Speeches and presentations

 
Next Generation by Design, DXtera

22/05/2019

Venue: Palau Macaya, Barcelona

«Our overriding common goal can be no other than improving the quality of higher education. It's not so much about technology as it is about training and education. The normalization of AI within higher education must go further than simply having more and more apps and widgets»

 
Presentation of ACUP's 2018 report: "Education and Teaching Indicators in Catalan Public Universities"

25/01/2019

Venue: University of Barcelona

«The Catalan university system's future depends on its ability to act as a hub of knowledge, on our readiness to open up to the public so as to create an impact on society»

 
Signing of the Government of Catalonia-Universities agreement for the victims of gender-based violence

10/01/2019

Venue: Palau de la Generalitat, Barcelona

«When we stare into the abyss of gender-based violence we also note this mixture of feelings: satisfaction at having adopted measures in the right direction,
such as today, and the dissatisfaction of not yet having done enough, because there is still more to do»

 
Sharing Cities Summit

12/11/2018

Venue: MediaTIC Auditorium

«Today, the word 'network' has become a catch-all, a concept that inevitably arises when talking about both the immediate present and the distant future.»

 
Graduation Ceremony 2018

10/11/2018

Venue: L'Auditori, Barcelona

«As UOC graduates you stand out because, along with the digital competencies expected of you, you have also acquired other values held in high esteem, such as time management, organizational capacity and teamwork»

 
Ceremony to award Professor Mary Beard an honorary doctorate

30/10/2018

Venue: Saló de Cent, Barcelona Town Hall
 
«Professor Beard today joins this honours board as a model for our students to aspire to.»
 
Madrid Alumni 2018: 'Tuning in to gender realities'

11/07/2018

Venue: Colegio de Arquitectos de Madrid

«Inequalities between men and women must be understood as structural and systemic deviations»

 
Ceremony to award honorary doctorate to Manuel Borja-Villel

04/07/2018

Lloc: Llotja de Mar, Barcelona

«In this respect, the career and vision of Dr Borja-Villel is a spur to explore a path that no one better than him exemplifies: the ability to think “outside the box”, to see opportunities where others only see obstacles»

 
Opening of the 24th JENUI conference on teaching computer science in universities (JENUI 2018)

04/07/2018

Venue: CosmoCaixa

«We need innovation and good practices, but what's more we need these contributions to travel, to reach people, to be absorbed and then shared, so their impact is multiplied»

 
Inauguration of the 10th International Conference on University Teaching & Innovation CIDUI 2018

Venue: Palau de Congressos de Girona

«Our survival as centres for higher education and research is not based on tradition, but on our ability to set ourselves apart through quality, adaptability and creativity»