Today has taken place in the "Convalescence" building, headquarters of the Rector of the University of Murcia, the presentation of the summer courses of the International University of the Sea, which are part of the program of activities of the Campus of Excellence Mare Nostrum and the the University of Murcia and Cartagena Polytechnic involved.
In the event they were attended by mayors, councilors and directors of the courses offered.
It was chaired by Jose Orihuela Calatayud, Rector of the University of Murcia, who accompanied Jose Antonio Franco Leemhuis, Rector of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena;
Juan Monzó Cabrera, Director General of Universities and Research of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia;
Jerome Sanchez Delgado, Commercial Director at Banco Santander Murcia;
Pascual Ortiz Martínez, Manager of the Cajamurcia Foundation;
Jesús López Martínez, Regional Director in Murcia Cajamar and Raquel Sanchez Ibáńez, Director of the International University of the Sea
The director of the Universidad Internacional del Mar, Raquel Sanchez Ibáńez, professor at the University of Murcia, toured the courses to be held this year, ranging from the arts to the Health Sciences, through the Humanities, Social Science, Sport and technical disciplines.
Sanchez Ibanez had words of remembrance and thanks to his predecessors in office, from the impeller Salvador Zamora Navarro until the previous director, Monica Galdana Pérez Morales, current Vice Chancellor for Communication, Culture and Sports of the University of Murcia: "Success said - there is no doubt all of them and all who have accompanied them on this exciting project. "
An increasingly international initiative
He stressed that the commitment of UNIMAR internationalization is based on the effort and dedication of the directors of the courses, the presence of prestigious speakers and the development of bilingual courses, and said "it is a priority to strengthen in each edition character international, "for which" we are working to put the program of the International University of the Sea between offering summer courses for 2016 of other universities in the Mediterranean area ".
UNIMAR 2016 has been made possible through the sponsorship of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, Banco Santander, Cajamurcia and Cajamar Foundation.
"Another pillar of success UNIMAR said," what are the municipalities and institutions are headquartered. "
The XXXIII edition features 78 activities organized by the University of Murcia and Cartagena Polytechnic, which will take place between March and November 2016 in 19 branches spread across various municipalities in the region of Murcia: Eagles, Sewer, Cartagena , Cieza, Jumilla, Lorca, Los Alcázares, Mazarrón, Molina de Segura, Murcia, San Javier, San Pedro del Pinatar, Torre-Pacheco and Yecla, to the dependent offices of the Ministry of Defense "Military School of Parachuting Mendez add stop "in Sewell, the General Air Academy in San Javier, the" Diving Center of the Navy "in Cartagena, the School of Marine General Albacete Fuster and Agrifood Thomas Ferro Experimental Station.
Convivencia, learning and dialogue
Jesús López Martínez, Regional Director in Murcia Cajamar highlighted his satisfaction for being part of this project, since "the International University of the Sea said, opens its doors every year the world with about courses that are recognized by the international quality "adding that during development," hundreds of students experience firsthand the benefits of coexistence, learning, dialogue and experience of the best teachers and know this region. "
Meanwhile, Pascual Martinez, Manager of the Cajamurcia Foundation, called the programming UNIMAR excellent, thoughtful and socially useful, and called the project to be eminently Region, through the two universities under the Campus excellence Mare Nostrum, calling these courses as "an area of ​​excellence, quality, rigor, internationalization and, of course, of coexistence".
Extension, research, internationalization and social cohesion
Commercial Director in Murcia Banco Santander expressed satisfaction to collaborate in UNIMAR, because for the institution he represents "is a great opportunity to publicly express our institutional commitment to higher education and with such initiatives, which combine university extension, research, dissemination, internationalization, local development and social cohesion, "he is adding that public universities in the region of Murcia occupy a special place among the shares of Banco Santander.
Juan Monzó Cabrera, Director General of Universities and Research, highlighted the "important regional, local and international nature of this initiative, which has a symbiosis in which everyone wins," and said that since the regional government "have always supported this initiative, and we will continue doing it. "
Meanwhile, the Rector of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena, Jose Antonio Franco, said that all "are behind the table," referring to "all part of this project."
He closed the ceremony the Rector of the University of Murcia, José Orihuela, who said that "In full knowledge society, the International University of the Sea serves as a vehicle to fulfill one of the main objectives of universities, which is the transfer of knowledge society, and some of the latest scientific and cultural knowledge are transmitted in these courses, in an environment that goes beyond the conventional university space. "
"We want to promote this university, extend along all year said finally because we are convinced that what it offers is necessary, we want to project beyond the Region of Murcia" and that in the end, "this boat heralding this year the Universidad del Mar, grow to become a genuine transatlantic ".
Source: UMU