UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL de CATALUNYA annual report
2007_2008
Contents General Information UIC Courses, Academic Year 2007-2008 Courses and Enrolment, Academic Year 2007-2008
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Research
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Activity at the UIC
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Services
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Information and Admissions Service Language Service Student and Sports Service Academic and Professional Orientation Service (SOAP) International Relations Service University Library IT Service Association of UIC Alumni and Friends (4A’s) Chaplaincy Service University Dental Clinic (CUO) Investments and Improvements in Facilities
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General Information
UIC Courses, Academic Year 2007-2008
UIC Courses, Academic Year 2007-2008 The Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC) carries out its teaching and research activities on two campuses located in Barcelona and Sant Cugat. The UIC’s range of programmes includes 17 official undergraduate degrees, 2 nonofficial undergraduate degrees, 6 official master’s degrees, 13 non-official master’s degrees, 9 doctorate degrees and 26 postgraduate courses, in addition to a wide variety of specialization courses, seminars, workshops and conferences. During academic year 2007-2008, 5,964 students enrolled in study programmes at the UIC, of which 2,978 enrolled in undergraduate degree programmes, 1,795 on postgraduate degree programmes (doctorate, master’s degrees and postgraduate diploma programmes and specialization courses) and 1,191 enrolled in the UIC’s summer school classes, workshops and conferences.
Courses and Enrolment, Academic Year 2007-2008 Location of Courses Barcelona Campus Undergraduate Degree Programme in Law Undergraduate Degree Programme in Criminology Diploma Programme in Public Administration and Management Undergraduate Degree Programme in Humanities Undergraduate Degree Programme in Journalism Undergraduate Degree Programme in Audiovisual Communication Diploma Programme in Preschool Teacher Education Diploma Programme in Primary-School Teacher Education Architecture Programme Technical Engineering Programme at the EUCET School of Experimental Sciences and Technology Undergraduate Degree Programme in Business Administration Non-official Higher Degree in Technology and Industrial Production Undergraduate Degree Programme in Work Sciences Sant Cugat Campus Undergraduate Degree Programme in Dentistry Diploma Programme in Nursing Diploma Programme in Physiotherapy
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Affiliated Centres Degree Programme in Graphic Design (LAI Design School) Degree Programme in Interior Design (LAI Design School)
Undergraduate Programmes During academic year 2007-2008, the number of students enrolled in undergraduate degree programmes reached 2,978, of which 63% were women and 37% were men. The students were enrolled in the following UIC degree programmes: Undergraduate Degree Programmes
Distribution of Students by Programme*
TOTAL
183 371 76 321 316 480 2 102 191 54 63 157 386 118 84 74 2,978
*UIC students only. Exchange students not included.
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Nursing Physiotherapy Public Administration and Management Preschool Teacher Education Primary-School Teacher Education Technical Engineering at the EUCET School of Experimental Sciences and Technology Dentistry Work Sciences Criminology Business Administration Humanities Journalism Audiovisual Communication Architecture Law Non-official undergraduate degree in Technology and Industrial Production Graphic Design and Interior Design
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Distribution by Sex Programme
Men
Nursing Physiotherapy Public Administration and Management Preschool Teacher Education Primary-School Teacher Education Dentistry Work Sciences Criminology Business Administration Humanities Journalism Audiovisual Communication Architecture Law Non-official Higher Degree in Technology and Industrial Production Graphic Design and Interior Design
32 17,49% 149 40,16% 43 56,58% 13 4,05% 52 16,46% 175 36,46% 2100,00% 55 53,92% 120 62,83% 13 24,07% 18 28,57% 69 43,95% 234 60,62% 48 40,68%
TOTAL
1,103 37,04%
Women
TOTAL
82,51% 59,84% 43,42% 95,95% 83,54% 63,54% 0,00% 46,08% 37,17% 75,93% 71,43% 56,05% 39,38% 59,32%
183 371 76 321 316 480 2 102 191 54 63 157 386 118
30 35,71% 48 64,86%
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151 222 33 308 264 305 0 47 71 41 45 88 152 70
54 64,29% 26 35,14%
1,875 62,96% 2,978
Evolution of Student Enrolment in Undergraduate Programmes Evolution of student enrolment in undergraduate degree programmes from academic year 2000-2001 to academic year 2007-2008, distributed by faculty and school. Exchange students and students at affiliated centres are not included. Faculty of Health Sciences Undergraduate Degree Programme in Dentistry, Diploma Programmes in Physiotherapy and Nursing.
