The UB hosts a meeting of a consortium among Catalan and North American elite universities
The Historic Building of the UB hosts today, Tuesday 15th January, a meeting of the Consortium for Advanced Studies in Barcelona (CASB), in which participate eight of the most prestigious North-American universities and five Catalan universities: the University of Barcelona, the Pompeu Fabra University, the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the Technical University of Catalonia. The objective of the meeting is to promote the exchange of students and researchers.
The Historic Building of the UB hosts today, Tuesday 15th January, a meeting of the Consortium for Advanced Studies in Barcelona (CASB), in which participate eight of the most prestigious North-American universities and five Catalan universities: the University of Barcelona, the Pompeu Fabra University, the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the Technical University of Catalonia. The objective of the meeting is to promote the exchange of students and researchers.
The North American universities which form part of the consortium are: Brown University, University of Chicago, Northwestern University, Stanford University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Harvard University and Princeton University. In addition, Duke University is expected to enter the consortium. The Barcelonaʼs meeting is opened by the vice-rector for International Policy of the UB, Dr Maria Callejón, and the president of CASB, Kendall W. Brostuen. During the sessions, several representatives of North American and Catalan universities which are part of the CASB will speak; finally, a round table will be performed to debate the new action proposals within the consortium.