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                    <title>The Frontiers of Knowledge Awards Champion Science and Culture as Engines of Progress in Uncertain Times</title>
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                    <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Frontiers of knowledge]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Carlos Torres Vila hailed the transformative, unifying power of science and culture at the ceremony for the <a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/">18th BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards.</a> At a time marked by complexity and uncertainty, the President of the BBVA Foundation reminded the audience that progress springs from human creativity, from rigor, and from collaboration between people, disciplines and countries.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Carlos Torres Vila hailed the transformative, unifying power of science and culture at the ceremony for the <a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/">18th BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards.</a> At a time marked by complexity and uncertainty, the President of the BBVA Foundation reminded the audience that progress springs from human creativity, from rigor, and from collaboration between people, disciplines and countries.]]>
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                    <title>The BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Awards uphold the value of science, reason and culture in the face of today’s great challenges</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/the-bbva-frontiers-of-knowledge-awards-defend-the-value-of-science-reason-and-culture-in-the-face-of-todays-great-challenges/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 04:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Frontiers of knowledge]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<strong><a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Frontiers of Knowledge Awards</a></strong> ceremony paid tribute to 20 leading figures in science and culture, recognized for their decisive contributions to the advancement of knowledge. Carlos Torres Vila, President of the BBVA Foundation, emphasized in his speech that we are living in complex times, marked by enormous challenges, but we also possess “extraordinary tools to confront them: science, technology and culture.”]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<strong><a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Frontiers of Knowledge Awards</a></strong> ceremony paid tribute to 20 leading figures in science and culture, recognized for their decisive contributions to the advancement of knowledge. Carlos Torres Vila, President of the BBVA Foundation, emphasized in his speech that we are living in complex times, marked by enormous challenges, but we also possess “extraordinary tools to confront them: science, technology and culture.”]]>
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                    <title>Frontiers of Music Award goes to Japanese composer Toshio Hosokawa</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/frontiers-of-music-award-goes-to-japanese-composer-toshio-hosokawa/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Frontiers of knowledge]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Music]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/frontiers-of-knowledge-award-toshio-hosokawa-extraordinary-reach-music-bridge-between-japanese-tradition-contemporary-western-aesthetics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Music and Opera</a> category has gone in this 17th edition to Toshio Hosakawa for “the extraordinary international reach of his work,” which “has built a bridge between the Japanese musical tradition and contemporary Western aesthetics”]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The <a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/frontiers-of-knowledge-award-toshio-hosokawa-extraordinary-reach-music-bridge-between-japanese-tradition-contemporary-western-aesthetics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Music and Opera</a> category has gone in this 17th edition to Toshio Hosakawa for “the extraordinary international reach of his work,” which “has built a bridge between the Japanese musical tradition and contemporary Western aesthetics”]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA unveils monument by top Turkish sculptor to commemorate the second century of the Republic of Türkiye</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/garanti-bbva-unveils-monument-by-top-turkish-sculptor-to-commemorate-the-second-century-of-the-republic-of-turkiye/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:22:47 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA welcomed the second century of the Turkish Republic with a sculpture by Metin Yurdanur, a renowned Turkish artist. Located at the bank’s headquarters in Zincirlikuyu, Istanbul, the ‘<i>Republic Monument</i>’ represents the ideals introduced by Atatürk enduring throughout the second century. Atatürk's light is carried into the future by the Turkish youth, with waves symbolizing the dynamic and enthusiastic values of the Republic. Standing at 6 meters tall with a 1.5-meter concrete base, the piece is crafted in cast bronze and stainless steel, and was designed exclusively for BBVA’s Turkish franchise.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA welcomed the second century of the Turkish Republic with a sculpture by Metin Yurdanur, a renowned Turkish artist. Located at the bank’s headquarters in Zincirlikuyu, Istanbul, the ‘<i>Republic Monument</i>’ represents the ideals introduced by Atatürk enduring throughout the second century. Atatürk's light is carried into the future by the Turkish youth, with waves symbolizing the dynamic and enthusiastic values of the Republic. Standing at 6 meters tall with a 1.5-meter concrete base, the piece is crafted in cast bronze and stainless steel, and was designed exclusively for BBVA’s Turkish franchise.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA is the number one Spanish bank in Time magazine’s 2024 ranking the World’s Best Companies</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-is-the-first-spanish-bank-in-time-magazines-2024-ranking-the-worlds-best-companies/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:58:55 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[cristobal.baeza]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Award]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Awards]]>
