Company chairs

Date of stablishment:
February 1, 2023

Chair Director:
Professor Rebeca P. Díaz Redondo, Director of the Escola de Enxeñaría de Telecomunicación, in delegation of the rector of the Universidade de Vigo

Steering Commitee:

• Prof. Fernando Martín Rodríguez
  (Coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Telecommunication Engineering)
• Prof. Pedro S. Rodríguez Hernández
  (Deputy director of Dissemination and Recruitment of the Escola de Enxeñaría de Telecomunicación)
• Prof. Enrique Costa Montenegro
  (Coordinator of the Tutorial Action Plan of the Escola de Enxeñaría de Telecomunicación)
• Ruth del Carmen Escarda Iglesias (Indra)
• Manuel Angel Otero Chantada (Indra)
• Jesús Manuel Coast Pazo  (Indra)
• Javier Piñeiro Rodríguez (Indra)
• Jesús Ángel García Sánchez (Indra)

Activities of the chair:

• Collaboration and support in the Plan of Diffusion and Catchment of the EET for the realisation of activities of scientific and technological divulging that redunden in the visibility, the diffusion, the knowledge and the practice of the studies that give in the EET, and with this, boost the scientific and technological vocations between the new alumnado.
• The creation of a program of catchment of talent, that have by purpose the training of excellence of the alumnado of the EET.
• The impulse of activities that allow the diffusion of the educational activity and researcher of the educational personnel and researcher of the EET.
• The collaboration in transversal activities to the teaching, especially in the field of the Plan of Action Tutorial (orientaTE and mentoring MEET-Teleco)
• Promote the set up of formative activities that have by object the qualification, specialisation and update of competitions of members of the university community attending to the competitive needs of the company.
• Organise days, conferences, seminars or forums, in the fields of own studies of the Chair.
• Promotion in scientific and technological events related with subjects of interest in the field of the Chair.
• Conjoint realisation of Projects and Programs of Scientific Investigation, Development and Technological Innovation.
• Divulging of the activities of the Chair.

Date of stablishment:
January 8, 2026

Chair Director:
Professor Verónica Santalla del Río, Deputy Director of the School of Telecommunication Engineering, by delegation of the Rector of the University of Vigo

Steering Commitee:

• Prof. Rebeca P. Díaz Redondo (Director of the School of Telecommunication Engineering)
• Prof. José Fariña Rodríguez (Director of the School of Industrial Engineering)
• Prof. Enrique Casarejos Ruiz (Deputy Director of the School of Industrial Engineering)
• Telmo Calle (BorgWarner)
• Xoan Hermida (BorgWarner)
• Andrea Fontán (BorgWarner)

Activities of the chair:

• The creation of a talent recruitment programme aimed at providing excellence training for engineering students in BorgWarner’s areas of activity, specifically at the School of Telecommunication Engineering (EET) and the School of Industrial Engineering (EEI).
• The promotion of activities that disseminate the teaching and research work carried out by the academic and research staff of the EET and the EEI.
• Collaboration in cross-curricular academic initiatives, particularly within the framework of the Tutorial Action Plan and the Mentoring Plan of the EET and the EEI, as well as in student association activities aligned with the interests of the Chair and both Schools.
• The promotion of training activities aimed at developing, specialising and updating the skills of members of the university community, in response to the company’s competitive needs.
• The organisation of workshops, conferences, seminars and forums within the fields of study related to the Chair.

Date of stablishment:
18/12/2018

Chair Directors:
Professor Ana Fernández Vilas, on behalf of the Rector of the University of Vigo.

Chair activities:
It involves the stable collaboration between the University of Vigo and R to promote the development of professional skills of university students, improve training, expand or update the knowledge, techniques or skills of the university community or other professionals. Its aim is to adapt them to the needs of the company, promote continuous training, innovation and research in the area of cybersecurity. Under the umbrella of this generic objective, the strategic lines of action of the R Chair in Cybersecurity are:

• Collaboration in teaching and research, especially in the Master’s Degree (UVigo-UDC) in Cybersecurity (munics.es).
• Creation of a talent attraction programme aimed at achieving academic excellence in the Universities of Vigo and A Coruña.
• Promotion of activities that allow the creation of spaces for debate and dissemination of teaching and research activities in the field of cybersecurity.
• Promotion of actions that stimulate the training, specialisation and updating of the competencies of the university community and professionals from outside the university community, attending to the competitive needs of the company.

Date of stablishment:
September 1, 2024

Chair Directors:
Professor Óscar Rubiños López and Professor Ana Vázquez Alejos, from the School of Telecommunication Engineering (Escola de Enxeñaría de Telecomunicación), representing the Rector of the University of Vigo.

