Campus of Internacional Excellence Global Proposal English

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1 The proposals of internationalisation includeinteresting elements, but as a general rulethere is not enough ambition towards world

leadership, which is a crucial aspect for theCommemoration of the VIII Centenary.

Creation of the International Congress ofDissemination of Scientific Knowledgelinked to the VIII Centenary.

Reinforcement of the International AdvisoryCommittee.

Creation of the Spanish-PortuguesePlatform (1st stage), Latin American (2ndstage), and International (3rdstage).

1stinternational Spanish language franchisein collaboration with the InstitutoCervantes.

Arguments for Salamanca European Cityand the Spanish language as part ofUniversal heritage.

The Spanish language and its role indevelopment cooperation.

2 It is necessary to improve the coherence of asingle projectcomprising two areas and twocampus models (Spanish language andBioscience) which are quite different, inorder to avoid the impact of the actionsbeing diverted and ultimately diluted.

Capacities and existing assets have beennoted, as well as the internationalrelevance of the units that constitute theCEI project.

The University 2.0 Programme shows theunity of the two key areas of the CEI StudiiSalamantini, as it will create the virtualcampus and the production of digitalcontents for both fields. Likewise,Programmes 4. (Lider USAL), 5, (VIIICentenary), 7. (Commitment USAL), 8.

(Green USAL), 9. (Mundi USAL), and 10.(Alejandra) affect both the fields ofSpanish Language and Bioscience.

3 Furthermore, this aspect should give way toa more impressive structure of the governingbodiesof the CEI.

A Foundation has been created tomanage activities in both fields. There isactive participation, both in the executivecommittee and in the workingcommissions, made up of mixed groups(university Spanish language andBioscience organizations). The Foundationhas an international advisory board whichincludes relevant personalities from thepolitical, scientific and entrepreneurial

fields within both areas of specialization.The promoter partners are present both onthe Board of Trustees and the ExecutiveCommittee.

A Technical Office, consisting ofprofessional managers who will ensure theachievement of the CEI goals, has beencreated.

4 The teaching staff level is middle-range, asshown in the CNEAI levels. An active policytowards talent recruitment would benecessary. This policy should be explicitlyreflected in the Chair of Advanced Studiesin Spanish Language and in those aspectswhere internationalisation is essential.

Reinforcement of the SP4.1. Mobility of the5 talents and SP4.2. K2S Knowledge toSalamanca Sub-Programmes, related tomobility and recruitment of talents, throughdescription of actions focused on each ofthe five talents.


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5 It would be desirable to provide more in-depth information regarding the recruitmentof talented students in relation to thatregarding teaching staff and also in relationto the creation of companies and thenetwork of Spanish language franchises,which in any case would be difficult spin-

offs.

New actions in the SP4.1. Mobility of the 5talents and SP4.2. K2S Knowledge toSalamanca Sub-Programmes aredescribed in full detail. These actions focusspecifically on the mobility and therecruitment of talents from the 5 differentprofiles.

An estimate of the economic impact of theSpanish Language franchiseis provided.

6 The Bioscience model of Campus should bedeveloped focusing on the aspects in whichthe Postgraduate school and the neworganisational model (Bio-transfer) may leadto a verifiable improvement in science anddissemination.

The Bio-transfer model is described in moredetail.

Impact indicators of the PostgraduateSchool and the Bio-transfer model aredefined.

7 Further clarification about the role played bythe University Hospital as a centre ofreference will be necessary.

The Hospitals role, current situation, andcontribution to translational research,clinical trials, and education are described.

8 It would be necessary to explain explicitly towhat extent the CSIC Institutes are involvedin the Bioscience area.

The Institute of Functional and GenomicBiology CSIC-USAL is included and itscurrent situation, as well as its contributionto research and teaching, is described.

9 Surprisingly enough, there is no mention ofthe involvement of the Centre of Ultra-fastUltra-Intense Pulse Lasers, which is underconstruction in the University of Salamanca.

Its current situation, as well as itscontribution to research, teaching, andparticipation in Biomedicine-relatednetworks, is described.

10 The focus on a Spanish-Portuguese axis isunderstandable in the field of Spanishlanguage research, but not so clear in thefield of Bioscience, unless an explicit attempt

is made to consolidate a regional leadershipwithin this thematic field.

An attempt is made to consolidate aregional leadership in Bioscience, takingadvantage of the Iberian trans-borderplatform in its territorial approach. In this

respect, it is worth noting actives such asthe central node of the National DNA Bankas an international referent.

11 It is necessary to develop effectivedissemination models in both fields.

The Spanish Language Research ResultsTransfer Office, the franchise model, andthe Bio-transfer model are described inmore detail.

12 There is a need for further clarification on towhat extent the axis Brand Salamanca andVIII Centenary Studii Salamantinii go beyonda marketing strategy of the University andactually interact with the territory andsociety.

A Latin American Congress on the Evolutionand transformation of the Spanish UniversitySystem in the XXI Century is proposed, thegoal being to show the social and territorialimpact of Spanish universities.

The Director of the VIII Centenary Office is amember of the Board of Trustees of the CEIFoundation and of its ExecutiveCommittee. The Executive Committee willwork alongside the VIII Centenary office toimplement the CEI sub-programmesincluded in Programme 6. VIII Centenary.

13 The projects role on a local level is wellexplained, although a general view on therole of this Campus in relation to the wholeregion (Castile and Leon) and to otherpotential regional campuses would beappreciated.

Creation of the Spanish-PortuguesePlatform (1st stage), Latin American (2ndstage), International (3rdstage).

In the first stage, connections will be madewith neighbouring Spanish CEI, both fromCastile and Leon and from nearby regions,

with an aim to create a transbordercampus with Portugal.

Source: University of Salamanca


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Table of Contents

01. GLOBAL PROPOSAL ______________________________________________________ 13

Background 131. Vision and Mission ________________________________________________________ 16

1.1 Proposed name for the Campus: CEI Studii Salamantini 161.2 Vision 161.3. Mission 161.4. Map of agents of the Campus Studii Salamantini 17

2. Campus Model and SWOT Analysis ________________________________________ 19

2.1. Current situation 192.1.1. Teaching quality 222.1.2. Research 222.1.3. Physical resources 23

2.2. Current situation: The Spanish Language 242.2.1. Current teaching situation: the Spanish Language 252.2.2. Current scientific situation: the Spanish Language 262.2.3. Assessment in Spanish Language 262.2.4. Current situation. Transformation: the Spanish Language 27

2.3. Current situation: Bioscience 282.3.1. Current teaching situation: Bioscience 282.3.2. Current scientific situation: Bioscience 282.3.3. Current situation. Transfer of Knowledge: Bioscience 29

2.4. Current international situation 302.4.1 Current international situation Latin American Higher

Education Area 302.4.2 Current international situationAsia-Pacific region and Russia 302.4.3 Current international situationSpanish-Portuguese axis 31

2.5. SWOT Analysis 332.6. Campus Model: strategy and objectives 352.7. Campus Modelthe Spanish Language 36

2.7.1 International Model of Spanish Language Franchises 372.8. Campus ModelBioscience 38

2.8.1. Creation of Bio-transfer 382.9. PIBT Platform Model 42


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2.10.Governance of the project 432.10.1. Board of Trustees of the CEI Foundation 442.10.2 Executive Board Studii Salamantini 452.10.3. Technical Office 452.10.4. International Advisory Board 45

2.11. Strategic Aims and Traceability Map 463. Summary of aggregations and objectives _________________________________ 48

3.1 Joint Objectives for the CEI and the Aggregations 483.2 Current Aggregations 483.3 Predicted Aggregations 52


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01GLOBAL PROPOSAL


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01. GLOBAL PROPOSAL

Background

Since the early years of the 12th century and up to the present day, after almosteight centuries of academic, political and institutional activity, the University ofSalamanca has made history and created a new future.

The reflections brought to the fore by the proximity of the VIII Centenary of thefoundation of the University of Salamanca, former cradle of the Ius Gentium(Lawof Peoples), and origin of universities in Spain, create an ideal occasion for thepresentation of the University of Salamanca as a Campus of InternationalExcellence. The development of the campus defines specific guidelines such asthe attraction and incorporation of talent, internationalization, interdisciplinarityand innovation. All these factors will be integrated into the development and

improvement of teaching, research and management, which will also take intoaccount effective equality and social innovation. This is, therefore, anenterprising project aimed, at the same time, at the consolidation of thestrengths of the University of Salamanca and the fulfilment of the necessaryefforts to achieve the goals outlined in this proposal.

