Nebrija ResearchResearch Chairs: Prizes

The Antonio de Nebrija University's Department of Research Chairs is pleased to announce the winners of the Awards for the Best Final Projects for Bachelor's and Master's degrees across various research areas championed by the chairs. These awards aim to honor students who have demonstrated exceptional work in specialized research areas associated with the Chairs of the Antonio de Nebrija University.

As part of the Nebrija-Santander Chairs Awards, an expert panel reviewed 33 submissions from 22 Spanish universities and 11 international universities. The outstanding works in each category, each receiving a prize of 1,234.56 euros (gross), are as follows:

• Lisbeth Pastora Giménez has been awarded by the Nebrija-Santander Global Chair of Spanish as a Language of Migrants and Refugees for her Master's Final Project titled “Factors that affect the maintenance of a minority language in the family: the case of Spanish as a heritage language in Italy,” defended at the Antonio de Nebrija University.
• The Nebrija-Santander Global Chair in Migrations and Human Rights has recognized Marlene Lucía López Vegaor her Master's Final Project titled “The Arauca River: weaver of the transnational social space of the Great Plain,” defended at the Pontifical Javeriana University in Bogotá, Colombia.
• Divassón Jaureguibarria has been honored by the Nebrija-Santander Global Chair in Energy Recovery in Surface Transport for his Final Project titled “Analysis of Stochastic Techniques to Improve Flexibility in Medium Voltage Distribution Systems using Energy Storage Systems on congestion case scenarios,” defended at the University of the Basque Country.
• The Nebrija-Santander Global Chair in Business Internationalization has awarded its prize to Raúl Peinado Fernández for his Final Project titled “Construction of an interactive visualization tool for the analysis of Spain’s external openness and its exposure to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine,” defended at the Autonomous University of Madrid.

The call welcomes submissions from various academic disciplines that correspond to the research chair topics, including but not limited to: internationalization of companies, migration and human rights, teaching Spanish to migrants and refugees, and energy recovery in transportation.

Those interested in participating in this call must register through the Santander Scholarships site (becas-santander.com).

Documentation:

• Legal Bases
• Registration form

On July 20, 2023, the Department of Research Chairs of the Antonio de Nebrija University awarded the Nebrija-Santander Awards for Bachelor's and Master's Final Projects in the lines of the research chairs, dedicated to promoting the knowledge of the students who have stood out for their good work in the lines of specialized research carried out by the University's chairs.

The expert juries evaluated the work presented, which amounted to a total of 44. The origin of the research works was broad, since proposals from 36 Spanish universities were submitted (Public University of Navarra, University of Granada, University of Seville, University of Alcalá, University of Zaragoza, Comillas Pontifical University, Antonio de Nebrija University, University of Barcelona, University of Murcia, Catholic University of Valencia, International University of Valencia, University of Cádiz, San Jorge University, Autonomous University of Madrid, University of Deusto and Universidad Pontificia Comillas) and 8 foreign universities (State University of South Manabí of Ecuador, Universidad Nacional de la Plata of Argentina, Universidad Nacional de San Martín of Argentina, University of Medellín of Colombia, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral of Argentina , University of Chile, Catholic University of Temuco of Colombia, University of Cauca of Colombia).

The winning papers in each category are detailed below, with a prize of 1,234.56 euros, gross:

• The Nebrija-Santander Global Chair of Spanish as a Language of Migrants and Refugees, awards its Prize to Alfonso Carnicero Izquierdo for his FRP titled “CLIL Workshop on gender equality for refugees,” defended at the Antonio de Nebrija University.
• The Nebrija-Santander Global Chair in Risk and Conflict Management awards its Prize to Beatriz Axelle Waucquez Jiménez for her FRP titled “The repatriation of the children of Daesh: analysis and solutions based on H.F. and M.F. v. France cases and J.D. and A.D. v. France cases,” defended at the International University of Valencia.
• The Nebrija-Santander Global Chair in Energy Recovery in Surface Transportation, awards its Prize to Daniel Clavijo Gil for his FRP titled “x CYBERPHYSICAL SYSTEMS for the COMPONENTS of NMLS1”, defended at the Antonio de Nebrija University.
• The committee of the Nebrija-Santander Global Chair in Business Internationalization awards its Prize to Vicente Salvador Casabán Cabedo for his FRP titled “Future challenges of the Spanish ceramic sector,” defended at the University of Valencia.

