Winners of the III Blasco Garzón Awards Chosen

The ‘Sevilla FC Chair: University, Business, and Sports’ at Pablo de Olavide University (UPO) will mark a significant event on March 7th. This occasion will witness the presentation of the Blasco Garzón Awards, with the winners for the III edition already selected following the opening of the submission period on November 20th. Numerous submissions from various faculties have been received, and the jury’s decision can be accessed here.

Through its Innovation Center, Sevilla FC acknowledges the excellence of the best Bachelor’s and Master’s Final Projects presented by students enrolled at UPO, both in official degrees and continuing education. With this initiative, the club aims to promote study, initiation into research, and knowledge transfer in various fields of knowledge, fulfilling the primary objectives of its Innovation Center.

The award ceremony, scheduled for March 7th, will commence at 12:30 PM in the press room of Pablo de Olavide University.

The Manuel Blasco Garzón Award pays tribute to the memory of the former president of Sevilla FC, under whose tenure the entity achieved significant sporting successes and remarkable social and institutional advances. Additionally, he was instrumental in integrating a young man named to script the best pages in the club’s history: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán. Blasco Garzón was a prominent figure in the social and cultural life of Seville, serving, among other positions, as president of the Ateneo de Sevilla and promoting projects aimed at enhancing cultural levels in neighborhoods and contributing to citizen education, thus aiding in the fight against illiteracy.