Alliance 4 Universities At the forefront of research, Academic excellence, And technology & innovation

What is Alliance 4 Universities? A strategic partnership of four leading Spanish public universities Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Universidad Carlos III de Madrid Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

What is Alliance 4 Universities? Why these four universities? National leaders in teaching and research, which feature prominently in international rankings (all of them included in the world Top 50 Under 50 of QS ranking 2015) Recognition of the four universities as Campuses of International Excellence by the Spanish Government A comprehensive academic offer, being in the top 10 position in Europe in several research fields

What is the Alliance 4 Universities? Why these four universities? A-4U universities have a strong international focus with agreements with leading universities in the world 35% of graduate students are international students, and a large proportion of their faculty has had international exposure The four universities have scholarship programs for international master and PhD students. Officially supported by the Spanish Government through agreements with the Spanish Institute of Foreign Trade (ICEX).

Facts & Figures

Facts & Figures University Figures Founded in 1968 1989 1990 Total number of students 48.784 34.704 19.872 11.989 International students 8.381 2.696 3.186 3.052 Bachelor degrees 81 53 40 22 Master Degrees 143 68 101 25 PhD Programmes 79 49 19 9 QS 2015 WW ranking:190 Spanish Ranking: 3 WW Under 50: 10 WW ranking:186 Spanish Ranking: 2 WW Under 50: 9 WW ranking:314 Spanish Ranking: 8 WW Under 50: 33 WW ranking:295 Spanish Ranking: 6 WW Under 50: 27 ARWU 2015 WW ranking:201 Spanish Ranking: 5 Times Higher Education 2015 WW ranking:146 Spanish Ranking: 1 WW Under 50: 12 WW ranking:301 Spanish Ranking: 4 WW Under 50: 71 WW ranking: 601 Spanish Ranking: 21 WW Under 50: 101 WW ranking:164 WW Under 50: 15

Facts & Figures Erasmus Figures European ranking outgoing Erasmus students University Ranking Position Number of students Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 22 896 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 26 858 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 28 842 Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 74 568 European ranking incoming Erasmus students University Ranking Position Number of students Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 19 893 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 20 887 Universidad Carlos III de Madrid 26 797 Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona 89 464

Combined Strengths

Research EU-Funded Research A-4U enhances the strategic collaboration between Madrid and Barcelona as the two most R&D intensive regions in Spain 25% of the Spanish university participation in EU 7th Framework Programme 358% increase in total EU-funding from FP5 to FP7 352 FP7 projects with a total EU-funding of 131,5 m € 200% increase of the ratio €/project from FP5 to FP7

English-taught programmes Academic Offer English-taught programmes 10 Erasmus Mundus programmes. More than 80 master programmes in a range of areas. PhD programmes in Economics and Business Administration, Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, Political Science, and Medicine. 9 undergraduate programmes in International Business and Economics, Engineering, Education, Global Studies, Bioinformatics.

Objectives and Joint Actions

Objectives and Joint Actions A-4U Objectives Enhance the international mobility of students, researchers and academics Promote English-taught degrees offered by the A-4U universities Establish partnerships for research collaboration worldwide Raise the international profile of the A-4U universities

Objectives and Joint Actions A-4U Joint Projects Advancement of European research activities through a permanent office in Brussels (OPERA), which facilitates the participation of A-4U researchers in European programmes and the influencing in European research policies www.iune.es. Creation of an information database for the evaluation of research in Spanish universities, recognized by the Ministry of Education of Spain Offer of a joint undergraduate programme in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) since 2013 Development of a joint internationalisation strategy

Objectives and Joint Action Main activities in joint internationalisation Establishing relationships with leading universities in emerging markets’ countries (India, Brasil, Russia, South Africa, Turkey, Iran, Gulf countries). Participation in European programmes of worldwide international mobility Follow-up actions (signature of MoU; institutional visits to Spain; exploration of common areas of interest; organization of thematic conferences and seminars)

Joint Mobility Projects Participation in European Programmes of International Mobility (K 107) A4U is leading an international mobility project under the Erasmus+ Framework, with universities from Russia and South Africa for the period 2015-2018 The project manages 100 mobilities (incoming and outgoing), addressed at bachelor, master and PhD students, and faculty members (incoming and outgoing) A4U wishes to increase the number of mobility programmes with non-European countries

Thank you for your attention Email: coordinacion@a-4u.eu Website: www.alianza4universidades.eu