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Universia
Best Practices
What is Universia
and its target markets
Statistics on
Universia
A report on Spain and
international participation
www.universia.es
Universia Projects
online and offline
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Universia
What is Universia
and its target markets
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UNIVERSIA
Description of the initiative
Universia: a unique project
Who are we?
Universia is a Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese network which
promotes and facilitates the integration and development of university
members in the Knowledge and Information Society as well as in the
Telecommunications sector.
What is our mission?
Our mission is to offer the Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese
University Community the optimum mix of content and services so as to
facilitate the creation of a common forum for higher learning through training,
culture, research, and collaboration with the business world in order to
contribute to the sustainable development of these societies
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Universia
What is it and its
service targets
Statistics on
Universia
A report on Spain and
international participation
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UNIVERSIA
Description of the initiative
The University Dimension
The Universia network is the largest network of university
cooperation in the world. The network consists of 985 participating
universities, which represent 9,320,000 students (approximately 87%
are university level). 51% of the participating universities are public
while the remaining 49% are private.
The network represents Latin America, Spain and Portugal through
the participation of 11 different countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile,
Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay and Venezuela
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UNIVERSIA
Description of the initiative
Universia in Spain and Portugal
Spain
Universia is made up of 74 Spanish universities which represent
1.5 million students (100% of the universities in Spain), la
Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades - CRUE
(Association of Deans and Chancellors of Spanish Universities)
and the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas - CSIC
(Executive Council for Research).
Portugal
Universia is made up of 19 Portuguese universities which
represent
193,000
universities).
estudiantes
(100%
of
Portuguese
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UNIVERSIA
Description of the initiative
Universia in Latin America
Universia is made up of 792 universities and institutions
of higher learning which represent 7,730.000 students
(aproximately
84%
of
participating countries).
the
university
sectors
of
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UNIVERSIA
Description of the initiative
Universia
inuniversidades
Latin America
– países
country by country overview
Número de
por
Year 2005
UNIVERSIA
%
Number of students represented
Spain
74
100%
1,590.000
Portugal
19
97%
114,000
Brazil
220
69%
2,218.000
Chile
56
97%
423.000
Mexico
359
86%
1,725.000
Colombia
3
74%
513.00
Puerto Rico
15
99%
180,000
Venezuela
43
93%
750,000
Argentina
70
92%
1,240.000
Peru
65
97%
482,000
Uruguay
5
100%
85,000
Country
Total
985
9.320.000
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Universia Projects
online and offline
01.
UNIVERSIA
Description of the initiative
Universia develops projects both online and offline
Online
Projects
Offline
Projects
Universia Portal
Knowledge Society
Value - added services
University Business
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Universia Projects
online and offline
Online Projects
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UNIVERSIA
An overview of projects developed by Universia
Online Projects - Universia as an information portal
The Universia information portal is the largest of its kind offering content and
services via new technology platforms to the following segments:
• University Deans: News and programs from other universities.
• Professors: Resource
page for professors.
Library,
educational
material,
web
• Students: (pre-universitary, universitary
and graduate levels):
information on universities, scholarships, exchange programs,
Placement / Job Search Portal
• Business Sector: Job Search Portal.
www.universia.es
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UNIVERSIA
An overview of projects developed by Universia
Sector Recognition: 28 awards for best education portal
educational portal portal
Universia has won 28 awards for best educational portal
which include:
IBEST Award (awarded three years in a row). Brazil
COM Award (awarded four years in a row). Venezuela
National Journalism Award of Venezuela (Premio Nacional de
Periodismo de Venezuela)
Yahoo México Award and Yahoo Ibero-America Award
Gold Medal from the Universidad de Sevilla - Spain
The Order of Rafael Belloso (Orden Rafael Belloso). Venezuela
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04.
UNIVERSIA
An overview of projects developed by Universia
Universia portal usage increases at a continuous annual rate
Universia has 3.7 million registered users in all portals and registers
an average of almost four million individual users per month.