The German physician, humanist and cartographer Hieronymus Mnzer, whopractised in Nuremberg and was a magister of the University of Leipzig from 1470,made a tour of Spain and Portugal between 1494 and 1495. When he arrived atSalamanca, he was so amazed at its University and its Library that he wrote:

Nowhere in all Spain are there more eminent general studies than inSalamanca. I had been told that around 5000 students attend the differentfaculties that exist there. The fertility of the land, thanks to which food can beacquired at a very low price, together with the excellence of the teachersgiving classes in diverse disciplines are, undoubtedly, the reasons why such anextraordinary number of students can be found in their lectures (). I was

extremely pleased with the visit we paid to these studies, because, althoughthere are others in the Peninsula, such as the ones in Valladolid, Lisbon andToledo, none of them can be compared to Salamanca (Agustn Garca Simn(1999), Castilla y Len segn la visin de los viajeros extranjeros, Valladolid:Servicio de Publicaciones de la Junta de Castilla y Len).

The birth of the Modern Age required a great effort of epistemological

renovation on the part of the universities. The new models of State and Society,together with the new relationships between continents and cultures, were thefirst sign of what we now call globalization. These realities required doctrinalconstructions and proposals for their implementation, which had to be able togive an answer to unprecedented individual and collective challenges. Thiscontext, which differs from the present one in its contents, but which showsobvious coincidences in its principles, led to an inventive and interdisciplinaryuniversity response, which was rooted in the rigor of thinking and science, that is,the School of Salamanca, which was far ahead of its time, with methodologicalproposals and conclusions that were close to our current reality.

In the 16th

century, the University of Salamanca saw the birth of the Law ofPeoples, thanks to the works of Francisco de Vitoria. This was the first technicalformulation of what we now call human rights. This magnum opus was mainly


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used to protect the indigenous tribes of the Americas that had been colonizedby the Spanish Crown, and it became the main precedent of the currentInternational Law. The School of Salamanca found here one of its most importantmilestones.

The Economyof the Modern Age also found its main theoretical and practical

referent in the School of Salamanca in the 16 thcentury. Toms de Mercado, astudent, published in 1569 in Salamanca his Manual of Deals and Contracts. Thisbook represents another pillar of the School of Salamanca and it is considered byAcademia as one of the seminal contributions to what would later be known asthe Quantity Theory of Money or Cambridge Equation.

The beginning of the Contemporary Age looked for academic referents in theUniversity of Salamanca, both in teaching and in research, in order to put an endto the University of the ancien rgime and to create the University of theDemocratic Rechtsstaat. In this regard, the General Plan of Universities of theminister Caballero (1807) proposed an ambitious university reform based on the

model of Salamanca.

These new and pressing social needs were successfully dealt with in the Universityof Salamanca. The very model of the Campuses of International Excellence is, toa large extent, similar to those formulas. The current challenges are the changesthat are taking place in all areas of individual and social life with the advent ofthe 21stcentury.

The challenges we face are not new in this University. We might interpret that it isonly a matter of updating the methodology that was once brilliantlyimplemented by the prestigious and celebrated School of Salamanca.

Although society, the economy and international politics have substantiallychanged since the 16thcentury, there are some qualitative aspects of the Schoolof Salamanca that are still alive today. Everybody has a vision: a group ofvalues, academic procedures, political and social ideas that are ever present,either consciously or unconsciously, in any University. Moreover, a Campus ofInternational Excellence cannot be oblivious to the global and systemic problemsthat exist nowadays, because they are more and more interconnected andinterdependent on each other. Once again, the School of Salamanca warns usof the trend of the human condition becoming universal. This reality justifies thecreation of a project that integrates research lines, which take into account

sustainable economy and development, effective equality and socialinnovation, education and a culture of peace.

In the light of history and the construction of a future, the fact that the Universityof Salamanca has a high degree of differentiation as compared with otheruniversities should not come as a surprise. Its size, the diversity of its degrees, thequantity and quality of the competitive research projects that have been carriedout, the international relations it maintains and the efforts it makes to successfullyimplement the European Higher Education Area are important factors for thecreation of a Campus of International Excellence. On the other hand, as wepoint out in our project, the identification of specific thematic areas in which ourUniversity is more competitive represents an additional strength.

The development of the Campus of International Excellence will revitalize thesurrounding urban and productive environment, and will create an international


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axis of teaching, research and transfer of knowledge that will represent a majorboost for the incorporation of the Community of Castile and Leon and of Spain tothe knowledge society.

On the other hand, the presentation of this project for a Campus of InternationalExcellence is only the first milestone in the celebration of the VIII Centenary of the

University of Salamanca. This celebration is a major event, not only for theUniversity of Salamanca, but for the whole Spanish University System and for theSpanish State. This fact was acknowledged in a 2008 parliamentary bill (RealDecreto 1980/2008), which regulates the creation of the Inter-institutionalCommittee for the Celebration of the VIII Centenary of the Founding of theUniversity of Salamanca.

Of all the projects that have been submitted for the consideration of the Inter-institutional Committee, there are two that were used as a model in the initialstage: the National DNA Bank (and its transformation into the Centre forBiological Resource Characterization) and the recovery of the Tormes riverbanks

in the area of the city of Salamanca. The minutes of that particular session statethat both initiatives shall be integrated into a global conception that promotesthe modernization of the University of Salamanca, its position as a Campus ofInternational Excellence and its integration as a city-university in which humanistand historical heritage can be connected with modern experimental research.


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1. Vision and Mission

1.1 Proposed name for the Campus: CEI Studii Salamantini

The proposed name for the Campus of International Excellence is StudiiSalamantini, in order to strengthen two main axes of the Campus:

Projection of the brand of the School of Salamanca as a global referentduring eight centuries of evolution of human knowledge.

Promotion of the VIII Centenary of the University of Salamanca in 2018 as amilestone in which we will be able to show the evolution andtransformation of the Spanish University System, which gives an answer tothe new challenges of society in the new millennium.

1.2 Vision

The Campus Studii Salamantini is conceived as the living expression of theevolution and transformation of the Spanish University System throughout eightcenturies of history. That is, this is the expression of the University 2.0, whichprovides answers for the challenges of society in the 21stcentury. The vision of theCampus includes the following aspects:

Promoting a multidisciplinary and transborder Campus, with a clear focuson the promotion of the SpanishLanguage, culture and values, as well asthe development and transfer of knowledge and technology inBioscience.

Developing a model of University 2.0with international projection, basedon a strategy of a network of networks that creates easier access to theknowledge highways, thus becoming an active reference Campuspromoting open network innovation.

Achieving the mobility and attraction of the 5 talents (researchers,teachers, professionals, students and citizensscientific-cultural tourists-), inorder to create leaders and knowledge entrepreneurs to catalyze thenecessary changes in our society in the 21stcentury.

This view of the CEI Studii Salamantini includes the recommendations submittedby the international committee to the University of Salamanca during itsparticipation in the 2009 CEI meeting, in which the University received a qualityaward.

1.3. Mission

Our mission is to build a campus with international prestige, with special emphasison the Spanish-Portuguese axis, in the fields of Spanish Language and Bioscience,based on a model of University 2.0 and open network innovation that createsleaders and entrepreneurs who can promote local socio-economicdevelopment.


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Relation Mission-Vision through our defined strategies


1.4. Map of agents of the Campus Studii Salamantini

The CEI Studii Salamantini is integrated in its territory and has the participation ofseveral institutions. The map below identifies the agents taking part in thisinitiative.

The 5 city campuses of the University of Salamanca:

- Salamanca Campus- vila Campus- Bjar Campus- Villamayor Campus, which houses the Scientific Park- Zamora Campus

The following institutions surrounding the University of Salamanca will also be

part of the nucleus of the CEI project:

- Centre for Ultra-fast Ultra-intense Pulsed LasersCLPU- Spanish-Portuguese Centre for Agricultural ResearchCIALE- Institute of Cancer Molecular and Cell Biology-Cancer Research

CentreIBMCC-CIC- University Hospital of SalamancaHUS-SACYL- Institute of Functional Biology and Genomics CSIC-University of

Salamanca- Institute of Neurosciences of Castile and LeonINCYL- Scientific Park Foundation of the University of Salamanca


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2. Campus Model and SWOT Analysis

After a review of the current situation and an analysis of strengths, weaknesses,opportunities and threats, we can establish a Campus model.

