Main academic agreements and collaborations

Iberdrola and the MIT (the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) have signed an agreement to boost innovation in clean energies. The agreement will focus on energy and environmental innovation, training the company's employees and helping students develop entrepreneurial skills.

Persisting in its unwavering commitment to the academic world, Iberdrola has signed the Iberdrola Chair in Energy and Innovation at the Comillas Pontifical University. The purpose of this Chair is to formalise the stable collaboration agreement between the University and Iberdrola for not only creating and transferring knowledge, but also implementing research, innovation and educational activities.

Iberdrola and the University of Salamanca have an agreement to promote education, research, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Iberdrola has signed a series of agreements with the University of Strathclyde to address some of the challenges of the energy sector and to develop R&D projects:

• ScottishPower Chair in Smart Grid Technology
• Technology Innovation Centre (TIC)
• Power Networks Demonstration Centre (PNDC)

Iberdrola and the Tecnológico de Monterrey have signed a collaboration agreement that establishes their collaboration to strengthen the relationship between the company and the academic world in Mexico.

The aim of this agreement is to promote common interests and contribute to innovation in strategic sectors through specialised training, as well as to promote entrepreneurship through its own training actions and the identification of opportunities.

Both institutions share the lines of action: training, scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate students, internal training for Iberdrola's employees, support for young entrepreneurs, development of R&D projects and support for chairs on specific topics.

Iberdrola and the Hamad Bin Khalifa University have signed a collaboration agreement that establishes their collaboration to strengthen the relationship between the company and the academic world in Qatar.

Iberdrola has entered into a research and educational cooperation arrangement with Yale University that will forge a closer bond between the company and the academic community in the United States.

The agreement includes new research projects in the areas of energy digitalisation and storage to provide solutions to crucial issues facing businesses. These projects will provide training for students to address environmental and energy challenges and provide Avangrid employees with internal training.

In 2000 Iberdrola created the King Felipe VI Chair in Information Technology and its Applications  to develop research and advance knowledge in specific areas of science, information technology and energy, preferably in smart grids, alternative and renewable energies.

With the aim of fostering Iberdrola's ties with the academic world in Brazil, R&D projects will be carried out jointly to develop methodologies and studies that enable the deployment of smart grids in the country's cities, taking the town of Atibaia as an example.

Iberdrola maintains strong cooperation programmes with Qatar's innovation ecosystem and, among its institutions, with Qatar University to foster education and sponsorship of new talent.

Iberdrola also has agreements with the Federal University of Itajubá in Brazil to promote education.

The Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte works with Iberdrola to promote education and entrepreneurship.

Iberdrola has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of New South Wales to transfer knowledge, attract talent and enhance social contribution. This collaboration aims to carry out research, innovation and training activities in areas of strategic interest to our company.

Iberdrola has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Queensland to foster talent attraction and knowledge sharing. The relationship provides Iberdrola with access to many of Australia's leading academics in all aspects of energy transition and positions us as a thought leader in Australia's integrated energy transition needs. 

Iberdrola has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Melbourne to carry out research, innovation and training activities in areas of strategic interest to our company. This type of relationship allows us to position ourselves in Australia's energy transition process and share knowledge with leading institutions in the country.