The University of Barcelona
and Arab Universities
The University of Barcelona
and Arab Universities
First Arab-Euro Conference
on Higher Education
30-31 May, 2013
Index
1. Letter by the Rector
5
2. Specific information
7
2.1. Scientific collaboration with Arab Universities
9
2.2. Research at the University of Barcelona
13
2.3. International projects with Arab Universities
21
2.4. Selection of Masters
25
2.5. Agreements with Arab Universities
27
2.6. Students mobility with Arab Universities
31
2.7. Involved teachers and specific interests in relation with Arab Universities
35
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1. Letter by the Rector
Dear Sir/Madam,
First of all, I want to welcome you to the University of Barcelona by quoting
some Salvador Espriu’s words, as this year we are celebrating the 100th
birth anniversary of this great Catalan poet: “Founded on magnanimity, our
home will remain faithful to its high destiny and glorious things have been,
are and will be said of you, Alma Mater”
During its more than 560 years of history, the UB has successfully combined
tradition and modernity. At present, it tops the majority of international research rankings at a national level and it is one of the greatest excellence
poles in Europe. The UB has never avoided the leadership that an important
institution has to take over and it has assumed its major role as social, cultural and economic promotion agent in our country.
For five centuries, we have gone through dark periods and successful phases. We have always been a model in developing the tasks entrusted to university: student and citizen training and research promotion. The UB is committed to its country, and it is also aware of the new circumstances resulting
from co-living in a global world and the need to change the way of establishing relations in order to face new, and difficult, challenges of 21st century.
The event that gathers us at the UB, the First Arab-Euro Conference on
Higher Education, is the example that best proves our will of fostering dialogue and cooperation and exploring our institution from different realities,
departing from the idea that to have some common objectives is the key to
future success.
Even if it is true that this is not the first meeting among Arab and European
university institutions, it is the first conference organised together with the
European University Association (EUA) and the Association of Arab Universities (AARU), the main university associations in these two regions. The
conference will be an essential event that will mark a watershed in University of Barcelona’s history.
The University of Barcelona has progressively increased its international
projection on Arab countries. The attendance of more than 100 Arab rectors
proves it. The conference gives us the opportunity to strengthen academic
and research cooperation between both regions. The internationalization of
university education, students’ employment, mobility programmes, the
identification of new collaboration areas, and neighbourhood and solidarity
relations are some of the issues to be discussed throughout the conference.
Catalonia is an age-old country, built up by the influence of different traditions, customs and cultures, which obviously include Arab culture. The University of Barcelona is also made up of this diversity and it wants to be a link
between European countries and Arab ones, being also an entrance gate to
Latin American territory. The UB is the epicentre of this triangle; vertices
synergies promotion will be extremely positive.
Finally, I want to thank Dr Sultan Abu-Orabi, President of AARU, and Dr
Maria Helena Nazaré, President of EUA, for their support to make this meeting real, and the organizers of the conference. I am also grateful to all the
rectors, vice-rectors and university officials who have travelled to Barcelona
to attend the conference. I hope they enjoy their stay at the University of
Barcelona and the meeting to be beneficial for everyone.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Dídac Ramírez i Sarrió
Rector of the University of Barcelona
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2. Specific information
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2.1. Scientific collaboration with Arab Universities
Scientific collaboration* between
the University of Barcelona
and members of the Arab League
(
)
* Journal publication related. Source: Web of Science®
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Collaborations
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45
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35
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20
15
10
5
12
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0
1400
Citations
1200
Results found:
Sum of the Times Cited:
Sum of Times Cited without self-citations :
Citing Articles :
Citing Articles without self-citations :
Average Citations per Item :
h-index :
1000
800
600
312
6376
6023
4983
4859
20,4
43
400
200
10
20
20
20
20
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20
20
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League of Arab States
Ja-mi‘at ad-Duwal al-‘Arabiyya
Country
MOROCCO
EGYPT
TUNISIA
SAUDI ARABIA
ALGERIA
LEBANON
SYRIA
KUWAIT
JORDAN
QATAR
LIBYA
OMAN
U ARAB EMIRATES
IRAQ
SUDAN
MAURITANIA
YEMEN
# Collaborations
88
72
64
39
25
22
21
14
7
5
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
UB
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Main subject areas of collaboration
CHEMISTRY
PLANT SCIENCES
GENETICS HEREDITY
ANTHROPOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES ECOLOGY
AGRICULTURE
BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
LIFE SCIENCES BIOMEDICINE OTHER TOPICS
ZOOLOGY
GEOLOGY
GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
ENGINEERING
PHYSICS
PUBLIC ENVIRONMENTAL OCCUPATIONAL
HEALTH
CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
MATERIALS SCIENCE
MICROBIOLOGY
PARASITOLOGY
ELECTROCHEMISTRY
FOOD SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
IMMUNOLOGY
SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY OTHER TOPICS
BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY
GEOCHEMISTRY GEOPHYSICS
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
MARINE FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
TRANSPLANTATION
BIOPHYSICS
CELL BIOLOGY
EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
GASTROENTEROLOGY HEPATOLOGY
INSTRUMENTS INSTRUMENTATION
MATHEMATICS
NUCLEAR SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
NUTRITION DIETETICS
ONCOLOGY
PHARMACOLOGY PHARMACY
SURGERY
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# Collaborations
99
23
21
17
17
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Subject areas & Universities
Main university collaborations
ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY
AL QASSEEM UNIVERSITY
KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
UNIV ABDELMALEK ESSAADI
UNIV CHOUAIB DOUKKALI
KUWAIT UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT
UNIV TUNIS EL MANAR
UNIVERSITY OF MARRAKECH CADI AYYAD
UNIV GABES
KING FAISAL UNIV
UNIVERSITY OF SFAX
UNIV ANNABA
UNIV MOHAMMED V AGDAL
UNIV MOULAY ISMAIL
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY SHARJAH
ASSIUT UNIVERSITY
SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY
UNIV JIJEL
SANAA UNIV
# Collaborations
51
23
23
20
18
14
13
11
9
7
7
6
6
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
Country
Egypt
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Morocco
Morocco
Kuwait
Tunisia
Lebanon
Tunisia
Morocco
Tunisia
Saudi Arabia
Tunisia
Algeria
Morocco
Morocco
U Arab Emirates
Egypt
Oman
Algeria
Yemen
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2.2. Research at the University of Barcelona
Leaders in university research
Research Projects
The University of Barcelona (UB) is Spain’s leading research university being the highest-ranking Spanish university in most international research
league tables. UB researchers are cited in the most prestigious international
research journals and the institution occupies a very competitive position at
national, European and worldwide levels in the most important ranking tables designed on a range of variables within different geographical areas.
