Madrid, May 31, 2022.- The association of technology companies DigitalES will support the teams of the Spanish League of University Debate (LEDU). For the second consecutive year, professionals from companies associated with the association will act as mentors for the participants in the XI LEDU League, whose final phase will be held in Zaragoza from September 30 to October 2.

In this new edition, Capgemini, Ericsson, EY, IBM, Kyndryl, Mastercard, Nae, Nokia, NTT Data, Quobis, Speexx, Smurfit Kappa, Tower, VMware and ZTE will be the companies that will make their experts available to the speakers.

The mission of these mentors will be to advise undergraduates in the research and planning of their arguments during the preparation of this issue’s question: Will democracy be affected by the virtualization of society?

This initiative was launched last year with excellent results that demonstrated the success of the collaboration between universities and companies. The mentors advised the assigned teams with enthusiasm, providing documentation, knowledge and a lot of enthusiasm. As a result of the links created between students and technology professionals, many of them were encouraged to attend the debates and participate in the jury of the grand final between the universities of Salamanca and Alcalá. At the end of the League, this collaboration has continued in several cases, both institutionally and with the signing of some young talents by the companies.

More information: https://www.digitales.es/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/NdP_ledu_3.pdf

Image: family photo of the LEDU 2021 final.