2.1. Current situation

The University of Salamanca will celebrate in 2018 its first eight centuries of life.This celebration of the VIII Centenary will represent an exceptional opportunityto reflect on the new challenges in the field of knowledge, from the perspectiveof the principles and attitudes which achieved universal recognition for thisinstitution. This occasion will also provide a favourable climate for the firmincorporation of Salamanca and its environment to the new cultural, scientificand technological realities. This is a verbatim transcription of Order

PRE/261/2008, containing the Agreement reached by the Council of Ministers onthe 1st of February 2008, defining the action framework that will lead to thefulfilment of the objectives of this celebration.

However, the VIII Centenary must not only be a commemoration of themagnificent past of the first European institution that received the title ofUniversity. Our Institution wishes to reach this event as one of the academicentities with the highest scientific and academic excellence levels, in thevanguard of technological and methodological solutions applied to teachingand research, fully integrated into a business and productive environmentmatching current and future demands, committed to a model of sustainabledevelopment and proudof its social and

geographical position inSalamanca and of itsuniversal vocation. In thisregard, the celebration ofthe VIII Centenary of theUniversity of Salamancawill be a great opportunityto show the world theresults of thetransformation of ourinstitution into a Campus of

International Excellence.

The following tables showthe comparative situationof the main fields of theUniversity of Salamanca,which reveal theprominent relevance ofthis University on thenational scene in allaspects concerning

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The University of Salamanca in figuresTeaching Improvement and adaptation to the EHEA

TEACHING USAL - figures

61 EHEA-adapted degrees 20092010

81 EHEA-adapted degrees 20102011

26,960 Graduate students811 Foreign graduate students

1,231 Foreign students on official degree courses

49 University Masters Courses

28% Foreign students on official Masterscourses

94 Doctoral Programmes

2,166 Students on doctoral programmes

45% Foreign students on doctoral programmes

5th Spanish university ranking of Erasmus Students

9th European University Ranking of Erasmus Students

1,322 Erasmus students

6,803 Foreign students attending International Courses


The visibility of the University of Salamanca in the international rankings is not asprominent as it might be, partially due to a series of factors inherent to theSpanish University System. All in all, the University of Salamanca currently ranksamong the 25% best Spanish universities (16th position in the El Mundo ranking

2008/2009; 8th

position in La Gaceta Universitaria ranking 2002). The University ofSalamanca is in 328th position on the Web Ranking of World Universities, and itranks 30th in Google Scholar, which indicates the high worldwide impact of theresearch that is carried out in the University of Salamanca.

The University of Salamanca in figuresScientific improvement and transfer of knowledge

USAL RESEARCH - figures

2,710 Teaching and research staff

61,336,358 Internal expenses in R+D+I

39,170,079 General University funds allocated for R+D

17,997,960 Public funding for R+D

1,202 Scientific publications (2009)

12,898 Citations (20092100)

510 Scientific publications in medicine and genetics (20062009)

4,584 Citations in medicine and genetics (20062009)

17Ranking position of research capacitySpanish publicuniversities

11 Ranking of theses/100 studentsSpanish public universities

2,000 Spanish Teachers trained in USAL (USABrazil)Source: University of Salamanca


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The University of Salamanca in figuresCampus transformation

USAL RESOURCESfigures

63 Departments

25 Teaching centres

8 Teaching campuses10 Technological centres

8 Research institutes

5,379 Library reader seats

1,000,000 Volumes in the library collection

1,137 Places in halls of residence and dormitories

18 Ranking of Spanish Public Universities

5 Ranking of Libraries in Spanish Public Universities

8 Ranking of Bibliographic funds in Spanish Public Universities

6 Ranking of Journal collection in Spanish Public Universities

6Ranking of residence/dormitory places in Spanish PublicUniversities

5 Ranking of Library quality in Spanish Public Universities

78% Regional tourist supply

4.3% National tourist supply


The University of Salamanca has 8 teaching and administrative campuses invila, Zamora, Bjar, Salamanca, and Villamayor which houses the ScientificPark. This shows a certain geographical dispersion. However, within the city ofSalamanca, all the centres are located in four campuses: the Historical Campus,the Canalejas Campus, the Miguel de Unamuno Campus (Biosanitary Campusand FES-Law Campus) and the Ciudad Jardn Campus. All of them are near thecentre of the city and present a high level of integration with it. The whole city ofSalamanca may be considered as a Campus of its University.

The USAL is a comprehensive University that offers 81 official 1st and 2nd cycle

degrees, in the five branches of knowledge. As is the case with most Spanishuniversities, the branch of Social and Legal Sciences presents the highest numberof registered students. However, we can see a greater specialization inHumanities and Experimental Sciences, representing 15.31% and 13.82% ofregistrations, respectively, which is much higher than the average percentage inSpanish public universities.

With regard to the courses we provide, the conclusions are similar: the branch ofHumanities provides 77% of all available degrees (at the same level as the UCM(Madrid Complutense University), and ranking only behind the UAB (theBarcelona Autnoma University) and the UB (the University of Barcelona).


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2.1.1. Teaching quality

According to the quality ranking of universities prepared every year by the ElMundomagazine, the University of Salamanca ranks 16 th in the year 2009/2010among Spanish public universities. One of its degrees ranks first(English Philology),two rank second (Spanish Philology and Translation and Interpreting), and two

rank fifth(Biology and Political and Administrative Sciences).Within the quality policy of the University of Salamanca, the awarding of Seals ofQuality deserves special attention, as can be seen by the achievement of thefollowing Seals of Excellence according to EFQM parameters:

400+ Faculty of Psychology

300+ Central Language Services Department

200+ Department of International Relations

Likewise, the following services have received quality certifications according to

ISO 9001:2008 parameters:

Research Support X-rays

Applied Chemical Analysis Laser

Cytometry Electron microscopy

Animal house facility Rock preparation

Mass spectrometry Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

Herbarium Stable isotope analysis

Transborder Service of GeographicInformation

DNA sequencing, Genomics andProteomics

2.1.2. ResearchThe University of Salamanca ranks in 17thposition for its research capacity in theScience Atlas of Spain, prepared by the SCIMAGO group. It is in 11thposition ofthe ranking of thesis of public universities, with 203 of these read in the year2006/2007, according to the report La Universidad en Cifras 2008. It is also in 11thposition in the ranking of theses presented per 100 students (Atlas de EspaaUniversitaria, with data from 2004/2005). With regard to its officially approved

research periods (an average of 89% approved periods of all potential researchperiods), it ranks fourth within the Spanish public universities, according to thereport La Universidad en Cifras 2008, and it presents 2.1 approved researchperiods/teacher, whereas the average in Spanish universities is 1.6, according totheAtlas de Universidad Espaola, with data from 2004/2005. During the currentacademic year, the ratio of approved periods has increased up to 2.8, and thenumber of doctoral thesisread is now 238.

The University of Salamanca is in 30thposition according to Google Scholarinsidethe Web Ranking of World Universities. This is a clear sign of the high worldwideimpact of the research carried out in the University.


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2.1.3. Physical resources

The University of Salamanca stands out because of the quality of its network oflibraries. It offers 5,379 reader seats in its libraries, which represents 15.52 seats per100 users, ranking second in Spanish public universities (only behind the USC,which has 17.18 reader seats/100 students). According to its bibliographic

resources, it is in 8th

position in number of volumeswith more than one million-and in 6th position in journal collections. (Source: REBIUN 2009). In the qualityranking of libraries (which includes the implementation of new technologies,infrastructures and resources) of the Atlas de la Espaa Universitaria 2007(datafrom 2004/2005), it ranked fifth within public universities. The University offers 1,137places in residence halls and dormitories, ranking fourth (only behind UVA (theUniversity of Valladolid), USC (the University of Santiago de Compostela) andUCM (the Madrid Complutense University)) within public universities, according tothe report La Universidad en Cifras 2008.

