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Her Majesty the Queen will be visiting York on Maundy Thursday, 5th April, as part of the 800th anniversary of York’s Charter for the traditional “Royal Maundy” ceremony.
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The agreement was signed by Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Cantor and Chairman of Santander UK Lord Terry Burns at a ceremony attended by members of the University and the bank.
The three-year agreement includes scholarships and awards for students and staff to study in the UK and abroad, and scholarships for students from Santander Universities network within Iberoamerica, and the United Kingdom.
Santander will support professional internships to York students from lower income families who receive bursary support. The scheme will target employment sectors that do not typically offer paid internships such as the media, publishing and the not-for-profit sector.
Professor Cantor said: “This partnership will enhance the international appeal of the University of York. Our students and staff will be able to benefit from Santander Universities’ extensive global network across America, Asia and Europe, increasing mobility and adding significantly to the student experience.”
Santander will also support a new team competition called York Solutions. The competition will challenge teams of students to come up with innovative approaches to local, UK and international problems. It will aim to encourage entrepreneurialism, both commercial and social, team collaboration, business planning, communication and marketing skills.
Lord Burns said: “The agreement with the University of York is the beginning of, what I am certain, will be a strong relationship between York and Santander. I am also certain that our collaboration will help many students and researchers to develop their ideas and projects with the aim to build a better society.”
Through its Santander Universities Global Division, Santander has collaborated with over 970 academic institutions from America, Asia and Europe for more than 15 years.
Introduced in the UK in 2007, the bank supports the Higher Education sector, collaborating with forty-seven British Universities and Higher Education Institutions, in such areas as teaching and research, international cooperation, knowledge and technology transfer, entrepreneurial initiatives, student mobility and innovation.
On the same day Santander opened a university branch on campus that will provide banking and financial services to both students and staff.
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