The service for international talent has reached 2,000 users---en_US
The service for international talent has reached 2,000 users
Barcelona has been chosen by the Financial Times as the European leader in attracting and promoting investments over cities such as London, Madrid, Berlin and Milan
Barcelona, 07 Mar 2024
The Barcelona International WelcomeDesk has already supported nearly 2,000 people from 111 different countries. Two years after the launch of the service, the city's international talent welcome office attends an average of 300 new people every month. The area is promoted by Barcelona City Council, in collaboration with other key public and private agents.
The service aims to facilitate the arrival of international talent that has just landed in the city or is about to do so. The main applicants are usually highly qualified professionals, entrepreneurs and university students. In the two years of its history, the Welcome Desk has carried out more than 6,700 actions with newcomers in the city.
The most common user profiles are those under 40, from outside the European Union and who have been in Barcelona for less than 6 months when they contact the service. In addition, the office has also become the municipal service for hosting teams from the Copa América Barcelona 2024.
Along the same lines, Barcelona Activa became the protagonist of the 4YFN fair at MWC24, leading the Barcelona Welcomes Talent roundtable. The session took place on 28th February at the Sabadell Stage of the Congress and focused on the recruitment and retention of digital talent in the city. The table included representatives of leading international companies in different sectors who explained why they have chosen Barcelona as a strategic point for the company.
In addition, Barcelona has consolidated its position as a European leader in investment attraction and promotion strategies. The prestigious Financial Times group has recognised the city as the best positioned European capital in the latest report on European Cities and Regions of the Future 2023/24, ahead of capitals such as London, Madrid, Berlin and Milan.
An excellence in which municipal work has been taken into account in the promotion of clusters in emerging areas such as supercomputing, artificial intelligence, health and biotechnology. The promotion of the start-up ecosystem and the recruitment of talent were also highlighted among the elements that the study has assessed.
Find out about all the services offered by the Barcelona Welcome Desk for international talent through this link