Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research聽Universities
Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU) is an international network of universities dedicated to research and teaching excellence, engagement and global collaboration informed by Catholic social teaching.
Is made up of the Australian Catholic University (Australia), Boston College (USA), Pontificia Universidad Cat贸lica de Chile (Chile), Pontificia Universidade Cat贸lica do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Sophia University (Japan), Universidade Cat贸lica Portuguesa (Portugal), Universit脿 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy) and Universitat Ramon Llull (Spain).
The Vision of SACRU is to become a leader network of catholic universities which supports leadership and education for the Common Good. Its Mission is to foster global cooperation amongst research-intensive catholic universities with the goal of advancing quality knowledge production and higher education for the Common Good.
Some of the main objectives of the alliance declared on its creation:
- Promote research, education and internationalization by inspired by the model of social Catholicism
- Promote and facilitate the collaboration of partners, especially in the fields of research and teaching.
- Facilitate mobility programmes between the communities of the partner universities.
- Identify and share good practices in management, evaluation of results or the design of professional careers, especially for researchers.
- Organise workshops, conferences and other types of events to establish collaborative links between the communities of the different institutions in the network.
- Identify and offer support to researchers at different stages of their professional career.
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- URL faculty contribute to thinking about education for environmental sustainability within the framework of the SACRU alliance (15.11.2023)
- Research published on Artificial Intelligence in the framework of the SACRU Alliance (15.11.2023)
- Presented in Rome the research 鈥淢ore Women鈥檚 Leadership for a Better World鈥 (10.03.2023)
- The Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU) celebrates its launch day (18.12.2020)
- The Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU) is formally constituted and the rector of the URL is chosen as its first president (09.07.2020)
- Barcelona Declaration of the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU) (04.11.2019)
SACRU Global Insights
This initiative consists of a reflection by expert professors and researchers from SACRU member universities in line with the United Nations International Days and the activities of these universities. This proposal is published monthly in the form of a virtual portfolio on the and is disseminated in the media and on social networks.
- Global Day of Diplomacy for Peace (Abril, 2023)
Written by Oscar Mateos, delegate of the Rector of the URL for the promotion of the 2030 Agenda - Safer Internet Day (January, 2023)
Written by Xavier Vilas铆s, Full Professor at La Salle-URL Engineering Department - International Human Solidarity Day (December, 2022)
Written by Isabel Vergara, Communication Director of the Pere Tarr茅s Foundation - COP27 UN Climate Change Conference (November, 2022)
Written by N煤ria Llaver铆as, Climate Action Coordinator at IQS-URL - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October, 2022)
Written by Paco L贸pez, Professor from Pere Tarr茅s Faculty of Social Education and Social Work-URL - International Day of Peace (September, 2022)
Written by Albert Caram茅s Boada, Associate Professor at the Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations-URL - World Population Day (July, 2022)
Written by Valeria Bello, Associate Professor at the Blanquerna School of Communication and International Relations-URL - World Food Safety Day (June, 2022)
Written by Al铆cia Orta Ram铆rez, Blanquerna School of Health Science, and Xavier Ortiz Almirall, IQS - International Insight on Family (May, 2022)
Written by Carlos P茅rez-Testor and Anna Maria Vilaregut Puigdesens, Blanquerna School of Psychology, Education and Sport Sciences, Couples and Family Research Group.