Modalities and Prizes

• One Prize for the best Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Business Internationalization: 1,234.56 euros gross.
• One Prize for the best Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Conflict Management and Resolution: 1,234.56 euros gross.
• One Prize for the best Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Teaching Spanish as a Language of Migrants and Refugees: 1,234.56 2 euros gross.
• One Prize for the Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Energy Recovery in Transport: 1,234.56 euros gross.

Requirements

The requirements that the submitted works will have to meet are the following:

• They must have been prepared and defended by students from any university, public or private, national or foreign.
• They must have been presented and defended from January 2022 to December 2022, both included.
• They may be presented in Spanish and English.
• The score obtained must have been the following:
  • Bachelor's Degree Final Project: excellent.
  • Master’s Degree Final Project: excellent.

Topics

• Prize for the best Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Business Internationalization: the works awarded will be those that, from any scientific discipline, delve into the knowledge of the foreign action and performance of companies, identifying the most relevant guidelines and aspects of their internationalization process.
• Prize for the best Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Conflict Management and Resolution: the works awarded will be those that delve into the knowledge, management, prevention and resolution of risks and conflicts of various kinds, especially those related to the field of Law, Psychology, International Relations and Security.
• Prize for the best Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Teaching Spanish as a Language of Migrants and Refugees: the research works awarded will be those that study the acquisition, learning, teaching and evaluation of Spanish as a language of migration. Likewise, research works that aim to contribute to the improvement of linguistic and social care of migrants and refugees from the host society will be valued.
• Prize for the Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Energy Recovery in Transport: the research works awarded will be those on following: the efficient and responsible use of energy in surface transportation, especially those dedicated to developing energy recovery technologies in vehicles - automobiles; promote more efficient use of surface transportation energy; measure the impact of these technologies on the development of sustainable mobility and/or raise awareness about the efficient and responsible use of energy.

Deadline and submission of applications

The works will be submitted through the Banco Santander Scholarship portal at the following link.

The documentation to be provided will be the following:

• A PDF copy of the Bachelor's/Master's Final Project submitted to the call with the personal information (name and surname) of the author of the work and of the tutor.
• A PDF copy of the anonymous Bachelor's/Master's Final Project, that is, in which the name of the person who prepared it or who tutored it does not appear.
• Copy of the Curriculum Vitae.
• Copy of accreditation of the evaluation/grade obtained.
• Annex I completed.
• An abstract of 1,000 words with the objectives, results and conclusions of the work.

With regard to the processing of applications, those in which any of the documents mentioned in this section are missing will not be taken into account.

The deadline for submitting applications extends from the publication of these bases until 01/07/2022, both included.

Bases of the Call

The main objective of the Telefónica-Nebrija Research Chair is promoting the implementation of projects and activities that allow the incorporation of technologies and innovations aimed at the digitalization of processes, and creating products and services in the tourism sector, thereby contributing to the development of a more innovative, intelligent and sustainable management of tourism.

On September 26, 2022, a specialized jury decided on the Telefónica-Nebrija Awards for the best Final Research Projects of Bachelor's and Master's Degrees on Tourism Intelligence, which represent recognizing students who stood out for their good work in this specialized line of research.

After the evaluation of the projects presented, which came from various national universities (Complutense University of Madrid, University of Girona and University of Oviedo) and international universities (Modul University Vienna, Austria), the following awards were granted:

• ONE First Prize, with a gross amount of €1,250, to Aitziber Pousa Unanue for her FRP titled "From marketing to management: conceptualizing a strategic destination management scorecard (SDMSC)" and defended at the Modul University of Vienna (Austria).
• ONE Second Prize, with a gross amount of €750, to Sara García Portela for her FRP titled "The Metaverse and its influence on the future of the Tourism Sector" and defended at the Complutense University of Madrid.

On July 28, 2022, Antonio de Nebrija University's Department of Research Chairs conferred the Nebrija-Santander Awards for Final Research Projects in Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in the chairs' lines of study, which were committed to promoting the knowledge of students who stood out for their good work in the specialized research carried out by Antonio de Nebrija University's research chairs.