First-year students Students enrolled Students who have finished their studies
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2004 2005
2005 2006
2006 2007
2007 2008
270 927 200
275 964 201
271 1,046 209
279 1,034 252
GENERAL INFORMATION
Faculty of Humanities Undergraduate Degree Programmes in Humanities, Journalism and Audiovisual Communication, and Diploma Programmes in Preschool and Primary-School Teacher Education. 2004 2005
2005 2006
2006 2007
2007 2008
227 586 144
265 676 240
325 787 129
433 911 145
First-year students Students enrolled Students who have finished their studies
Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences Undergraduate Degree Programmes in Law and Criminology, and Diploma Programme in Public Administration and Management. 2005 2006
2006 2007
2007 2008
55 144 31
99 222 46
89 260 65
112 296 88
First-year students Students enrolled Students who have finished their studies
Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences Undergraduate Degree Programmes in Business Administration and Work Sciences, and Degree Programme in Technology and Industrial Production.
First-year students Students enrolled Students who have finished their studies
2004 2005
2005 2006
2006 2007
2007 2008
70 308 111
99 293 90
65 297 46
60 277 32
2004 2005
2005 2006
2006 2007
2007 2008
70 332 44
68 394 97
69 415 40
57 386 38
ESARQ School of Architecture (ESARQ)
First-year students Students enrolled Students who have finished their studies
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2004 2005
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EUCET School of Experimental Sciences and Technology
First-year students Students enrolled Students who have finished their studies
2004 2005
2005 2006
2006 2007
2007 2008
0 14 10
0 3 3
0 0 0
0 0 0
2004 2005
2005 2006
2006 2007
2007 2008
692 2,311 540
806 2,552 723
851 2,805 489
941 2,904 555
UIC TOTALS
First-year students Students enrolled Students who have finished their studies
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Overall data for first- and second-cycle enrolment in academic year 2007-2008 UIC Centres
TOTAL (official and non-official degrees) Distributed by nationality Foreign (European Union) Foreign (Other) Total Foreign
2,904
124 68 192
TOTAL
26 48
1,103 1,875
52 22
2,216 374 275 113
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1,637 1,341 54 633 480 386
713 554
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2,978
124 68 192
UIC students only. Exchange students not included.
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Distributed by sex. Official degree programmes only Men 1,077 Women 1,827 Distributed by age. Official degree programmes only Under age 25 2,164 Between ages 25 and 30 352 Between ages 31 and 40 275 Over age 40 113 Distributed by cycle. Official degree programmes only 4-year cycle 1,637 3-year cycle 1,267 4-year cycle by subject area Humanities 54 Social and Legal Sciences 633 Health Sciences 480 Sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) Technical (Architecture) 386 3-year cycle by subject area Humanities Social and Legal Sciences 713 Health Sciences 554 Sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) Technical (Architecture) Non-official degree programmes by field of study Humanities Social and Legal Sciences 84 Health Sciences Sciences (Biology, Chemistry and Physics) Technical (Architecture)
Affiliated Centres
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Doctorate Degree Programmes A total of 254 students enrolled in doctorate degree programmes in academic year 2007-2008. Of those students, 52% were women and 48% were men, and they were distributed by UIC doctorate degree programme as follows: Doctorate Degree Programme
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Students Enrolled
Doctorate Degree Programme in Health Sciences Doctorate Degree Programme in The Locomotor System and Sport Doctorate Degree Programme for Primary-Care Professionals Doctorate Degree Programme in Clinical and Laboratory Techniques in Dentistry Doctorate Degree Programme in Human, Social and Legal Sciences Doctorate Degree Programme in The Humanities Today: Education, Communication and Business Doctorate Degree Programme in Genetic Architecture Doctorate Degree Programme in History, Architecture and Design Doctorate Degree Programme in Human Ageing
11 12 7 164 8
TOTAL
254
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Distributed by sex Men
TOTAL
122
18,2%
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81,8%
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41,7%
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58,3%
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57,1%
3
42,9%
7
47%
87
53%
164
100%
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0%
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44,4%
20
55,6%
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100%
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0%
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83,3% 28,6%
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16,7% 71,4%
6 7
48%
132
52%
254
Affiliated Centres (LAI Design School) Evolution of Student Enrolment 2004 2005
2005 2006
2006 2007
2007 2008
Interior Design students Graphic Design students New Students
16 7 23
11 8 19
21 5 26
10 9 19
Interior Design students Graphic Design students Total No. of Students
33 62 95
55 32 87
57 28 85
50 24 74
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Doctorate Degree Programme in Health Sciences 2 Doctorate Degree Programme in The Locomotor System and Sport 5 Doctorate Degree Programme for Primary-Care Professionals 4 Doctorate Degree Programme in Clinical and Laboratory Techniques in Dentistry 77 Doctorate Degree Programme in Human, Social and Legal Sciences 8 Doctorate Degree Programme in The Humanities Today: Education, Communication and Business 16 Doctorate Degree Programme in Genetic Architecture 3 Doctorate Degree Programme in History, Architecture and Design 5 Doctorate Degree Programme in Human Ageing 2
Women Total
Research
UIC Courses, Academic Year 2007-2008
The UIC’s research activities are recorded in the General Research Annual Report, which is published annually. The Annual Report can be accessed at: http://www.uic.es/memoria_general.
