Cantabria has made the strategic decision to turn its Community into a “region of knowledge” to broaden its horizons of economic, social and cultural development in a context of growing and accelerated globalisation for the different fields of human activity.
The University of Cantabria (UC), which has encouraged and coordinated this collective project, together with the support of the Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP), puts forward the design of an International Campus of Excellence, capable of completely fitting in with the University Strategy 2015 to fulfil the objectives of quality, integration and optimisation necessary in higher education in our country.
The University of Cantabria (UC), which has encouraged and coordinated this collective project, together with the support of the Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP), puts forward the design of an International Campus of Excellence, capable of completely fitting in with the University Strategy 2015 to fulfil the objectives of quality, integration and optimisation necessary in higher education in our country.
This project is not presented as an exclusive aim of the University of Cantabria (UC) and the Menéndez Pelayo International University (UIMP), but rather as a Regional Project in which the University plays a central role, social options have been totally involved in supporting a Knowledge society as a distinctive sign of community identity.
Cantabria wants to specialise in Knowledge through planned and agreed transformation which represents the “Cantabria International Campus (Cantabria Campus Internacional)” and which has solid precedents. In the last four years and in collaboration with the Autonomous Government (through the pluri-annual Contract-Programme), the Menéndez Pelayo International University and practically all institutional, business and social agents, the University of Cantabria has been promoting a model of Integral Campus which has spread teaching, research and transmission potential, which now allows it to consider the practical and contrasted viability of the International Campus of Excellence which is presented.
The Cantabria International Campus means the maturing of a project which aims to seek excellence in education and the employability of its graduates; in research; in connection with local, national and global society; in the transfer of knowledge to private and public sectors; and in establishing cooperation networks with universities, scientific centres and companies, Spanish as well as foreign ones.
A University Project which is simultaneously a Community Project is presented; a project that is necessary for the sustainable development of Cantabria, pioneer because of its global commitment in the aggregation of management agents of knowledge, integrating public bodies as well as private ones, an innovator in processes and management through new organisational structures, which look for solutions and results through modernisation, internationalisation and excellence. The institutional commitment of all sectors becomes a reality with the solemn signing of the Agreement in the Parliament of Cantabria, an institution which represents the whole society.
Strategic ObjectivesThe idea of the Cantabria International Campus, which is summarised on the following page, allows it to establish those objectives which will permit it to reach the established vision, starting out from the strategic plans. In the following chart, these objectives are associated with the strategic plans, complying with the generically required objectives, as commented in the stated conditions of the examination.
HUMAN RESOURCES
To favour staff talent (capability, competitiveness) through educational activities and using necessary resources
INFRASTRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT
To physically transform the university campus into a high-value architectural and environmental surrounding, adapted to academic needs and services of Cantabria International Campus, integrated in a functional way with its surroundings.
MANAGEMENT
To extend quality management in order to provide efficient Campus services.
FUNCTIONAL
PLANS AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
To place education (training) at a level of international excellence through plans of improvement which favour solid education, as well as generating and attracting talent.
RESEARCH
To place basic and applied research at a level of international excellence through support and improvement actions which favour acquiring knowledge and attracting and stimulating talent.
TRANSFER
To favour economic development and development in values in society through an efficient transfer of knowledge acquired from research results.
GUIDELINES BY SECTOR
PLANS AND STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
STRATEGIC AREAS
To consolidate areas in excellence with a highly-added value and international renown, capable of attracting intellectual and material resources and of creating local development.
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