Education and Research

The EDP Foundation contributes to the best training of young university students by means of their grant programmes that likewise facilitate their insertion on the job market. At the same time, primary and secondary education are not overlooked, with the implementation of different initiatives aimed at the rational use of energy, along with the importance of the renewable energies.

The EDP Foundation also prioritises research in the field of energy and in all aspects of the efficiency of the energy system, along with the key aspect of bio-medicine and bio-technology, which are key for the future.

Indicators

Trainees
2022 127

2021 149

2019 179

2018 290
Number of Trainess have completed placements at the different centers of the energy company.
Viva Nuestra Energía / Tu Energía
2022 127,915

2021 119,890

2020 4,245

2019 8,716
No. of students taking part in the Long Live Our Energy “Viva Nuestra Energía” / “Tu Energía” programme.

Initiatives Education and Research

Biomedical Research Foundation
The Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation was established in 2014 to drive major progress in research in the biomedicine field.
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Education and Research
STARTInnova
This initiative seeks to foster the entrepreneur culture among young upper secondary and vocational training students by means of an e-learning platform.
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Education and Research
Green Education Scholarships
Green Education is an EDPR programme which started in 2010 that provides study grants.
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Education and Research
School visits to EDP facilities
Every year, the thermal and hydroelectric power plants play host to a number of primary and secondary schoolchildren.
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Education and Research

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Featured News

68 university students join EDP to complete their training 11.11.2021
68 university students, 58 of them from the University of Oviedo, begin their training with energy company EDP today.
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Education and Research
The EDP Foundation announces applications for grants on Oviedo University's leading programme 08.31.2021
Los estudiantes podrán solicitarlas entre el 6 y el 15 de septiembre.
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Education and Research
65 students at the University of Oviedo complete 100% digital practicums at EDP 08.02.2021
Today 138 university students, 65 of them from the University of Oviedo, finish their training at energy company EDP.
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Education and Research
The EDP Foundation showcases what a world of equality would be like 07.15.2021
Commitment to culture, diversity and inclusion are
hallmarks of the EDP Foundation, and so it is collaborating with Eidabe in a Basque play: "Piztu! EmakumeON energía", meaning "Switch on women power".
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Education and Research

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