Research Areas Business Administration Law Communication Education Architecture · Humanities · Thought and Anthropology · Language and Literature · Philosophy and Ethics · Geography and Contemporary Studies · Cultural Studies · Philosophy of the Life and Health Sciences · Cultural Management Basic Science · Molecular and Cell Biology · Statistics, Epidemiology and Public Health · Structure and Function of the Human Body · Psychology and Psychiatry Nursing Physiotherapy Dentistry · Surgical Pathology and Implantology · Dental Restoration: Aesthetic Endodontology, Biomaterials and Prostheses · Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics · Dental Prostheses · Children’s Dentistry · Periodontology
Non-official Research Master’s Degree Programmes From an academic perspective it is important to highlight the non-official Master’s research degrees that serve as stepping-stones to doctorate degrees. These Master’s degrees are listed below:
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Non-official Master’s Degree in Human, Social and Legal Sciences The main objective of this research Master’s programme is to provide comprehensive training. It aims to go beyond the specialization and division of social, historical, political and economic phenomena by searching for their interdependence and connection with different sciences that can explain them from an integrating humanist perspective. The programme is unique in that it offers training in the methodological tools needed to do research in six different specializations: humanities, legal sciences, criminology, business, communication and education. This objective is achieved through a group of core subjects which provide students with the common shared methodological tools in all their fields and elective credits in each of the specializations. Once the Master’s degree has been completed, students can begin working on their doctoral thesis in any of the six specializations. Official Master’s Degree in Basic Research into Dentistry and Biomedicine
Official Master’s Degree in Nursing Sciences The official Master’s programme in Nursing Sciences is an inter-university programme conducted through an integrated network of eight universities in Spain and one in Belgium. The aim of the programme is to train researchers and specialists in nursing sciences to be able to undertake research that can expand their general knowledge of the social, cultural, political and psychological issues of providing healthcare to individuals, families and communities within the different dynamics of healthcare systems. The overall objective of the programme is to provide a level of training that brings health services and quality of life in line with the demands of the 21st century. In particular, it aims to provide new theoretical and methodological tools for healthcare in a complex, changing society, while at the same time
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This programme equips dentistry and general healthcare professionals with greater knowledge of techniques in molecular biology, cell and tissue cultivation, microbiology, genomics, immunology and statistics, among other subjects. The objective is to enable these professionals to tackle and find solutions to health problems through research. Students participate in scientific conferences and publish their results in high-impact publications. This gives them prestige and helps them become experts in their field of study and contribute to the development of new therapeutic techniques and the improvement of medical care. Other career paths include providing consulting services on the research and development of new products in business and industry, specialized sales and university lecturing.
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contributing to the improvement of all aspects of people’s health and quality of life (biological, social and psychological). After completing this Master’s degree, students can write a doctoral thesis and earn a doctorate degree. Non-official Master’s Degree in Biodigital Architecture This degree is offered within the UIC’s line of research into Genetic Architecture. The postgraduate programme combines an understanding of new digital cybernetics design with new environmental and ecological design. The programme focuses primarily on the role played by new digital systems in the project-design process. Its theoretical and practical approach will place special emphasis on the study of genetic and generative design in the development of projects. The Master’s programme will pursue the idea of morphogenesis and experiment with genetically driven software, develop specific grammars to create formal systems and study evolutionary processes and emerging systems. New technologies lead to new production processes (data-driven production, CNC), which in turn lead to non-standard architectural procedures that are closer to the logic of genes (variation, mutation) than that of industrialized mass production.
