La Inserció universitaria dels alumnes de primer curs

Partint de que els alumnes que arriben a l'EPS ja han assolit la decisió prèvia de seguir estudis tècnics, i després del primer semestre d'haver iniciat els seus estudis, els proposem una reflexió sobre els seus estudis i la possibilitat d'exposar les seves il·lusions i desencisaments respecte al que n'esperaven de la universitat. Aprofitem per a remarca-els-hi la disponibilitat dels processos que ha organitzat el Centre per a facilitar-els-hi la seva integració als estudis. Aquesta part del procés s'inicia amb l'oportunitat de respondre una enquesta preparada per a fer el seguiment de la seva inserció universitària amb preguntes de resposta oberta que al mateix temps d'ajudar a la verificació del funcionament de les diferents activitats de suport que els dóna l'escola, serveixen de invitació a la reflexió tant per als alumnes matriculats per primera vegada com per als professors i equip de direcció de l'Escola Politècnica Superior de la Universitat de Girona a qui es fan arribar els resultats de les valoracions de l'enquesta

Stepestudiants. L'estudiantat com a agent de canvi en la universitat

STEPestudiants és un programa oficial de la UPC que té per objectiu l'impuls i el foment de la Sostenibilitat i el Compromís Social a la universitat. Per fer-ho facilita processos participatius amb tota la comunitat universitària que generin propostes encaminades a complir aquest objectiu; promou la creació de grups locals a cada facultat que treballin entre ells en xarxa; desenvolupa una campanya de difusió intensa per tal de sumar el màxim nombre possible d'agents; i estableix sinergies i connexions entre l'estudiantat, el PDI, el PAS i la institució. Entre altres resultats, en un any i mig de vida es troba present a 14 facultats, s'estan implementant 6 propostes participativament i han participat directament del projecte més de 700 persones

Research and teaching: a holy or an unholy alliance?

Much of the self-image of the Western university hangs on the idea that research and teaching are intimately connected. The central axiom here is that research and teaching are mutually supportive of each other. An institution lacking such a set of relationships between research and teaching falls short of what it means to be a university. This set of beliefs raises certain questions: Is it the case that the presence of such a mutually supportive set of relationships between research and teaching is a necessary condition of the fulfilment of the idea of the university? (A conceptual question). And is it true that, in practice today, such a mutually supportive set of relationships between research and teaching characterises universities? (An empirical question). In my talk, I want to explore these matters in a critical vein. I shall suggest that: a) In practice today, such a mutually supportive set of relationships between research and teaching is in jeopardy. Far from supporting each other, very often research and teaching contend against each other. Research and teaching are becoming two separate ideologies, with their own interest structures. b) Historically, the supposed tight link between research and teaching is both of recent origin and far from universally achieved in universities. Institutional separateness between research and teaching is and has been evident, both across institutions and even across departments in the same institution. c) Conceptually, research and teaching are different activities: each is complex and neither is reducible to the other. In theory, therefore, research and teaching may be said to constitute a holy alliance but in practice, we see more of an unholy alliance. If, then, in an ideal world, a positive relationship between research and teaching is still a worthwhile goal, how might it be construed and worked for? Seeing research and teaching as two discrete and unified sets of activity is now inadequate. Much better is a construal of research and teaching as themselves complexes, as intermingling pools of activity helping to form the liquid university that is emerging today. On this view, research and teaching are fluid spaces, ever on the move, taking up new shapes, and themselves dividing and reforming, as the university reworks its own destiny in modern society. On such a perspective, working out a productive relationship between research and teaching is a complex project. This is an alliance that is neither holy nor unholy. It is an uneasy alliance, with temporary accommodations and continuous new possibilities