Explorer’s success in Spain in its early years has been the reason for its great reception later in several Latin American countries: Argentina, Chile, Mexico and Brazil. In Europe, Portugal followed the program in the previous edition.

In Explorer’s 11 year history, Santander supports more than 8,000 entrepreneurial projects. Last year the program was fully accounted for 1,000 entrepreneurship projects and women’s participation reached 43.1%, exceeding the previous call average, which was about 30%.

Explorer, lasts for 12 weeks and is intended for young people aged 18 to 31 years, allows participants to connect with the international community, receive online training with methodologies “learn by doing”, mentoring by experts, validate your business idea, and develop the skills needed to turn it into a viable and sustainable solution. The registration period ends on August 11 and can be requested here link.

The international networking community is based on Q&A sessions with experts, Alumni Explorers, and interactions on social platforms. Concepts such as business model validation, financial projections, creation landing page or commercial promotion. In addition, the participants talked about entrepreneurship and presented their ideas in front of startup founders and experts of international relevance.

Patricia AraqueCEO Explorer, noted that the program “This is not only an itinerary designed to learn to navigate in the early stages of entrepreneurship, it is also a unique opportunity to be part of a global community of initiative and caring. That’s why we say that someone doesn’t participate in Explorer, someone becomes Explorer. Regardless of the project journey, Explorers leave the program with a very useful set of skills and networks for their future, regardless of whether they are self-employed or not.”

It’s confirmed Jazmín María Gedikian, last year’s Explorer participant with the Maiti project, an application that aims to improve the quality of life of Alzheimer’s sufferers. He highlights “the great community that is formed: we motivate each other all the time, encourage each other. When someone feels stuck, there is always someone to help him to continue,” he explained.

There is an added incentive to this whole learning process: the team leading the most extraordinary projects of this issue will enjoy explorer tripa week of hanging out with hundreds of entrepreneurs in Europe’s renowned innovation hub.

Santander and his support for higher education

Santander, a leader in responsible banking, maintains a strong commitment to inclusive and sustainable progress and growth with a pioneering and consolidated commitment to education, entrepreneurship and employment, which has been developed through Santander University for over 25 years and sets it apart from any other financial entity in the world. . Since its launch, Santander has allocated more than 2,100 million euros and has supported more than 790,000 student, professional and entrepreneurial projects through agreements with nearly 1,000 universities and institutions in 15 countries.

ICSE

The Santander Center for International Entrepreneurship, CISE, fosters an entrepreneurial spirit and promotes a generation of startups. With the support of Santander, the University of Cantabria and the Government of Cantabria, he develops programs that stimulate creativity, business creation and community innovation.