The UB has 106 departments and more than 5,000 full-time researchers,
technicians and research assistants, most of them working in the UB’s
270 research groups which have been recognized and supported by the
Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan Government). The main research areas
at the University of Barcelona are the experimental sciences (physics, mathematics, geology and chemistry), life and medical sciences, economics,
business and law, humanities (philology, philosophy, history and geography)
and educational and behavioural sciences.
According to the European Commission’s Third European Report on Science and Technology Indicators, the University of Barcelona produces more
publications and is cited more frequently than any other Spanish university.
Apart from the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), UB is more active
in science than any other Spanish institution.
The UB’s level of research activity and scientific output is among the highest
in Spain. The University is currently involved in 700 national projects,
33 European projects and around 750 contracts with companies. The
total income from these activities is around 76 million euros per year.
The work of the research groups at the University of Barcelona is overseen
by the UB’s research centres and institutes, which collaborate with leading
research institutions and networks in Spain and abroad. The UB is also home
to large research foundations: the Barcelona Science Park (PCB), which
houses the Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB) and the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC); the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS); and the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL).
Research support infrastructures
The guidelines for research policy are drawn up by the Office of the ViceRector for Research, Innovation and Transfer and that of the Vice-Rector for
Science Policy. Research activities are managed by the UB Office of Research Management (OGR), which is in charge of national research programs,
the UB Office for International Research Projects (OPIR), which is responsible
for European projects, and the Bosch i Gimpera Foundation (FBG), which
oversees knowledge transfer and relations with the business sector.
Among these infrastructures, the Scientific and Technological Centres of
the University of Barcelona (CCiTUB), a research infrastructure facility
whose main goal is to support research and innovation in the areas of chemistry, materials sciences and biosciences, and the Learning and Research
Resources Centre (CRAI).
The University of Barcelona offers a wide range of scientific, technical and
specialized research support services that are available to UB researchers,
members of the UB Group and other institutions and companies.
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UB Research in figures
Research activity
Doctoral theses read (2010-2011)
Scientific publications1
593
4,068
Experimental sciences
and engineering, 24%
Arts and humanities, 25%
Personnel
2,105
Private companies
57
Public companies
26
Research groups and scientific services
84
75.5
Contracted research doctors
231
UB Science and Technology Centres
2011
907
Internal users (principal investigators)
453
Research-TRS TRS
277
Consolidated research groups2
243
Active research projects
720
Priority patent applications
18
International patent applications (PCT)
22
New technology-based companies
3
UB research institutes and centres
24
Research institutes and observatories
in which the UB participates
7
Interuniversity institutes
2
Documentation centres
Observatories
2
Doctoral students by knowledge area
2011
TRS in R&D projects (%)
Research grantholders
1
2011
Barcelona Science Park
Collated by the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI).
As recognized by the Catalan government.
Education
sciences, 8%
External invoicing
1
4,848
Value of scientific equipment 1
Social and legal
sciences, 10%
Health sciences, 33%
1
41,110
In thousands of euros
4,564 references to the UB’s scientific activity
in the written press.
15 million visits to the UB website in 2011.
This figure equates to almost 40,000 per day.
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Research and technology transfer
2009
2010
2011
108,680
81,206
76,339
Proyectos de investigación1
76,715
55,887
52,107
Research projects and FBG contracts
6,850
Income from research and technology transfer (in thousands of euros)
15,129
9,642
Infrastructure
1,605
-
1,659
Other grants
9,515
11,632
11,217
UB agreements
3,750
2,390
2,503
FBG agreements
1,966
1,655
2,002
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This includes income generated by the University of Barcelona, the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), the Bellvitge Institute for Biomedical Research (IDIBELL), the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC), the Institute of Biomedical
Research (IRB) and the Barcelona Science Park (PCB).
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The Research Institutes at the UB
Research institutes promote and undertake interdisciplinary and/or specialized research activities in various fields of science, technology, social sciences, humanities and arts. They may also provide scientific and
technical consultancy services in their area of expertise.
