The internationalisation process in which universities are immersed is a response to the increasingly globalised socio-economic, cultural and intellectual context. The mission of universities has not changed: they have always had an international focus. It is the context that has changed: the world seems to have become smaller and distances shorter. New technologies have compressed time and space. Knowledge in all fields now rapidly crosses borders to become available worldwide. It is in this context that the University of Vic is creating the conditions to realise its full potential.
The first IWHE, helded in December 2011, aimed to increase awareness among the university community. The UVic internationalisation effort is not limited to just a few specific areas of the University but is a shared project that cuts across all departments and centres. That is why we invited international experts in many disciplines to gave plenary lectures and took part in our panels on internationalisation, in support of this drive, which runed parallel to projected currently under way in leading universities around the world.
The lectures and workshops focused on four key areas of UVic international strategy: institutional, international, mobility and exchange, and research and doctoral programmes. The aim of these activities was to raise awareness among the university community of the benefits, challenges and requirements of the international strategy of the university.
The UVic International Workshop on Higher Education was sponsored by “La Caixa” Foundation Welfare Projects.
2011 pdf. programme
Here, you can see a short video the 1st International Workshop on Higher Education (2011)