The expert juries evaluated the projects presented, which were a total of 31. The origin of the research works was wide, since there were proposals from 12 Spanish universities (University of Almería, University of Alicante, Antonio de Nebrija University, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Camilo José Cela University, Villanueva University Center, University of Malaga, Cartagena Polytechnic University, University of Oviedo, University of Salamanca, University of Valencia and University of Zaragoza), and 8 foreign universities (Universidade do Vale do Rio Dos Sinos de Sao Leopoldo in Brazil, Politécnico Gran Colombiano, University of Holguín in Cuba, Bratislava University of Economics in Slovakia, Francisco Morazán National Pedagogical University in Honduras, Autonomous University of Chiapas, Autonomous University of Mexico, University of Lima in Peru and University of the Republic of Uruguay).

Below are the winning projects for each category, endowed with a prize of €1,250 gross:

• The Nebrija-Santander Global Chair for Spanish as a Language of Migrants and Refugees, awards its Prize to Teresa Hernández López for her FRP entitled "Spanish teachers' beliefs about the teaching of grammar for immigrants in the Community of Madrid", defended at the Antonio de Nebrija University.
• The Nebrija-Santander Chair in Risk and Conflict Management awards its FRP Award to María Isabel Renedo Cobás for her FRP entitled “Sex exploitation of women and girls in West Africa: a problem for the region's security” and defended at the Antonio de Nebrija University.
• The Nebrija-Santander Global Chair in Energy Recovery in Surface Transport awards its Prize to Jose Manuel Díaz Montalvo, for his FRP entitled "Design and modeling of a thermoacoustic engine for a test bench" and defended at the Antonio de Nebrija University.
• The committee of the Nebrija-Santander Global Chair on Business Internationalization declared the award void.

Modalities and Prizes

• One Prize for the best Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Business Internationalization: 1,234.56 euros gross.
• One Prize for the best Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Conflict Management and Resolution: 1,234.56 euros gross.
• One Prize for the best Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Teaching Spanish as a Language of Migrants and Refugees: 1,234.56 2 euros gross.
• One Prize for the Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Energy Recovery in Transport: 1,234.56 euros gross.

Requirements

The requirements that the submitted works will have to meet are the following:

• They must have been prepared and defended by students from any university, public or private, national or foreign.
• They must have been presented and defended from January 2021 to December 2021, both included.
• They may be presented in Spanish and English.
• The score obtained must have been the following:
  • Bachelor's Degree Final Project: excellent.
  • Master’s Degree Final Project: excellent.

Topics

• Prize for the best Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Business Internationalization: the works awarded will be those that, from any scientific discipline, delve into the knowledge of the foreign action and performance of companies, identifying the most relevant guidelines and aspects of their internationalization process.
• Prize for the best Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Conflict Management and Resolution: the works awarded will be those that delve into the knowledge, management, prevention and resolution of risks and conflicts of various kinds, especially those related to the field of Law, Psychology, International Relations and Security.
• Prize for the best Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Teaching Spanish as a Language of Migrants and Refugees: the research works awarded will be those that study the acquisition, learning, teaching and evaluation of Spanish as a language of migration. Likewise, research works that aim to contribute to the improvement of linguistic and social care of migrants and refugees from the host society will be valued.
• Prize for the Bachelor's Degree Final Project or Master's Degree Final Project in Energy Recovery in Transport: the research works awarded will be those on following: the efficient and responsible use of energy in surface transportation, especially those dedicated to developing energy recovery technologies in vehicles - automobiles; promote more efficient use of surface transportation energy; measure the impact of these technologies on the development of sustainable mobility and/or raise awareness about the efficient and responsible use of energy.

Deadline and submission of applications

The works will be submitted through the Banco Santander Scholarship portal at the following link: https://app.becas-santander.com/es/program/becas-santander-investigacion-premios-nebrija-santander-a-tfg-y-tfm

The documentation to be provided will be the following:

• A PDF copy of the Bachelor's/Master's Final Project submitted to the call with the personal information (name and surname) of the author of the work and of the tutor.
• A PDF copy of the anonymous Bachelor's/Master's Final Project, that is, in which the name of the person who prepared it or who tutored it does not appear.
• Copy of the Curriculum Vitae.
• Copy of accreditation of the evaluation/grade obtained.
• Annex I completed.
• An abstract of 1,000 words with the objectives, results and conclusions of the work.

