Gateway to the MediterraneanGateway to the Mediterranean

TheThe University of AlicanteUniversity of Alicante

Facts & figuresFacts & figuresHistory 1545. Universidad de Orihuela was founded

1979. The University of Alicante was founded

Students > 33.000

Exchange students

> 2.500

Employees2.212 Teachers and Researchers1.356 Administrative staff

Degrees91 official degrees + 4 UA own degrees(thereof 22 post-graduate)

Institutes/schools

Research

6 Faculties, 5 University schools, 1 Polytechnic, 75 Departments

226 Research groups in 12 Research Institutes

THE CAMPUS THE CAMPUS Big campus at the outskirts of the city

Extraordinary environmental quality and architecture, modern buildings

Extensive variety of services

Located in a strategic position with excellent transport possibilities

UA BACKGROUNDUA BACKGROUND

Faculty of Economics and Business

Faculty of Science

Faculty of Law

Faculty of Education

Faculty of Arts

Faculty of Health Sciences

Polytechnic University College

Scientific education & innovationScientific education & innovation

Research at UAResearch at UA 12 Research Institutes 226 Research Teams > 300 Research projects in cooperation with other

public institutions > 400 Research projects in cooperation with

industrial partners Resources received for research: 18 million € Numerous Doctoral Thesis, Publications in

specialist journals, books, patent applications

Technology Transfer Office at UATechnology Transfer Office at UAServices OfferedServices Offered

R&D Projects national, regional, European R&D contracts with Industry (Art. 83 LOU) Financial research management Updating of Technology offer of UA Intellectual Property management and assistance Creation of new, technology based firms Compilation of reports and statistics related to

R&D

THE UA INTERNATIONAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (OGPI)

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Planning And Management Of Higher Education

Institutions

(Financial Management, International Relations,

Research etc)

Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer

University – Industry Cooperation

Quality & Accreditation

Curriculum Development

Research & Innovation

Access to Higher Education

Lifelong Learning, E-learning

THEMATIC AREAS OF EXPERTISETHEMATIC AREAS OF EXPERTISE

ORGANISATION / FLOW CHARTORGANISATION / FLOW CHART

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UA PRESIDENT

Vice-President for R & D

Vice-President for IRR

ORGANISATION / OGPI SERVICESORGANISATION / OGPI SERVICES

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ORGANISATION / INVOLVED UNITS +ORGANISATION / INVOLVED UNITS + EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT SERVICE (GIPE) TT OFFICE (OGPI) STUDENTS SUPPORT SERVICE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE SOCIAL COUNCIL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE QUALITY UNIT EQUALITY UNIT FACULTIES: ….

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OGPI STAFF: 17 persons

NATIONALITIES: French, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Singapur, Romania, Austria, UK, Italy, Spain

LANGUAGES: English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Italian

ACADEMIC BACKGROUNDS: Education, Economics, Translation, Public Relations, Law, Sociology.

HUMAN RESOURCESHUMAN RESOURCES

GOOD PRACTICES - PUBLICATIONSGOOD PRACTICES - PUBLICATIONS

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Intellectual Property Rights: Research.eu (Nano2Market) IPHandbook of Best Practices (Concept Foundation) EU-Asia Higher Education Platform (Links that matter: Recurring themes in EU- Asian Higher Education Cooperation

Internationalisation of HE “Prácticas y tendencias para la

internacionalización y la cooperación entre universidades de América Latina y UE”

“Casos prácticos para la gestión de la internacionalización de universidades”

GOOD PRACTICES - TRAININGSGOOD PRACTICES - TRAININGS

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TEMPUS Training to Spanish Universities (2009-10-11)

EDULINK Training to Spanish Universities (2011)

CEDDET on-line course on University-Industry Cooperation to Latin American Civil Servants (2008-2012)

LATIN AMERICA DIES PROGRAMME (2012)

532 PARTNERS AROUND THE 532 PARTNERS AROUND THE WORLDWORLD

103 COUNTRIES

 

WP.3. ENHANCEMENT OF INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN LARGE-SCALE INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

UA will contribute to boosting internationalization as a strategic axis, which aims at consolidating and developing relations with outstanding universities and research centres.

It will design and host the training envisaged in WP3 for Serbian HEIs to gain practical knowledge in managing large-scale international projects and attend the Project workshops, meetings and conferences.

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THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

© OGPI – University of Alicante, 2012

International Project Management Office

University of Alicante

www.ua.es

T.: +34 965 90 97 18

F.: +34 965 90 97 15