The University of Salamanca has always been known for its capacity to attract

studentsfrom outside its university district and its region. According to the reportLa Universidad en Cifras 2008, it is the second university in Spain that attracts thehighest number of students from outside its region. 43% of all the new studentsinthe year 2006/2007 were born outside Castile and Leon.

Another important feature of the University is its capacity to attract foreignstudents, especially in postgraduate studies. In our doctorate programmes, 14%of the students come from different European countries and 35% from the rest ofthe world, particularly Latin America (only behind the University Pablo de Olavideand the Polytechnic University of Catalonia) (Source: La Universidad en Cifras2008).

This is the ninth European University with the highest number of incoming Erasmusstudents, and the fifth preferred destination of all Spanish universities, behind thePolytechnic University of Valencia, the University of Granada, the University ofSeville and the University of Valencia. It is the first Spanish University with thehighest number of Erasmus Students with regard to its size: Erasmus studentsmake up 4.75% of all its students.

Student figures in the University of Salamanca. Period 20062009

2006 2007 2008 2009

Number of graduate students 26,365 25,861 25,443 25,294

Number of Masters coursestudents 1,171 1,666 2,073 3,336

Number of Doctoral course students 2,240 2,268 2,023 2,116

Number of incoming Erasmus students 1,166 1,230 1,239 1,322

Number of foreign students in International Courses 7,022 7,818 7,785 6,803

% of foreign graduate students 7.63 6.66 7.46 8.25

% of foreign Masters coursestudents 10.16 13.15 16.02 27.98

% of foreign doctoral students 49.55 49.07 42.31 45.4


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2.2. Current situation: The Spanish Language

The University of Salamanca is internationally known as the University of theSpanish Language. Its courses of language and culture for foreign studentsbegan in 1929, which means that in this particular field, this is also the oldest

university in Spain. Every year, the University receives more than 10,000 foreignstudents, including those who come to learn Spanish, Erasmus students andGraduate and Postgraduate students with a non-Spanish mother tongue (datafrom the year 2008/2009). The Spanish language is so important for the Universityof Salamanca that the promotion of the Spanish language and culture, and itsrole as a bridge between European and Latin American university systems isincluded in Article 2.f of its Statutes.

The Current Spanish Language Modelis expressed through 5 activities (Teaching,Certification, R+D, Knowledge Transfer and Knowledge Difussion), which arecurrently being developed in a physical campus. However, this model will evolve

into a new virtual international campus, with new activities and based on themodel of the Campus CEI Studii Salamantini.

According to the latest language tourism study carried out by the SpanishTourism Institute, Salamanca represents 78% of the entire tourism offer in Castileand Leon thanks to its 40 Spanish Language Teaching Centres (16 of themcertified by the Instituto Cervantes) and its two universities. Castile and Leonreceived 5.2% of all the international tourists that came to Spain. Therefore, it isthe 8th region with the highest number of tourists, and the 3 rd as an exclusivelycultural destination.

Tourism in the city of Salamanca 2005-2008

2005 2006 2007 2008

Number of hotels 262 265 264 265

Number of hotel rooms 11.192 11.395 11.309 11.395

Number of public campsites 19 19 18 20

Number of campsite pitches 5.962 5.935 5.215 5.500

Number of hostels 5 5 4 4

Number of hostel rooms 491 491 391 391

Source: INE(Spanish National Statistics Office), hotel occupancy survey

Foreign toursts in Spain according to their country of residence

Incoming foreign touristsSalamanca Castile and

LeonSpain

Total 879,939 4,390,499 82,998,878

Resident in Spain 684,725 3,572,029 47,241,158

Non-resident in Spain 195,214 818,469 35,757,720

European Union 144,962 649,194 28,437,561

Rest of Europe 2,692 12,471 667,981

Japan 1,982 9,947 572,147

United States 15,156 45,218 1,518,108


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Rest of America 19,817 55,699 1,740,063

Africa 947 8,489 353,200

Rest of the world 8,945 36,781 1,527,070

Source: INE (Spanish National Statistics Office), hotel occupancy survey

Percentage comparison of foreign tourism in the city of Salamanca

Foreign tourists% Salamanca

/ C&L% C&L / Spain

% Salamanca/ Spain

Total 20.04 5.29 1.06

Resident in Spain 19.17 7.56 1.45

Non-resident in Spain 23.85 2.29 0.55

European Union 22.33 2.28 0.51

Rest of Europe 21.59 1.87 0.40

Japan 19.93 1.74 0.35

United States 33.52 2.98 1.00Rest of America 35.58 3.20 1.14

Africa 11.16 2.40 0.27

Rest of the world 24.32 2.41 0.59

Source: INE, hotel occupancy survey

2.2.1. Current teaching situation: the Spanish Language

One of the main values of the University of Salamanca is the pursuit of excellencein the field of Spanish Language. In order to achieve this goal, the Universitybuilds on the collaboration of the most prestigious national and internationalteams and productions. Below are some data reflecting this reality:

In 1929 the teaching of Spanish as a Foreign Language began in theUniversity of Salamanca.

Currently the city of Salamanca receives more than 10,000 foreignstudents.

There are members (present and past) of the Department of SpanishLanguage of the University who are members or corresponding membersof the Spanish Royal Academy. One of the members of this Departmenthas been a co-editor of the New Grammar of the Spanish Language,

published by the Royal Academy. The retired professor and head of theDepartment of Spanish and Spanish-American Literature of the Universityof Salamanca, Vctor Garca de la Concha, is the current Director of theAcademy.

Several members of the Department of Spanish Language of the Universityof Salamanca have written the first communicative teaching manual ofthe Spanish Language, called As es el espaol bsico, as well as otherhandbooks that are used in the departments of modern languages ofmore than 150 universities in the five continents. They have also developedthe multimedia course Viaje al Espaol, together with the Spanish Radioand Television Corporation, under the coordination of Vctor Garca de laConcha. This course has been adapted to more than 20 languages:Spanish, English, French, German, Danish, Portuguese, Japanese, Arabic,Chinese, Russian, Korean, etc.


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The Diccionario Salamanca, together with other materials and collectionsthat have been published by Spanish and foreign publishing houses arealso works of reference in the field of Spanish as a Foreign Language

In the year 2000, the University of Salamanca started a multimedia methodfor the self-learning of Spanish in an electronic format called Espaol de

todos.Currently, together with ENNE Entertainment Studios, the University ofSalamanca is working on a project for the development of a video gamefor the learning of Spanish in a virtual environment.

2.2.2. Current scientific situation: the Spanish Language

Some relevant data about the scientific and research fields of the SpanishLanguage:

The Group for the Study of Spanish as a Foreign Language ESPALEX,

acknowledged as an Excellence Research Group participates in severalresearch projects in competitive selection processes (at a regional,national and international level), and has several publications inspecialized journals and publishing houses, as well as a high and ever-increasing number of Degree and Master dissertations and doctoral theseson Spanish as a Foreign Language.

The University of Salamanca has 641 researchers in Spanish Language,divided into 14 groups.

2.2.3. Assessment in Spanish Language

Another force that drives the University is related to the assessment andcertification of the Spanish Language. In this field, the University of Salamanca isalso a pioneering institution in Spain and in the world, and it is undoubtedly thefirst of its kind, with a high degree of excellence at this time.

In 1987, the International Courses Department started the first officialsystem for the certification of Spanish as a Foreign Language with itsDiploma de Espaol de la Universidad de Salamanca(DEUS), which wasfollowed by the Certificado de Espaol de la Universidad de Salamanca(CEUS).

In 1990, the University of Salamanca and the Spanish Ministry of Educationand Sciences signed a Cooperation Agreement that gave birth to theDELE certificates (Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language), officialSpanish language exams. The University of Salamanca was responsible forthe content and administration of the examinations.

The Instituto Cervantes joined us in this task in 1992, after the signing ofagreements with the other two institutions.

In 1990, the University of Salamanca and the University of Cambridgefounded the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE), anorganism of reference in Europe for the research, development and

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The University of Salamanca has researchers and teams of experts in thecalibration and preparation of tests, training of testers, and a team ofmore than 120 test markers, as well as technical staff and all the requiredcomputer programmes and equipment.

The four most active members of ALTE University of Cambridge (ESOL

Examinations), University of Salamanca (International Courses), Goethe-Institut and Alliance Franaise- created BULATS (Business Language TestingServices), marketed jointly for English, Spanish, German and French.

