The event took place in hybrid format, with in-person attendees at the Calle de los Balcones headquarters in Gran Canaria's capital and virtual attendees through the digital platform.
The Universidad de las Hespérides, has celebrated the Opening Ceremony of the 2023-2024 academic course with a solemn act that took place last Friday, October 6th at its headquarters in Gran Canaria. Gabriel Calzada, rector of the institution, delivered a master lecture where he highlighted the importance of individual responsibility, honesty, mutual respect and intellectual humility As fundamental pillars in this university community
In this way, he emphasized that the more active the students' participation is, "their learning will be deeper, longer-lasting and more meaningful, and their growth greater." As he expressed, "to achieve comprehensive learning, the skills and virtues developed" are as important as the content "of programs".
The event, which was held In hybrid formatWith on-site assistants at the Calle de los Balcones headquarters in the Gran Canary capital and virtual assistants through the digital platform, it began with the interpretation of "Veni creator", by soprano Maite Robaina, and, after the masterclass, gave way to the Commencement Ceremony from OMMA Business School Madrid.
Gonzalo Melián, vice-rector of the university and director of Omma Business School Madrid, highlighted the global impact of the latter institution, with over 1,000 master's degree graduates. of more than 40 countries and more than 3,000 graduates of executive training programs. He noted that this collaboration with the University of the Hesperides "marks a new chapter" in their history and urged graduates to "keep curiosity and knowledge seeking alive, respect the opinions of others, and never stop being". Fascinated by the big questions”.
Oliver Alonso Rohnerpresident of the Advisory Council of the University of the Hesperides, advocated for the need to have "free professionals," With a disruptive visioninnovative solutions to problems and transcend the limits.
Juan Ramón Rallode aprendizaje continuo y la necesidad de adaptarse a un mundo en constante cambio.Intellectual framework inquiry in a continuous manner, both the intellectual framework with which they arrived at these courses as well as the frameworks that were being forged throughout the sessions"; that is, the fact of "having an idea about things, but later readings or reflections would shatter what they thought they knew".
María Luisa Reyes Santos, representing the graduates, addressed the public, having traveled from Guatemala to be present at the ceremony and emphasized that they had learned to think and now to discover where the intrinsic value of investments and things is”. John Constable, visiting professor, acted as the godfather for the Master's in Economics promotion, while Andrew P. Morriss did the same for the Master's in Value Investing and Business Cycle Theory promotion.