Currently, the University of Barcelona has around 30 institutes, which
include 14 UB-specific Research Institutes besides other ones in which the
UB is a full member of their respective boards.
All UB Research Institutes target highly competitive joint research, conduct
innovative projects and promote the transfer of research results to society.
Their mission stands for the:
– Promotion of interdisciplinarity and specialization
– Coordination of the research which is developed by different research
groups
– Scientific and technical advice
The 14 Research Institutes of the University of Barcelona are the following ones:
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Geomodels Research Institute
Institute of Biomedicine of the UB (IBUB)
Institute of Sciences of the Cosmos of the UB (ICCUB)
Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB)
Institute for Research on Applied Regional and Public Economics (IREA)
Biodiversity Research Institute of the UB (IRBio)
Institute for Research on Medieval Cultures (IRCVM)
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The Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute (INSA·UB)
Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior (IR3C) of the UB
Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry of the UB (IQTCUB)
The Water Research Institute
Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Studies (IPOA)
Institute of Mathematics (IMUB)
and the Institute of Legal Research (TransJus), which has been recently
created.
The strength of these Research Institutes is an important asset for the whole
University of Barcelona in terms of fundraising for research, both at the national and the international arena.
The University of Barcelona takes also part in the following research institutes:
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Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG)
Catalan Institute of Climate Sciences (IC3)
Institute for Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC)
Bellvitge Institute of Biomedical Research (IDIBELL)
August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS)
Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)
Barcelona Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CMRB)
Institute of Biomedical Research (IRB)
Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications (CREAF)
Catalonia Institute of Energy Research (IREC)
Barcelona Centre for International Health Research (CRESIB)
Barcelona Centre for International Studies (CIDOB)
Centre for Mountain Research (CRAM)
Institute of Childhood and the Urban World (CIIMU)
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Research Lines at the UB Research Institutes
Experimental sciences - technologies - social sciences - humanities - arts
The Institute of Sciences of the Cosmos of the UB (ICC) is an interdisciplinary centre which is devoted to fundamental research
in the field of cosmology, paying also attention to the technological applications of the sciences of the cosmos in general.
It gathers researchers from the departments of Astronomy and Meteorology, Structure and Constituents of Matter, Fundamental
Physics, Applied Mathematics, Organic Chemistry and Electronics.
The ICC-UB research lines are focused on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Particle Physics and Gravitation and on Nuclear physics.
The Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB) conducts basic research and provides an interactive framework for scientists from different fields to conduct multidisciplinary integrated research in biomedicine.
The IBUB’s objectives are:
– to generate knowledge of biological systems using an integrative approach to identify objectives in therapy and the design of
bioactive molecules with therapeutic potential;
– to generate advances in the quality of the community’s living standards and of public health, promoting this at an international
level and with a framework based on sustainability and high ethical standards;
– to act as a quality centre for biomedical research training, so maintaining the Institute’s founding mission as an entity that brings
together UB researchers from the university’s Faculties of Biology, Chemistry, and Pharmacy.
The Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IN2UB) aims to coordinate multidisciplinary research activities carried out
by several research groups of this institution. The IN2UB wants to contribute to the progress of science, while spurring, at the same
time, industrial excellence. Members of the IN2UB come from different scientific disciplines, such as Physics, Chemistry, Pharmacy Science, Biochemistry, and Medicine.
IN2UB’s research lines are:
– Modelling and Simulation of Systems and Properties of matter in the nanoscale
– Nanobiotechnology
– Nanopharmacotherapy
– Nanomagnetism, nanoelectronics i nanophotonics
– Nanoestructured Materials
– Nanoenergy: production, storage and environment
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The Institute of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry of the UB (IQTCUB) is integrated by more than 60 researchers, experts in several fields of the Theoretical and Computational Chemistry. The research activity carried out at the IQTCUB covers
methods and computational tools development, application of several techniques of electronic structures and simulation to problems in materials science, the study of reactivity and reaction dynamics in chemical reactions as well as of biological systems and
soft-matter.
The main goal is to generate synergies between researchers encouraging the interdisciplinary activities that allow to tackle new
challenges. Another important goal is to share expertise in handling the computational resources, which are the main tools in this
type of research.
The Water Research Institute of the UB is an interdisciplinary research structure that aims to increase the effectiveness and
permanence of collaboration between research groups that study topics related to water, its management, uses and quality.
One of the main characteristics of the UB Water Research Institute is its interdisciplinary nature. The Institute’s researchers come
from 18 departments within eight UB faculties: Biology, Law, Economics and Business, Pharmacy, Geography and History, Physics,
Geology and Chemistry.
This interdisciplinary approach allows the study of water from a legal perspective, from social, historical and economic sides as
well as from the perspectives of the environmental health and resource management.
The Biodiversity Research Institute of the UB (IRBio) aims to become a centre of reference in Spain for the study, management
and dissemination of biodiversity. IRBio promotes quality basic research in this field. It assesses biodiversity and develops understanding of its origins and evolution, including all levels of organization. Applied research into the use and management of natural
resources and the conservation of natural heritage also plays an important role in this new institute.
One of the main objectives of IRBio is providing the social partners and governments of scientific advice on management and
conservation of Biodiversity.
