This project consists of the creation of a cross-disciplinary course of global education that will approach 12 different themes relating to cooperation and global justice.These subjects will include aspects such as the construction of peace, the transformational economy, climate justice, the defence of human rights, gender justice and more.

Key characteristics of the course:

• Collectively defined subject matter: Themes will be designed by a working group made up of universities and the ACCD.
• Innovative and pioneering format: The course will use the usual student communication channels to ensure accessibility and relevance.
• Reuse of materials: The training capsules recorded will be able to be reused for different editions of the course, with only the annual discussions and final session needing to be organised.
• Annual repetition: This format allows the course to be repeated every year, with minimal adjustments.

This project aims to promote dynamic and recurrent learning about crucial matters in cooperation and global justice in the university sphere, with a high level of participation and involvement by educational institutions.

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This project consists of an Interuniversity Meeting on Research in Cooperation, with the goal of giving visibility to research for development and establishing the foundations for the joint design of instruments and incentives to promote it.

Main characteristics:

1. Identification of research in cooperation:

   • An analysis will be made of research activities on development cooperation in each university, based on a report by the Nadir cooperative.This will allow us to understand the diversity of areas of research, the main stakeholders, iconic projects and support instruments.

2. Preparation of the meeting:

   • Compilation of information for each university to gauge the scale of its research activities.
   • Themed sections will be created to structure the meeting, and an interuniversity commission established to design the contents.

3. Organisation of the meeting (February 2025):

   • The meeting will be on-site, with the possibility of streaming for some sessions.
   • It will last a whole day with two main objectives:
     1. Showing the diversity and quality of the areas of research in cooperation among Catalan universities.
     2. Reflecting together about key subjects such as academic recognition and funding for research in development cooperation.

4. Participants:

   • Mainly, researchers and managers in cooperation and university research.
   • External stakeholders will also take part, such as representatives from the Government of Catalonia and professionals from the areas of cooperation and research.

5. Publication of results:

   • The results and conclusions of the day will be set out in a publication.
   • This will be designed and typeset for its publication and dissemination, the goal being to provide input for future debates and policies.

This meeting is intended to be a space to share knowledge and promote research in development cooperation among the Catalan universities, with a focus on joint action and innovation in this sphere.

Inter-university meeting on research in cooperation

Posters presented   Download the posters

This goal of the project is education in human rights, development cooperation and humanitarian action for students and professionals in the communication sector.The training focuses on the role of communication in the construction of speeches and opinions about global subjects.

Main characteristics:

1. Course geared towards the communication sector:

   • The first course is aimed at both students and active professional in the field of journalism and communication, recognising their key role in the diffusion of narratives about human rights and humanitarian emergencies.

2. Two main activities:

   • Face-to-face training day: Entitled "Communication in a World in Conflict: narratives and resistance"aimed at students and professionals in the field of communication. The focus was on the role of journalism in the face of armed conflicts, disinformation and human rights violations, also reflecting on peace journalism, decolonial narratives and information as an instrument for combating hate speech and defending human rights. The conference was attended by 19 speakers and workshop leaders, with a diverse profile between academia and professional practice, including journalists who work in wars such as Palestine and high risk territories such as Mexico. There were 410 people registered, with an attendance at 150 people and 436 views on the transmission of talks and round tables on YouTube (on 24/04/2026).
   • Virtual self-learning resource: This resource, prepared by the teacher and researcher Sonia Herrera Sánchez (UOC), offers training in transformational communication and global justice for students and professionals, proposing tools for integrating a critical and ethical perspective into everyday communication.
     • Practical tools:The resource includes an infographic checklistto assess the responsibility of the messages and analyse how to build narratives that avoid biases about the Global South.
     • Accessible format:Available in Catalan and Spanish, it has been designed under accessibility criteria and allows downloading in PDF for consultation without connectivity.
     • Resource CA / ES
     • Infographic CA / ES

3. Expected impact:

   • The conference made it possible to promote a space for the critical education of students and communication professionals in strategies for responsible journalism with global justice and the construction of peace, incorporating the need for feminist, decolonial, transformational approaches plus the conscious use of digital instruments, as well as strategies and ways of resistance to conflicts and wars, both physical and symbolic.
   • A work team was formed to jointly define the focus of the day and draw up the programme.The group was made up of the dean, the coordination of the bachelor's degree in journalism and the teaching staff at the Faculty of Science of the UAB, as well as technical staff from the FAS, ACCD, UOC, and LaFede.
   • To contribute to the critical education of professionals capable of constructing rigorous human rights narratives that contribute to social transformation.
   • To offer criteria applicable to the institutional communication of universities to align their messages with the values of global justice.

