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Interview

Josep Bau, Vice-Rector for International Relations

"The bonds of trust created between individuals are what makes the UVic-UCC internationalization process grow the most"

Josep Bau holds a PhD in Biology from the University of Barcelona (2000) and completed his postdoctoral training with a two-and-a-half year stay at the Department of Entomology of the University of California, Riverside. After a period in the private sector, in 2006 he joined the UVic, where he has managed academic aspects of the bachelor’s degrees in Biology and Biotechnology and taught, mainly in the fields of Zoology and Molecular Biology. He is also part of the Bioinformatics and Bioimaging (BI-SQUARED) research group at the UVic. Although his original specialty is applied entomology, specifically the biological control of insect pests, he has been incorporating elements of computing and bioinformatics (and more recently molecular biology) into his research. Since September 2018, he has been the Vice-Rector of International Relations at the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC).

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Report

The new UVic-UCC Paranimf

The church of the Hospital de la Santa Creu de Vic, a jewel of the Catalan Baroque restored as the Paranimf (assembly hall) of the UVic-UCC

  • The UVic-UCC has restored the church of the Hospital de la Santa Creu de Vic to host the University’s main events, and the adjoining Gothic Hall for small events. Both facilities are available to the public, which reinforces the idea of the City Campus.
  • The restoration works, promoted by the UVic-UCC, Vic City Council and the Hospital de la Santa Creu Foundation—owner of the property, which has ceded it for 25 years—have received funding from Barcelona Provincial Council, the Department of Culture and the La Caixa Foundation.
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Report

The UVic Postgraduate School is founded

The new UVic Postgraduate School, a strategic commitment to the University's future

  • Continuing education is the door that leads to the specialisation that is increasingly necessary to adapt to the new social and business realities
  • To strengthen and better focus on continuing education, the UVic has created the Postgraduate School, which takes over from the International Centre for Continuing Education.
  • The new offer will include more flexible methodology that will boost multimodality and the presence of online training, and will have the support of the Validation and Accreditation Unit, which will ensure the quality of the training programmes.
  • It is vital to strengthen the Postgraduate School at this time for two reasons: the coming demographic decline and the need for 80% of current professionals to retrain in the next five years. Therefore, “the possibilities for growth in this area will be enormous,” said the director of the School, Eduard Prats.
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Report

A new model of business studies at UManresa

UManresa remodels the FUB2 building to adapt it to the new UEmpresa methodology

  • The new methodology of UEmpresa studies applies to the degree in Business Administration and Management and to the two Professional Campus’s training cycles in the field of business.
  • The new UEmpresa building has been completely remodelled and has an agora for holding discussions with students and rooms for carrying out simulation activities.
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Report

The new bachelor’s degree in General Audiology

Audiology, a healthcare specialty as necessary as it is unknown

  • The Faculty of Medicine of the UVic-UCC is ready to offer the new degree in General Audiology from academic year 2023-2024. It will be the first university in Catalonia and Spain to offer this qualification.
  • The degree will train professionals specialised in auditory function. It will be based on a syllabus taught in blended mode, which will consist of 240 credits spread over four academic years.
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Report

Innovation in Design Engineering at Elisava

Industrial Design Engineering: international reach and innovative proposals of Elisava students

  • The recent recognition of several projects by Elisava Industrial Design Engineering bachelor’s degree students confirms the excellence of the students and the strong position of this discipline in our university.
  • According to the Spanish Engineering Observatory, “the employment rate in the engineering sector is over 98%” and “in ten years, more than 200,000 engineers will be needed to cover business needs”
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Alumni

Laura Torreguitart Llauradó

"Simulation can be used to put the student in real situations and to train in specific skills for the teaching profession"

Laura Torreguitart Llauradó (Barcelona, 1979) is a teacher in Early Childhood Education (UAB). Raised in Sabadell, settled in Sant Joan de Vilatorrada and with a strong bond with Castellfollit de Riubregós, her vocation as a teacher was clear because she has always been curious about learning and because the teachers she had during her school days made a very positive impression on her. Currently, she coordinates the advanced vocational training cycle in Early Childhood Education at the UManresa Professional Campus. It was through a colleague from the Campus that she discovered the potential of simulation for teaching work. That is why she decided to train as a simulation instructor through a course at the Centre for Innovation in Simulation (CISARC). She wanted to continue studying in this field so enrolled on the university master’s degree in Simulation Methodology, taught by UManresa. She now applies the methodology in classrooms and is so convinced of its usefulness that she is preparing a doctoral thesis to apply it to the work of teaching teams in education centres.

