Addressing representatives of 48 universities, was held in the auditorium of the University of Murcia this afternoon the presentation of "Days of University Management XXVIII. New horizons for management, to be held at the University of Murcia until Friday morning.
José Antonio Cobacho, Rector of the University of Murcia expressed satisfaction at being able to gather at the University of Murcia managers and representatives of 48 universities, among them, he said, much of the public.
Cobacho thanked the trust at the University of Murcia, having been chosen to host this conference and said the two major issues to be addressed in them, the campus sustainability and conservation measures in universities, are also two of the major issues in today's university.
Marius Rubiralta, Secretary General of Universities, Ministry of Education, said the current times have brought a new framework for universities in which new forms of financing have an important role.
"The economic situation so complex we are facing," he said at the same time a privileged position, because the solution to the economic crisis have a key role universities. "
Rubiralta expressed his government's support and the difficult task that is given to universities in the challenge of improving the effectiveness and efficiency of our institutions and therefore the role of managers and managers in this task.
"I am convinced," he said that the conclusions reached at this meeting will serve to improve and maintain a significant level of knowledge about what they are doing in universities in the economic field and in the field of management " .
Salvador Marín, Minister of Universities, Business and Research of the Autonomous Region of Murcia, referred to the recent fact of having obtained the two public universities, the Campus of Excellence "that all the region as a draft and that fills us support pride. "
He said that in the current situation "all we had to make an effort in all areas, but moved a message of optimism to face these difficult times" I am sure that universities have mechanisms to successfully face this crisis. "
Marín said that "We can not pretend to manage and organize the twenty-first century university tools and procedures of the nineteenth century," adding that "It is also necessary to establish indicators to at all times be accurate x-ray of the situation at all times University. How is it possible, he wondered, that the university and the city does not know the real cost we all do to keep the university? I would, he added that the ministry to become aware of this need. "
Finally, Ernesto Martínez, President of the managers of Spanish universities, said in his speech that "the topics discussed these days concern us all: on the one hand the management of campus sustainability, planning and maintenance."
"And what has he added, other issues at the heart of the system: the costs at universities and best practices in cost-saving measures in universities, funding for universities, campus of international excellence" .
"We," he said at a time not easy. To govern a university in times of scarcity is not easy, so we will have to develop a lot of imagination. "
Source: UMU