According to Rolf Tarrach, president of the European University Association, investment in research and education brings the highest European added value, while being the most effective long-term commitment. It is not only about investment, but also about efficiency: “Research and innovation are a European public good. Investing in them creates synergies, economies of scale and a very high return. We
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Traditional departmental structures make it difficult for research and education to evolve. The university and the future’s research must be interdisciplinary, according to The Guardian. While groups and research centers begin to incorporate professionals from diverse fields as a strategy to develop research with greater perspectives, university structures continue to be the logic of closed knowledge. For Zahir Irani (dean
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The result of the search is only made public after the publication of articles. This reality causes the results of the research to take a long time to become known, while losing much valuable information about the process itself. That is why ARTiFACTS has been developed, a platform designed for academic and scientific research that uses blockchain technology. Researchers can
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The publication of the research is one of the imperatives of the academic career. The publication of the research is one of the obligations of the academic career. It is a fundamental element to evaluate professors and researchers; therefore, the consequence is that it increases the need to publish as much as possible in journals that are considered to be
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EDUTEC International Congress is held at the University of Lleida on October 24th, 25th and 26th, 2018 under the slogan EDUcation with TECnology: a Social Commitment. “A social commitment” synthesizes the trajectory and evolution of the 20 previous editions of the congress that have always been oriented to promote -with a critical, social and transforming approach- the scientific exchange of
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The winners of the Mobile Learning Awards 2018, in the modalities of Best experiences and classroom proposals with digital technologies and Innovative schools in the application of digital technologies, have presented their work on the “Changing Education Together” of the Mobile World Congress. a) Best Digital Learning Experiences and Proposals in the classroom The purpose of this contest category is
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IRE participates as a co-organizer in the I Seminário Internacional Conexão Escola Mundo, which takes place from March 26th to 29th, 2018, at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Brazil). The seminar brings together researchers involved in research projects on human rights education from the perspective of the hacker culture. The program includes activities open to the public, in which prominent
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IRE participates in the seminar “Cultural diversity and conflict management in the classroom”, which is held on March 6th, from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm, in the Sala Mirador of the Department of Theory and History of Education. The seminar, which is part of the European project ACCORD (Attain Cultural Integration through Conflict Resolution skills Development), has the participation of
Read moreCarles Lindín joins the IRE with a pre-PhD APIF scholarship. His work will focus on collaborating in the preparation of projects and in the publication of articles, as well as in improving the visibility of the research of the IRE members.
Read moreFerran Sánchez stops working with the IRE for the incompatibility of his scholarship with the incorporation as an associate professor in the Department of Theory and History of Education. For this reason, we thank you for your collaboration over the last few months and we wish you success in this new stage of your academic and professional life.
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