The commemorative event, held in Madrid on November 3, 2025, It served to review the trajectory and the global legacy of scholarships that have transformed the landscape of international Business in Spain. More than 9.000 jóvenes have been on the program since 1975, consolidating a strategic network of professionals known as ICEX Alumni. At present, More than 300 new scholarship recipients They prepare each year to boost the expansion of Spanish companies and institutions from more than 90 destinations around the world, integrating academic training with practical experience in commercial offices and companies.
The special issue of ICE Magazine has been coordinated by Cristina Morales placeholder image, Director of Talent for Internationalization at ICEX, and has contributions from academics, former scholarship recipients, y professionals linked to public and multilateral organizations. Among the authors are figures such as Julio Cerviño, Miguel Ángel Feito, Javier Landa, Alfredo Perdiguero, Juan Luis Manfredi and María Luisa Poncela, those who analyze the evolution of the training model and its impact on the business expansion and the network of economic and commercial offices in Spain.
More than 9.000 young people have participated in the Program since 1975, and each year more than 300 new participants prepare to boost the internationalization of Spanish companies and institutions from more than 90 destinations.
Investing in Talent: A Strategic Asset
La unanimous conclusion According to the specialists, the Scholarship Program ICEX - Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade has been fundamental, evolving from its conception as a tool for opening up trade to its current role in the global geoeconomics. You have created a professional ecosystem prepared to face the challenges of an increasingly open, digital and sustainable.
The CEO of ICEX, Elisa Carbonell, He highlighted the importance of the program: “If Spain and its economic model have transformed over these decades, it has been largely due to the talent that, through the ICEX Scholarship Program for Internationalization, has been made available to national and international companies and organizations in the field of exporting.”
The launch event included papers y roundtables where they reflected on future challenges in preparing for global talent. The day was closed by José María Blasco, Executive Director of Growth and Competitiveness at ICEX, bringing to a close a tribute to five decades of educational excellence that have boosted the competitiveness of Spanish companies worldwide.
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