1. INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS OF EXCELLENCE
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INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS OF EXCELLENCE

2. PREVIOUS EUROPEAN INITIATIVES
FRANCE
“Pôles de Recherche et d’Enseignement Supérieur”
(2006‑2008)
“Programme Campus” (2008)
GERMANY
“Initiative for Excellence” ( ) UK
“A New University Challenge” ( )
(20 new campus in 2014)
Strategic Development Fund (SDF) (£ 150M )
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SPAIN’S 2009 PROGRAM I
Goals:
To increase the international visibility and prestige of the most competitive Spanish campuses.
To promote strategic aggregations
Better students, professors and researchers (Talent)
To foster and consolidate the strengths of the Spanish University
System through the improvement of the university campuses.
Things the CEI is not:
Ranking of universities
Assessment of universities independent of the transformation project and aggregation with other knowledge-related agents towards excellence
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SPAIN’S 2009 PROGRAM II
Evaluation Criteria:
Teaching improvement.
Scientific improvement
Knowledge transfer
Development of an integral social model
Adaptation to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)
Interaction with the territorial environment
Proposals CEI 2009
51 strategic plans coming from 50 universities (84% of public & 30% of private).
18 plans were selected to be evaluated by an International Commission in a second phase
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SPAIN’S 2009 PROGRAM III
2009, 25th of November – Public Presentation of Projects
Around 600 attendants
Chaired by the Ministers of Education and of Science & Innovation
Political representatives (State and regional level –senators, presidents and education counsellors from Autonomous Govts and political parties)
University representatives (Rectors of the main Spanish universities) and delegations
Business representatives (presidents of large companies) and social and economic agents (Unions, Social Councils,…)
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6. SPAIN’S 2009 PROGRAM : THE RESULTS
The International Commission selected a total of five campuses for the award of International Campus of Excellence (CEI):
UAM-CSIC CEI (Universdad Autónoma de Madrid – CSIC)
Barcelona Knowledge Campus (University of Barcelona and Polytechnic University of Catalonia)
University Campus of La Moncloa (University Complutense of Madrid and Polytechnic University of Madrid)
AB-CEI Knowledge and Innovation (Autonomous University of Barcelona)
Campus Carlos III (University Carlos III of Madrid)
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7. CEI UAM+CSIC: PROMOTERS
2,500 teaching staff and 34,000 students
It has a very strong research activity
One of the best-placed Spanish universities in international rankings.
CSIC (Spanish National Research Council)
Spain's most important research body
The UAM's campus hosts four CSIC institutes and five mixed UAM+CSIC institutes, with a research staff of more than 2,000.
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8. CEI UAM+CSIC: AGGREGATIONS I
Three aggregation levels
First level: Research/Academic integrating:
UAM's different research departments and institutes.
CSIC institutes in the Campus
IMDEAs (Madrid Institutes for Advanced Studies) for Nanoscience, Food and Social Sciences
University Hospitals
Centros Nacionales de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO) and Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)
Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas (CIEMAT)
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9. CEI UAM+CSIC: AGGREGATIONS II
Second level: knowledge transfer with the main stakeholders being:
The Parque Científico de Madrid (PCM), a leader among Spanish science parks
Local business associations: AICA, ACENOMA, FEMAN, ASEYACOVY
Large companies with an ongoing cooperation with UAM, particularly on the endowment of Company Chairs
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10. CEI UAM+CSIC: AGGREGATIONS III
Third level: a much closer integration with our social and economic environment, the agents being the nearby cities:
Madrid
Tres Cantos
Alcobendas
San Sebastián de los Reyes
Colmenar Viejo
Miraflores de la Sierra
plus other institutions
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11. CEI UAM+CSIC: AGGREGATION MAP
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CEI UAM+CSIC: GOALS
Two ultimate goals:
To increase the international relevance of the CEI UAM+CSIC, seeking that the CEI UAM+CSIC be the leading Spanish campus by 2015 and among the top European and world universities
To lead the social, cultural and economic development of Madrid North
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13. CEI UAM+CSIC: STRATEGIC LINES
Six large Strategic Lines:
To strengthen 4 strategic research areas and to increase their international visibility
To improve the teaching quality and to adapt it to the undergraduate and graduate EHEA
To attract international talent
To develop a strong transfer network
To transform the campus into a true University City
To define and establish a territorial Campus
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14. CEI UAM+CSIC: RELEVANT ACTIONS
More than 50 actions to pursue, among which stand out:
New Plaza Mayor UAM building
Centre of Nanofabrication
Initiative to attract internationally prestigious researchers
International Communication Plan
Aula 2015 Programme
Bio UAM+CSIC
Postgraduate Programmes of International Excellence
UAM+CSIC International Conferences
Campus Scientific-technological Platforms
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