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14 February 2017
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Teaching is concentrated in the faculties and schools, and the departments deal with research, which is also conducted by institutes and chairs, at the same time responsible for knowledge promotion.
The initial stage of the Strategy’s implementation began in 2018, with the signing of the letter of endorsement and the constitution of the Steering Committee, which was completed within 12 months and involved:
In September 2019 the UdG’s Governing Council approved the “Universitat de Girona’s Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R) Action Plan”, implemented in 22 actions, grouped under 6 thematic areas (Ethics and gender equality; Research and open access data management; open, transparent and merit-based recruitment (OTM-R) process; Framework of professional careers in research; Research assessment and management; and Communication).
An outline of the 22 actions included in the 6 areas is shown below
The University of Girona was recognised by the EU on 2 June 2020 (Initial Assessment_EC Concensus Report) with the European seal HR Excellence in Research, which corresponds to the Human Resources Strategy for Researchers (Human Resources Strategy for Researchers-HRS4R).
The importance of having achieved the HRS4R seal lies, internally, in its contribution to the improvement of the conditions that researchers carry out their activities in and, externally, in the increased visibility and trust in our University as a magnet for attracting talent, while enabling the UdG to take part in external competitive calls under equal conditions, as with all the other European institutions that have already received this recognition.
The process followed by the UdG from the letter of commitment to the recognition of the HR seal is shown below:
In July 2022, EURAXESS issued the favourable report (Interim Assessment_EC_Consensus report) , as a result of the report drafted by the Action Plan's implementation and monitoring committee and conveyed to the EU.
Ongoing and collaborative team work has been continuing since July 2022 on the Revised 2022 plan, resulting in 28 actions for the second term of 2025, and in accordance with the established procedure, a prepared report and visit to the place by the EU is expected.
It will start in mid-2025, once the implementation stage has finished, and involve:
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