"Simulation can be used to put the student in real situations and to train in specific skills for the teaching profession"

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Report

The Student Representatives Council

The UVic-UCC Student Representatives Council: the voice of the students

  • This is the highest representative body of UVic-UCC students and is made up of the Plenary and the Permanent Committee
  • In addition to representing students in university bodies, it attends to student inquiries, safeguards their rights and duties, and organizes various activities, such as the Annual Festival.
  • The UVic-UCC Student Representatives Council (COES) includes representatives of the faculties of the UVic, UManresa, the Faculty of Medicine, Elisava and affiliated centres
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Publications

Books and chapters published from June 2022 to November 2022

  • Didáctica de la lengua, multimodalidad y nuevos entornos de aprendizaje

    Didáctica de la lengua, multimodalidad y nuevos entornos de aprendizaje

    Amengual, M.; Romera, M.; Bueno, M. C. (coords.)

    (2022)
    Graó.
  • Global Inclusive Education

    Global Inclusive Education

    Collet, J.; Naranjo, M.; Soldevila, J.

    (2022)
    Springer.
  • Disciplinas educativas en regímenes totalitarios. Una historia visual desde los documentales

    Disciplinas educativas en regímenes totalitarios. Una historia visual desde los documentales

    Vilanou, C.; Collelldemont, E. (coords.)

    (2021)
    Trea.
  • Commutacions

    Commutacions

    Dot, A.; Parés, R.; Ramos, J.

    (2022)
    Cultural Rizoma.
  • Comunes reproductivos: cercamientos y descercamientos contemporáneos en los cuidados y la agroecología

    Comunes reproductivos: cercamientos y descercamientos contemporáneos en los cuidados y la agroecología

    Ezquerra, S., Di Masso, M.: Rivera, M. G. (eds.)

    (2022)
    Catarata.
  • Projeccions de la població infermera a l'horitzó de 2030

    Projeccions de la població infermera a l'horitzó de 2030

    Galbany, P.; Subirana, M.; Casas, J. C.; Ramon, A.; Millán, P.

    (2022)
    Barcelona: Consell de Col·legis d'Infermeres i Infermers de Catalunya (CCIIC) i Universitat de Vic - Universitat Central de Catalunya.
  • Internationalization and Intercultural Competence in Higher Education: Quality and Innovation

    Internationalization and Intercultural Competence in Higher Education: Quality and Innovation

    Keim, L. (coord.); Khan, S.; Pinyana, A.; Raluy, A. (eds.)

    (2022)
    Octaedro.
  • La cicatrització de ferides: un procés extraordinari

    La cicatrització de ferides: un procés extraordinari

    Otero, M.

    (2022)
    Servei de Publicacions de la UVic-UCC.
  • Diàlegs entre educació i neurociència

    Diàlegs entre educació i neurociència

    Fagundo, B; Pedreira, M.

    (2022)
    Vic: Eumo Editorial.
  • Plug-ins

    Plug-ins

    Manzini, E.; Fuster, A.; Paez, R.

    (2022)
    Barcelona: Actar Publishers + Elisava.

  • Beneyto, M.; Collet, J.; Garcia, M. (2022). "Towards an Inclusive Community: Without the Whole Context There Is No Real Inclusion".

    Dins Collet, J.; Naranjo, M.; Soldevila J., Global Inclusive Education, p. 127-139.

  • Casanovas, J. (2022). "Más allá del NO-DO. El documental de suplencia en educación al final del franquismo".

    Dins Vilanou, C.; Collelldemont, E. (coords.), Disciplinas educativas en regímenes totalitarios. Una historia visual desde los documentales, p. 53-67.

  • Sánchez, S.; Santolària, A., Casas, M. (2022). "Alfabetización inicial, contenidos gramaticales y análisis curricular en contextos plurilingüe".

    Dins Rodríguez, J. M., Sánchez, S.(comp.), Didáctica de la lengua y la literatura y nuevas tecnologies. Madrid, p. 13-24.

  • De los Cobos, J. A., Romero, M., Schmaus-Klughammer, A., Spittler, T. (2022). "Joint approach to interdisciplinary teaching".

