“The University must act as an engine of social, economic and cultural progress, bringing that knowledge to society and transforming it into innovation, sustainability and prosperity”, she said.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” left_padding_desktop=”1%” right_padding_desktop=”1%” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none” gradient_type=”default” shape_type=””][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” background_color_opacity=”0.9″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]The new Rector<\/strong><\/p>\n Founder of the Spanish Association of Family Business Researchers, Prof. Concepci\u00f3n L\u00f3pez\u2019 research activity focuses on strategy, entrepreneurship, innovation, organisational flexibility, and digital transformation with a special focus on family businesses. She has been Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Studies at UC (1996-2004), during which time she was also Vice-President of the Spanish Conference of Deans of Economics and Business, as well as a member of the Bologna Expert Team (2009-2013) during her time as Vice-Rector for Academic Planning, Teaching Staff and Internationalisation of UC (2006-2013).<\/p>\n At the Spanish national level, Prof. L\u00f3pez has worked for the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation, where she was Director of the Faculty Evaluation Division in 2021, Secretary of the National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity, Coordinator of Equity and head of the Equality Unit. She has chaired the Special Commission for the Evaluation of Official Doctoral Programmes of the Catalan Agency for University Quality-AQU (2023) and the Accreditation Commission for University Teaching Staff C20 Business Sciences since December 2023.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color=”#ffffff” background_color_opacity=”0.9″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ background_image=”46468″ background_image_position=”right bottom” background_image_stacking=”default” enable_bg_scale=”true” background_image_loading=”default” column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” column_padding_type=”default” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Changes in EUNICE<\/strong><\/p>\n In the next EUNICE General Assembly, that will take place in Viseu (Portugal) in early April, EUNICE\u2019s Boards of Rectors will welcome Prof. Concepci\u00f3n L\u00f3pez as a new member, replacing the outgoing UC\u2019s Rector, Prof. \u00c1ngel Pazos, who has been highly committed to the university alliance since its very beginning.<\/p>\n In addition, one of Prof. Concepci\u00f3n L\u00f3pez\u2019 planned actions is to transfer EUNICE Office in UC from the Vice-Rectorate for Internationalisation and Global Engagement to the Vice-Rectorate for University Transformation, in line with the idea that UC has been advocating for years: institutionalising EUNICE and raising awareness of the fact that it is more that an internationalisation project, but a tool to foster the european strategy for universities. This new Vice-Rectorate will be led by Prof. Gabriel Moncali\u00e1n, current member of the EUNICE\u2019s Board of Directors and leader of the EUNICE\u2019s work team of Communication, Impact and Dissemination.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]\nMore info (UC)<\/h4>\n