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CUNEF Alumni
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Founded in 1994, the CUNEF Alumni Association is the main platform for communication and networking links among former undergraduate and postgraduate students.
More than 3,000 former students currently belong to the association, playing an active role in lifelong learning programmes, seminars, conferences and a range of other activities. The association promotes personal and professional relationships by staging its annual gathering in the month of November, along with the summer party in June where we meet up every year to have a good time and extend our networking ties.
They also regularly organise events, cultural outings, social and family activities, seminars, colloquiums, workshops and training for our members. The cost of these activities is covered by the annual fees paid by all the members. The membership fee is currently set at €55 per year.
Members likewise benefit from job offers advertised by CUNEF partners through the Professional Careers and Employment Department.
Interview with Francisco Gómez Cereceda, President of CUNEF Alumni
WHAT IS THE GOAL OF CUNEF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION?
One of CUNEF’s most important assets is our Alumni Network. Many individuals “live” for years inside the classrooms at CUNEF, acquiring knowledge and values, sharing time with classmates and friends, and striving to succeed. Many of those alumni are highly respected today for their experience and knowledge. CUNEF Alumni Association is a common bond shared by all these people. For over 20 years, it has promoted unity and fellowship among alumni. We want alumni to feel a sense of belonging, camaraderie and cooperation, and also to know that they can find support when needed. And we want them to know that they can count on it for life.
WHAT VALUE DOES CUNEF ALUMNI BRING TO ITS MEMBERS?
The association was created mainly to preserve the bond between CUNEF alumni on both a professional and a personal level. We publish a Members Catalogue annually, with all members’ contact details, and we have our own online platform to promote networking. One of our most important and successful roles is providing our members with access to CUNEF’s Job Bank. Thanks to an agreement with the University, the Careers Department promptly informs us of all existing job offers.
Additionally, the Board of Directors of CUNEF Alumni, of which I was recently appointed president after being a board member for years,
has transformed CUNEF Alumni into a much more active association in these last few years. Apart from the now traditional annual meeting where all the alumni have the chance to get together, CUNEF Alumni organised 37 different events in 2017. These events were both academic and recreational, including cultural visits, seminars, round tables and courses.
WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE FOR THE MEMBERS OF CUNEF ALUMNI ASSOCIATION?
CUNEF Alumni Association is here to support all of us. As members of the Board of CUNEF Alumni, we see the association as the perfect channel to help students stay in touch, thus fostering our personal and professional growth. I hereby encourage all of you to become part of the association in the future. We’re counting on you.