Roundtable seminar among Spain and Ireland: ‘Lessons from the Crisis’
Participants from Ireland were: Conor Skehan, Chairman of the Housing Agency, the government strategic housing body; Senator Aideen Hayden, politician and housing and tenants’ rights advocate; Tom...
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International students participate in the URV’s Study Abroad programme this July
The last to arrive were the students from Egypt. This Study Abroad programme began on 20 July and is being run for the third time by the University of Cairo and the URV. The 26 students are from the...
View ArticleSergio Nasarre is invited by the European Commission to the Conference on...
Sergio Nasarre, professor of Civil Law and director of the URV’s Housing Chair, spoke during the third session of the Conference, when he gave a talk entitled ‘A more integrated covered bond framework?...
View ArticleIBER sets sights on bringing ancient cuisine to the public and promoting...
IBER will offer guided tours of medieval Tarragona starting on 14 May and repeating them every third Saturday of the month. This is the way in which the URV spin-off company aims to promote the city’s...
View ArticleThe UNESCO Chair for Intercultural Dialogue in the Mediterranean visits Baku
More than 400 people from 80 countries, including important political, scientific and cultural figures and 14 Nobel prize winners, have participated in the fifth edition of the Baku Humanitarian Forum,...
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The URV is among the top 500 universities in the world, according to Times...
On 5 September, Times Higher Education (THE) presented the results of its World University Rankings 2018 in which it lists the top 1000 universities in the world. As in the 2016 and 2017 editions, the...
View ArticleInternational researchers debate the transformation of tourism destinations...
From 18 to 21 October, researchers from around the world gathered at the URV’s Faculty of Tourism and Geography to participate in the conference “Tourism shaping places. Mobilities and tourism...
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Universities as agents of change in regions and cities
Last October saw the European Week of Regions and Cities, in which the Chair for University and Knowledge Region participated in various activities. The Chair attended the workshop on “Universities as...
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Discovering Southern Catalonia: VITEC Technological Park
In this section, we present those areas of Southern Catalonia that are good examples of the configuration of the territory as a knowledge region. We present economic, social, cultural and natural...
View ArticleDiscovering knowledge regions: studies of good practices in governance
The need to create a decision-making arena at regional level requires the analysis and study of different regions that have institutions specifically dedicated to that purpose and that have...
View ArticleThe way to the future
The end of a year invites us to reflect on the past so we can better contemplate the future. A year ago, the newsletter Southern Catalonia, Knowledge Region was created to promote the projects of the...
View ArticleVision of Southern Catalonia as a Knowledge Region: the opinions of the...
Southern Catalonia has all the characteristics needed to develop as a knowledge region. This involves a willingness to implement European regional policy to design a system of governance that...
View ArticleSergio Nasarre is appointed to the International Committee of the German...
Sergio Nasarre, director of the UNESCO Chair for Housing at the URV and professor of Civil Law, has been appointed a consultant for the Barcelona Metropolitan Housing Observatory and for the...
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Studies of good practices in Knowledge Regions: Málaga (Spain)
In this section, we look at areas of Europe that have evolved into knowledge regions in recent years. We analyse the general aspects of one of these regions to help us identify the strategic model that...
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Catalonia and Tarragona in Eurostat and other EU Databases
“You can’t improve what you can’t measure”. This has already become a common place, but it is intrinsically true. The idea has been stated in many different ways, probably most completely by H. James...
View ArticleNypro Plásticos Castellà
In this section, we present those areas of Southern Catalonia that are good examples of the territory’s configuration as a knowledge region. We present economic, social, cultural and natural spaces...
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How is innovation measured?
Peter F. Drucker, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it” The widely recognized positive relationship between innovation, economic growth and competitiveness is key to developing systems for...
View Article“We have the economic and social conditions to become a knowledge region”
Which are the principal strenghts of the Terres de l’Ebre campus? Since its foundation, the Terres de l’Ebre Campus has promoted the Third Mission of the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, which supports...
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Consuming saturated animal fats increases the risk of Type 2 diabetes
Recently, dietary guidelines for the general population have shifted towards a plant-based diet (rich in legumes, whole-grain cereals, fruits, vegetables and nuts) and low in animal-based foods (like...
View ArticleThe knowledge engine
The European Union has aligned its policy to the pursuit of one main goal: to make innovation a priority for all regions. For this reason, this mandate focuses on strategic and innovative projects,...
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