Doctorate Degree Programmes History, Architecture and Design Genetic Architecture Human, Social and Legal Sciences Human Ageing The Humanities Today The Locomotor System and Sport Primary Care Clinical and Laboratory Techniques in Dentistry Health Sciences Architecture, City and Territory
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Research Institutes Institute of Advanced Family Studies (IESF) Family policies are of key importance, which is why they are studied all across Europe. Many European countries have renowned research organizations and institutes doing work in the area of family studies, and these bodies have a great deal of influence on setting policies directed towards the family at the local, national and international levels. Through its work, the IESF provides the rigorous collaboration and scientific and interdisciplinary support needed by social agents (public administrations, trade unions, companies, associations and non-governmental organizations) to create and develop policies that impact upon families. Institute of Advanced Bioethics Studies
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The Institute of Advanced Bioethics Studies is a multidisciplinary research, teaching and dissemination centre linked to the faculties of Humanities, Law and Health Sciences. It was created with the aim of contributing to the development of the bioethics debate based on the principles of personalism. Its main areas of study and analysis are care of patients with limitations, human reproduction, the treatment of pain and palliative care. The Institute seeks to promote greater knowledge of bioethics among the administrative, teaching and research staff to increase the number of professors collaborating with the Institute on teaching, research and management work.
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UIC Courses, Academic Year 2007-2008
More than 850 People Attend Welcome Session for New UIC Students In the main lecture hall on Tuesday morning, 25 September 2007, UIC Rector Dr. Josep Argemí presided over the Welcome Session for students who will attend the UIC for the first time. More than 850 students attended the session, which provided descriptions of all the services offered by the university. Lara Delivers Master Class at Inauguration of UIC’s 10th Academic Year On 4 October 2007, José Manuel Lara delivered a master class in which he stressed the importance of foreseeing change and getting ahead of events. New Master’s Degree on an Approach to Violence and Abuse Students in this programme will study the different factors that contribute to the occurrence of abuse, the consequences for victims and prevention and intervention alternatives. Rector Re-elected for Second Time The University Board of Trustees renewed Dr. Josep Argemí’s tenure as Rector for another three-year period. “The Real Risk is Not Taking Advantage of A Good Opportunity” Carles Trenchs Sainz de la Maza, the Director of Investments at Caixa Capital Risc and Head of the Entrepreneur XXI programme, inaugurated the 5th University-Business Career Day on Wednesday, 23 January 2008, with these words. 4th Pre-University Research Project Competition Students in the final year of secondary school participated in the competition, which consisted of presenting a research project and defending it orally for ten minutes in front of a jury made up of UIC professors. 80 students participated in the competition, in which projects on health-related topics predominated. First prize went to a research project on Don Juan Tenorio, and the winner was given a scholarship covering 100% of the registration fee for the first year of study at the UIC. The UIC Joins TDX Service The UIC joined Doctoral Dissertations on the Web (TDX), a service that gives free access to the full text of doctoral dissertations.
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The UIC Brings Science to Students, Thanks to Collaboration with Escolab The UIC offered the practical lab class What Kind of Research Goes on in a Microbiology Lab? to a group of students at Cardinal Spinola School. The aim of the initiative is to make students in secondary and vocational-training school aware of everyday science. Fifty Experts Participate in the International Congress on Family and Society On 15, 16 and 17 May 2008, the UIC’s Institute of Advanced Family Studies (IESF) organized the International Congress on Family and Society. The Congress has a scientific focus and was targeted at professionals in the field, family-guidance experts and people interested in subjects affecting the family.
