Telecogresca is the
Telecom BCN's annual festival and known to be the largest
university festival in
Spain.
History
The first Telecogresca took place on December 1, 1978, to celebrate the construction of the new building of the university in the street Jordi Girona. On that first occasion, the party took place in the school itself with a remarkable participation, while putting the first stone of what that nowadays it is.
Nowadays, it is known as a '
music festival
A music festival is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock, blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, locality of musicians, or h ...
' organized by volunteers with more than 10,000 attendees per edition. All benefits from the party are invested in the next year, so no profit is obtained. "Telecogresca" can also be used to refer to the
non-profit student association that organizes the festival.
References
External links
Telecom BCN WebTelecogresca's websitein
Education in Barcelona
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