- This year, visits to the industrial center are being carried out via virtual or face-to-face sessions in the classrooms for security reasons due to the health crisis.
- Colegio Inmaculada de Algeciras is initiating the virtual educational lessons this year
- During the six editions of the Energy Campus to date, around 2,500 students have benefited from the program.
For yet another year, Fundación Cepsa has started its educational program Energy Campus on the energy sector in the Campo de Gibraltar, an initiative that this year has had to adapt to the constraints set by the health crisis, and which has begun with students from Colegio Inmaculada de Algeciras.
The objective of this educational program by Fundación Cepsa is to show students, with the help of teachers, the evolution of energy throughout the history of mankind, and to connect with the Cepsa value chain. This year, because of Covid-19, the program has been modified to continue offering this opportunity to schools in Campo de Gibraltar and the rest of the province of Cadiz. That is why we have changed the crowded visits to Cepsa's industrial center in San Roque for virtual or face-to-face sessions in the classroom, at the discretion of each educational center.
For this edition, the digital platform has also been improved in order to enhance and facilitate the use of technology in the classroom, the approach to this knowledge, and the ease of picking up the information taught.
Through this program, Fundación Cepsa teaches the importance of oil and its derivatives today, emphasizing the products of Cepsa's industrial centers and their multiple applications in daily life.
These training units are aimed at students in the final phase of compulsory secondary education, and those completing Bachillerato (Spanish Baccalaureate) or Ciclos Formativos (vocational) courses. Through the Energy Campus, students learn about the origin of light, energy sources, and the treatment and transformation of crude oil. Topics of note include production at refineries and chemical plants, Cepsa's vision as a global energy company, its commitment and responsibility to the environment, including its commitment to sustainability and its reduction of its footprint on the environment and the safety of people, facilities and the surrounding population. Cepsa's commitment to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is also addressed at the Energy Campus.
The head of Fundación Cepsa, Estrella Blanco, stressed that "the Energy Campus, in collaboration with schools and teachers, will continue for another year despite Covid-19. The situation has forced us to adapt the program but has not slowed us down, which means that we can continue to teach new generations about the importance of the energy sector, the role it plays in our daily lives and the work that Cepsa does to reduce its environmental footprint."
The Energy Campus is a training initiative that Fundación Cepsa develops with schools in Campo de Gibraltar. The sixth edition of this educational program on the energy sector is currently underway. Since its inception, approximately 2,570 students have benefited from these workshops.