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The UIC wanted to celebrate its tenth anniversary with a congress on the family, given that society often seems to want to abandon the core values of the family and personal and family-focused projects are often met with obstacles and difficulties. Therefore, the IESF held an open debate, involving renowned experts from around the world, on these issues which are of great relevance and interest to the public. The diversity and cross-cutting nature of the subjects covered in the Congress sessions provided an excellent opportunity to generate solutions and responses from within the context of scientific study and university debate. The Congress included the screening of the documentary Demographic Winter: The Decline of the Human Family, in which international experts analyse worldwide demographic data. Mons. Javier Echevarría, Bishop Prelate of Opus Dei, delivered the final paper of the Congress, and proceedings were brought to a close by UIC Rector Dr. Josep Argemí. ANECA Gives Favourable Evaluation of New UIC Medical Programme Curriculum, Adapted to Bologna Process The UIC starts up its new medical programme in academic year 2008-2009 in accordance with the curriculum that was favourably evaluated by the Spanish Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA). The UIC accepted
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a total of 80 students in the programme with the aim of contributing to the lack of professionals in this field. Board for University Coordination Validates Favourable Evaluation by ANECA on Curriculum of New Medical Programme On Wednesday, 28 May 2008, the Board for University Coordination validated the favourable evaluation issued by the Spanish Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA) on the curriculum of the UIC’s new medical programme. Eighty students were accepted in the new programme in academic year 2008-2009. Hospital General de Granollers Signs Agreement with UIC to Become Teaching Hospital in 2010 The UIC starts up its medical degree programme in academic year 2008-2009 and, as from the second half of the third year, medical students will be able to complement their studies and do their clinical internships at the Hospital General de Granollers, which will become a teaching hospital. UIC and Hospital Quirón to Train Future Doctors The UIC and Hospital Quirón in Barcelona officially presented the agreement whereby the hospital will collaborate on teaching the UIC’s medical degree programme, which begins in academic year 2008-2009. Medals Awarded at 10th UIC General Meeting Around thirty people who have been working at the UIC for the past ten years received medals from the Rector with the UIC’s new seal. The awards ceremony was held during the General Meeting of the teaching and administrative staff, where new appointments and new facilities were also announced. UIC Now Has Its Own Youtube Channel The UIC presented its own Youtube channel (www.youtube.com/uic) on 11 July 2008, within the framework of the University Council Meeting. The UIC is the first private Catalan university to have it own general Youtube channel, which enables users to share digital videos on the Internet. UIC Offers First Official Master’s Degree in Family Therapy in Spain In academic year 2008-2009 the UIC began offering a Master’s Degree in Family Therapy, which is the first official programme dealing with this
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speciality in Spain. The aim of this programme, which is designed for psychologists and doctors, is to help give support and counselling to families that are going through difficult times or that are unable to settle conflicts by themselves. Rafael Pich-Aguilera, Holder of UIC Honorary Degree, Dies at 80 Rafael Pich-Aguilera died on Saturday, 26 July 2008, at the age of 80. The recipient of a UIC Honorary Degree, Pich-Aguilera is remembered as the father of family development at the world level and for the part he played in the creation of the UIC. Increase in Applications to Attend the UIC
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The number of applications received from people interested in attending the UIC increased for academic year 2008-2009 compared to the previous academic year. A total of 1900 applications were received by June 2008, compared with 1450 received up to the same period during the previous year, i.e. a 30% increase.
Services
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Information and Admissions Service The purpose of the Information and Admissions Service is to provide information and guidance to students interested in studying at the UIC. The service also handles admission of new students to the different degree programmes. Throughout the academic year, the Information and Admissions Service organizes activities designed to help future students become more familiar with the UIC, including information sessions and visits to the campus. Throughout academic year 2007-2008, the Information and Admissions Service carried out a number of different promotional and information activities, including the UIC stand at the Educational Resources Exhibition in Barcelona. The stand was visited by a great many people, of whom 1,570 requested information on the UIC. The UIC was visited by 1,990 students from 46 schools during academic year 2007-2008, and in the same period the UIC visited 57 schools: 17 in Barcelona (city and province), 5 in Tarragona, 5 in Lleida, 4 in Andorra, 9 in Mallorca, 6 in Zaragoza and 11 in the Basque Country. During these visits the UIC provided information to 1,310 students. Moreover, the UIC held 5 information sessions, which were attended by 590 people. On 17 April, the first information session on the new Undergraduate Degree in Medicine was attended by 600 people. In addition, 73 secondary-school students participated in the 4th edition of the Pre-University Competition. Finally, 1,998 admission applications were formally received during academic year 2007-2008, of which 1,003 were accepted.
