Debate on universities as key institutions for social, economic and cultural advancement

As part of the World Higher Education Week 2022, being held from 16 to 20 May in Barcelona, the seminar "Cities and universities: Creating alliances for the social and economic progress of the territory" will be offered on 17 May with a debate entitled "Universities, key institutions for the social, economic and cultural advancement of the territory. How can city-university synergies be strengthened?" (in Catalan, Spanish and English).

Doors will open at 4:20 p.m. The inauguration of the seminar will begin at 4:30 p.m. with a speech by ACUP and CRUE representatives Jaume Puy and José M.Sanz. at 4:40 p.m., the UAB Vice Rector for International Relations Màrius Martínez will present and moderated the debate on "Universities, key institutions for the social, economic and cultural advancement of the territory. How can city-university synergies be strengthened?".

Participating in the debate will be Joan Subirats, Minister for Universities in Spain; Gemma Geis, Minister for Research and Universities in Catalonia; Jordi Martí, Sixth Deputy Mayor, Area of Culture, Education, Science and Community of the Barcelona City Council; José M. Sanz, Deputy Vice Chair of CRUE and former rector of the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Jaume Puy, Rector of the University of Lleida and President of ACUP; Daniel Crespo, Rector of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Josep Maria Vilalta, Executive Secretary of ACUP; and also Màrius Martínez, Vice Rector for International Relations at the UAB, who will be in charge of closing the debate.

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