http://www.uic.es/rss/ en-EN Wed, 28 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT Copyright: (C) Universitat Internacional de Catalunya http://www.uic.es/rss/ 15 http://www.uic.es/globals/imgs/uic.png http://www.uic.es/ On Friday, 23 July 2010, Eduard Sanjuán, the director of the programme 30 Minuts on the television channel TV3, spoke at the Journalism and Audiovisual Communication graduation ceremony, and José Antonio García-Durán, the Head of the Department of Economic Theory at the Universitat de Barcelona, spoke at the Humanities graduation ceremony. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1956 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1956 comunicacio@uic.es Wed, 28 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT UIC Rector Dr. Josep Argemí presided over the University Council meeting on Friday, 23 July 2010, where some new features for the next academic year were announced. Once again, medals were awarded to all staff members who have been working at the UIC for the past 10 years. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1955 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1955 comunicacio@uic.es Mon, 26 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT Alumni Day was held on Friday, 16 July 2010, and included a paper read by architects Emiliano López and Mónica Rivera. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1945 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1945 comunicacio@uic.es Fri, 23 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT The University hopes to receive 2000 admission applications. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1951 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1951 comunicacio@uic.es Wed, 21 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT Dr. Alfons Puigarnau, a professor and the head of the Department of Theory at the ESARQ School of Architecture, has been awarded funding to undertake the project "Women Who Were Creative: Reconstruction of the Gender Memory in the Context of Visual Culture in Catalonia (1931-1939)". ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1944 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1944 comunicacio@uic.es Tue, 20 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT The UIC and Grup Catalònia will collaborate on scientific programmes and academic activities of common interest. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1947 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1947 comunicacio@uic.es Mon, 19 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT In collaboration with Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), the UIC Faculty of Dentistry has organized the first Restorative Dentistry Joint Symposium, and will participate in the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) General Session with speeches and poster sessions. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1943 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1943 comunicacio@uic.es Thu, 15 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT Tarragona Provincial Council has just published the book Actes de les Jornades Internacionals d'Estudi sobre els orígens i l'expansió de l'orde del Temple a la Corona d'Aragó (1120-1200) (Proceedings from the International Conference on the Study of the Origins and Expansion of the Order of the Temple in the Crown of Aragon, 1120-1200). Its publication was jointly coordinated by Dr. Josep Serrano Daura, a Law Professor in the Faculty of Legal and Political Sciences, and Dr. Josep Maria Sans Travé, the Director of the National Archives of Catalonia, and is the result of a conference that took place in Tortosa in May 2004. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1937 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1937 comunicacio@uic.es Wed, 14 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT The UIC and the SME-CCOO (the union of the Mossos d'Esquadra, the Catalan police force) have signed a collaboration agreement through which they will work together on training programmes. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1946 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1946 comunicacio@uic.es Tue, 13 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT On Thursday, 8 July 2010, Business Administration professor Víctor Küppers, an expert in emotional intelligence and the author of the book El Efecto Actitud (the Attitude Effect), gave the main speech during the fifth LINK© session, a new conference that gives lecturers and administrative staff the opportunity to share knowledge and experience. The session was introduced by Dr. Jaume Armengou, the Vice Rector for Academic Organization and Teaching (VOAP). The session started with the presentation of five specific cases and culminated in Küppers' speech, which focused on how to have fun in the classroom. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1942 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1942 comunicacio@uic.es Mon, 12 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT The Roger Torné Foundation and the UIC have signed a research agreement to embark on a project that will help improve the psychomotor and mental development of premature babies. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1934 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1934 comunicacio@uic.es Thu, 08 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT The first presentation of the final projects of Audiovisual Communication students was held in the main lecture hall on Monday, 5 July 2010. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1936 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1936 comunicacio@uic.es Wed, 07 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT On Friday, 2 July 2010, Narciso Ortega, the Head of the Catalan Police Force, was the keynote speaker at the graduation ceremony for the Study Programmes at the Centre for Advanced Social Studies (CESA), including the Degree Programme in Criminology, the Diploma Programme in Public Administration and Management, the Master's Degree Programme in Clinical, Legal and Forensic Psychopathology, and the Master's Programme in Family Therapy. The ceremony took place in the main lecture hall. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1935 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1935 comunicacio@uic.es Tue, 06 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT The UIC recently signed an agreement with LaVanguardia.es in order to offer this master's degree, which is aimed at professionals who wish to become experts in the creation, conceptualization, management and implementation of online communication projects. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1933 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1933 comunicacio@uic.es Mon, 05 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT The group Abbey's Beat performed on Wednesday, 30 June 2010, as part of a benefit concert organized by the Association for the Development of Côte d'Ivoire (ADESCI). Proceeds from the concert will go to a solidarity project in Côte d'Ivoire with which the UIC collaborates. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1932 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1932 comunicacio@uic.es Fri, 02 Jul 10 08:00:00 GMT Raúl Sánchez calls for the creation of a Europe that is responsible towards families ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1930 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1930 comunicacio@uic.es Wed, 30 Jun 10 08:00:00 GMT Jordi Cervós i Navarro, the founding Rector of the UIC, has added yet another honour to his professional career; on Thursday, 3 June 2010, he became an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Zaragoza. His acceptance speech to the council was titled "Neuropathology from Ramón y Cajal to the Present Day", and the laudatory speech was given by long-standing member Dr. Vicente Calatayud. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1923 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1923 comunicacio@uic.es Mon, 28 Jun 10 08:00:00 GMT Adela Clemente de Pedret, the Consul of Bulgaria and an active member of the Academic and Social Council of the UIC, died in Barcelona on Tuesday, 22 June 2010, aged 73. The Rector, the University Board of Trustees and the entire university community would like to express their most heartfelt condolences to the family and to thank Adela Clemente publicly for her contribution to the institution. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1927 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1927 comunicacio@uic.es Fri, 25 Jun 10 08:00:00 GMT Montserrat Comella, the Healthcare Coordinator at the Terrassa Healthcare Consortium, was the keynote speaker at the Nursing graduation ceremony that took place in the main lecture hall on Saturday, 19 June 2010. She spoke about how the current social outlook is affecting the healthcare system. The ceremony took place in the context of the International Year of the Nurse. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1926 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1926 comunicacio@uic.es Wed, 23 Jun 10 08:00:00 GMT Almost 100 students of the diploma programme in Physiotherapy graduated on Friday, 18 June 2010, in the main lecture hall. The keynote speaker at the ceremony was Dr. Xavier Bonfill, the Director of the Ibero-American Cochrane Centre. ]]> http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1922 http://www.uic.es/en/news?id_noti=1922 comunicacio@uic.es Mon, 21 Jun 10 08:00:00 GMT