Language Service The main objective of the Language Service is to teach English for specific academic and professional purposes, although Italian and Spanish Services form part of the Degree in Technology and Industrial Production. UIC graduates must be able to communicate fluently in these languages in their professional field and in an international setting. During academic year 2007-2008 the Language Service offered elective classes in basic English to new students whose knowledge of the language was insufficient to pass the classes taught in English in their curriculum.
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Moreover, the Language Service also offered students the option of following personalized study plans in the self-learning centres, along with intensive classes in English for general use for students who wanted to practise and improve their English before the start of the academic year. For the same reason, UIC staff were also offered classes to improve their knowledge of English and Catalan. During academic year 2007-2008 the Language Service participated in adapting and integrating the language subjects that formed part of different programmes to meet the requirements of the Bologna Process. The Language Service also participated in testing a system to evaluate the students’ knowledge levels in the language studied. The test was called Dialang and the results were scored in accordance with the guidelines of the Common European Framework for Reference (CEFR) for languages.
For its part, the Catalan Unit provides advice on language-related issues to the administrative, services and teaching staff at the UIC. The Unit also revises and translates documents such as course programmes, administrative and university documents, correspondence, academic texts and reports. The Catalan Unit also makes information on resources, classes, etc. in Catalan available to students and staff who wish to learn or improve their Catalan or resolve queries. For further information go to: www.uic.es/ucat. The Catalan Unit is also responsible for providing language training for students from outside Catalonia, and for contributing to university life by organizing dynamic activities such as theatre and writing workshops.
Student and Sports Service The UIC’s Student and Sports Service is responsible for informing, advising and managing the procedures and extra-curricular issues of students while they are at the UIC. One of the Service’s objectives is to strengthen relations between students and the UIC, and it achieves this by organizing a variety of cultural, sporting and
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In line with adapting to the requirements of the Bologna Process, the Language Service also started to advise and support professors who wish to teach the content of their courses using the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) model.
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social events. The Service aims to offer a wide variety of activities and services that make the UIC experience as rich, useful and enjoyable as possible. The Student and Sports Service also manages advertisements for flats, residences and general accommodation, with the aim of helping new students find a place to live in Barcelona or the outlying area. The Service is also responsible for managing scholarships, of which there are different kinds: in academic year 2007-2008,94 students benefited from financial aid given by the UIC; 60 students were awarded research grants; 32 students from outside Catalonia received financial aid from the Spanish Ministry of Education, Social Policy and Sport; and 153 students living in Catalonia received scholarships from the Agency for Management of University and Research Grants (AGAUR). The Service also provides information on the different enrolment discounts. In academic year 2007-2008 discounts and scholarships worth a total of over one million euros were awarded.
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Through its Student and Sports Service, the UIC fosters participation in the cultural events organized by the Service and sports activities at the professional and amateur levels. The cultural events coordinated by the Service include the organization of a theatre and choir, the organization of a poetry, prose, music and photography competition on St. George’s Day (23 April) that is open to secondary-school students and all UIC students, and the thematic events Cinema Week, Solidarity Week and Culture Week.
Academic and Professional Orientation Service (SOAP) The UIC is not only committed to giving its students the best possible academic education but also supplies them with the best tools available to help them enter the job market.
One of the most important activities organized by the Service in academic year 2007-2008 was the 5th edition of University-Business Career Day, which took place on 25 January 2008. University-Business Career Day is an event organized for students in their last year at university who will soon be embarking upon a career. The event featured around 20 practical activities for students to participate in, including roundtable meetings, informal discussions, presentations on companies and recruitment processes. The aim of these activities was to give students guidance regarding their future careers and familiarize them with the reality of the job market. A total of around 50 companies and organizations participated in the 5th edition of University-Business Career Day. The event was inaugurated in the Graduate Hall by Carles Trenchs Saiz de la Maza, the Director of Investments at Caixa Capital Risc and Head of the Entrepreneur XXI programme. Other notable activities in academic year 2007-2008 included the Seminar on University Learning Methods, which was designed for students in their first year at the UIC, and the Seminar on Strategies for First Jobs, which was designed for students in their final year of study.
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To achieve this objective, the UIC set up the Academic and Professional Orientation Service (SOAP), which is responsible for making the necessary human and technical resources available to current and former students to better equip them for when they start looking for their first job or a better job.
