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Under the slogan “University and Society”, the 5th Universia International Rectors' Summit was held in Valencia (Spain) on 8, 9 and 10 May 2023 to discuss the way that, if universities advance, society progresses on the role of Universities as a driving force for a more sustainable social and economic development.
With nearly 700 academic leaders from 14 countries, representing more than 14 million students, this summit was attended by political personalities, companies and institutions involved in the future of education on a global level.
It is one of the biggest rectors' summits in the world, and all of them were called upon to lead an un precedented discussion in order to provide solutions about how universities can contribute to taking on a number of the challenges that humanity faces, in pursuit of a fairer, more inclusive and more sustainable society.
The summit's conclusions were set out in the Valencia Declaration, which identified a number of areas of action where universities can develop value proposals to contribute to more sustainable social and economic progress in society through education, research and innovation.
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Academic topics
There were three academic themes in the Rector´s Summit: Supporting Lifelong Learning, Boosting Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and Promoting Networks and Interconnectivity.
In an increasingly competitive and changing global world, universities have a decisive role to play in helping people update their professional skills throughout their lives and in making individuals more employable. Universities are also key as drivers of change in promoting initiatives for innovation through the creation of new companies. In order to take on these social challenges with greater success, collaboration between universities, governments, industry and society as a whole is essential.
Among the issues being discussed were new learning models, developing transversal skills, and the role of the university in lifelong learning.
Among the issues being discussed were entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology transfer in response to social challenges.
Topics included: academic mobility, the Open Science network, and university/business cooperation as catalysts for social and economic development.
Speakers
Eva Alcón Soler
Rector of Universitat Jaume I de Castelló (UJI)
Cara Aitchison
President and vice chancellor of Cardiff Metropolitan University
Liz Bacon
Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Abertay University
Andrés Basilio Agres
Rector of Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires (ITBA)
Meet the experts
Tim Berners-Lee
Inventor of the World Wide Web and president and founder of Open Data Institute
Ignacio Cirac
Director of the Max-Planck-Institute for Quantum Optics
Pilar Manchón
Senior Director of Research Strategy at Google AI
Nuria Oliver
Co-founder and director of the Fundación ELLIS Alicante
Sarah Harper
Director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing
Olivier de Weck
Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Panel: “Megatrends”
Lawrence Summers
Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus at Harvard University
In addition...
Santander Young Leaders for Education
Thanks to the Santander Skills | Young Leaders for Education program, and in collaboration with the University of Valencia, 60 scholarship recipients enjoyed a five-day stay in the city of Valencia (Spain) in order to participate in the 5th Universia International Rectors' Summit.
From May 8 to 10, 2023, they collaborated in the social and academic agenda of the Summit and presented their own vision and ideas in this regard.
Santander X Global Award 2023
Banco Santander, together with Oxentia Foundation, have launched a new edition of the Santander X Global Award in 2023, the university entrepreneurship award for the best university solutions of Santander X.
The best startups from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Spain, Mexico, Portugal, United Kingdom and Uruguay had the opportunity to compete in the global pitch day in Valencia, and be able to win cash prizes, access to Santander X 100 and additional benefits to continue advancing their projects.
Press releases
Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, presided over the opening ceremony of the 5th Universia International Rectors Summit. The summit is attended by 700 rectors who come from 14 countries and represent 14 million students.
Some 700 university rectors and administrators, political and business leaders, and domestic and foreign institutions from 14 countries will come together in Valencia on 8, 9 and 10 May.
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All the summits
- Valencia · 2023
- Salamanca · 2018
- Rio de Janeiro · 2014
- Guadalajara · 2010
- Sevilla · 2005
2023 | Valencia · Spain
Held in Valencia, Spain, on 8, 9 and 10 May, the 5th International Rectors Summit brought together nearly 700 university leaders from 14 countries, representing 14 million students, together with personalities from politics, business and beneficiaries of the Santander Scholarship and Santander X programmes.