After the celebration in Salamanca of the XV Ibero-American Summit in2005, the International System for the Certification of Spanish as a ForeignLanguage (SICELE) was born. The University of Salamanca is a member ofits Executive Committee, in representation of all the Spanish universities. Itsfinal agreement was signed in Guadalajara (Mxico) on the 2nd June,2010.

Since February 2008, the University of Salamanca has been part of the

consortium controlling the project of indicators of LanguageCompetences in the European Union (SURVEYLANG), together with theUniversity of Cambridge, the Goethe-Institut, the Instituto Cervantes, CITO,the Alliance Franaise, the Universit per Stranieri di Perugia and theGallup Institute.

Finally, the University of Salamanca is a member of the EPSO project(European Personnel Selection Office), which creates tests in 24 languagesfor the selection of translators for the European Union.

All these initiatives show the leading position of the University of Salamanca in thecertification and assessment of the Spanish Language, together with itsopportunity to become a Campus of International Excellence.

2.2.4. Current situation. Transformation: the Spanish Language

Currently, the services offered by the University of Salamanca with regard toSpanish language are distributed between the Faculty of Philology, the Faculty ofTranslation and Documentation, and International Courses of the University ofSalamanca (an independent legal entity whose only shareholder is the Universityof Salamanca). All these centres offer specific training in Spanish Language. Allthe University-specific courses, Official Postgraduate Programmes and theCourses of Continuous Training that are offered by the University also depend ondifferent departments.

The coordination of all these programmes for Spanish Training by a singleInternational Spanish Postgraduate School (EPIELE) will increase our capacity tooffer a formative programme that matches the demands of society and theharmonious implementation of methodological, didactic, scientific andtechnological innovations. It will also improve teaching and research results, andwill represent a focus of attraction for linguistic tourism, with clear benefits for theUniversity and the local companies in this sector. International Courses of theUniversity of Salamanca will remain in charge of the development of Spanishcourses for foreign students.

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the Digital Production Unit. The recent creation of this Service will promote thedevelopment of innovative solutions that are perfectly adapted to the field ofSpanish Language.

Regarding knowledge transfer, the concentration of the knowledge supply willenable, by itself, its exportation. However, this is not enough in a Campus of

International Excellence of the Spanish Language, the success of which is largelybased on the transfer of knowledge. Therefore, a specialized office for thetransfer of knowledge will be required. For this purpose, the Research ResultsTransfer Office will create a specific section for the Transfer of Spanish Languageknowledge, together with spin-offcompanies in the centres of the Campus thatwill act as a catalyst for the transfer from within the University itself.

2.3. Current situation: Bioscience

The University of Salamanca presents intense evolution in the field of Biosciences.

2.3.1. Current teaching situation: Bioscience

The current situation of the Campus with regard to its capacity of teachingimprovement and adaptation to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) inthe field of Bioscience is also in a very good position, because it presents anoutstanding teaching offer that will be grouped and integrated into theInternational Postgraduate School of Bioscience (EPIBIO).

The teaching capacity of the University of Salamanca in the field of Biosciencehas been credited by more than 6,124 graduate students, as well as by the

current activity of different masters degrees that are already adapted to theEHEA.

Currently, the Masters Degree in Cancer Biology and Clinical Studies isundergoing a process of adaptation to the EHEA,and there are different doctoralprogrammes and university-specific courses of the University of Salamanca thatwill also be adapted to the EHEA. The CEI also counts on the academic offer ofthe institutes and centres that are part of the Bioscience area. Different optionsrange from university-specific courses to masters courses and doctoralprogrammes. These are official programmes that can also be followed online. Allthese courses are accredited by the Spanish National Agency for Quality

Assessment and Accreditation(ANECA).

On the other hand, the connection between the University Hospital ofSalamanca and the University of Salamanca creates the opportunity to integrateteaching and researching initiatives with professional activities in the field ofHealth Sciences, which guarantees excellent quality in all practical aspects ofuniversity training.

2.3.2. Current scientific situation: Bioscience

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The Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology of Cancer Centre for CancerResearch (IBMCC-CIC) (www.cicancer.org)has on its staff professionals whohave been awarded a number of important prizes for their research in thisfield, and it has been coordinating the Cooperative Research ThematicNetwork on Cancer (RTICC) since 2003. Within the IBMCC-CIC, the Unit ofTranslational Oncopharmacology (www.oncologiasalamanca.org) plays an

important role in this project. This Unit was created as part of a joint venturewith the University Hospital of Salamanca, and its main goal is to research andachieve a pre-clinical optimization of new anti-tumoral drugs. This Unit isparticularly important due to the leading international role of some of itsteams and the acknowledgement it has received from other professionals,with several prestigious national and international awards.

Recently, the University of Salamanca signed an agreement with the regionalhealth department of Castile and Leon, SACYL, for the integration of theUniversity Hospital of Salamanca, with a triple goal: promoting teachingquality, promoting internships of its students and graduates and promoting

collaborative and transnational research.The Institute of Functional and Genomic Biology CSIC-University ofSalamanca, previously known as the Institute of Biochemical Microbiology(www.imb.usal.es) is outstanding due to international recognition in the fieldof mycology.

In the area of agro-biotechnology, the Spanish-Portuguese Centre forAgricultural ResearchCIALE (www.ciale.es)is carrying out research in agro-biotechnology, biodiversity, genetic improvement, plant production, planthealth, etc.

The Centre for Ultra-fast Ultra-intense Pulsed LasersCLPU (www.clpu.es)is a

new scientific singular infrastructure created as a consortium between theSpanish Ministry of Education and Sciences, the Regional Government ofCastile and Leon and the University of Salamanca.

The Scientific Park Foundation of the University of Salamanca(www.pcs.usal.es)plays an essential role in the promotion of R+D+I initiatives.

The Institute of Neurosciences of Castile and LeonINCYL (www.incyl.usal.es)carries out important activity in national and international projects in the fieldof basic and applied neurosciences. As a University centre, it also focuses itsattention on the training of new researchers and on scientific diffusion.

The DNA bank participates in the Human Genome Project, and it is the originof the Centre for Biological Resource Characterization (CCRB) within thecontext of the VIII Centenary. Its unifying starting point is the National DNAbank, a world recognized technological platform created to supportbiomedical research.

2.3.3. Current situation. Transfer of Knowledge: Bioscience

The current model of knowledge transfer is characterized by the distribution oftransfer capabilities among different organization and management units(INCYL, IBMCC-CIC, CIALE, University Hospital of Salamanca, Research Agency ofthe University of Salamanca, General Foundation of the University of Salamanca,

Scientific Park of the University of Salamanca Foundation, etc.). Salamanca hasmultiple resources with a high transfer potential if its actions are coordinated froma flexible and professionalized entity. This is the challenge facing Bio-transfer.
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2.4. Current international situation

After review by the Assessment Committee of the Spanish Ministry of Education,the international aspects of this project have been strengthened in order to showthe ambition for world leadership that is needed for the celebration of the VIIICentenary.

2.4.1 Current international situation Latin American Higher Education Area

The University of Salamanca has held for several years a leading position in LatinAmerican agreements with respect to other universities, which makes it anessential element in the development and activation of the Latin AmericanHigher Education Area (EIBES).

The University of Salamanca has cooperation agreements with almost onethousand Latin American universities, many of which consider the University ofSalamanca as their alma mater, and are morethan willing to collaborate withit. One of the most important aspects in the design of the EIBES is the

establishment of a credit system that enables mutual recognition and transferbetween all universities and countries, based on mutual confidence betweeninstitutions and on the definition of different competences. In this regard, theUniversity of Salamanca has already taken a significant first step, because it hasagreed to the creation of a tripartite automatic credit recognition system withtwo of the most important universities in Latin America: The National AutonomousUniversity of Mexico (UNAM), and the University of So Paulo (USP).

This automatic recognition of credits between the three universities will be thebasis of a more intense cooperation and a first step towards the joint definition ofan ICTS credit system for the EIBES.

Moreover, on the one hand, the large number of Latin American scholars thatcome to our University provides us with a good level of direct knowledge aboutthe activities of several Latin American universities and, on the other hand, itcreates excellent contacts with them, because some of the ex-students of theUniversity of Salamanca are now occupying posts of responsibility in many LatinAmerican universities.