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International Relations Service One of the things that sets the UIC apart is the importance it gives to the international nature of its teaching, research and student body. This international approach improves the quality of programmes and research projects, promotes a spirit of collaboration in communication and enriches the perspectives and horizons of UIC students, professors and researchers. The International Relations Service develops this international dimension through its work in four key areas: 1. Bilateral international agreements between the UIC and foreign educational institutions. 2. Communication between faculties within the UIC regarding any activity of an international nature that a faculty, school or research centre is involved in. 3. Programmes involving international exchanges designed for students, professors and researchers. 4. Developing and organizing new programmes that creates links between the UIC and the international community. The total number of foreign students enrolled in academic year 2007-2008 was 636. This figure represents approximately 13% of the total number of UIC students. 104 foreign students were enrolled in undergraduate programmes and 278 enrolled in postgraduate programmes (88 in Master’s degree programmes and 54 in doctorate degree programmes). The rest participated in special courses, conferences and symposia. Besides Latin American countries, those with the highest number of representatives were Italy, France and Greece.
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Exchange students who came to the UIC within the framework of foreignexchange programmes (Academic year 2007-2008) Health Sciences Area
Social Sciences Area
0 9 0 2
0 53 0 2
0 15 0 3
1 14 3 1
1 91 3 8
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18
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103
Rest of Spain European Union Rest of Europe Rest of World TOTAL
Humanities Technical Area Area TOTAL
Exchange students who left the UIC within the framework of foreignexchange programmes (Academic year 2007-2008) Social Sciences Area
Rest of Spain European Union Rest of Europe Rest of World
0 1 0 0
0 7 0 0
0 3 0 0
0 2 0 0
0 13 0 0
TOTAL
1
7
3
2
13
Humanities Technical Area Area TOTAL
University Library The University Library is open all year, every day of the week. In academic year 2007-2008 new facilities were opened on the Barcelona Campus. The different rooms that make up the University Library include 244 reading places with computer access (Wi-Fi and consultation stations) for consultation of the catalogue, digital databases on CD-ROM, and access to the UIC’s intranet and other information systems. It also contains a computer room with 24 workstations, an area for Ph.D. candidates with 24 work spaces and four new group work rooms for students with 50 work spaces. The University Library’s computer system enables students to consult the catalogue, which contains over 37,000 items. The system allows users to reserve books and add themselves to the waiting lists for documents.
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Health Sciences Area
Countries of foreign students enrolled in academic year 2007-2008*
*Special courses, conferences and symposia are included
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International agreements between the UIC and foreign educational institutions
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In addition, the system enables direct access to certain publications and external databases. This function categorizes the publications and databases by faculty and title. Number of libraries Reading places Rooms Group work rooms Readers/users Take-home loans Number of monographs Number of series Number of current series Non-book materials (*)
1 244 2 4 48,395 17,003 33,773 610 575 3,502
*Including audio recordings, maps and CD-ROMs not counted in the monograph or series sections.
IT Service Each UIC campus has a number of computer rooms in which students can work, browse the Internet, send and receive emails and use all the programs made available to them by the UIC. Once students have enrolled, they become users of the UIC computer network and receive their own email address. Through this system, students are always able to connect to the network, whether through the Service’s own computers or their own laptop connected to one of the many laptop points distributed across the campus. Students can also use the system to access the UIC’s intranet, on which they can find additional information on the classes they are taking. The IT Service makes a number of computer rooms available to students. These rooms can be used for classes and as spaces to work and carry out activities organized by different faculties.
Association of UIC Alumni and Friends (4A’s) The UIC is a young university that was set up more than 25 years ago as part of a project promoted by individuals and supported by the Catalan Family Foundation. The Fert School and the Institute for Legal and Economic Studies (INEDE), among others, were the direct predecessors of today’s UIC.
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As a result of this evolution and the persistence of alumni, the Association of UIC Alumni and Friends was created in July 2000. The 4A’s is a non-profit organization set up to foster the desire for closer relations held by many people who wished to help promote social, cultural and scientific activities. The 4A’s also aims to promote, support and participate in the UIC’s activities (members of the 4A’s enjoy certain benefits regarding UIC courses, programmes and activities), maintain and foster professional and social relations between alumni, and organized courses, conferences and other events that are of education and social interest to all its members. During academic year 2007-2008 the 4A’s organized a variety of activities designed to bring alumni together, including a conference in the main lecture hall led by Alessandra Borghese on Tras las huellas de Ratzinger (In the Footsteps of Joseph Ratzinger). Moreover, the UIC Choir, along with the Ars Animae Chamber Choir and the Universitat de Barcelona Choir, performed at the Christmas Concert, which takes place every year in December and is organized by the 4A’s.
