We understand local rural development as a holistic and constantly evolving approach that utilizes all local resources and agents (stakeholders) to achieve the growth and development of local communities. The goal is to address local issues such as depopulation, unemployment, and generally any underutilized resource in a creative and novel way.
Salamanca is one of the 9 provinces in the region of Castilla y León, one of the largest regions in Europe, the size of all of Ireland and bordering the Community of Madrid and Portugal to the west.
It has always had a conservative, business-friendly government with low taxes. In the PISA study results (students aged 15 to 16), it leads in mathematics, reading, science, and creative writing, with scores higher than the national average in Spain.
Please read the following link from PISA.
Some macroeconomic data of Salamanca:
- Unemployment rate: 10.5%
- Active population: 53.44%
- GDP per capita: 23,900 euros (2022)
Main universities:
USAL - University of Salamanca (public university)
Pontifical University of Salamanca (private)
The Béjar campus of the USAL is known for its Robotics/IT Department, as well as its Engineering Department. More information clicking here.
This is achieved through:
- A business and political alliance to reach our vision through institutional support.
- Improving and utilizing professional and technical training.
- Building a strong civil society by creating social capital: the network of relationships among people who work and live in our societies.
There are many opportunities in the province of Salamanca in the following areas:
- Restaurant and hospitality, including a ski resort
- Forestry
- Agriculture
- Food sector
- Tourism
Peter Drucker, one of the most famous management gurus, once stated that "the best way to predict the future is to create it."
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them," Albert Einstein 1879-1955
