SPONSORS The diverse international Sponsors of WISE recognize that education is among the most effective long-term investments a nation can make in its economic and social development. The WISE sponsorship program allows the private and public sector to contribute to education and to help prepare the next generation of leaders for new challenges. QATAR FOUNDATION KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS & SPONSORS • 89 •
SANTANDER EXXONMOBIL Banco Santander (SAN.MC, STD.N, BNC.LN) is a leading retail and commercial bank, based in Spain, with a meaningful market share in 10 core countries in Europe and the Americas. Santander is the largest bank in the euro zone by market capitalization and among the top 12 banks on a global basis. Founded in 1857, Santander had EUR 1.43 trillion in managed funds, 12,950 branches and 185,400 employees at the close of 2014. In 2014 Santander made an attributable profit of EUR 5,8 million, 39 percent more than the previous year. Banco Santander considers contributing to full access to knowledge and quality higher education to be the best route by which to make progress towards open and prosperous societies. For the bank, universities play a vital role in the Knowledge Society, where they act as a guide towards an innovative society, contributing to economic and social change and supporting scientific and technological progress. That’s why Banco Santander has collaborated with universities for 18 years on a unique global initiative. Through its Santander Universities corporative area, the bank supports the Higher Education sector in such areas as teaching and research, international cooperation, knowledge and technology transfer, entrepreneurship, university modernization, student national and international mobility and innovation, among others. Santander Universities maintains 1,200 collaboration agreements with universities and research centres around the world, with a presence in Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, China, Colombia, Germany, Ghana, Mexico, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Russia, Singapore, Spain, the UK, the United Arab Emirates, the US and Uruguay. The bank supports over 4,500 university projects and in <strong>2015</strong>, 35.702 scholarships, study aids and professional internships. By 2018, a total of EUR 1.7 billion will have been channelled into supporting higher education projects. For more information, please visit: www.santander.com/universities ExxonMobil is the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company. We hold an industry-leading inventory of global oil and gas resources. We are the world’s largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products, and our chemical company ranks among the world’s largest. We apply science and innovation to find better, safer and cleaner ways to deliver the energy the world needs. An industry leader in almost every aspect of the energy and petrochemical business, ExxonMobil operates facilities or markets products in most of the world’s countries and explores for oil and natural gas on six continents. In Qatar, ExxonMobil has partnered with Qatar Petroleum to develop the North Field, the world’s largest non-associated natural gas field, through our RasGas and Qatargas joint ventures. Through these ventures, we have participated in 12 of the 14 LNG trains, 27 of the world’s largest LNG ships, three receiving terminals in Europe and the United States, and Qatar’s largest condensate refinery. Additionally, ExxonMobil is the only foreign participant in two domestic gas projects – Al Khaleej Gas and Barzan Gas. ExxonMobil also provides technical and management expertise to directly support Qatar Petroleum and Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd. (Nakilat) through secondments of ExxonMobil employees. With the belief that technology advancements will play a critical role in meeting future energy demands and challenges, ExxonMobil Research Qatar was established as an organization to conduct research in areas of common interest to the State of Qatar and ExxonMobil. Currently, scientists and researchers are progressing a number of projects in the areas of environmental management, water reuse, LNG safety and coastal geology. By using global knowledge to develop local resources, ExxonMobil Research Qatar is able to create an invaluable link between the local and international research communities. In line with the Qatar National Vision 2030, ExxonMobil is committed to providing the State of Qatar with the energy to drive human potential; to support research, safety, health and the environment; and to nurture its thriving society. Through a variety of partnerships with local organizations, the company invests in both workforce development and math and science-related education programs, in support of a skilled and productive workforce that can sustain Qatar’s future. QATAR FOUNDATION KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS & SPONSORS For more information, please visit: www.exxonmobil.com • 90 • • 91 •
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