La Salle-URL participates in the program Innotalent HP

In late September was held the graduation ceremony of the 59 students from the fourth edition of Innotalent, the training program of HP on which La Salle Campus Barcelona-URL collaborates. At the event, chaired by Lluís Torner, Director of the Institute of Photonic Sciences, participated also Josep Miquel Piqué, CEO of the Technology Park Technova de La Salle, among others. La Salle Campus Barcelona collaborates with Leitat Technological Center in the program of talent search R & of HP, which offers a two years training at the International Centre of HP in Barcelona, with the aim of enhancing the talent of recent young graduates in advanced engineering and scientific careers through innovation and dual training, establishing good ties between universities and businesses and creating high added value jobs. La Salle-URL provides to the program an academic training of 500 hours on the latest technologies and industry applications, as well as skills for project management. The training, held within the working hours of young people, allows them to validate the knowledge acquired as part of the Masters in Project Management that the university offers. Apart from this, young people work daily in HP Barcelona, close to the team of engineers and professionals from R & D and Operations departments in international projects. The students finish the program turned into highly qualified professionals and join the workforce quickly. Many are hired by HP and the rest gets a job on a short delay.