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Representatives of the Region of Murcia in the 11th Spanish Economy Olympiad have managed to finish second in the classification by teams and in sixth place in the individual classification.

It is the first time that such remarkable achievements have been achieved for the Secondary Schools of the Region of Murcia in the 11 editions of the Olympics held.

The team formed by Guillermo Martínez Hernández (IES Saavedra Fajardo of Murcia), Juan Vera Díaz (IES Marquis of Los Vélez de El Palmar) and Ana López Gamarra (IES Juan Carlos I of Murcia), accompanied by Virginia Verdú Tortosa (professor of Economics of the IES Saavedra Fajardo) and Nuria Esteban Lloret (vice-dean of Students and Employability of the Faculty of Economics and Business UMU), have finished in second place in the classification of teams in the 11th Spanish Olympiad of Economics.

Likewise, Juan Vera Díaz (IES Marqués de los Vélez from El Palmar) has achieved the 6th position in the individual classification.

The regional phase of the XI Olympiad of Economics, was held at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Murcia on March 29, 2019. This edition established the record of attendees compared to previous years, with almost 300 registered from 38 secondary schools, which made it the Scientific Olympiad with the largest number of participants from the Region of Murcia.

The organization of the regional phase of the Economics Olympiad and participation in the National phase has been financed by the Ministry of Employment, Universities, Business and Environment of the CARM, through the Seneca Foundation-Science and Technology Agency of the Region of Murcia and by the Association of Economists of the Region of Murcia.

At the 11th Spanish Economy Olympiad, 135 high school students participated, 64 economics professors from 123 Secondary Education Institutes and 61 professors from 45 public universities.

Held on June 25, 26 and 27 at the Complutense University of Madrid.

Source: Universidad de Murcia