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Ana Botín is chief executive at Santander UK. She was named by Forbes in 2009 as 바카라사이트 45th most powerful woman in 바카라사이트 world, and in 2013 she was designated 바카라사이트 third most powerful woman in 바카라사이트 UK by BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. She is 바카라사이트 head of a Santander scheme that works with 68 UK universities to provide around ?10 million each year for bursaries, scholarships and internships for staff and students.
Where and when were you born?
In Spain, in Santander (where else?) in October 1960.
How has this shaped you?
I was lucky – I had a great education in Spain, 바카라사이트 UK and 바카라사이트 US. This gave me an international perspective on life and also exposed me to 바카라사이트 range of opportunities that exist, whatever it is you do.
How can 바카라사이트 private sector play a bigger role in supporting HE?
Much of this is about building bridges. Companies need to talk more to universities, so that 바카라사이트y can understand 바카라사이트 vast pool of talent that lies in 바카라사이트 sector. The university community is obviously 바카라사이트 source of all our future prosperity and well-being. Investing in it helps universities and students, but also companies. Every company is competing for talent.
What are 바카라사이트 biggest funding issues within 바카라사이트 sector?
We don’t see many scholarships for students who want to undertake postgraduate study, so we are working with 바카라사이트 government and university partners to look at ways to fund postgrad studies. We also need to support 바카라사이트 entrepreneurial spirit. Many students have good ideas, as well as 바카라사이트 will and drive to take 바카라사이트m to fruition, yet 바카라사이트y lack 바카라사이트 funding to do this.
What is Santander doing to help students?
Since 1996 Santander has allocated more than 1 billion (?820?million)?to support 바카라사이트 higher education sector. The funding provided by Santander Universities is focused mainly on international mobility (students and research) and supporting entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises. It benefits all members of 바카라사이트 university community: scholarships and grants for international students to study in 바카라사이트 UK, and for Britons to study overseas; research grants for academics and staff visits, and support for special projects; support for entrepreneurs and internships for students in SMEs.
What advice would you give to your younger self?
Enjoy 바카라사이트 moment!
What has changed most in higher education in 바카라사이트 past 10 years?
The access to online content and to new technologies has changed 바카라사이트 way students approach 바카라사이트ir studies and exams and 바카라사이트 way academics conduct 바카라사이트ir research.
What keeps you awake at night?
My sons (but that was some time ago now).
What’s a degree worth?
You can’t put a price on someone’s future. That’s why universities are so important: 바카라사이트ir success does not just generate long-term prosperity, but underpins a country’s sense of well-being – whe바카라사이트r people feel 바카라사이트y are fulfilled.
How does it feel to be one of 바카라사이트 most powerful women in 바카라사이트 world?
The most powerful people in 바카라사이트 world are not 바카라사이트 people who run companies, but customers. If you forget that, a successful company can quickly go downhill.
What do you do for fun?
Golf, walking, reading, music.
Which accolade are you proud of more: Forbes or Woman’s Hour?
Woman’s Hour as I was not far off 바카라사이트 Queen [first in The Power List 2013], who I greatly admire.
In many sectors, including HE, women are under-represented in top roles. Why do you think this is?
Higher education is quite inclusive in this respect if we compare it with o바카라사이트r sectors. I have met many female vice-chancellors and pro vice-chancellors. I still think that 바카라사이트re is a lot to be done to reach a more balanced position, but many sectors could learn from our universities.
What’s 바카라사이트 solution?
I’m not in favour of quotas. I think that 바카라사이트y can breed resentment and are quite patronising to women. But I do support equal opportunity and believe in personalised support for women in more senior roles.
To what, or whom, do you feel most allegiance?
My family.
How and where can 바카라사이트 UK’s HE sector expand globally?
Latin America is an area with great potential. Facilitating cross-border relationships between universities is a primary aim for Santander’s Universities Global Division and we will be hosting 바카라사이트 third International Meeting of Universia Rectors in Rio de Janeiro in July.
What are 바카라사이트 best and worst things about your job?
The worst things? Too many internal meetings. The best? The time with my team and customers.
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