Currently, the institute comprises some 70 researchers from eight departments belonging to the faculties of Biology (Animal Biology, Genetics, Microbiology Plant Biology and Ecology), Pharmacy (Natural Products, Plant Biology and Soil Science, Microbiology
and Parasitology and Health) and Geology (Stratigraphy).
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The Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behavior (IR3C) of the UB arose as a result of the interaction among three levels of
studying individuals: material or neurophysiological; symbolic, computational or information processing; and actions that transform
the environment (behaviour in a context). The general aim of brain, cognition and behaviour sciences is to better understand how
cerebral processes determine the cognitive functions (perception, memory, learning, reasoning and problem solving, language,
communication and emotion) that enable human behaviour to adapt to and transform the environment.
IR3C involves multidisciplinary research groups from biology, medicine, psychology, philosophy, computer science and knowledge
engineering.
The Geomodels Research Institute promotes the use of new technologies in earth science research. It develops modelling techniques to characterize and study the systems and processes that determine the formation, localization and quality of geological
resources and reservoirs, the geomechanical behaviour of land, and events related to geological hazards and their impact.
The Institute’s work involves the use of techniques from geology, engineering and mathematical to study geological processes
improving their quantification and the prediction of certain events, both in space and time. The institute focuses its activities on the
3D characterization of geological bodies, the numerical simulation of processes that act on these bodies and the use of 3D geological models and simulators to assess risk scenarios. The results are both scientific (advances in knowledge of processes and
their characterization) and technological (development of work methods and modelling tools).
The Institute for Research on Medieval Cultures (IRCVM) of the UB aims to bring research in medieval times to the maximum
level of excellence and become a benchmark for the study of the medieval world in Catalonia and beyond.
The search at IRCVM cover the following areas:
– Analysis of archaeological sources, material culture, space and territory
– Study, preservation and promotion of heritage
– Languages, thinking and knowledge transfer
– Power and Institutions
– Representations, iconography and symbolism
– Society, relationships and lifestyles
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The Institute for Research on Applied Regional and Public Economics (IREA) brings together some 70 researchers working in
the area of applied economics: the Regional Quantitative Analysis (AQR) Group; the Risk in Finance and Insurance (RISC) Group
and the Governments and Markets (GiM) Group of the Faculty of Economics and Business.
The IREA conducts research in four different fields:
– the quantitative study of regional and urban economic activity and the analysis of regional and local economic policy
– the study of public economic activity in financial markets, using techniques in industrial organization to empirically assess the
impact of privatization, regulation and competition in public service markets
– the analysis of risk factors in finance and insurance
– the development of micro- and macroeconometric techniques in the applied analysis of economic activity, focusing on the quantitative assessment of public policy.
The Nutrition and Food Safety Research Institute (INSA UB) is formed by research groups that belong to the Faculties of Pharmacy, Biology, Chemistry and Geography and History, as well as UB-affiliated centres and hospitals. INSA·UB was founded to meet
the current society’s needs for research, training and service provision in sectors related to the agro-alimentary industry. The expertise of the INSA UB team covers different fields of nutrition, analysis and control of food, food safety and the study of the social
and economic impact of food.
The INSA UB mission is to:
– carry out high-quality research in its field and ensure its relevance to food science and human health.
– foster technology transfer and offer expert advice and training to the food industry and government bodies.
– provide consumers with information based on scientific research
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The inter-university Institute of Ancient Near Eastern Studies (IPOA) carries out highly specialized studies, extremely complex
and that require high levels of language and cultural training. IPOA develops new curricula and research lines in important areas of
the history of culture that generate great social interest. The studies complement and provide scientific specialization for the academic plans of the following departments: Semitic Languages, Classical Languages, Ancient History, Linguistics and Theoretical
Philosophy.
IPOA aims to be a focal point for the inter-departmental and inter-university research specified in current legislation and the statutes
of participating universities. It offers a series of courses that have been fully developed in terms of contents and methods. In addition to research tasks, the Institute aims to carry out essential social and academic functions.
The Institute of Mathematics (IMUB) is devoted to advanced research and training in any field of pure and applied mathematics.
The aims of the institute are to:
– develop and support research into mathematics, through the organization of advanced scientific activities, including courses,
workshops, conferences and seminars;
– promote interdisciplinary work among researchers from different fields of mathematics.
The main fields of IMUB’s activity are commutative algebra, analysis, stochastic calculus, statistics, algebraic geometry, differential
geometry, mathematical logic, dynamical systems, number theory and topology.
The Institute has 14 research groups and over 70 faculty members from Mathematics, Biology and Philosophy, University of Barcelona.
The Institute publishes the journal Collectanea Mathematica, the oldest mathematical journal in Spain, published by Springer.
The IMUB is a unit of the Barcelona Graduate School of Mathematics.
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2.3. International projects with Arab Universities
Country
City
TUNISIA
TUNISIA
Classification
Programme
Title
Institutional
coordinator
Faculty
Start
Medenine Arid Regions Institute (IRA)
International
projects
Sustainable Water
Integrated Management – Demonstration
Projects (SWIM-DM)
Water harvesting and Agricultural techniques in Dry
lands: an Integrated and
Sustainable model in
MAghreb Regions (WADISMAR)
Araus
Ortega, José
Luis
Faculty
of Biology
12/28/2011 12/27/2014 001320
Aryanah
Institute of Agronomic Research of Tunisia (INRAT)
International
projects
Sustainable Water
Integrated Management – Demonstration
Projects (SWIM-DM)
Adaptation to CLimate
Change of the Mediterranean Agricultural System
(ACLIMAS)
Araus
Ortega, José
Luis
Faculty
of Biology
12/29/2011 12/28/2014 001333
Kuwait National Focal Point
(Kuwait-NFP)
International
research
project
United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC)
Supervision of United National programme for the
rehabilitation of areas contaminated by the Gulf War
(1991) in Kuwait.