The University will appoint top-level experts to take part in all the EIBES forums thatwill be created after the 2nd meeting of University Rectors held in Guadalajara(Mexico).

2.4.2 Current international situation Asia-Pacific region and Russia

The University of Salamanca has always paid special attention to the relationswith the Asia-Pacific region, particularly with Japan and, more recently, withChina, India, Australia and New Zealand.

The relations between the University and Japan are channelled through theSpanish-Japanese Cultural Centre of the University of Salamanca(cchj.usal.es/).This institution develops cultural and training activities centred in the Japaneseculture and language for different age groups.

The University of Salamanca also offers a Masters degree in Eastern Asiaand aMasters degree in Japanese studies, apart from a degree inEastern Asia studies(three semesters, two in the year 2009-2010 and one in the first semester of the
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year 2011-2012, 90 credits). This is a clear sign of the importance of the studies onEastern Asia and the Pacific for the University of Salamanca, which are alsocomplemented with an ambitious programme of exchange scholarships withChina. This case presents a very special peculiarity: proficiency in Spanish is nolonger the only final objective, but also the vehicle that is needed to study anofficial university degree in Spain. Nowadays, when all universities are competing

and trying to attract students to their campuses, China has become a veryimportant market. Once again, the University of Salamanca has grasped at thisopportunity, and every year Chinese students come to Salamanca to improvetheir Spanish with the help of the Office of International Courses of the Universityof Salamanca, and then they start the degree courses offered by the Universityitself. The University of Salamanca has signed agreements with several Chineseuniversities and institutions, such as Beijing Sino-French New Age Company forCultural and Educational Exchanges (BENACEE), University of Electronic Scienceand Technology of China (UESTC), Nanjing University (NJU), ShanghaiInternational Studies University (SISU), Gestin Educativa Consultores, E.L.E.Asesores Lingsticos, Tianjin Foreign Entreprises and Experts Service Corporation;

and also with some institutions from Taiwan, such as the Fu Jen CatholicUniversity, Providence University or Wenzao Ursuline College. Some of theseuniversities act at the same time as intermediaries for other centres.

With regard to India and Russia, it is important to note that the first cooperationagreements for the reception of Spanish language students are being signed thisyear.

On the other hand, some cooperation initiatives with New Zealand have recentlystarted to develop through an agreement with the University of Auckland, signedin 2009, and an agreement with the Vista Linda Foundation for the transfer ofpart of the library collections in order to attract international researchers. As a

consequence of these agreements, more than 100 Spanish language studentswill come to Salamanca from New Zealand.

2.4.3 Current international situation Spanish-Portuguese axis

The relations with Portugal and Brazil are priority lines in the internationalizationpolicy of the University of Salamanca. Our relations with the University of Coimbrastretch back a long time in history, and this University is, in fact, one of thepromoter partners of the CEI Studii Salamantini. Coimbra and Salamanca havereached a large number of cooperation agreements with regard to the mobilityof teachers, administrative staff and students, as well as an agreement for the

automatic recognition of credits and double degrees, which will culminate thisyear in several joint masters degrees and doctorate programmes that are onlythe first step for a wider plan of joint studies. One of our double degrees isparticularly relevant: the Masters Course in Iberian and Latin American Studies:Society, Language and Development, aimed mainly at businessmen, culturalattachs and other teaching professionals in the area of Latin Americanembassies who require a wide knowledge of the Spanish and Portugueselanguages, as well as of their cultural, social and historical context.

Both universities are in charge of a joint institution: the Centre for Iberian Studies,in the city of Guarda (whose City Chamber is also a promoter partner of the CEIStudii Salamantini). This centre develops academic and transborder cooperationactivities that have been recognized as a model of good practice in their field.The collaboration of the Foundation Rei Afonso Henriques is also very significantin this aspect.


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With regard to Brazil, apart from the agreement for the automatic recognition ofcredits with the University of So Paulo, the University of Salamanca has manycooperation programmes with this country, such as the international ProUniagreement, signed between the University the Salamanca and the Ministry ofEducation of Brazil. The University of Salamanca is the first foreign university to jointhis programme, promoted by President Lulas government in order to grant

scholarships for their ten best students with low income, so that they can take adegree course in the University of Salamanca. In order to start this programme(the first ProUni students are since April 2010 already in the University of

Salamanca), the University of Salamanca has relied on the collaboration of theCAPES agency of the Brazilian Federal Government, which funds the Spanishlanguage courses of the students, and Banco Santander, which funds their stayand travel expenses. Thanks to its participation in the ProUni programme, theUniversity of Salamanca is a clear example of international talent attraction, inthis case aimed towards students.

The Programme of International Grants of the University of Salamanca and

Banco Santander (yet another promoter partner of the CEI) allows us to receivepostgraduate students. On the other hand, the Top Espaa programme brings100 Brazilian students and teachers to learn Spanish in Salamanca during themonths of July and January.

Our relations with Brazil are channelled through two main institutions:

Centre for Brazilian Studies(www.cebusal.es)

Spanish-Brazilian Cultural Foundation

(http://www.fundacionhispanobrasilena.es/).

The Centre for Brazilian Studies is a Specific Centre of the University of Salamancathat presents an ambitious programme of cultural activities related to Brazilianlanguage and culture. This centre also offers a Diploma of Brazilian Studies, whichis currently in the process of becoming an official Masters Course.

The Centre for Brazilian Studies is funded by the University of Salamanca and theSpanish-Brazilian Cultural Foundation.

The Spanish-Brazilian Cultural Foundation (FCHB) was created in 2001 with thesupport of the Embassy of Brazil in Spain and the University of Salamanca. Its maingoals are to promote and develop Brazilian culture in Spain, funding andpromoting academic, scientific and cultural activities. Its Honorary Presidents

are HRH King Juan Carlos I of Spain and the President of the Federative Republicof Brazil.

The Board of the Foundation has been joined by the main Spanish groups withinterests in Brazil, which undoubtedly reinforces the administrative quality of theFoundation, as well as the activities it carries out. Some of these groups are:Telefnica, Iberdrola, Santander Group, Repsol YPF, SGAE, Globalia Group,Santillana Foundation, TAM Airlines, OHL Concesiones and the RegionalGovernment of Castile and Leon. Other prestigious institutions collaborate with

the Foundation or have agreements with it. Some of them are: Ancina, Cinemado Brasil (CdB), Embratur, Tutor Foundation, Caixa Galicia Foundation,Alternativas Foundation, Carolina Foundation, Endesa Foundation, MAPFRE
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Foundation, Cames Institute, Embassy of Portugal in Spain, Spanish Ministry ofCulture, State Department of Brazil, Residencia de Estudiantes, Ortega y GassetFoundation, Real Instituto Elcano and Ibero-American General Secretariat(SEGIB). The Board of the Foundation is co-presided by the Rector of theUniversity of Salamanca and the Ambassador of Brazil in Spain, which reveals theexcellent collaboration relations between the University of Salamanca and Brazil.

Moreover, the Minister of Education of Brazil, Fernando Haddad, is a member ofthe International Advisory Board of the CEI Studii Salamantini. These facts showthe privileged situation of the relations between the University of Salamanca andthe Brazilian authorities.

2.5. SWOT Analysis

The SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) can beused to establish the internal and external situation of the University of

Salamanca with regard to the main areas related to the Campus of InternationalExcellence. It will enable us to define an adequate strategy, making the most ofeach particular strength, taking every opportunity, identifying weaknesses anddefending ourselves from threats.

SWOT Analysis of the current situation of the Campus Studii Salamantini

STRENGTHS

The Campus Studii Salamantini embraces a wide range of technological andbusiness interests that generate a strong local, regional and national socio-economic impact,

The CEI is well-placed in certain strategic areas of the new model for a SustainableEconomy, such as Bioscience andSpanish Language.

The University of Salamanca has international prestige in the teaching of Spanishlanguage.

The University of Salamanca has the experience and capacity to teach atpostgraduate level, as can be seen in the large number of postgraduate andspecialization courses that are currently being offered at an international level.

The University of Salamanca has deeply-rooted relations with international agentsand a strong participation in transborder networks (Latin American-Spanish-Portuguese axis).

