Madeira Wine Company, world renowned for its Blandy’s Madeiras, has been awarded – for the second year running - the “Portuguese Wine Producer of the Year 2010” by the International Wine & Spirit Competition (IWSC).
The longest running wine competition in the world, the prestigious IWSC, only presents this award to companies and individuals that through their achievements make an outstanding contribution to their field and, as such, it is a highly regarded accolade.
Students with financial difficulties and with high academic performance who join the University of Madeira (UMa), can benefit from an academic scholarship granted by the Blandy Group, beginning this academic year of 2014/2015.
The protocol was signed on the 5th of September 2014 between the Blandy Group and UMa. Among other issues it was defined that the value of the scholarships to be granted will be equivalent to one year's tuition fees at UMa and access to the Scholarship shall be based on the acceptance grades to the University (150 and above).