Steering Commitee:

• Óscar Rubiños López (EET Professor)
• Ana Vázquez Alejos (EET Professor)
• 2 members from Oesía

Chair Activities:
The Oesía Chair aims to strengthen the collaboration between the University of Vigo and the Oesía Group through training, outreach, and R&D&I promotion activities in the field of communication technologies. The activities carried out under the Chair are designed to promote technological innovation and academic excellence among students and researchers of the School of Telecommunication Engineering.  

Training Activities:

• Organization of seminars and conferences on advanced communication technologies.
• Inclusion of specific projects in the “Project Laboratory” course of the 4th year of the Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunication Engineering.
• Promotion of bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral thesis projects with applied research components.
• Sponsorship of scholarships and awards for bachelor’s projects, master’s theses, and doctoral dissertations in areas related to the Chair’s focus.
• Development of complementary activities such as technology competitions and academic challenges to encourage innovation among students.
• Participation in the Industrial PhD program call.
• Establishment of an advanced laboratory for teaching in the field of advanced radio technologies.

Date of stablishment:
April 23, 2023

Chair Directors:
Dr. Francisco Javier Díaz Otero — Director, Qophi Lab, Universidade de Vigo

Steering Commitee:

• Mr. Guillem Bayo — Monodón Navantia Laboratory Director
• Mr. Luis Galo Barahona Arroyo — Monodón Navantia Project Manager
• Prof. Francisco Javier Fraile Peláez — Full Professor, Universidade de Vigo
• Prof. Carlos Mosquera Nartallo — Full Professor, Universidade de Vigo

Chair Activities:
The 4 years Navantia Monodon Chair (45.000€ per year) strength the company research positioning on technological and scientific transfer, promoting deep tech innovation activities, as well as increases its collaborative efforts on high tech projects for the photonic field converging towards disruptive technologies. To this end, Universidade de Vigo through its Qophi Lab enhance relations with the naval industry benefiting the students, increasing postgraduate studies facilitating new R&D+I activities.

Their mutual interest on increasing research and knowledge on communications systems, specifically optic communications, its systems & artifacts leads both institutions stablishing a collaborative effort to spread the word on photonics, nanotechnology, quantum physics, metamaterials or spatial system knowledge, through training & innovating on deep tech.

Activities such as organizing Conferences, Seminars or similar gatherings for maritime, naval or oceanic specialists, as well as practical training for UVigo students funneling into specific international projects, prototyping, contests etc. result on awarding their best efforts including scholarship excellence proposals. All this activities will consolidate both institution efforts conciliating their interests and mutual objectives consolidating opportunities for research and patenting..  

Training Activities:

• Collaboration in the practical training of Universidade de Vigo students.
• Provision of awards for students who have excelled in specific activities.
• Support for the submission of projects to international idea, prototype, and similar competitions.
• Supervision activities, which may include scholarships, for the development of Final Year Projects, Bachelor’s and Master’s Theses, Doctoral Dissertations, and other specific projects of particular interest.
• Organization of Conferences and Seminars delivered by specialists from the naval, maritime, and oceanic sectors.
• Support for the preparation of proposals and the promotion of R&D&I innovation activities in technologies applied to engineering, shipbuilding, and their associated systems.

Date of stablishment:
2019 (valid for 2 years).

Chair Directors:
Professor Carmen García Mateo, on behalf of the Rector of the University of Vigo.

Chair activities:
It involves the stable collaboration between the University of Vigo and MN PROGRAM in order to promote the development of professional skills of university students, improve training, expand or update the knowledge, techniques or skills of members of the university community or other professionals. Its aim is to adapt them to the needs of the company, promote lifelong learning, innovation and research in the following areas:

• Robotic process automation.
• Biometric identification.
• Language engineering and speech interfaces.
• Advanced artificial intelligence techniques.
• Advanced and massive data management/Big Data.

Date of stablishment:
21/12/2016 (valid for 4 years). 

Chair Directors:
Professor Iñigo Cuiñas Gómez, on behalf of the Rector of the University of Vigo.

Chair activities:
It involves the stable collaboration between the University of Vigo and Deloitte Advisory in the creation of a talent recruitment programme, which aims to train students of the University of Vigo with a good academic record, innovative capacity and a good level of English. It will promote the implementation of training activities that aim to train, specialise and update the skills of members of the university community and external professionals to meet the competitive needs of the company. A system of internships will be promoted for maximum periods of six months for students or recent graduates of the University of Vigo, after a selection through a regulated process. Congresses, conferences, seminars or forums will be organised in the fields of studies of the chair. The publication of studies or scientific or divulgation works will be promoted, referred to the fields of studies of the chair.