Ramon
Vallejo
Faculty
of Biology
KUWAIT
Partners
End
SAUDI
ARABIA
Riyadh
King Saud University
International
research
project
Spanish National
Programme for Fundamentl Research
Projects (non-guided
fundamental research
projects sub-programme), Biodiversity:
CGL2011-23466.
Molecular phylogeography
of land and wetland planarians (Continenticola, Tricladida, Platyhelminthes) in
two biodiversity hotspots.
Riutort,
Marta
Faculty
of Biology
1/1/2012
12/1/2014
MOROCCO
Fez
Sidi Mohammend
Ben Abdellah University
International
research
project
Mediterranean Intermittent River ManAGEment (MIRAGE)
*See below
Prat Fornells, Faculty
Narcís
of Biology
1/1/2009
12/31/2011
Code
Continued
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Country
City
Partners
Classification
Programme
Title
Institutional
coordinator
Faculty
Start
End
MOROCCO
/ TURKEY
Cadi Ayyad University (Morocco); Scientific and Technological Research Council of
Turkey
International
research
project
Sharing KnowledgE
Assets: InteRegionally
Cohesive NeigHborhoods (SEARCH)
**See below
Suriñach
Caralt, Jordi
Faculty
of Economics
and Business
8/1/2011
7/31/2014
LEBANON /
EGYPT /
TUNISIA /
MOROCCO
The Lebanese Center for
Policy Studies; Partners in
Development for Research,
Consulting and Training; Observatory of the Tunisian
Democratic Transition; University of Hassan II, Casablanca
Research
project
7th Framework Program
The Mediterranean in Transition. Challenges, Transformations, and Perspective:
Young People and Women
in the Arab Spring
Segura
Faculty
i Mas, Antoni of History
JORDAN
International research team.
Xavier has expressed an
interest in contacting universities in Jordan
Research
project
Epipalaeolithic Foragers in Azraq Project
(EFAP)
Hunter-Gatherers in the
Jordanian Steppe
Mangado,
Xavier
Faculty
of History
(Archaeology)
SYRIA /
MOROCCO
/ TUNISIA /
EGYPT /
JORDAN /
LEBANON
International
International Center for Agriprojects and
cultural Research in the Dry
Areas (Syria); Institute of Agro- programmes
nomic Research (Morocco);
Institute of Agronomic Research of Tunisia; West Nubaria Rural Development
Project (Egypt); National Center for Agricultural Research
and Extension (Jordan); Lebanese Agricultural Research
Institute; Association of the
Friends of Ibrahim (Lebanon)
Sustainable Water
Integrated Management (SWIM)
Adaptation to CLimate
Change of the Mediterranean Agricultural System
(ACLIMAS)
Araus
Ortega, José
Luis
Faculty
of Biology
Code
12/29/2011 12/28/2014 001333
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City
Partners
Classification
Programme
Title
Institutional
coordinator
Faculty
Start
End
Code
JORDAN
Al-Hussein Bin Talal University International
projects and
(Jordan); Yarmouk University
programmes
(Jordan); Association of Arab
Universities (AARU) (Jordan);
Hashemite University (Jordan);
Ministry of Higher Education
and Scientific Research (Jordan); Mu’tah University (Jordan); Princess Sumaya University for Technology
(Jordan); Tafila Technical
University (Jordan); Higher
Education Accreditation Commission (Jordan)
TEMPUS IV. Reform of Enhancing Quality Assurance Management in JorHigher Education
danian Universities
through International
University Cooperation
Torrent
Macau,
Ramon
Faculty
of Law
10/15/2012 10/14/2015 001336
LEBANON
International
LEBANON: GAIA - GAIAHeritage S.A.L. GAIA-Heritage projects and
is a service company special- programmes
ized in the management and
economics of cultural and
natural heritage. Our members
and consultants are specialists in the economics of culture and of heritage, in the
management of sites, in forestry, landscaping and biodiversity, in museological sciences, in tourism
management, in regional and
urban planning; ITALY: University of Pisa
ENPI CBCMED –
Mediterranean Basin
Progamme
Del Río
Sánchez,
Francisco
Fernando
Faculty
of Philology
5/17/2012
Mediterranean network for
the valorization and fruition
of inscriptions preserved in
museums (MEDINA)
5/16/2014
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City
Partners
Classification
International
Spanish National Agency for
projects and
Quality Assessment and Acprogrammes
creditation (ANECA); JOR08
– Al-Hussein Bin Talal University; Catalan University Quality
Assurance Agency (AQU);
Sapienza University of Rome;
FMONTPEL01 – University of
Montpellier; JOR02 – Yarmouk
University; Association of
Arab Universities (AARU);
Hashemite University (UH);
Ministry of Higher Education
and Scientific Research
Programme
Title
Institutional
coordinator
Faculty
Start
End
Code
Sustainable Water
Integrated Management – Demonstration
Projects (SWIM-DM)
Water harvesting and Agricultural techniques in Dry
lands: an Integrated and
Sustainable model in
MAghreb Regions (WADISMAR)
Soler Gil,
Albert
Faculty
of Geology
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2.4. Selection of Masters
Erasmus Mundus:
University master’s degrees (University of Barcelona):
ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN QUALITY IN ANALYTICAL LABORATORIES (EMQAL)
MASTER’S DEGREE IN ECONOMICS
MASTER’S DEGREE IN ADVANCED MATHEMATICS
ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN WORK, ORGANIZATIONAL, AND PERSONNEL PSYCHOLOGY (WOP-P)
ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN CHEMICAL INNOVATION AND REGULATION (EMMC-ChIR)
ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN LEARNING AND TEACHING OF SPANISH
IN MULTILINGUAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS (Multiele)
ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN PUBLIC POLICY (MUNDUS MAPP)
ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN BIOHEALTH COMPUTING (BioHC)
ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN PHOTONICS ENGINEERING, NANOPHOTONICS AND BIOPHOTONICS (EUROPHOTONICS)
MASTER’S DEGREE IN BIOINFORMATICS FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
MASTER’S DEGREE IN ASTROPHYSICS, PARTICLE PHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY: Language of instruction: English (60 ECTS credit pathway). If all
students understand Spanish or Catalan, classes may also be taught in one
of these languages. Bridging courses are taught in Catalan or Spanish and
will only be offered in English in exceptional circumstances.
