The University of Ljubljana joins the IRUN university network

Signing of the membership contracts
Signing of the membership contracts
(16/05/2011)

The University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) has joined the International Research Universities Network (IRUN) during the Annual Rectors' Meeting, held this year at the University of Barcelona. The meeting, which focused primarily on policies and actions for academic excellence, was divided into sessions in the UB's Historic Building and in the Faculty of Chemistry, on 13-14 May.

Signing of the membership contracts
Signing of the membership contracts
16/05/2011

The University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) has joined the International Research Universities Network (IRUN) during the Annual Rectors' Meeting, held this year at the University of Barcelona. The meeting, which focused primarily on policies and actions for academic excellence, was divided into sessions in the UB's Historic Building and in the Faculty of Chemistry, on 13-14 May.

Representatives attending the meeting reviewed the programme of activities for 2010-2011 and devoted a specific session to programmes of excellence at bachelorʼs degree, master's and doctoral level. Following the incorporation of the University of Ljubljana, IRUN now comprises ten member universities: the University of Barcelona, the University of Ljubljana, Jagiellonian University, Peter Pazmany Catholic University, Radboud University Nijmegen, the University of Duisberg-Essen, the University of Glasgow, the University of Münster, the University of Poitiers and the University of Siena.

The universities that make up IRUN are well known for the international quality of their research and education, and are strongly motivated to improve that quality even further. The aim of IRUN is to further improve the quality of research and teaching at the universities involved. Within the Network, the exchange of researchers, lecturers and students will be encouraged and facilitated. This may lead to joint curriculum development and joint degree programmes for Masterʼs students and PhD candidates. Furthermore, the network will serve as a platform for joint conferences, symposiums and seminars.

Too see more photographs of the meeting, click on this link.