The University of Salamanca has received the Incorporation of partners ofinternational importance to the CEI in specific thematic areas with high appealcapacity.

We present high technical capacities and use of advanced technologicalprocedures in the field of Bioscience.

The University applies a professional knowledge transfer model through the institutionof International Courses of the University of Salamanca.


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creation of a socio-economic impact based on:

support of entrepreneurs who will transfer the knowledge that has beengenerated in the campus towards society in the form of business and jobcreation, services, technologies and products.

socio-economic development of the territory in order to achieve asustainable local, regional and national integration.

This model for the CEI Studii Salamantini is applied in two fields of the Campus(Spanish Language and Biosciences), and towards internationalization, thuscreating three different models in these three categories.

2.7. Campus Model the Spanish Language

The Spanish Language is the worlds second most used language ofcommunication, and also the second most studied as a foreign language. In

recent years it has become a centre of attention from different fields, rangingfrom the strictly scientific and academic areas (works published by the SpanishRoyal Academy with the direct participation of members of the University ofSalamanca) to the authorities and regional and national political representatives(creation of official institutions, international initiatives and funding for theinternationalization of the companies of its sector), to the efforts carried out inorder to promote its online visibility and the initiatives started by the publishingand tourism industries and by the service sector.

Taking the currentcapacities of the

University of Sala-manca as a startingpoint, we have pre-pared a CampusModel of the SpanishLanguage, which is initself a goal thatmakes optimum useof the existingresources and pro-poses an interna-

tionalization of thephysical campus viathe development ofa virtual campus. Thisnew paradigm willconsolidate theinternational leader-ship of the CEI StudiiSalamantini in thefield of SpanishLanguage.


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The main characteristics of the Campus Model of the Spanish Language can besummed up as follows:

1. Concentration of resources in the VIII Centenary Building, which willintegrate the areas of Teaching, Certification, Research (R+D Centre),Transfer and Publication.

2. Promotion of R+D for the Spanish Language through the new Chair ofAdvanced Studies in Spanish Language (R+D Centre), which will increaseand reinforce the capacities of the 641 researchers and 14 ResearchGroups on the Spanish Language that are currently part of the University ofSalamanca.

3. Internationalization of the physical campus through the development ofthe virtual campus of the Spanish language, with the help of the resourcesprovided by the new Innovation and Digital Production Service (University2.0, Digital Contents and USAL TV).

4. Creation of jobs and business through the international expansion of theSpanish Language Franchises.

5. Promotion of the social diffusion of the Spanish Language betweendifferent emerging social groups as a bridge between cultures.

2.7.1 International Model of Spanish Language Franchises

The International Model of Spanish Language Franchises is a differential elementof the Campus Studii Salamantini, and it represents important advances in thefulfilment of our strategic aims, such as internationalization, job creation,entrepreneurial support and the consolidation of an international brand.

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The University of Salamanca has the opportunity to increase its range and to leadthe diffusion of the teaching of Spanish Language, with a homogeneous imageand the institutional support provided by its joint presence with the InstitutoCervantes. The Franchises will provide the CEI with international visibility andexponential growth, and the University of Salamanca will then be able to bring itsthird mission to fruition (entrepreneurship, innovation and social commitment).

Model of Spanish Language Franchise


2.8. Campus Model BioscienceThe Campus Model of Bioscience relies on two main pillars:

International Postgraduate School of Bioscience EPIBIO, which willguarantee an improvement of the teaching system and its adaptation tothe EHEA.

Creation of Bio-transfer as a research and knowledge transfer model thatwill guarantee scientific improvement and the transfer of knowledge andtechnology.

2.8.1. Creation of Bio-transfer

The design of Bio-transfer is integrated in the value chain in all aspects, from

training to transfer to market and research (see Figure of the model in thisSection).

Bio-transfer is designed to meet the following goals:

1. Assessing research results in order to transfer them to the market,particularly to the fields of pharmaceutics, biotechnology, food andagriculture, health, cosmetics and science industries (R+D+I laboratories,etc.).

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Real transfer: in this last stage we will establish the agreements by whichthe developed technology will be transferred: collaboration agreements,lending and running rights agreements, patents, negotiation of royalties,etc.

This model is organized according to three management units which have well-defined functions:

ProjectManagementUnit

This Unit detects and assesses the theoretical knowledge thatcan be transferred through a Scientific Committee. TheScientific Committee will consist of a representative from eachof the institutions that are part of Bio-transfer.

DevelopmentUnit

This Unit is made up of all the available support units forbiological research of the University the Salamanca, plus theunits that can be specifically created for those purposes. The

current units are included in this programme:Units of Genomics and Proteomics of the IBMCC-CIC

Unit of Bioinformatics of the IBMCC-CIC

Unit of Molecular and Cell Diagnosis of the IBMCC-CIC

Unit of Diagnostic Molecular Pathology-Tumor Bank of theIBMCC-CIC

Unit of Translational Oncopharmacology of the IBMCC-CIC

Unit of Early Diagnosis and Genetic Counseling of theIBMCC-CIC

Unit of MicroscopyUnit of Genomics for GMO

Unit of Behaviour of the Institute of Neurosciences of Castileand Leon (INCYL)

Unit of Imaging Techniques of the INCYL

General Service of Stable Isotope Analysis

General Service of Applied Chemical Analysis

General Service of Cytometry

General Service of X-ray Diffraction

General Service of Mass Spectrometry

Animal House Facility

General Service of Electron Microscopy (SGME)

General Service of MNR

Bio-banks

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KnowledgeTransfer Unit

This Unit was created by the Technology Transfer Office (TTO) andby the Scientific Park Foundation of the University of Salamanca.Its role is essential in the efficient transfer of research results from

the CEI, where the Scientific Park of Salamanca also plays asignificant role.

This is a schematic representation of the Bio-transfer Model that we aim to applyduring the implementation of the CEI Studii Salamantini:



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2.9. PIBT Platform Model

Internationalization is one of the main pillars of the CEI. In order to carry out itsproper implementation, the CEI Studii Salamantini has designed severalinternationalization policies, which are included in the MundiUsal programme(P9). This programme will help us achieve our fifth strategic aim (International

Brand), with which we will be able to:

Complete our current network of aggregations, both for the SpanishLanguageand for Bioscience, at a teaching, research and professional level,that will promote the international excellence of our aggregations in 2015.

Develop marketing and communication initiatives that promote the brand ofthe University of Salamanca as an international reference for the SpanishLanguage and Biosciences. Specifically, the web 2.0 will be promoted as aninternational showcase for the University of Salamanca.

Implement an international strategy for the expansion of the campus into a

network of networks, so that it becomes part of a knowledge neuralnetwork that deals with Spanish Language and Biosciences at aninternational level and that focuses on:

- Scientific-technological-entrepreneurial capital (supporting theCoimbra and Tordesillas groups, the Oncology Cluster and the Bio-banks network)

- Human capital (promoting the ex-students network in China, Portugal,Brazil and India)

- Institutional networks (thanks to the 1,500 agreements signed by theUniversity of Salamanca)

On a global scale, we must highlight the creation of the Iberian-TransborderIntercampus Platform (PIBT).This initiative is born as an international reference forintercampus cooperation between all kinds of socio-economic agents(universities, technological centres and parks, companies, governments, socialagents, etc.), in order to become a meeting place for the exchange ofexperiences between CEIs, thus promoting synergy between their actionprogrammes. This platform will strengthen and establish all the cooperationactivities carried out with other universities, education and R+D+I centres, mainly,but not only, on the thematic areas of the CEI project.

In line with the evolution of the University of Salamanca, cooperation with thePortuguese world is also a priority: this does not only imply Portugal, but also Brazil.The University of Salamanca already has some strategic allies in Portugal andLatin America, which means that the consolidation of the transborder networkwill take place immediately, due to a clear identification of the potential partnersand the aims of the collaboration.

This platform has a strongly international spirit, and its development is scheduledin three stages:

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2.10.Governance of the project

The CEI Studii Salamantini is such an emblematic and strategic project for theUniversity of Salamanca that it requires a maximum degree of commitment for itsmanagement and implementation.

