Cristo Rey Polytechnic Institute Explained

Cristo Rey Polytechnic Institute
City:Valladolid
Province:Castile and León
Country:Spain
Coordinates:41.6599°N -4.7452°W
Type:Private primary, secondary, and vocational training college
Religion:Catholic
Denomination:Jesuit
Administrator:Roberto Otero André
Director:Jose Luis Muñoz Villa
Teaching Staff:110
Gender:Co-educational
Publication:Engranajes (Gears)
Enrollment:1,600

Cristo Rey Polytechnic Institute is a private Catholic primary, secondary, and vocational training college, located in Valladolid, in the Castile and León region of Spain. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1939 in the wake of the Spanish Civil War, the school began as a technical school, and then grew to include infant, primary, secondary, baccalaureate, PCPI, and CF of middle and superior degree.[1]

History

On the occasion of the institute's 75th anniversary in 2015, the Minister of Education of Castile and León praised the contribution that the Institute has made to education in the region,[2] which experienced a job-surge after its opening.[3] The institute has ties with over 300 companies. Over 90% of students who did a practicum with Renault were hired by the company.[4] An open house at the school was attended by the Minister of Economy, the General Director of Labor, and the General Director of Vocational Training as well as by employers' organizations of Concerted Teaching and the secretary of The Federation of Education and Management.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Instituto Politécnico Cristo Rey. Administrador. www.educacionjesuitas.es. 2017-01-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116174000/http://www.educacionjesuitas.es/instituto-politecnico-cristo-rey. es-ES. 2017-01-16. dead.
  2. News: Mateos valora historia de éxito del instituto Cristo Rey en su 75 aniversario. La Vanguardia. 2017-01-15. es-ES.
  3. News: Cristo Rey, 75 años como centro de referencia de Valladolid. El Norte de Castilla. es-ES. 2017-01-15.
  4. News: Formación Dual en FP. Valladolid. El Día de. El Día de Valladolid. 2017-01-15. es-ES.
  5. Web site: "XXII EXPO COLEGIAL" EN EL INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO CRISTO REY DE VALLADOLID FETE Enseñanza Castilla y León. www.feteugtcyl.es. 2017-01-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20170116181104/http://www.feteugtcyl.es/content/%E2%80%9Cxxii-expo-colegial%E2%80%9D-en-el-instituto-politecnico-cristo-rey-de-valladolid. 2017-01-16. dead. es-ES.