With regard to the processing of applications, those in which any of the documents mentioned in this section are missing will not be taken into account.

The deadline for submitting applications extends from the publication of these bases until 01/07/2022, both included.

Bases of the Call

The Department of Chairs of the Antonio de Nebrija University has failed on July 26, 2020 the 4 Nebrija-Santander Awards for End-of-Degree Projects and End-of-Master Projects in the lines of the chairs, dedicated to promoting knowledge of those students who have stood out for their good work in the specialized lines of research carried out from the chairs of the Antonio de Nebrija University.

Four expert juries have evaluated the works presented, which have amounted to a total of 22. The origin of the research works has been wide, as proposals from 7 Spanish universities have concurred (Antonio de Nebrija University; Camilo José Cela University; Autonomous University University of Barcelona; University of Granada; University of Castilla La Mancha; University of Cantabria; University of Valencia) and 6 foreign universities (Redemptoris Mater Catholic University, in Nicaragua; Federal University dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri, in Brazil; University of Bío -Bío, in Chile; Online Latin American Technological University, in Mexico; Federal University of Goiás, in Brazil and University of Guanajuato, in Mexico).

Next, the awarded works in each category are detailed, endowed with a prize of 1000 euros.

La Cátedra Global Nebrija-Santander del Español como Lengua de Migrantes y Refugiados, otorga su Premio a Andrea González García, por su TFM titulado The Emotional Brain. Theory of Mind in Late Bilinguals, defendido en la Universidad Antonio de Nebrija.

La Cátedra Global Nebrija-Santander en Gestión de Riesgos y Conflictos, otorga su Premio de TFG a Eva Araújo Villanueva, por su TFG titulado A Transnational Security Threat: the Ethnic-Religious Component Inside Al-Shabaab, defendido en la Universidad Antonio de Nebrija.

La Cátedra Global Nebrija-Santander en Internacionalización de Empresas, otorga su Premio a Andrea Pallás Rocafull, por su TFM Small and Medium Enterprises participation in Global Value Chains: The role of institutions and cooperation networks in Environmental Upgrading promotion, defendido en la Universidad de Valencia.

La Cátedra Global Nebrija-Santander en Recuperación de Energía en el Transporte de Superficie, otorga su Premio a Nicolás Pérez Baena, por su TFG Análisis crítico y propuesta de mejora de test de homologación de emisiones para vehículos eléctricos, defendido en la Universidad Antonio de Nebrija.

Modalities and Awards

• ONE Award for the best Final Research Project for Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Internationalization of Companies: 1,000 euros.
• ONE Award for the best Final Research Project for Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Conflict Management and Resolution: 1,000 euros.
• ONE Award for the best Final Research Project for Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Teaching Spanish as a Language of Migrants and Refugees: 1,000 euros.
• ONE Award for the best Final Research Project for Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Energy Recovery in Transport: 1,000 euros.

Requirements

The requirements that must be met by the submitted research projects will be the following:

• They must have been prepared and defended by students of any university, public or private, national or foreign.
• They must have been presented and defended from January 2020 to December 2020, both months included.
• They can be presented in Spanish and English.
• The grade obtained must have been the following:
  • Final Research Project for Bachelor’s Degree: excellent.
  • Final Research Project for Master’s Degree: excellent.

