The Abertis Chair, from the International Innovation Network of Abertis Chairs, has delivered this morning the Abertis Awards for the Management of Transport Infrastructures and Road Safety of the Abertis-Sanef-École des Ponts Chair, which recognize annually the best final degree projects or doctoral theses of French university students in its two categories: Management of Transport Infrastructures and Road Safety.
The first prize in the category of Transport Infrastructure Management went to Dr. Leo Mendiboure from the University of Bordeaux, for his doctoral thesis Distribution géographique de données dans l'Internet des Véhicules: une approche logicielle et securisée utilisant les réseaux cellulaires.
In the Road Safety category, the winner was Dr. Edouard Leurent from the University of Lille, for the doctoral thesis Apprentissage par enforcement sûr et efficace pour la prize de décision comportementale en conduite autonome.
Each of the prizes has a financial prize of € 7,000.
The awards ceremony took place at the Residence of the Spanish Ambassador in Paris and was attended by the Hon. Ambassador of Spain, José Manuel Albares; the president of the Abertis Foundation, Elena Salgado; the CEO of Sanef, Arnaud Quémard and the director of l’École des Ponts, Sophie Mougard.
The Abertis-Sanef-École Ponts Chair is part of the International Innovation Network of Abertis Chairs, with similar awards in Spain (where the first chair was founded in 2003), Chile, Brazil and Puerto Rico, always in collaboration with leading universities in each of the countries. From all of them, the Abertis International Award arises annually, in which the two winners from each country participate and among all of them, the respective winner is chosen in each of their categories.
The Abertis Chairs, to promote academic innovation
Aware of the importance of linking with the academic world for social and economic progress, Abertis promotes training, research and the transfer of knowledge between the University and the Company.
Through the International Network of Abertis Chairs, the aim is to stimulate and support university students to generate and disseminate new knowledge and innovations in the respective fields of activity, putting them at the service of the entire society and the technical and educational community and caring for and helping students talent that universities are able to bring out and channel.
The network of Abertis Chairs is made up of those established in Spain (Polytechnic University of Madrid and Polytechnic University of Barcelona, BarcelonaTech), France (École des Ponts-ParisTech), Puerto Rico (University of Puerto Rico), Chile (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) and Brazil (University of São Paulo).
24 February 2026
•Revenue growth of 4.5%, boosted by strong traffic performance and tariff increases, while EBITDA rose by 6.2% to €4,374 million, both at comparable perimeter and exchange rates.
•In 2025, Abertis strengthened its international leadership through strategic acquisitions, including the French A63 motorway, full ownership of the Vallvidrera and Cadí tunnels in Catalonia, a 22-year extension of the Fluminense corridor concession in Brazil, and the integration in Chile of the Ruta 5 Santiago-Los Vilos motorway, awarded the previous year.
•During the year, Abertis invested close to €2 billion, including the acquisition transactions mentioned above, as well as €739 million allocated to maintenance and expansion investments. In September, Abertis’ shareholders – Grupo ACS and Mundys – injected €400 million in equity to support the company’s growth strategy and further strengthen its balance sheet.
•The Board of Directors of Abertis has today convened the General Shareholders’ Meeting, to be held on 27 March, which includes a proposal for distribution to shareholders of €602 million.
12 November 2025
•The operator wins the tender to continue operating Autopista Fluminense with a new contract that includes an investment plan (aprox. 500 million euros over seven years) to improve mobility and a tariff adjustment as a result of the new investments, along with a 21-year extension.
•José Aljaro, CEO of Abertis, highlighted that “this operation represents a key opportunity for Abertis by extending a strategic asset and strengthening our position as a leader in Brazil, where we manage more than 3,000 kilometers of highways, a significant part of Abertis’ total network of 8,000.”
•Arteris, Abertis’ subsidiary in Brazil, has been the largest investor in the federal highway concession program in the last decade.
