Joaquin Masa (18), who has been a pupil at King's College, Madrid since he was just three years old,  has been awarded the Infanta Margarita Scholarship for Academic Excellence. The award is for a full scholarship that will cover all of Joaquin’s undergraduate tuition at Trinity College, one of the most prestigious colleges of the University of Oxford. The Infanta Margarita, Sir Ivor Roberts, President of Trinity College, Oxford, and Roger Fry, president of King's Group, met to present the award of the grant that will fund Joaquin’s degree in Chemical Engineering.

Picture (from left to right): Roger Fry, Chairman King’s Group, Carlos Zurita, Infanta Margarita’s husband,
Joaquín Masa, King’s College pupil, Infanta Margarita, Sir Ivor Roberts, President Trinity College, Oxford

 "Joaquin has been a model student. We are proud to have helped him achieve his academic goals, “said Roger Fry, president of King's Group. Joaquin is not the only pupil from King's College who has won a place at one of the top universities in the world. Clara Pérez Bocanegra, has been accepted by St. Catherine's College, also part of Oxford University, to study Politics, Philosophy and Economics; and Marc de Witt, also an alumnus of King's College, will go to Yale next year. Joaquin Masa starts his course at Oxford in September. "We are very proud of our pupils and thanks to their talent, and hard work along with the brilliant subject teachers and the expert advice of our university access team every year we are pleased to send pupils to top universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Yale," said Elaine Blaus, Head teacher of King's College, Soto de Viñuelas.

Oxford University is one of the best universities in the world. Founded in the eleventh century, is the oldest English-speaking University in the world. Trinity College, founded in 1555, is one of the most prestigious colleges that make up Oxford University. The colleges that make up the university are much more than halls of residence, as they provide specialised tuition as well as accommodation, food, libraries, sports and social activities.

 

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King's College, founded in 1969, is a pioneer in British education in Spain. Over 3000 students attend the five King’s College schools that in Spain (including three schools in Madrid, one in Alicante and one in Murcia) and St. Michael's boarding school, located in Worcestershire, the heart of the English countryside. King's College belongs to King's Group, a business group with diverse business areas such as education, human resources and catering.