University, Denmark Brigham Young University, U.S. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, U.S. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, U.S. New Mexico Tech, U.S. Sandia National Laboratories, U.S. University of Minnesota, U.S. University of Helsinki, Finland Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France Delft University of Technology, Holland University of Amsterdam, Holland Universitá degli Studi di Firenze, Italy Universitá di Pisa, Italy Universitá di Torino, Italy King s College London, United Kingdom University of Bristol, United Kingdom TECHNOLOGY Indian Institute of Technology, India Imperial College London, United Kingdom California Institute of Technology, U.S. National University of Singapore, Singapore Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan ETH Zurich, Switzerland Carnegie Mellon University, U.S. Delft University of Technology, Holland

7 University of South Wales, Australia Tsin Hua University, China Kyoto University, Japan Georgia Institute of Technology, U.S. Ecole Polytechnique, France Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China Monash University, Australia Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Israel Nanyang Technological University, Singapore University of Illinois, U.S. Aachen RWTH, Germany Australian National University, Australia University of Texas at Austin, U.S. Vienna University of Technology, Austria Technical University of Munich, Germany Cornell University, U.S. Purdue University, U.S. University of California at Los Angeles, U.S. Princeton University, U.S. Max Planck Institute, Germany Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, Belgium New Mexico Tech, U.S. University of Virginia, U.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, U.S. University of Tsukuba, Japan BIOMEDICINE Karolinska University, Sweden Imperial College London, United Kingdom John Hopkins University, U.S. University of California, San Diego, U.S. National University Singapore, Singapore Edinburgh University, United Kingdom Heidelberg University, Germany Sydney University, Australia University of California, San Francisco, U.S. Australian National University, Australia University College London, United Kingdom Duke University, U.S. McGill University, Canada Cornell University, U.S. Kyoto University, Japan Monash University, Australia King s College London, United Kingdom Queensland University, Australia University of British Columbia, Canada University of California, Los Angeles, U.S. Auckland University, New Zealand York University, United Kingdom Fudan University, China Princeton University, U.S. Hong Kong University, China California Institute of Technology, U.S. Helsinki University, Finland Gottingen University, Germany Munich University, Germany New York University, U.S. Oregon Health and Science University, U.S. Rockefeller University, U.S. University of Michigan, U.S. University of Texas at Austin, U.S. Ecole Normale Superieure, France Utrecht University, Holland ARTS & HUMANITIES Oxford University, U.K. Cambridge University, U.K. University of California, Riverside, U.S. Princeton University, U.S. London School of Economics, U.K. Université Paris Sorbonne, France McGill University, Canada University of Texas at Austin, U.S. Kyoto University, Japan Queen Mary, University of London, U.K. University College London, U.K. Monash University, Australia Georgetown University, U.S. Edinburgh University, U.K. School of African and Oriental Studies, U.K. Oslo University, Norway Chicago University, U.S. University of British Columbia, Canada Bielefeld University, Germany Heidelberg University, Germany Hamburg University, Germany Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Brown University, U.S. Dartmouth College, U.S. University of Pennsylvania, U.S. EHESS, France ENS-LSH, France Leiden University, Holland Université de Genève, Switzerland SOCIAL SCIENCES London School of Economics, United Kingdom Chicago University, U.S. Princeton University U.S. National University of Singapore, Singapore

8 Australian National University, Australia Cornell University, U.S. Indian Institutes of Management, India Monash University, Australia Sydney University, Australia New York University, U.S. Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Holland University of Pennsylvania, U.S. University of New South Wales, Australia Queensland University, Australia University of California, Los Angeles, U.S. Boston University, U.S. McGill University, Canada Carnegie Mellon University, U.S. Hong Kong University, China University of Michigan, U.S. Munich University, Germany Max Planck Institute, Germany Deakin University, Australia Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium University of Illinois, U.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S. University of Turku, Finland Université Paris Sorbonne, France Institute of Education, University of London, United Kingdom Lancaster University, United Kingdom University of East Anglia, United Kingdom University of Manchester, United Kingdom BUSINESS University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), U.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan), U.S. Northwestern University (Kellogg), U.S. University of Chicago, U.S. INSEAD, France London Business School, United Kingdom IMD, Switzerland University of California, Berkeley (Haas), U.S. Dartmouth College (Tuck) U.S. University of California, Los Angeles (Anderson), U.S. Duke University (Fuqua), U.S. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor), U.S. New York University (Stern), U.S. Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. Cornell University (Johnson,) U.S. CEIBS and HKUST, China Erasmus University, Holland European School for Management and Technology, Germany Indian School of Business, India Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School University of Melbourne, Australia

9 Facts 1 call and 2 intakes per year 138 recommended destinations in 21 countries - science - technology - biomedicine - arts and humanities - social sciences - business Master, MBA or Phd from 6 to 24 months 330 fellowships given up to date euros average package Full tuition Shaping the leaders of fees, living Andalusia s future! and travel expenses 60 million euros invested till 2011 The Fellowships are governed by the rules and foundations published in official notice in BOJA (Boletín oficial de la Junta de Andalucía). On our website you can find a link to universities and also more information on the TALENTIA procedures and requirements.