MASTER’S DEGREE IN BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY: Language of instruction: Catalan, Spanish or English. Preference will be given to English,
taking into account the language skills of enrolled students and the specific
activities planned by the teaching staff.
MASTER’S DEGREE IN GENETICS AND GENOMICS: Language of instruction: Catalan, Spanish or English, depending on the native languages of
enrolled students.
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2.5. Agreements with Arab Universities
Country
City
Partner
institutions
Classification
Programme
Title
Institutional
coordinator
ALGERIA
Oran
Institute of Earth
Sciences, University of Oran
Agreements
Framework
Exchange of students and researchers
EGYPT
Cairo
Helwan University
Agreements
EGYPT
Shebin
Al-Kom
Universidad
de Minufiya
EGYPT
IRAN
Faculty
Start
End
Code
University
of Barcelona
6/10/1988
5/30/2014
000210
Framework
University
Collaboration framework agreement
of Barcelona
between the University of Barcelona
and Helwan University (Cairo, Egypt) to
improve scientific, academic and technical exchanges
9/30/2003
9/4/2013
004334
Agreements
Framework
Collaboration framework agreement
between the University of Barcelona
and Minoufiya University (Egypt)
Jordi
Martinell
Callicó
Faculty
of Geology
3/11/2004
2/12/2014
004582
Cairo University
Agreements
Framework
Collaboration framework agreement
between the University of Barcelona
and Cairo University
Josep Padró
Parcerisa
Faculty
of Geography
and History
11/6/2012
11/6/2017
010824
Government
of Iran
Agreements
Academic
cooperation
Collaboration agreement for the organization of language courses and
courses on Iranian culture
Maria
del Roser
Nicolás
Andrés
Administrative
and Service
Staff
4/23/2010
9/30/2013
010209
MOROCCO
Rabat
Mohammed V
University-AGDAL
Agreements
Framework
Agreement to improve scientific, educational and technical exchanges
Ferrran
Colombo
Piñol
Faculty
of Geology
5/27/1995
5/21/2015
002170
MOROCCO
Meknes
Moulay-Ismail
University
Agreements
Research
agreements
Collaboration framework agreement
between the two universities (Project
SEM 03/204/006/A Contribution au
Renforcement des Structures
d’Enseignement Techonologique et
Scientifique au Maroc)
Narciso
Homs Martí
Faculty
of Chemistry
3/12/1998
3/1/2014
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City
Partner
institutions
Classification
Programme
Title
Institutional
coordinator
MOROCCO
Casablanca
Hassan II University (Morocco)
Agreements
Framework
Collaboration framework agreement
between the University of Barcelona
and Hassan II University (Morocco)
University
of Barcelona
MOROCCO
Rabat
Mohammed V
University-AGDAL
Agreements
Business
creation
Collaboration framework agreement
between the University of Barcelona
and Mohammed V University-AGDAL
(in order to build an Observatory on
Political Institutions in Morocco and
Spain)
Juan Vintró
Castells
MOROCCO
Marrakech
Sultan Moulay
Slimane University
Agreements
Research
agreements
Collaboration framework agreement
for the exchange of scientific, educational and technical information
Ana Maria
de Juan
Capdevila
MAURITANIA
Nouakchott
University of
Nouakchott /
National Foundation for the Safeguarding of Ancient Cities /
Mauritanian Institute for Scientific
Research
Agreements
Framework
Collaboration framework agreement
between the University of Barcelona,
the University of Nouakchott, the National Foundation for the Safeguarding
of Ancient Cities, the Mauritanian
Institute for Scientific Research and
the Món-3 Foundation for the organization of scientifc research projects
