# Abbey and LSE announce partnership

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/04/29/abbey-and-lse-announce-partnership/
- Published: 2007-04-29T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The London School of Economics and Political Science (‘LSE’) is to partner with 
Abbey, part of the Santander Group. The financial group has pledged to provide the
School with financial support for international scholarships, travel research awards,
extra-curricular training for excellence in entrepreneurship, assistance in networking
and support in working together to explore introducing smart card technology.
LSE
is one of the first UK universities to work with the Santander Group, whose ‘Santander
Universities’ scheme already supports over 500 universities across Spain, Portugal
and Latin America. This scheme

establishes various spheres of collaboration including teaching and research, international
cooperation, transfer of knowledge and technology, and new technologies. From 1996
to 2006, Santander distributed ‚€400 million via this programme.

The agreement will provide support for extra-curricular training in “excellence 
in entrepreneurship” through the LSE Careers Service; scholarships for postgraduate
students from countries in the Santander Universities scheme to study at LSE; and
travel scholarships for LSE students and staff to study or research in one of the
ten countries within Santander’s network.

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In addition, the Santander Group will support LSE in working together to explore
introducing smart cards for the university community and in forging links with universities,
government and academic institutions involved in the Santander Universities network.

LSE Director Howard Davies and António Horta-Osório, Chief Executive of Abbey,
signed the agreement in the presence of Abbey Chairman Lord Burns and LSE Director
of Finance, Andrew Farrell.

Howard Davies said: “This agreement with Abbey is a significant one for us. It not
only provides financial assistance enabling more students from the countries in 
the Santander network to attend LSE, but also celebrates student entrepreneurial
dynamism and offers opportunities for staff and students to gain experience living
and studying in the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America.”

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