Topics:

• Award for the Final Research Project for Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Internationalization of Companies: the research projects awarded will be those that, from any scientific discipline, delve into the knowledge of the external action and performance of companies, identifying the most important guidelines and aspects relevant to their internationalization process.
• Award for the Final Research Project for Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Conflict Management and Resolution: the research projects awarded will be those that delve into the knowledge, management, prevention and resolution of risks and conflicts of various kinds, especially those related to the fields of Law, Psychology, International Relations and Security.
• Award for the Final Research Project for Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Teaching Spanish as a Language of Migrants and Refugees: the research projects awarded will be those that study the acquisition, learning, teaching and assessment of Spanish as a language of migration. Likewise, research projects that aim to contribute to the improvement of linguistic and social care for migrants and refugees in the host society will be valued.
• Award for the Final Research Project for Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Energy Recovery in Transport: the research projects awarded will be those regarding the efficient and responsible use of energy from surface transportation, especially those dedicated to developing energy recovery technologies in motor vehicles; promoting more efficient use of surface transport energy; measuring the impact of these technologies on the development of sustainable mobility and/or raising awareness about the efficient and responsible use of energy.

Deadline and submission of applications:

The deadline for submitting applications is from and including these dates: 01/06/2021 to 30/06/2021. The research projects will be submitted through the following link.

Next, the awarded works in each category are detailed, endowed with a prize of 1,000 euros.

The Nebrija-Santander Global Chair on Spanish as a Language for Migrants and Refugees, awards its FRP Award to Mario del Campo del Prado, for his project: " Proyecto Didáctico de Artes Escénicas: el trabajo con Teatro Aplicado para la justicia social, la interculturalidad y la creación teatral colectiva", defended at Universidad Antonio de Nebrija. El jurado ha destacado de este trabajo su relación directa con el objetivo principal de la cátedra (contribuir a la mejora en la atención lingüística y social de migrantes y refugiados desde la sociedad de acogida) y los proyectos que se desarrollan en el marco de los enfoques performativos en la enseñanza de Lenguas.

The Nebrija-Santander Global Chair on Risk and Conflict Management awards its FRP Award to Lara Mínguez Zafrilla, for her project: " El Conflicto entre China y Tíbet: Orígenes, Evolución y Consecuencias", defended at Universidad Alfonso X El Sabio. El jurado ha destacado de este trabajo su adecuación a las líneas de trabajo de la cátedra (el estudio interdisciplinar de riesgos y conflictos de diversa índole), así como su rigurosidad metodológica y la actualidad y vigencia del tema que aborda.

The Nebrija-Santander Global Chair on Business Internationalization awards its FRP Award to Carolina Calatayud Galiana, for her project: " New Destination of the Global Value Chains: the East of Africa", defended at Universidad de Valencia. El jurado ha destacado la solidez de este trabajo, la actualidad del tema (África y las cadenas globales) y su rigurosidad metodológica. Se trata además de un trabajo escrito enteramente en inglés.

The Nebrija-Santander Global Chair on Energy Recovery in Surface Transport awards its FRP Award to Marco Casale Nieto, for his project: " Desarrollo de metodología de ensayos dinámicos y adquisición “low-cost” para vehículos automóviles", defended at Universidad Antonio de Nebrija. El jurado ha destacado de este trabajo su alineamiento con las líneas de la cátedra, pues plantea el desarrollo de una metodología de adquisición de datos y ensayos para automóviles; la estructura y organización, así como su originalidad, con una apreciable labor propia de codificación.

Modalities and awards

• Award for the best Final Research Project in Business Internationalization: 1.000 euros.
• Award for the best Final Research Project in Conflict Management and Resolution: 1.000 euros.
• Award for the best Final Research Project in Teaching Spanish as a Language for Migrants and Refugees: 1.000 euros.
• Award for the best Final Research Project in Energy Recovery in Transportation: 1.000 euros.

Requirements

FRPs may be presented if prepared and defended by students of any university, public or private, national or foreign, from January 2018 to December 2019, in Spanish and English, and if they have obtained a minimum grade of SOBRESALIENTE (DISTINCTION).

Documentation

• A PDF copy of the FRP that is submitted to the call with the personal information (name and surname) of the author of the work and the tutor.
• A PDF copy of the anonymous FRP, that is, in which the name of the person who prepared it or of the person who has tutored it does not appear.
• Copy of Curriculum Vitae.
• Copy of accreditation of the grade obtained.
• Annex I filled out

For processing the applications, those in which any of the documents mentioned in this section are missing will not be taken into account.

Deadline and submission of applications

The deadline for submitting applications ranges from the publication of these rules until 04/20/2020, included. The projects will be presented through the Banco Santander Scholarship portal

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