Since June 2004 180,000 users have been registered (11,000 new
users are registered each month). This represents 1 billion pages of
information seen by users per year.
UNIVERSIA has increased the number of individual users by more than 30%
per year.
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04.
UNIVERSIA
An overview of projects developed by Universia
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The challenge of finding your first job upon graduation from college
Universia attends 30 university job fairs each year and its stand is
visited by an average of 32,000 students and in this way helps
17,200 students per year to find their first job.
Each year 300,000 students receive the Universia Employment
Magazine while 250,000 students get the Universia Guide to
Universities which form part of the Universia consortium
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UNIVERSIA
An overview of projects developed by Universia
A full range of content services
Universia offers 33 content and service sites which are available to all users.
Front page
News Highlights
We recommend...
Most visited sites
Calendar of events
Courses
Internacional
Europe
Spain
U.S.A.
LAC, Spain, Portugal
European Environment
www.universia.es
Entertainment
FunVersion
Whatever happened to..?
Athenea / Portàtic
Shopping
Partners
Forum
Wharton
M.I.T.
Science/Next Wave
Business Review
User Groups
Preuniversitary students
University students
Professors
Administration
Alumni
ComUniversia
Portals
Courses
Scholarships
Employment
Public Sector Jobs
Certicap
General Info
Universities
News
Calendar of Events
Studies
Libraries
Library Resources
Channels
Research
Univ. Management
Women
Technology
Solidarity
Culture
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UNIVERSIA
An overview of projects developed by Universia
An example of successful content: International / U.S.A.
The portal on study in the U.S. is one of the most visited. The aim of this
service is to help university students who want to continue their studies or do
graduate study in the U.S.
This portal offers:
• A Guide which provides a general overview on life in the U.S. and U.S. society.
• Profiles on 117 U.S. Universities which participate in a consortium with Spanish
speaking universities .
• Educational system, scholarships and information on partnerships between
Spanish and U.S. Universities
• Undergraduate and graduate degrees available.
http://internacional.universia.net/eeuu/index.htm
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UNIVERSIA
Agreements and partnerships
The Universia Business Review
An economic magazine which is sponsored by IBM and is distributed quarterly
with the Spanish economic monthly “Actualidad Económica” (circulation 55.000)
Universia Business Review acts as a “bridge” between academic-university and
business communities in the understanding that both groups share a mutual
interest in economic development and Business Management and that the flow
of ideas and information should be in both directions.
In addition, this magazine serves as a platform for Spanish university professors
and facilitates the publication of their research and articles. We anticipate the
publication of “Universia Business Review” in Portuguese and are studying the
possibility of transfering this format to other areas such as medicine, law, etc.
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04.
UNIVERSIA
Agreements and Partnerships
MIT - Opencourseware
• Universia offers the following to participating university students: the possibility
of registering for 95 different MIT classes, the corresponding course material,
and other documents all in Spanish which are used by MIT professors in their
classes. All this material is available free of charge on the Universia web site.
• In
2005 ten Spanish and one Portuguese universities joined this project in
order to create a model which can be followed by any university that wishes to
publish and share educational material free of charge with other centers.
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04.
UNIVERSIA
Agreements and Partnerships
Wharton Business School – Universia Knowledge@wharton
• Universia
makes articles from the biweekly magazine Knowledge
Wharton available to the university community in Spanish, English and
Portuguese.
• Universia
also publishes articles by professors from Spanish and Latin
American Universities in an interview format.
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Universia Projects
online and offline
Offline Projects
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UNIVERSIA
Offline Projects
Strategic Focus – three focal points of activity
Specific areas of
activity
Support of the knowledge society
University - Business Relations
Exchange Programs and Globalization
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UNIVERSIA
Areas of activity for offline projects
Development of the Knowledge-based Society
Focal points of Universia
activity
Knowledge - based Socialization
Support
Development of
Knowledge Society
Application of new technologies
to teaching and management
Digital Gap
Reduction
Projects
• Resource Library
• OCW Consortium
• Universia Courses
• Professors’ Web sites
• Portal sharing
• Technology rooms
• ATHENEA professor
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• ATHENEA Programs
• Campus WIFI
• Access Program
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UNIVERSIA
Areas of activity for offline projects
Development of the Knowledge Society (Continued)
Example: Athenea Program (Spain)
ATHENEA is a joint iniciative – the first of its kind in the Spanish university
experience - Universia is working together with the Consejo de Rectores de
Universidades Españolas (CRUE), Banco de Santander, as well as companies from
the information industry and various regional governments.
