Campus Iberus of International Excellence
of the Ebro Valley
A Vision for future – Building on Excellence
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Brussels, 13 February 2015
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Rue de Trône 62 – 7 Floor, 1050 Brussels
Background
The Campus of International Excellence of the Ebro Valley (Campus Iberus)
is a strategic alliance involving four public universities of the Ebro Valley’s
four autonomous regions in Spain: University of Zaragoza in Aragon, Public
University of Navarra in Navarra, University of La Rioja in La Rioja and the
University of Lleida in Catalunya.
This aggregation model is backed up by the private sector and other
stakeholders dedicated to developing RTD&I activities with the four
member universities.
With a focus on quality, excellence and internationalization while
strengthening ties with the productive sector and placing people at the
centre of the learning process, Campus Iberus covers a number of areas of specialization and aggregation in accordance
with its RTD&I capabilities portfolio together with the major thematic domains identified by the Smart Specialization
Strategies of each region involved in this alliance. These areas of aggregation and specialization are:
(1) Materials and technology for quality of life
(2) Technology for health
(3) Energy and environment
(4) Agri-food and nutrition
(5) Remembrance, Heritage and Identity.
Additionally, one of the objectives of Campus Iberus is to develop a policy of strategic alliances with national and
international universities. Specifically, a key action is the institutional strengthening of cross-border cooperation. Campus
Iberus is already working on the construction of a cross-border Campus with the universities of Toulouse and Pau (France)
called EBRoS - European Bioregion of Science of the Western Pyrenees.
After 5 years of work, Campus Iberus was presented as a case study prepared by the S3 Platform at the “Mobilising
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Universities for Smart Specialization” conference in Brussels in June 20 2014, showing that smart specialisations are
produced by the specific profile and opportunities of regions, which include the unique contribution of universities to
regional partnerships.
Campus Iberus has recently open a delegation in Brussels which aim to serve as an instrument to enhance its
internationalization strategy while promoting visibility at the higher education and RTD&I landscape in Europe.
Campus Iberus of International Excellence
of the Ebro Valley
A Vision for future – Building on Excellence
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Brussels, 13 February 2015
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Rue de Trône 62 – 7 Floor, 1050 Brussels
The Campus of International Excellence of the Ebro Valley (Campus Iberus) is a strategic alliance involving four public
universities in the Ebro Valley’s four autonomous regions: University of Zaragoza in Aragon, Public University of Navarra in
Navarra, University of La Rioja in La Rioja and the University of Lleida in Catalunya. This aggregation of universities is
backed up by the businesses and institutions devoted to developing RTD&I activities with the four member universities.
With a focus on quality, excellence, internationalization, strengthening ties with the productive sector and placing people
at the centre of the learning process, Campus Iberus covers a number of areas of specialization and aggregation in
accordance with its RTD&I capabilities portfolio together with the major thematic domains identified by the Smart
Specialization Strategies of each region involved in this alliance. This model aims to show that Smart Specializations are
produced by the specific profile and opportunities of regions, which include the unique contribution of universities to
regional partnerships in terms of knowledge, innovation and entrepreneurship .
Time
09:00
09.30
09.40
10:00
10.30
Topics and speakers
Registration
Welcome and Introduction
 Mr Julio Lafuente López, President of Campus Iberus and Rector of the Public University of Navarra
 Mr José Arnáez Vadillo, Rector of the University of La Rioja
 Mr Roberto Fernández Díaz, Rector of the University of Lleida
 Mr Manuel José López Pérez, Rector of the University of Zaragoza and President of the Spanish
Rector’s Conference
Campus Iberus: a strategic alliance, a model of aggregation
 Campus Iberus of International Excellence. Mr Óscar López Lorente, Executive Director
National Policy perspective
 Permanent Representation of Spain to the EU. Mrs Leonor Moral Soriano, Counselor for Education
 Permanent Representation of Spain to the EU. Mr Santiago Rodríguez Uriel, Counselor for Research
EU Policy perspective
 European Commission, DG EAC - Education and Culture, Directorate B.3: Innovation in education, EIT
and MSCA. Mr Peter Baur
 European Commission, DG RTD - Research and Innovation, Directorate B.5: Spreading excellence and
widening participation. Mr Olivier Brunet
 European Commission, DG REGIO - Regional and Urban Policy, Directorate G.2: Smart and Sustainable
Growth and Southern Europe > Spain. Mr Antonio García Gómez
13.00
Coffee break
Regional perspectives for smarter use of knowledge and skills
 EUA - European University Association. Mrs Lidia Borrel-Damian, Director for Research and Innovation
 EUCOR - European Campus. Dr Joern Puetz , EUCOR Vice-President for Research
 Open Arena 5 Project. Ms Anna Ntinidou, Project Manager, LU Open - Lund University Open
Innovation Centre
 ERRIN - European Regions Research and Innovation Network. Mr Richard Tuffs, Director
Conclusions and closing
 Public University of Navarra. Mr Julio Lafuente López, Rector and President of Campus Iberus
13.15
Networking drinks
11.15
12.00
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