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                            <![CDATA[For the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/time-magazine-calls-bbva-the-top-spanish-bank-in-the-worlds-best-companies-2023/">second year in a row</a>, the U.S. publication named BBVA one of the best companies in the world in a ranking developed in conjunction with Statista. The financial institution is the top Spanish bank on the list and ranks eighth worldwide.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[For the <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/time-magazine-calls-bbva-the-top-spanish-bank-in-the-worlds-best-companies-2023/">second year in a row</a>, the U.S. publication named BBVA one of the best companies in the world in a ranking developed in conjunction with Statista. The financial institution is the top Spanish bank on the list and ranks eighth worldwide.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA bolsters its onboarding program to build employee engagement</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-bolsters-its-onboarding-program-to-build-employee-engagement/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 06:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Careers]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Employment]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Human capital]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Onboarding initiatives are a key tool when it comes to retaining talent and <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-is-once-again-certified-as-a-top-employer-in-spain/">generating a strong employee experience</a>. BBVA has been improving its processes for new hires, achieving tangible benefits for both the candidates and the company itself.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Onboarding initiatives are a key tool when it comes to retaining talent and <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-is-once-again-certified-as-a-top-employer-in-spain/">generating a strong employee experience</a>. BBVA has been improving its processes for new hires, achieving tangible benefits for both the candidates and the company itself.]]>
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                    <title>The BBVA Frontiers Awards recognize the value of knowledge to tackle the challenges of our time</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/the-bbva-frontiers-awards-recognize-the-value-of-knowledge-to-tackle-the-challenges-of-our-time/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2024 05:02:35 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Frontiers of knowledge]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Press release]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Science and technology]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The President of the BBVA Foundation, Carlos Torres Vila, championed the power of knowledge during the ceremony for the <a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">16th BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards</a>. Knowledge is the key to solving the problems we are experiencing as a society, at a moment when humanity is going through an unprecedented wave of disruption and faces the challenges of climate change, he said.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The President of the BBVA Foundation, Carlos Torres Vila, championed the power of knowledge during the ceremony for the <a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">16th BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards</a>. Knowledge is the key to solving the problems we are experiencing as a society, at a moment when humanity is going through an unprecedented wave of disruption and faces the challenges of climate change, he said.]]>
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                    <title>The BBVA Foundation awards the Frontiers Prize to composer George Benjamin</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/the-bbva-foundation-awards-the-frontiers-prize-to-composer-george-benjamin/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:26:45 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Arts and culture]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Frontiers of knowledge]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Music]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Science and technology]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Sir George Benjamin (composer, conductor and Henry Purcell Professor of Composition at King's College London) has been awarded the <a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/frontiers-of-knowledge-award-george-benjamin-modernizing-the-operatic-language-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the category of Music and Opera</a> for "his extraordinary contribution and impact in contemporary creation in the realms of symphonic music, opera and chamber music," according to the committee.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Sir George Benjamin (composer, conductor and Henry Purcell Professor of Composition at King's College London) has been awarded the <a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/frontiers-of-knowledge-award-george-benjamin-modernizing-the-operatic-language-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the category of Music and Opera</a> for "his extraordinary contribution and impact in contemporary creation in the realms of symphonic music, opera and chamber music," according to the committee.]]>
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                    <title>Gallup once again selects BBVA as an exceptional workplace</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/gallup-once-again-selects-bbva-as-an-exceptional-workplace/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[cristobal.baeza]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA received the Gallup Award for one of the world’s top workplaces. This marks the third time the financial institution has received this global recognition.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA received the Gallup Award for one of the world’s top workplaces. This marks the third time the financial institution has received this global recognition.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA’s Salt and the BBVA Foundation to launch artistic grants program</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/garanti-bbvas-salt-and-the-bbva-foundation-to-launch-artistic-grants-program/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:13:41 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Patricia Casas]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Arts and culture]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The BBVA Foundation and Salt, a non-profit cultural institution founded by Garanti BBVA, are joining forces to launch a grant program for Turkish artists, which includes a two-week residency in Spain and the opportunity to show the work produced in Türkiye and Spain.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The BBVA Foundation and Salt, a non-profit cultural institution founded by Garanti BBVA, are joining forces to launch a grant program for Turkish artists, which includes a two-week residency in Spain and the opportunity to show the work produced in Türkiye and Spain.]]>
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