Alfonso's 9 years. New president. University of Navarra
NEW PRESIDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY
Purposes
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The nine years of Alfonso Sanchez-Tabernero
President of the University 2012-2021
On September 4, 2012, Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero took office as the eighth President of the University of Navarra. Born in Salamanca 60 years ago, this Full Professor of business Informative then became the first former student to occupy the position. He had previously been Dean of the School of Communication (1996-2005) and Vice President of Institutional Communication (2005-2007) and of International Office (2007-2012).
That day, Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero made reference letter to the good inheritance he was receiving. "Our project educational is well outlined: we wish to be an academic center of international scope, in which professors and researchers strive to be at the frontier of science in their specific knowledge field; and in which a high quality teaching is taught, based on the great proposals of Christian thought: the desire to discover the truth, respect for others, openness to the transcendent destiny of man, solidarity, financial aid to those most in need."
The President Sánchez-Tabernero has often recalled the three pillars on which the University is based: clear priorities, committed professionals and excellent friends. This special report includes the main milestones that have marked his period as President.
TEACHING
Fourteen new Degrees programs have been launched (5 of them doubles), and 3 others have been modified.
In addition, 14 new programs have begun to be offered. Master's Degree
INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH
When Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero arrived at position, 15.72% of the students were international; today, 27.4% are international.
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TRANSFER
A total of 1,533 doctoral dissertations have been defended at thesis ; and 4 new centers have been created at research.
The University has launched more than 2,000 research projects and has invested 738 million euros.
SCHOLARSHIPS
2,877 Alumni Scholarships have been granted (or renewed) for a value of 21,912,084 euros.
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INSTITUTIONS
If anything has marked Alfonso's nine years as President it has been his efforts to promote dialogue and partnership between the University and the institutions.
Thanks to their efforts, even in times of crisis, maximum levels of funding have been reached for the development of projects of research of CIMA, the Ceit, the ICS, the Museum...
Alfonso with José Luis Martínez-Almeida, Mayor of Madrid
meeting de Alfonso with Uxue Barkos, president of the regional government at the time, and Koldo Martínez, spokesman of Geroa Bai in the Parliament of Navarre at the time.
visit from Office of the Executive Council to the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) in 2016.
Alfonso with the President of the Government of Navarra, María Chivite, and the Minister of Universities, Juan Carlos Cigudosa, at visit at CIMA in 2019
NINE YEARS OF MAGNANIMOUS PROJECTS
In the 9 years that Alfonso has been President , 1,533 doctoral thesis have been defended, and the University has launched 2,076 projects research. In total, during these years, nearly 739M€ have been invested in research.
In addition, 4 new centers have been created at research:
- 2013: research center in Nutrition (CIN)
- 2014: Center for Biomedical Engineering (CIB)
- 2020: high school of Science of the data and Artificial Intelligence (DATAI) and the high school of research in Biodiversity and Environment (BIOMA)
Alfonso inherited from the previous President, Ángel J. Gómez Montoro, the project of the high school of research Sanitary of Navarra (IdiSNA), created in 2010 together with department of Health of the Government of Navarra and the Public University of Navarra. In 2019, being already him President, the IdiSNA obtained the accreditation of the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities as high school of research sanitary .
Alfonso during the advertisement of the accreditation of IdiSNA as high school of research Sanitaria by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
Alfonso with Concepción Naval, dean of the School of Education and Psychology created in 2013.
The continuous and progressive growth of the School of Philosophy and Letters led the University to the approval of a new School of Education and Psychology, which began its journey on September 1, 2014. "The University of Navarra makes a serious and determined commitment to those degrees that contribute most to the development of people and society. Those in the areas of Education and Psychology are identified with the humanistic and service vocation of this academic center," explained then the President.
More than 44,000 students (from both Degree and Master's Degree) have passed through the University's classrooms while Alfonso has been President, which has increased the Alumni family to 179,489 members, spread all over the world. When he arrived at position, 15.72% of the students were international; today, 27.4% are. Fourteen new Degrees, five new double Degrees and fourteen new master's degrees have been launched.
One of the great milestones of the last nine years has been the inauguration in 2015 of the University of Navarra Museum. Ángel J. Gómez Montoro initiated the project, which Alfonso enthusiastically led in its final stages.
The Museum has a collection of 20,000 pieces of photography, painting and sculpture, and preserves 250,000 negatives. Since its inauguration, it has been visited by more than 690,000 people.
The other major milestone experienced with Alfonso as President was the opening of the new Campus in Madrid in 2018, a 13,000 square meter building that houses a large part of the master's degrees taught by the University; and in which, as of today, nearly 500 students study. Next to the Alumni Building, the Clinic's new headquarters in Madrid was also inaugurated.
Alfonso at the inauguration of the Museum, attended by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia on their first official trip to Navarre.
Alfonso's message to the alumni on the occasion of the inauguration of the Alumni Building
inauguration of the Alumni Building (Campus Madrid)
Within the Horizon 2020 plan that the University promoted under Alfonso President, the birth of Innovation Factory stands out. The creation of this center for entrepreneurship and innovation was the starting point of a project, with a transversal design , which pursues the development of an entrepreneurial mindset within the University.
