Making human capital the «source of wealth» for the nation
«We have repeatedly pointed out that the problem of our intellectual ascent can only be solved by gradually transforming and remounting from the elementary schoolmaster to the University professor, that is, by training new individuals, heartily joined to the global endeavor of culture»
Santiago Ramón y Cajal: The Tonics of Will
The research staff recruiting system of the IMDEA Institutes applies the standards followed by the world’s most highly renowned research centers: they seek throughout the world the best researchers in each field, and evaluate their contributions to the advancement of knowledge according to strictly scientific, established and peer-reviewed criteria.