Maria MORRAS RUIZ-FALCO

Vision A leading research university, dedicated to public service which is positioned as one of the most internationally renowned higher education institutions in Europe, allowing it to draw the most talented and committed students and faculty. A flexible, effective and personalized university, that works with efficiency, clarity, rigour and immediacy and is able to adapt to the context and needs of its community in order to effectively achieve the desired results without ever losing sight of its commitment to society. A financially sustainable, public university, with sufficient public funding, as well as other funding sources generated by the University’s own activity. An urban university, focused on the challenges facing Barcelona and its surroundings, which takes advantage of the modernity and creativity available in a city open to the world as a source of inspiration to influence the university’s transformation. Values Beyond the production and transmission of knowledge, we wish to associate our identity with a set of essential values that allow us to improve as people and to establish ourselves as a distinct, ethics-driven community in the increasingly global context of higher education institutions. Pluralism To integrate the diversity of viewpoints and ideologies and to respect collegiality, promoting respect and collaboration among all groups and seeking common grounds to promote participatory decision-making. Autonomy So that, based on the recognition of our own identity as a university, we can have the organizational, financial and regulatory capacity we need to achieve our goals in the best possible way. Dynamism To be alert to the world around us, play an active role in it and at the same time know how to swiftly adapt and respond to both the changes that occur and the new needs arising from them. Commitment To become active agents and drivers of change and innovation in society and to thereby contribute, with creativity, critical thinking, honesty, proactiveness and academic freedom, to finding solutions for the problems and potential conflicts affecting our community and society as a whole. Fairness To ensure equal opportunity and conditions, to combat inequalities and discrimination on grounds of gender, social class, ethnic or racial origin, sexual orientation or disabilities, as well as to train professionals and citizens who go on to transfer these values to the members of their personal and professional circles. Rigour From both an academic and human point of view, to strive, with the necessary self-discipline and leveraging our full potential, to be a leader in both education and research. Accountability To establish a direct relationship with the institutions and groups to which we are accountable and offer them transparent explanations of the goals we pursue and the results we achieve, with the necessary openness to take in their assessments.