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The incorporation of the Spanish university system into the European Higher Education Areahas brought about a series of adaptations. Among the recommendations is the inclusion ofan external training period in a company, which has resulted in significant changes in thedegree syllabus in order to balance the theoretical and practical education required by thestudents. This new framework has been legally confirmed by the Spanish Government and, inthe case of the University of Barcelona, by the publication of internal guidelines. Takingadvantage of this new opportunity to adapt the Pharmacy degree to real-world problems inindustry, the Dean's team of the Faculty of Pharmacy, with the support of the Facultyadministrative staff and the Students Advisory Service, have assumed the challenge ofincluding a new subject in the syllabus entitled Training in Companies.In parallel, a new activity has been set up to ensure that the students choose the mostsuitable company department/job for them and to help them pass the company interview.Under the name of Passport to a Profession, a series of ten explanatory talks has beenscheduled every academic year. These talks deal with a broad range of topics aimed atproviding the students with the basic tools they will need to make the most of a companytraining period and to make headway in the professional world when they finish theirdegree. In addition, three Faculty of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical company workshops and tworound-table conferences have been held in the last two years in order to bring the universityand industry together. Notably, the project to provide students with company training isexpanding on an international level, with two to three undergraduate students contractedevery year by a United Kingdom-based multinational pharmaceutical company.The statistical data of the whole process has been analysed for a more in-depthunderstanding of the activity and to improve the programme.

The incorporation of the Spanish university system into the European Higher Education Area has brought about a series of adaptations. Among the recommendations is the inclusion of an external training period in a company, which has resulted in significant changes in the degree syllabus in order to balance the theoretical and practical education required by the students. This new framework has been legally confirmed by the Spanish Government and, in the case of the University of Barcelona, by the publication of internal guidelines. Taking advantage of this new opportunity to adapt the Pharmacy degree to real-world problems in industry, the Dean's team of the Faculty of Pharmacy, with the support of the Faculty administrative staff and the Students Advisory Service, have assumed the challenge of including a new subject in the syllabus entitled Training in Companies. In parallel, a new activity has been set up to ensure that the students choose the most suitable company department/job for them and to help them pass the company interview. Under the name of Passport to a Profession, a series of ten explanatory talks has been scheduled every academic year. These talks deal with a broad range of topics aimed at providing the students with the basic tools they will need to make the most of a company training period and to make headway in the professional world when they finish their degree. In addition, three Faculty of Pharmacy-Pharmaceutical company workshops and two round-table conferences have been held in the last two years in order to bring the university and industry together. Notably, the project to provide students with company training is expanding on an international level, with two to three undergraduate students contracted every year by a United Kingdom-based multinational pharmaceutical company. The statistical data of the whole process has been analysed for a more in-depth understanding of the activity and to improve the programme.