Speeches and presentations

 
Graduation ceremony for the 2012-2013 academic year in Manacor (welcome speech)
Graduation ceremony for the 2012-2013 academic year in Manacor (welcome speech, in Catalan)

14/12/2013

Manacor  

“And the prestige of any university is measured both by its academic and research capacity and by the career paths of each and every one of its graduates.”

 
Graduation ceremony for the 2012-2013 academic year in Madrid (closing ceremony speech)
Graduation ceremony for the 2012-2013 academic year in Madrid (closing ceremony speech, in Spanish)

30/11/2013

National Auditorium of Music, Madrid  

“In education and training, the most important task is to stimulate the character of each individual so that everyone may reach their full potential.”

 
Graduation ceremony for the 2012-2013 academic year in Madrid (welcome speech, in Spanish)
Graduation ceremony for the 2012-2013 academic year in Madrid (welcome speech, in Spanish)

30/11/2013

National Auditorium of Music, Madrid  

“Those of you who are graduating today already hold premium knowledge and skills that grant you unquestionable value in a complex professional environment that is constantly in flux.”

 
Graduation ceremony for the 2012-2013 academic year in Barcelona (closing speech)
Graduation ceremony for the 2012-2013 academic year in Barcelona (closing speech, in Catalan)

16/11/2013

 

L'Auditori, Barcelona
 

“The total number of UOC graduates: 46,281, in over 60 countries around the world!"

+ Video of speech (in Catalan)

 
Graduation ceremony for the 2012-2013 academic year in Barcelona (welcome speech)
Graduation ceremony for the 2012-2013 academic year in Barcelona (welcome speech, in Catalan)

16/11/2013

L'Auditori, Barcelona  

“We are immersed in a process of growth, of training and lifelong learning. Citizens, business and university. We are growing and improving together, as a whole."

 
Opening of the 2013-2014 academic year
Opening of the 2013-2014 academic year (in Catalan)

04/10/2013

UOC  

“Challenges and opportunities that, you’ll have heard me say on more than one occasion, involve lifelong learning and customization, compatible with generalized access to university, thanks to online education.”

 
6th International Conference on Conflictology
6th International Conference on Conflictology (in Catalan)

03/10/2013

CosmoCaixa, Barcelona  

“May peace reign wherever there is conflict. May dialogue rule over brute force.”

 
EFQUEL Innovation Forum 2013
EFQUEL Innovation Forum 2013

26/09/2013

Cibernārium  

"Open education trends are providing new challenges, but also new opportunities to innovate in education."

 
30 Years on the Biomaterials Path
30 Years on the Biomaterials Path

10/09/2013

Madrid

 
Management Meeting
Management Meeting (opening speech, in Catalan)

17/07/2013

CCCB  

“I wish to start by applauding the excellent professional work you carry out.”