4. Dissemination:

   • The dissemination of the conference material included the production of graphic material (posters and web pages), as well as dissemination through social media and email among the academic staff of the universities taking part in UNIACT.The conference was broadcast in real time and is available on the YouTube channel of the UAB Faculty of Science: Meeting Communication in a Conflicting World: Narratives and Resistance - YouTube
   • The dissemination plan aims to reach communication faculties, news agencies and organisations in the sector and NGO coordinators. The aim is to publicise and promote the use of this open resource to strengthen the role of communication as a tool for educational and social transformation.

This project seeks to strengthen the role of communication as an educational and social tool for transformation, training future professionals to promote narratives in favour of global justice.

This action has as the goal of promoting the implementation and consolidation of the Learning and Service (ApS) in the sphere of development cooperation at Catalan universities, connecting students, teachers (PDI) and third-sector organisations.Several activities are planned up to improve the collaboration among these stakeholders and to institutionalise ApS methodology.

The activities include:

1. Meeting with the ApSUCAT network to identify current good practices in universities and explore improvements, particularly in recognising teaching and research staff involved in ApS projects.
2. Diffusion and participation in the ApS, exploring new mechanisms to connect supply and demand for ApS among universities and third sector organisations.
3. Application of the agreements of the ApSU11 Congress to integrate the conclusions into universities.
4. Institutionalisation of the ApS through meetings with managerial teams, academic staff and entities, to create protocols and tools that facilitate implementation.

This action also seeks to consolidate ApS as an educational tool recognised formally in Catalan universities.

This action is aimed at designing instruments and incentives for funding research and interuniversity cooperation, as well as academic recognition for research in cooperation.

The activities include:

1. Organising interuniversity working sessions, with academic and research teams, along with research management and cooperation management teams, plus government cooperation and Catalan research bodies.  
2. Producing a document setting out recommendations on instruments and incentives for funding research and interuniversity cooperation (subsidies, prizes, scholarships, industrial doctoral degrees, etc.)and identifying the main obstacles that hamper development research projects and access to competitive funding.
3. Producing a study of support instruments for development in other university systems (governmental, international).
4. Coordinating the organisation of activities for the Interuniversity Meeting on Cooperation Research (R2)

This action seeks to establish action mechanisms for Catalan universities in cases of emergencies, wars or human rights violations in countries in the Global South.The objective is to guarantee that at least 75% of universities have protocols to act in these situations.

The activities include:

1. Research about existing mechanisms in universities to respond to emergencies and human rights violations.
2. Production of a document with proposals to improve or to create new action mechanisms, through four-monthly meetings with university chiefs.
3. Annual conference for analysis and reflection with national and international experts, to look at breakthroughs and disseminate proposals to the university community.
4. Public presentation of the document with the mechanisms adopted and an associated communication campaign.

These actions will be carried out in collaboration with the Catalan Forum for Peace, planned for 2025.

The twelve Catalan universities will launch a series of five podcasts entitled "Voices of Cooperation", with the objective of fostering the participation of the university community —teaching staff, students, researchers and Alumni— in development cooperation and global transformation.Recorded in the university studios, these podcasts address the following subjects:

• Diverse feminisms and cooperation 
• How can university teaching and research generate and/or carry out cooperation?
• Cooperation and generation Z 
• The ethical dimension of cooperation 
• The role of the cooperation in the digital era 

The podcasts, each lasting 40 minutes, are published periodically on the YouTube channel for the Social Commitment and Professional Guidance Unit at the University of Girona and promoted on social media.They have the collaboration of academics, students and NGO representatives to promote debate and the exchange of ideas about the future of university cooperation. 

Publication of a guide on global justice and communicative discoure
Radio Cassà - Friday 6 March 2026

Catalan universities launch a self-learning resource in transformational communication
My Magazine - Thursday, 5 March 2026

The UdG promotes a self-learning guide to integrate global justice into discourse
El Gerió - Wednesday 4 March 2026

The UdG leads a joint course on global justice
Diari de Girona - Wednesday 4 February 2026

The UdG leads a joint course by the 12 Catalan universities on global justice
Diari de Girona - Thursday 3 February 2026

The 12 Catalan universities join forces to promote a course on global justice from March
Europa Press - Thursday 3 February 2026

Cooperating with conviction
El Punt - Thursday 23 October 2025

Catalan universities opt for podcasts to promote co-operation and social transformation
Audiocat - Wednesday 6 November 2024

Catalan universities and the Government to coordinate their development co-operation policies
Exterior - Thursday 13 June 2024