Its objective is to facilitate University students’ access to new technologies through
the sale of laptop computers with WIFI at a discount (€ 450-500) from the current
market price (€ 900-750). Special financing plans are also offered to students.
ATHENEA I -2004
Number of
requests for
computers
18,000
Number of
computers
sold
10,000
ATHENEA II-2005
Number of
requests for
computers
13,000
Number of computers sold
7,000
Sale Price per computer: € 400-450
Brands involved in the project: Toshiba, Samsung, Acer and Lenovo
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UNIVERSIA
Areas of activity for offline projects
Development of the Knowledge Society (Continued)
Example: UNIVERSIA Technology Rooms
This initiative offers free internet access to any
student, professor, researcher, or any employee
of a university
No. Technology Rooms per
university
1-4
Computers per classroom
25-50
Technical support
1-4 becarios
Coordination
Assistant Dean of Technology
Photo of Universia technology room on the
Somosaguas Campus inaugurated in November 2005
Currently there are 172 Universia technology
rooms (Spain and Latin America) with more than
4,300 computers installed with Internet access.
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UNIVERSIA
Areas of activity for offline projects
Development of the Knowledge Society (Continued)
Technology rooms installed per country
Country
Year 2005
Spain
22
Portugal
45
Brazil
7
Chile
18
Mexico
29
Colombia
7
Puerto Rico
6
Venezuela
5
Argentina
17
Peru
16
Uruguay
0
Total
172
Total no. of computers
(average of 25 x room)
4.300
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UNIVERSIA
Areas of activity for offline projects
University – Business Relations
Focal points of Universia
activity
Education
Development
of University Business
Relations
Employment
Projects
• University Courses
• CERTICAP
• FORMAPYME
• Corporative training
• Employment Portal
• Employment magazine
• Employment offline
Entrepreneurship
KnowledgeTransfer / Research
• Portal sharing
• ResearchPortal
• Workshops R&D+R
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UNIVERSIA
Areas of activity for offline projects
University – Business Relations: Examples
The Management of Professional Internships
Universia Empleo (Universia Placement and Internship Service) works together with a variety of
companies – Banco Santander, Coca-Cola, Ferrovial, Deloitte, Movilisto, Kiabi or Adidas – in the setting
up of internships and the placement of students in their first job post university.
In 2005 Universia helped 1,100 people per month get their first job experience.
In the 11 countries participating countries, Universia helps 17,200 students a year to find their first job.
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UNIVERSIA
Areas of activity for offline projects
University – Business Relations: Examples
Job Placements
Clients
No. of Scholarships awarded
Coca-Cola
25
Movilisto
20
Kiabi
20
CMS
10
Dell
30
Ferrovial Inmobiliaria
25
Ferrovial Agromán
500
Deloitte
150
First Data
10
Adidas
15
Royal Bank of Scotland
15
Unión Fenosa
25
Grupo Santander
548
1393
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UNIVERSIA
Areas of activity for offline projects
University – Business Relations: Examples
In Spain, 45 large companies are frequent users of Universia Empleo
First Employment: 352 students / month
Internships: 691 students / month
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UNIVERSIA
Areas of activity for offline projects
University – Business Relations: Examples
Within the concept area of “Escuela Universia”
(“Universia School”) a variety of events have
been sponsored by companies and other
institutions. The aim of these activities is to
facilitate the development and exchange of opinions
between universities and the business and
institutional sectors.