In addition, Horizon 2020 was the consolidation of Career Services. Today, the University's Careers Office is one more element in the students' experience. In Alfonso's 9 years as President, 18,070 offers of employment and 30,308 internships, both national and international, have been managed.
Alfonso at the closing of the Tenun Forum of employment , together with the lehendakari, Iñigo Urkullu.
Almost at the same time that Alfonso started as President of the University, Tantaka, the University's solidarity time bank, was born. Its purpose was to "help those who help", as a visible expression of Christian identity, making itself available to NGOs and foundations.
Since then, Tantaka has more than 1,000 volunteers every year, who collaborate with more than 150 associations and dedicate more than 50,000 hours to social actions. In the 17/18 academic year, Tantaka-Tecnun was born, and a year later Tantaka arrived at campus in Madrid.
In these 9 years, the Tantaka Inclusion program has also emerged with the goal to increase the autonomy and integration of people with disabilities or at risk of exclusion through the improvement of their professional skills. In total, 114 people have carried out professional internships at the University within this program.
Alfonso during the celebration of the first edition of the "Training to understand disability" cycle in 2015.
TWO COURSES MARKED BY COVID-19
The Covid-19 pandemic forced the closure of campus on March 12, 2020. This was the first time in the history of the University that this had happened.
However, the activity did not stop. In one weekend, the entire teaching was adapted to the online format so that students could finish the course in the best possible way. In the following months, 40 thesis were defended, students continued their internships, and more than 240 people, including students and employees, participated in 13 online solidarity initiatives.
With the worst of the pandemic over, students returned to campus in September 2020, thanks to Plan Prepara2.
"Cs you know, the crisis has never led us to park initiatives. And that is, in large part, thanks to all those who are part of the university community, to the association of Friends and to many generous people who lend their invaluable financial aid so that the University of Navarra is able to offer a better service to society."
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2012
Alfonso and the media
The President is Full Professor of business Informativa and has always been available with the media. The photo is from an interview he gave to Euskal Telebista in 2012.
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2013
Passionate about soccer and Real Madrid
The former President 's passion for soccer is well known: he is known to play weekly and has always had a replica of the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in his office. In the picture, he imposes an honorary scholarship on Vicente del Bosque in 2013.
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2014
Agreements with research and agreements with companies
During Sánchez Tabernero's tenure, the University has initiated a multitude of research agreements with companies. In the photo, from 2014, signature a agreement with the president of Laboratorios Cinfa, Enrique Ordieres, for the research in Nutrition.
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2015
Great commitment to art and culture
In January 2015, the University of Navarra Museum was inaugurated, one of the University's clearest bets for a university Education that includes art. Pictured here with the painter Antonio López during one of his visits to the University.
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2015
The University and the city of Pamplona
Sustainability and integration in the city have been some of the main concerns of Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero's Office of the Executive Council . In the picture he accompanies Joseba Asiron, then mayor of Pamplona, during the congress of mobility sustainable organized by the University and the City Council.
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2016
Universities in Navarra
Another of Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero's aspirations as President was to contribute to making Navarra a reference in the national and international university environment. To advance in that line, cooperation with the Public University of Navarra (UPNA) has been fundamental. In 2016 this photo was taken of the rectorates of both universities, in a meeting at the campus of the UPNA.
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2017
The importance of Alumni
More than 44,000 students (from both Degree and Master's Degree) have passed through the University's classrooms while Alfonso has been President, which has increased the Alumni family to 179,489 members, spread all over the world.
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2018
Transformative education
The University's fundamental goal is to ensure that the students of Degree and postgraduate program have a profound formative experience. The Museum, with its cultural offerings, contributes to this. So does the presence of international students at campus. When Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero arrived at position, 15.72% of the students were international; today, 27.4% are.
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2019
Great partnership with the public and private sectors
The public-private partnership has been one of the hallmarks of President Sánchez-Tabernero. Perhaps one of the moments when it was best shown was during the pandemic, when the University made available to the Government all the resources of the Clinic and the Cima. The photograph is a visit to this research center in 2019, in which its director, María Pilar Civeira, and the President, accompany the President of Navarra, María Chivite, and the Minister of University, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Juan Cruz.
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2019
doctoral inauguration ceremony Honoris Causa
Service to society and culture, based on freedom, were some of the outstanding qualities of Professors Moneo, Archer, Picard and Fine, who were conferred honorary doctorates by the University. In the picture, Alfonso appears next to Chancellor, Mr. Fernando Ocáriz, moments before the investiture.
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2021
Opening of the 2021-22 academic year
At the University, governance decisions are made collegially. The role of the President is fundamental as the head of a team, the Office of the Executive Council. The photograph shows Alfonso Sánchez-Tabernero in black academic robes, a symbol of his authority, and the rest of the Office of the Executive Council at the opening of the 21-22 academic year.
