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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 steering committee was made up of seven people, members of the university community who hold different positions of responsibility in areas relevant to the educational model.
From June 2023, a participatory process began, involving around one hundred people, including teaching and research staff, administrative and service staff and students from our University.
The process consisted of discussing the key challenges facing higher education in general, the UdG in particular.
Different sessions were held, both joint sessions, and sessions for the 4 working groups, distributed by area:
Joint meetings: 21 July 2023, 14 February 2025
We analysed the point at which we were at, the demands of our environment and the direction we needed to take, both in terms of the educational and training model and the organisational model that would be needed to make it possible, looking at what we wanted to keep, what we wanted to change, and the new elements we wanted to incorporate.
At the same time, within the framework of Territory and Society, an analytical survey was carried out aimed at organisations, institutions, companies, etc.who had been, or still are, “employers” of our students, both students on work experience or internships, and UdG graduates.
Results of the employer survey.(See the document in the section "Documentation")
As a result of this whole participatory process, a specific model was defined, the ‘UdG XXI Model’, which looks to the future, makes us stand out, focuses student training on the real needs of society and personalises the UdG's educational offering.
The UdG XXI Educational Model was presented and approved at the University Senate of November 2023.
UdG XXI Model
With the approval of the UDG XXI Model, the University Senate urges the Governing Team to roll out this model and draw up the necessary Governing Council agreements for its implementation.The Authorised Committee for Teaching and Students will be responsible for follow-up..
A roll-out plan is being drawn up, based on all the information obtained during the participatory process, meetings of the Governing Team, participation in The Future of Education workshopsThe future of learning, using the methodology “future thinking” with lecturers Elles Kazemier, Corine Seelen and Lauren Verheijen (Hanze University of Applied Sciences / UNESCO Chair on Futures Literacy).
The plan for the roll-out of objectives and actions is specified across the 8 areas.
This document introduces and structures the actions that we believe are necessary for the development of the UdG XXI Model, linking them to an in-depth analysis of our current circumstances.We do not merely scratch the surface of the problems, we tackle the root causes in order to be able to put forward comprehensive solutions.The sum of these actions will allow us to move towards a more flexible university, one that is committed and ready to lead the way in the higher education of the future.
The plan is dynamic, which means that at the moment it is the result of all the participatory actions, analyses, etc.,but new actions have also been observed, as a result of the dynamics generated by the groups already working to achieve the established objectives: a working group on cross-disciplinary competences, a group working on timetables and schedules, another working on the creation of a guide to writing academic reports, participation in a pilot scheme with Girona City Council (Bachelor’s and Master’s theses), etc.Some of the actions established in the plan have already been completed, and others are yet to commence, depending on the priority assigned in the schedule.
Rollout plan for the UdG XXI Model - Objectives and actions. (See the document in the section "Documentation")
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