Goal 3. International approach

1. Providing teaching with an international approach
2. Offering an education that is competitive on an international level
3. Increasing and enhancing international mobility among students (IN and OUT) as well as mobility programmes at the University
4. Increasing the international employability of UIC Barcelona students

3.1.1

• Encouraging collaboration with lecturers from outside Spain

3.1.2

• Introducing specific programmes for foreigners (study abroad, Mediterranean studies, summer courses, etc.)
• Extending the course options available in English for both bachelor's degrees and postgraduate studies

3.1.3

• Increasing exchanges with students in foreign universities and making it easier to access mobility programmes
• Increasing international student satisfaction
• Choosing high-quality mobility programmes in the target countries for each faculty
• Offering new international programmes (inter-university, Erasmus Mundus, dual degrees, charitable activities abroad, etc.)
• Drawing up internal regulations for mobility and ensuring the institution has a mobility coordinator

3.1.4

• Establishing curricular and extracurricular agreements with companies outside Spain
• Searching for and analysing job opportunities in target countries regarding employability

1. Promoting research abroad
2. Promoting international research

3.2.1

• Increasing the participation of PDI in projects, groups, networks and international research visits

3.2.2

• Promoting the participation of foreign students/lecturers in programmes and research groups at the UIC
• Increasing the international co-authorship of articles
• Encouraging relationships with and receiving funding from international research organisations

1. Making sure the UIC services have an international approach
2. Projecting, promoting and positioning UIC Barcelona's image and brand abroad
3. Ensuring UIC Barcelona is internationally recognised

3.3.1

• Establishing UIC Barcelona's language policy and drafting a Language Plan
• Designing and implementing a language learning programme for staff at the UIC
• Promoting an international image abroad

3.3.2

• Placing UIC Barcelona in a competitive position on the international market: determining the target countries from the perspective of publicising each degree and appearing higher in university rankings
• Sponsoring international social cooperation and development aid projects, and projects for cultural infrastructure
• Designing a promotional strategy for communication channels aimed at international students
• Creating an interdepartmental commission to strengthen the UIC's guidance and international coordination
• Starting actions to obtain international certifications in the framework of specific qualifications or centres
• Participating in prestigious associations, networks and international organisations
• Awarding Honorary Doctorates to prestigious personalities from outside Spain