    Dins Keim, L. (coord.), Khan, S., Pinyana, A., Raluy A.(eds.), Internationalization and Intercultural Competence in Higher Education: Quality and Innovation. Barcelona, p. 149-163.

  • Domingo, L.; Farré, L.; Simó, N. (2022) "Experiencing and active citizenship. Democratic and inclusive practices in three rural secondary schools in Spain".

    Dins Foster, K. R.; Jarman J. (ed.), The Right to Be Rural. Alberta, p. 35-51.

  • Dot, A. (2022). "Llei de reconeixement de personalitat jurídica al riu Ter i la seva conca hidrogràfica".

    Dins Andreu, R.; Cassú, E.; Dot, A.; Guardiola, I.; Ibarz, M.; Mitjà, J.; Vázquez, E. Cap a les deus. Una gramàtica fluvial, Girona, p. 56-60.

  • Dot, A. (2022). "Xarxa ecosòfica utilitària de Rizoma".

    Dins Dot, A; Parés, R.; Ramos, J. Commutacions, 25-57.

  • Ezquerra, S., Rivera, M. G.; Di Masso, M. (2022). "Las bases invisibilizadas en los procesos de acumulación capitalista: los cercamientos de comunes reproductivos".

    Dins Ezquerra, S., Di Masso, M.; Rivera, M. G. (eds.), Comunes reproductivos: cercamientos y descercamientos contemporáneos en los cuidados y la agroecología. Madrid, p. 33-50.

  • Riera, G.; Segués, T.; Lago, J. R. (2022). "“Cooperative Learning for Cohesion, Inclusion, and Equity at School and in the Classroom".

    Dins Collet, J.; Naranjo, M.; Soldevila J., Global Inclusive Education, p. 33-46.

  • Martínez, T., Barriga, E., Sabido, J., Sáez, I., Bellatti, I. (2022). "Gastronomía y educación: un binomio para el fomento de la cultura científica para una ciudadanía crítica".

    Dins Bel, J. C; Colomer, J. C; De Alba, N. (eds.), Repensar el currículum de ciencias sociales: prácticas educativas para una ciudadanía crítica, p. 437-445.

  • Sáez, I., Bellatti, I., Barriga, E., Sabido, J. (2022). "Edumemorias: la memoria en Cataluña, análisis y propuesta didáctica".

    Dins Bel, J. C.; Colomer, J. C, De Alba N. (eds.), Repensar el currículum de ciencias sociales: prácticas educativas para una ciudadanía crítica, p. 783-794.

  • Sellas, T., Gutiérrez, M. (2022). "Podcasting and journalism in the Spanish-speaking world".

    Dins Lindgren, M., Loviglio J. (eds.), The Routledge Companion to Radio and Podcast Studies. Londres, p. 257-266.

  • Messiou, K.; Simó, N.; Tort, A., Farré, L. (2022). "Students' voices and inclusive education for a democratic education".

    Dins Collet, J.; Naranjo, M.; Soldevila J., Global Inclusive Education, p. 141-154.

  • Tort, A. (2022). "Estudio introductorio".

    Dins Lobrot M., Pedagogía Institucional. La escuela hacia la autogestión, p. 14-47.

  • Arrausi, J. J.; Valencia, A.; Van Loon, R. (2022). "The Identity of a Learning Specialist in Non-Formal Education Context".

    Dins The Identity of Education Professionals: Positioning, Training, and Innovation. Carles Monereo.

  • Araya, M.; Abella, A.; González, M.; del Corral, A. M.; Guasch, B.; Peña, J. (2022). "Ergonomía consciente: una visión integradora desde el diseño, para el bienestar humano".

    Dins Pereda, B. Diseño y afectividad para fomentar bienestar integral, p. 199-228.

  • Paez, R. (2022). "Game-Based Practices for Radical Urban Visions".

    Dins Bernardes, O; Amorim, V. (eds.). Handbook of Research on Promoting Economic and Social Development Through Serious Games, p. 493-523.

  • Del Corral, A. M.; Tomico, O. (2022). "La emoción del diseñador expuesta con el Diseño en Primera Persona y el Soma Design".

    Dins Pereda, B. Diseño y afectividad para fomentar bienestar integral, p. 303-346.

  • Publications of UVic-UCC researchers

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