In 2005 two forums were organized: “The Creation
of Innovative Companies” (Madrid, Spain) and “The
Evolution towards the e-University”
(Dublin,
Ireland).
56 Chancellors, Deans, and Assistants to the
Dean attended the event in Dublin which included
the participation of Universities from Spain, Chile,
Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Ireland as well as
representatives from Grupo Santander and the
Ministries of Education and Industry of Spain,
France and Turkey.
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UNIVERSIA
Areas of activity for offline projects
University – Business Relations: Examples
The Universia Empleo Magazine
Universia Empleo is published periodically to offer university students and
recent graduates a practical guide with information on how to get their first job.
80,000 magazines were distributed with an even larger circulation expected in
2006.
www.universia.es
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UNIVERSIA
Areas of activity for offline projects
University – Business Relations: Examples
• “Bogotá,
cómo vamos¨ (“Bogota, Moving Forward”) and ¨Educación
compromiso de todos¨ (“Education is Everyone’s Responsability”) – are
programs which consult the opinion of university students on recent public
policy initiatives related to higher education and also monitor public sector
management in Bogota.
•The
application of software for the management of institutional information
(managers, staff, organizational structure, projects, events, etc.)
• The development of a content portal for cellphones in Portugal.
• Universia
Empleo and Certification Online (Mexico). This program offers
companies the possibility of selecting candidates for a job in addition to the
monitoring of each resume throughout the placement process. It also
permits the company to administer a test online to prospective candidates
which evaluates vocational orientation as well as other placement related
tests.
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UNIVERSIA
Areas of activity for offline projects
University – Business Relations: Examples
• Consulting
work for the Ministry of Education of Colombia on the
publication of web content and the “Libro abierto” Program to be included in
the portal “Colombia Aprende” (“Colombia Learns”).
• Directory
of Teaching Staff for Portuguese universities which permits
searches by name, institution, specialty or key words.
• The Magazine “Digital Ágora” (Mexico) which is aimed towards students of
Social Sciences and Humanities, includes articles on Economics, Political
Science, Philosophy, Art, etc.
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UNIVERSIA
Areas of activity for offline projects
University – Business Relations: Examples
• International
Conference on Fundraising as part of the II University –
Business Forum celebrated in Peru.
• The
training of teaching staff in basic and advanced internet use (400
universities and 220 teachers of primary and secondary schools), Peru.
•Creation and development of a Department
of Responsable Environmental
Management in the Universidad Metropolitana, Venezuela.
• Project
PRIDCO (Puerto Rico). High tech database which promotes
research programs which have business applications, Puerto Rico.
• First
Bilingual Conference on ¨Blending¨ which analyzed new possibilities
for distance learning for the hispanic population of the U.S.
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UNIVERSIA
Areas of activity for offline projects
University – Business Relations: Iniciatives 2006 / 2007
• Certicap Personal and Professional Skills Test: This test
provides an analysis of skills such as leadership, teamwork,
decision-making, etc.
• Meetings with university - business project leaders and the
organization of meetings between university and business
sectors.
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UNIVERSIA
Initiatives 2006-2007
Exchange Programs and Globalization
Focal points of Universia
activity
Student and Teacher
Exchange Programs
Exchange
Programs and
Globalization
Projects
• International Portal
• Scholarship Portal
• Scholarship management
program
• Departmental Intranet
Knowledge Exchange
Globalalization of
university activities
• Intranet for Deans
• Workshops
• Meetings
• Agreements
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Universia Strengths
online and offline
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Universia Strengths
Capabilities:
• Manage research studies that link University - Business and University
• Promote projects that incorporate new technologies in universities
• Launch projects of technology awareness aimed at youth
• Train intermediate management and public sector managers
• Set up technology rooms in rural areas
•Develop “Spanish as a second language” and “Specialized Spanish” programs in
cooperation with universities
• Offer continued education courses for teachers and management courses for intermediate
managers in the public sector
•Organize and offer leadership courses
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UNIVERSIA
Iniciatives 2006-2007
Cooperation Agreements