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Chaplaincy Service The UIC chaplaincy offers a space that is open to everyone for reflection and dialogue in the context of Christian humanism. The chaplaincies on the Barcelona and Sant Cugat campuses promote different activities that are open everyone wishing to participate. The chaplaincy also cooperates with different solidarity and aid projects that are targeted at the needy. These projects include helping senior citizens, fooddonation campaigns, humanitarian aid and other volunteering and social cooperation activities.
University Dental Clinic (CUO) To ensure that students acquire the best technical skills for the profile and skills they need to obtain, the Faculty of Health Sciences has it own University Dental Clinic equipped with state-of-the-art technology and all the necessary equipment. The CUO is a teaching unit that is used for the Undergraduate Degree in Dentistry and has two basic objectives: to complete the training and professional preparation of undergraduate and graduate students, and to offer dental treatment to patients.
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UIC Courses, Academic Year 2007-2008
The key objectives of the CUO are, therefore, those of the UIC: teaching and research. Undergraduate and postgraduate dentistry students earn credits at the CUO that count towards their degrees, and undertake clinical research relating to their studies. Besides having adequate facilities for student internships (53 treatment rooms and 2 clinical labs with 60 workstations), the CUO boasts quality instructors that help teach, educate and train students. All the work and surgery done by students on patients is assessed. The CUO’s teaching and treatment quality is enhanced by the fact that its activities take place in latest-generation facilities using state-of-the-art dental equipment supplied by leading companies. More than 28,000 patients have been treated at the CUO. Throughout academic year 2007-2008 almost 3,500 new patients were treated at the clinic. In academic year 2007-2008, 200 undergraduate students completed a total of 2,400 hours of internship work per week at the CUO, and 134 postgraduates did a total of 2,840 hours per week at the clinic. Also worth mentioning were the 200 students who participated in different continuous-education activities and the clinical work they carried out, which also contributed to the clinical research done at the CUO.
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Investments and Improvements in Facilities In academic year 2007-2008 a total of euros 2,500,676 was spent on investments. Investment 2004-2005
TOTAL
Investment 2006-2007
26% 1,977,900 9 % 258,538 1% 34,275 3% 51,995
Investment 2007-2008
499,406 249,840 67,657 48,731
29% 15% 4% 3%
491,776 177,663 11,288 56,394
69% 1,627,657 9% 311,639 1% 41,975 2% 39,855
65% 12% 2% 2%
230,659
13%
37,492
2%
44,930
2%
173,759
7%
138,919
8%
152,516
8%
141,767
5%
122,538
5%
423,368
25%
903,956
47%
250,661
9%
31,189
1%
63,462
4%
81,362
4%
86,368
3%
152,064
6%
1,722,042 100% 1,912,447 100% 2,846,434 100% 2,500,676 100%
Investments and Improvements on the Barcelona Campus During academic year 2007-2008 the new library was expanded on the Barcelona Campus. The library’s two rooms cover a total area of 1073,98 m2 and contain 200 work spaces and 651,70 metres of books. The library also contains four rooms suitable for meetings and group work that can hold from 8 to 16 people, a computer room equipped with 24 computers and a room for Ph.D. candidates containing 22 desks that are also equipped with computers. The entire library has Wi-Fi Internet access. It also has a 1,596-m2 book storeroom that houses 290.67 metres of books, and is equipped with security, fire-protection and noise-protection systems. To make access easier for people with limited mobility, improvements were made to the Digital Media Studios and the main lecture hall.
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Facilities Furniture IT equipment Library Internship materials Auxiliary materials Construction in progress Computer applications
Investment 2005-2006
UIC Courses, Academic Year 2007-2008
Investments and Improvements on the Sant Cugat Campus Investments on the Sant Cugat Campus in academic year 2007-2008 included street signs and climate-control systems. Materials were bought for the molecular and cell biology lab, dissection room and dental research lab. Equipment was also bought for the Departments of Physiotherapy and Nursing. A variety of equipment was bought for the CUO and the refurbishment of the clinical laboratory was completed.
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