Emplea 2025

Over the coming months, 42 students and recent graduates from the Universitat Politècnica de València will have a golden opportunity to learn about business leadership. This is all thanks to the third edition of the EMPLEA program, promoted by the Vice-Rectorate for Employment and Lifelong Learning, officially launched last Thursday.

A total of 14 mentors from different organizations presented their challenges to the candidates at an event held in the Blue Cube auditorium, featuring the participation of science communicator Sandra Ortonobes, also known as "La Hiperactina."

Inspiring Women

This year, the following professionals are participating in EMPLEA:

• Itziar Carracedo Fernández, International Projects Manager at AIMPLAS
• Mª José Bargues Ponce, Territorial SME Transactional Manager for Eastern Spain at BBVA
• Monica Robert Flors, Director of Transformation and Modernization at BP Refinery in Castellón
• Elisa Eckes, VP of Software Engineering at DEUTSCHE TELEKOM IT, Powered by T-Systems Iberia
• Maite Llácer Alexandre, Senior Director of Quality Compliance International at EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES
• Ana Riquelme Fernández, Area Manager for the Levante region at Sfera (El Corte Inglés)
• Mª Ángeles Bertó, R&D Project Manager at FERMAX
• Carmen Ruiz Llorente, Legal Advisory Director at HUAWEI
• Macu Boluda Martínez, IT Procurement director at Mercadona IT
• Ainhoa Tellería Ramos, Head of AI-Driven Transformation at MINSAIT (AN INDRA COMPANY)
• Ana Moya Gutiérrez, Director of Innovation and Engineering at NAVANTIA
• Mercedes María Ruiz López, Low-Code Technology Lead (OutSystems) for MAPPS (Application Modernization) at NTT DATA
• Sandra Deltell Díaz, Managing Partner at PwC for the Valencian Community and Murcia
• Noemi Diéguez Casero, International Control Centers Project Manager at SIEMENS

€6,000 in Prizes

This year, thanks to the Ford Chair, a total of €6,000 will be awarded to the winning projects: €3,000 for the best Project; €2,000 for the second-place Project, and €1,000 for the third-place project

Registrations for the third edition of EMPLEA are open through this link until 28th February.