The Siglo22 Foundation is a non-profit organisation that operates nationwide under the Protectorate of Foundations of the Ministry of Education with the motivation and need to improve the education system and the deficiencies in gender equality. The Siglo22 Foundation envisions a future in which technology helps us to live.
The goals that define the work of our Foundation are:
- Develop programs and projects that facilitate the integration of information technology and communication in education and in business.
- Develop programs and projects to promote equal opportunities between women and men.
- Develop programs and projects related to learning.
- Promote innovation in education and training.
- Improve the conditions of daily life for people with problems: unemployment, gender differences.... In all the cases having ICT as catalyst to reach all those objectives.
Our mission is to provide relevant experiences in education and society, contributing to constant improvement through innovation projects to promote learning and change.
Our vision is moving towards the creation of a continuous personal growth substrate supported on the constant search for innovation and cooperation, promoting equal opportunities for all people.
Fundación Siglo22 has been working on the creation of a teacher portal, edu22, which addresses all teacher competences. We have created an educational repository for VET in the Vetiver project, available in 5 languages. We are involved in e-learning masters at the University, and also, we have been working with teachers, training them to integrate ICT and active methodologies in their work. The Foundation has been working to promote digital skills at all levels, young people, education (mainly teachers) and training, and also adults. Alongside this, active methodologies have been promoted, to be used with students, along with multiple intelligences. The Siglo22 Foundation is using all the projects to be able to create a breaking point with teachers and involve them in the educational paradigm shift that the foundation is promoting. Experts in eLearning, educational platforms and online education and training. It integrates different tools to provide an active experience in the training process, as well as providing the technological platforms to carry out the training. Siglo22 is also working with women in networking groups to promote their professional visibility and with young people to promote equal opportunities but visualising the current differences between boys and girls.
.The following key staff members will be directly involved in the project:
- Mariano Sanz Prieto is a Telecommunications Engineer and has significant experience working on educational technology. He has worked in several international and national projects in these areas since 1989 and is an expert in eLearning and ICT for education
- Nuria de Pablo Sánchez is a Graduate in Journalism and Humanities from the Carlos III University of Madrid. Master in Interdisciplinary Intervention in Violence against women with a diploma as an Equality Agent from the International University of Valencia.
- Rubén Vega Gutiérrez is a Graduate in Primary and Early Childhood Education with a Master’s in ICT for Education and Training, Rubén specializes in generative AI and design trends. He creates visual solutions that enhance both learning and communication, blending aesthetics with pedagogy to deliver innovative and impactful educational content.