Bper Banca and Università Cattolica, the first loans of honor to students have been allocated

In recent days, loans of honor were allocated to the first six students of the Faculty of Banking, Financial and Insurance Sciences of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, selected as part of the double degree programs, which allow students to obtain a master’s degree. issued both by the University and by prestigious foreign universities, including the London School of Economics, the Cass Business School, Fordham University, University North Carolina Charlotte and Groningen University. The project, born from an agreement signed in recent weeks between Bper Banca and the Giuseppe Toniolo Institute, the University’s founding body, strengthens the fruitful collaboration started by the Bank with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart for the higher education of young people. deserving. The funding allows selected students, who do not have the necessary financial resources, to access excellent study programs. Martina Vertemati, Pierfrancesco Antonicelli, Anselmo Villari, Edoardo Guiducci, Annalaura Metallo and Francesco Migliano were recently delivered the first contributions for a total amount of around 200 thousand euros. Here are the considerations of some of them. “Thanks to this project we have a concrete possibility of accelerating our independence process – says Martina Vertemati -. At 24, with little work experience and little savings, we could not afford such expenses. high, if not through the support of our families. I very much appreciate that Bper Banca and Istituto Toniolo have decided to support my education. This loan – concludes Vertemati – carries with it great responsibilities, which I am sure I can carry out. In the meantime , my journey started last June 10 with the trip to New York “.” I think that this program constitutes a real exception in the panorama of initiatives implemented in favor of students, as it focuses on skills and the meritocracy of each, without requiring any type of external guarantee. I particularly want to thank the employees of the Bper branch who they looked after my file with great efficiency “, Annalaura Metallo underlines” This loan will allow me to incur a marginal burden on my family – underlines Francesco Migliano -. In particular, thanks to the possibility of starting to repay the loan after two years from the disbursement, I hope to be able to take care of the installments independently thanks to my future employment obtained, I hope, precisely as a result of this important experience. I feel the responsibility – he concludes – to do well in my path, both for myself and to return the trust received from the Toniolo Institute and from Bper Banca “.” We are pleased to concretely contribute to the training of the most deserving students, supporting their professional education path. An approach that also takes into account the different income brackets of students and constitutes a small but concrete sign of trust aimed at young talents, aimed at reducing social distances and rewarding commitment, competence and merit. In this direction, the ever closer collaboration with the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart further strengthens our commitment “, notes the president of Bper Banca, Flavia Mazzarella. The dean of the Faculty of Banking, Financial and Insurance Sciences of the Catholic University, Elena Beccalli, states: “This innovative formula opens up concrete opportunities for our students so as to enhance their talent and enthusiasm. A project that could become a new virtuous model, capable of combining excellence and inclusiveness by hinging on a synergistic action between institutions to foster a network in support of the future of the younger generations. This is an even more important investment in a period of particular complexity and transformation like the current one “.