TUNISIA
Tunis
University of Tunis
Agreements
Academic
cooperation
TUNISIA
Tunis
National Institute
of Heritage (INP)
Agreements
Research
agreements
Faculty
Start
End
Code
3/18/2004
2/19/2014
004592
Faculty of Law
10/18/2004 9/22/2014
004700
Faculty
of Chemistry
9/22/2010
9/22/2013
010378
University
of Barcelona
4/29/2004
4/2/2014
004530
Cooperation framework agreement for
the development of a Spanish-Arab
module in economics and history
University
of Barcelona
1/4/1990
12/26/2015 000526
Collaboration agreement for archaeological excavations in Althiburos
Sanmartí
Grego, Joan
4/10/2006
4/5/2014
Faculty
of Geography
and History
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City
Partner
institutions
MOROCCO /
TUNISIA
Rabat /
Casablanca /
Kenitra / Tunis
Programme
Title
Institutional
coordinator
Faculty
Mohammed V
University-Rabat /
Hassan II University-Casablanca /
University of Tunis
/ Kenitra University
Mediterranean
Laboratory on
Public Law
(LM-DP)
Public International Law, the conflict in
Palestine, the situation in Sahara,
Immigration, Women and Law, Religion
and Law, Electoral Process and the
Arab Spring
Joan Vintró
Faculty of Law
LEBANON /
EGYPT /
TUNISIA /
MOROCCO
Research
The Lebanese
project
Center for Policy
Studies / Partners
in Development for
Research, Consulting and Training / Observatory
of the Tunisian
Democratic Transition; Hassan II
University, Casablanca
7th
Framework
Program
The Mediterranean in Transition. Challenges, Transformations, and Perspective: Young People and Women in the
Arab Spring
Segura
Faculty
i Mas, Antoni of History
JORDAN
International research team.
Xavier has expressed an interest in contacting
universities in
Jordan
Research
project
Epipalaeolithic Hunter-Gatherers in the Jordanian
Steppe
Foragers in
Azraq Project
(EFAP)
Mangado,
Xavier
Faculty
of History
(Archaeology)
Cadi Ayyad University
Agreements
Academic
cooperation
Vives, Josep
Faculty of
Mathematics
MOROCCO
Marrakesh
Classification
Collaboration agreement between the
two institutions
Start
End
Code
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2.6. Students mobility with Arab Universities
Country
City
Partner institutions
Classification
Programme
Title
Institutional
coordinator
Faculty
Start
End
Code
TUNISIA /
JORDAN /
MOROCCO
Rovira i Virgili University (Spain); University of the
International
Balearic Islands (Spain); University of Montpellier I
projects and
(France); Abdel Malek Essaadi University (Morocco); programmes
Princess Sumaya University for Technology (Jordan);
Tunis Virtual University (Tunisia); University of Perpignan (France); Spanish National Agency for Quality
Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA); ItalmaL01Almalaurea Inter-University Consortium (Italy)
Erasmus
Mundus
– Action 3
JISER-MED.
Joint Innovation
& Synergies in
Education and
Research –
Mediterranean
Region.
Torrent
Macau,
Ramon
Faculty
of Law
10/15/2012 10/14/2015 001336
TUNISIA /
JORDAN /
MOROCCO
Spanish Spanish National Agency for Quality Assessment and Acreditation (ANECA) (Spain); Lund University (Sweden); Maastricht University (The Netherlands);
Univerrsity of Jordan (Jordan); University of Sousse
(Tunisia); University of Tunis El-Manar (Tunisia); Ibn
Tofail University (Morocco); Mediterranean Universities UnionUnimed (Italy; European Association for
International Education-EAIA (The Netherlands)
Erasmus
Mundus
– Action 4
LINKING-MEDTorrent
GULF. Synergies Macau,
and Innovation
Ramon
Linking Europe,
the MENA region
and the Gulf in
Higher Education
& Research.