In contrast to the first stages of the CEI2010 project, we have now decided topromote a more comprehensive and committed governance model, with moreflexibility, dynamism and professionalism, in order to guarantee adequateimplementation of the initiatives that are included in our strategic programme,and to establish a proper monitoring of the progress of our project. Theinformation gathered with this strategy will be shared with all the agentsparticipating in our initiative (aggregations, partners, University, students,researchers, teachers, society and Ministry of Education).

In order to achieve these goals, the management of the CEI will be controlled bya Foundation, thus integrating all the activities of the CEI Strategic Plan 2010-2015

into a single managing entity. The CEI Foundation will present the followingstructure:

Board of Trustees: led by the Rector of the University of Salamanca andintegrated by the President of the Social Council of the University ofSalamanca, the Director of the VIII Centenary Office and representatives ofthe University and of all the promoter partners.Executive Committee: it will be the highest executive representative of theCampus. At least three of its members will be representatives of the promoterpartners, and three members will be part of the governing board of theUniversity of Salamanca. Different experts in Spanish Language andBioscience will also form part of the Committee, together with arepresentative of the VIII Centenary Office.5 work committeesrelated to the aspects to be evaluated in the CEI project.The Executive Committee will rely on these work committees, which will carryout the following tasks:

- CEI Internationalization Committee: this committee will promote theinternationalization of the teaching, research and business activities ofStudii Salamantini.

- CEI Teaching Improvement Committee: this committee will create anacademic programme for the Spanish Language and Bioscience thatmeets the requirements of our target audience.

- CEI Committee for Improvement in Science: this will guarantee theexcellence levels in scientific research carried out by Studii Salamantiniin the thematic areas of the Spanish Language and Bioscience, as wellas in other complementary fields.

- CEI Committee for Technological Transfer and Business: this will adddynamism to the diffusion of all knowledge created in the scientificfield towards the business network, and it will promote the businessorientation of the scientific research carried out in the Campus ofInternational Excellence.

- CEI Campus Transformation and Sustainability Committee: thiscommittee will supervise the construction and renovation of allinfrastructures according to the needs of the Campus of InternationalExcellence.


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Promoter Partners and Trustees of the CEI Foundation

Board of Directors

University of Salamanca

VIII Centenary Office

Instituto CervantesCarlos III Health Institute

Regional Government of Castile and LeonCommissioner for Science and Technology

Regional Government of Castile and LeonCommissioner for the Spanish Language Plan

Salamanca Town Council

Bjar Town Council

Villamayor Town Council

Zamora Town Council

University of Coimbra

Guarda City Chamber (Portugal)

Telefnica Foundation

Iberdrola

Banco Santander

2.10.2 Executive Board Studii Salamantini

This is the highest executive organism of the Campus. Its main aims are to

guarantee the fulfilment of the plans, programmes and projects of theFoundation, to programme and direct all the necessary tasks, and to provide allthe required technical tools.

2.10.3. Technical Office

Its main objective is the implementation, management, monitoring andassessment of the impact of the project. It will consist of a mixed team made upof staff from the University as well as external professionals and experts. This Officewill be the executive branch of the Executive Committee and the WorkingCommittees, and it will guarantee the fulfilment of all the strategic and operativeaims included in the project.

2.10.4. International Advisory Board

It is made up of 11 internationally acknowledged experts from all the fields thatreinforce the strategic aims of Studii Salamantini: excellence in teaching andresearch, globalization of the campus and its socio-economic impact on society.This new project includes Fernando Haddad, current Minister for Education ofBrazil, in order to strengthen the Spanish-Portuguese axis.

International Advisory Board

Emilio Botn

President of Banco SantanderIgnacio Snchez Galn.

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Vctor Garca de la Concha

Director of the Spanish Royal Academy

Ilan Chet

President of the Health & Environment Fund

Fernando Haddad

Brazilian Minister for EducationEileen Glisan

President of ACTFL - American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages

Silvio Gutkind,

Chief of the Oral and Pharyngeal Cancer Branch of National Institutes of Health

Jorge Fernando Branco de Sampaio

High Representative of UN Secretary-General for the Alliance of Civilizations. Ex-presidentof the Republic of Portugal

Rodolfo Llinas

Director of the Department of Physiology & Neuroscience of the Medical School of the

University of New York. Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of SalamancaHumberto Lpez Morales

Secretary of the Association of Spanish Language Academies

Federico Mayor Zaragoza

Co-President of the High Level Group for the Alliance of Civilizations of the UN. Ex-directorgeneral of UNESCO

2.11. Strategic Aims and Traceability Map

The Campus Model proposed here draws up the strategic aims of StudiiSalamantini:

SA1. INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE

Promoting the International excellence of the Campus in the niches of the valuechain of the cluster of the Spanish Language and Bioscience (teaching innovation,scientific excellence and transfer of knowledge)

SA2. COOPETITION AND MOBILITY

Promoting greater coopetition (cooperation and competition) between themembers of the aggregations and the agents of the innovation ecosystem at anational and international level (universities, technological centres and parks,companies, governments, social agents, etc.)

SA3. MOBILITY AND TALENT ATTRACTION

Promoting greater attraction and mobility of the 5 talents (students, teachers,researchers, professionals and citizens)

SA4. SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT

Achieving a socio-economic impactby means of the development of an efficienttransfer model towards society (creation of leaders and knowledge entrepreneurs)

SA5. INTERNATIONAL BRAND

Worldwide promotion of the Salamanca brandas a global referent for the SpanishLanguage and Bioscience.

SA6. SUSTAINABLE CAMPUSPromoting partial renovation of the Campus in order to achieve a SustainableCampus


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From the general overview of the CEI and the strategic aims we want to achievein the 2010-2015 period, we can draw here a Traceability Map that can be usedas a waybill in order to coherently integrate the operative aims and theprogrammes and sub-programmes of our initiatives for a proper implementationof the Studii Salamantini project.

Traceability Map of the Project CEI Studii Salamantini



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3. Summary of aggregations and objectives

3.1 Joint Objectives for the CEI and the Aggregations

The CEI Studii Salamantini is a multi-dimensional project with several facets and aclear international approach. The success of this project depends on ourcollaboration with different institutions in order to reach thematic andgeographic areas that have not been fully developed by the University ofSalamanca until now. Therefore, the CEI must count on strategic partners whocan provide:

Institutional relevanceMarket knowledgeAcademic and scientific relevanceAccess to international marketsExpertise in different sectors

According to these criteria, the CEI already relies on:

Promoter partners (presented in Governance of the Project)An International Advisory Board (presented in Governance of theProject)Current and Future aggregations described in the following section

3.2 Current Aggregations

The future Campus of International Excellence Studii Salamantini will consist of aconcentration of scientific, academic, technological, cultural and businessresources around the fields of Spanish Language and Biosciences. The firstaggregations will be the centres, services and academic and research activitiesof the University of Salamanca itself.

A large number of companies, administrations, institutions and internationalorganisms will join these entities of the University of Salamanca, and they will bean integral part of the Campus of International Excellence Studii Salamantini,which will be the centre of knowledge transfer from which all the participatingentities will benefit. It will also be the main focus that attracts and concentratesresearchers, professionals and technicians from all points of the globe at the

highest level.

The Internal Organisations of the University of Salamanca that take part in theCampus of International Excellence will provide all the scientific, academic andtechnological resources related to the Spanish Language and Bioscience. Theseresources are located, in some cases, in existing infrastructures, and also inbusiness and cultural buildings that will be constructed and renovated in the nearfuture.


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Internal organisations of the University of Salamanca linked to Campus Studii Salamantini

Type Organism

DEPARTMENTS,CENTRES ANDINSTITUTES

Department of Cell Biology and Pathology

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Department of Pharmacy and Technology

Departments of Physiology and PharmacologyDepartment of Computer Sciences and Automation

Department of Spanish Language

Department of Spanish and Latin American Literature

Department of Medicine

Department of Microbiology and Genetics

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Department of Translation and Interpreting

IBMCC-CIC Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology of Cancer

CIALE Spanish-Portuguese Centre for Agricultural Research

INCYLInstitute of Neurosciences of Castile and Leon

CILUSCentre for Linguistic Research of the University of Salamanca

CEICentre for Iberian Studies (Guarda)

Spanish-Brazilian Cultural Foundation and Centre for Brazilian Studies

University Institute for Science and Technology Studies

University Institute for Latin America

Univ

Documents

Campus of Internacional Excellence Global Proposal English