Faculty
of Law
9/15/2012
12/15/2014 001337
JORDAN /
SYRIA
Berlin Institute of Technology; University of Graz;
International
Free University of Brussels; University of Montpellier projects and
I; Paris Institute of Political Studies; Bonn-Rheinprogrammes
Sieg University of App.Sciences; Sapienza University
of Rome; Politechnika Warsaw; University of Wales
Institute, Cardiff; Princess Sumaya University for
Technology (Jordan; Tafila Technical University (Jordan); Mu’tah University (Jordan); Yarmouk University
(Jordan); Hashemite University (Jordan); Al-Baath
University (Syria); Aleppo University (Syria); Damascus University (Syria); Al-Furat University (Syria);
Tishreen University (Syria); Noor Al Hussein Foundation (Jordan); Association of Arab Universities (Jordan); Jordan Chamber of Commerce (Jordan)
Erasmus
Mundus
– Action 2
AVEMPACE
Mobility
and International
Programmes
Office
7/15/2011
7/14/2015
Mecit. Middle
East College of
Information
Technology
(Oman); AEUAbdelmalek
Essaadi University (Morocco)
Martra
Manonelles,
Esther
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LEBANON /
PALESTINE /
SYRIA
City
Partner institutions
Classification
International
Berlin Institute of Technology; University of Graz;
projects and
University of Montpellier I; University of Deusto;
programmes
Sciences Po, Paris; Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of
Applied Sciences; Sapienza University of Rome;
Warsaw University of Technology; Cardiff Metropolitan University; Birzeit University (Palestine); Islamic
University of Gaza (Palestine); St. Joseph University
(Lebanon); Arab International University (Syria); Amman Chamber of Industry (Jordan); German Jordanian University (Jordan); American University of
Madaba (Jordan); Jordan Women’s Union (Jordan);
Students’ Union, Islamic University of Gaza (Palestine); Palestinian Federation of Industries (Palestine);
BALKIS (Syria); IEEE Education Society (USA); Princess Sumaya University for Technology (Jordan);
Tafila Technical University (Jordan); Mu’tah University
(Jordan); Yarmouk University (Jordan); Hashemite
University (Jordan); Aleppo University (Syria); Damascus University (Syria); Tishreen University (Syria);
Association of Arab Universities (Jordan)
Programme
Title
Institutional
coordinator
Faculty
Start
End
Code
Erasmus
Mundus
– Action 2
AVEMPACE II
Marta
Manonelles,
Esther
Mobility
and International
Programmes
Office
7/15/2012
7/14/2016
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SENEGAL /
BURKINA
FASO /
IVORY COAST
/ GABON /
CAMEROON /
THE
COMOROS /
ZIMBABWE /
NAMIBIA /
LESOTHO /
HAITI /
DOMINICAN
REPUBLIC /
TOGO /
VANUATU /
EQUATORIAL
GUINEA
City
Partner institutions
Classification
International
University of Aix-Marseille-IUFM (France); KaHo
projects and
Sint-Lieven University College (Belgium); University
of Patras (Greece); Montesquieu University Bordeaux programmes
IV-IUFM Aquitaine (France); Cheikh Anta Diop University (Senegal); University of Koudougou-ENSUK
(Burkina Faso); National Institute of Technical and
Professional Training of Abidjan (Ivory Coast); ENSET
Libreville (Gabon); University of Yaoundé-ENS (Cameroon); University of the Comoros (Comoros); Bindura University of Science Education (Zimbabwe);
University of Namibia (Namibia); National University
of Lesotho (Lesotho); University Institute of Education Sciences (Haiti); Salomé Ureña Institute of
Teacher Training (Dominican Republic); CampusFrance (France); Mohammed V University-Rabat
(Morocco); Institute of Education and Continued
Learning (Tunisia); University of Lomé (Togo); Institute of Teacher Training of Vanuatu (Vanuatu); National University of Equatorial Guinea (Equatorial
Guinea); UNESCO-Task Force Secretariat (France)
Programme
Title
Institutional
coordinator
Faculty
Start
End
Erasmus
Mundus
– Action 2
Science & Technology Education Teachers’
Training International Network
(STETTIN)
Barredo
Gutiérrez,
Blanca
Faculty
of Education
7/1/2012
7/1/2016
Code
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2.7. Involved teachers and specific interests in relation with Arab Universities
Faculty
Involved teachers
Specific interests
Biology
Dr M. Esther Esteban
Physical Anthropology
Dr José Luis Araus
Vegetal Fisiology
Dr Jordi Bort
Dr Sergi Munné
Chemistry
Dr Fernando Albericio
Organic Chemistry
Dr Alberto Escuer
Inorganic Chemistry
Dr Ramon Vicente
Physical Chemistry
Dr Patricio Gámez
Dr Enrique Brillas
Economy and Enterprise
Dr Aurèlia Mañé
Dr Adriana Espinet
Dr Francesc Granell
Dr Ricard Soto
Dr Jordi Suriñach
Socioeconomic studies about oil Arab companies and analyse around Arab amb Islamic
world
Internationalization processes in higher education institutions (PhD)
Union for the Mediterranean
Contemporaneous Islamic world
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Faculty
Involved teachers
Specific interests
Geography and History
Dr Javier Martín Vide
Climatology (Raining concentration in west Mediterranean) (PhD)
Dr Antoni Segura i Mas
Contemporanean history of Arab countries
Dr Javier Mangado
Processes of democratic transition to Arab world
Dr José Remesal
Archeological studies about hunters and collecters in Jordania deserts
Dr María Dolores López
Economic, political and cultural relations with Islamic world from XI to XVIII centuries
Dr Joan Vintró
International Public Law
Law
The conflicte in Palestine
The situation in Sahara
Inmigration
Women and Law
Religion and Law
Electoral processes
The Arab Spring
Pharmacy
Dr Jordi Miquel
Parasitology
Dr María Dolores Pujol
Organic Chemistry
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Faculty
Involved teachers
Specific interests
Philology
Dr Emilia Calvo
History of Arab mathematician
Dr Roser Puig
Arab Medicine
Dr Montse Díaz
History of Arab science (specifically, Astronomy)
Dr Josep Casulleras
Evolution of the science in Al-Andalus society (from V to XV centuries)
Dr Marc Oliveras
History of authomatics (PhD)
Dr Rosa Comes
Translation of Arab astronomic texts to latin
Dr Mónica Rius
Magreb literature and exile Arab literatura
Dr Dolors Bramon
Archaeological excavation
Manuscripts
Philosophy
History of philosophy
History of science
Ethics and intercultural politic
Psychology
Dr Maite Barrios
Dr Marc Via
Trans-national research between Spain, Iran, Brazil and UK about credit facilities in Spain
and its consequences in the communication and scientific dissemination
Psychobiology
Teachers education
Interdisciplinary education
Teachers formation for spanish (as a foreign language)
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