The members of the new UB government took office

 

Isabel Miralles González, from the Faculty of Law, will be the new head of the Generalʼs Secretary Office. The Office of the Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer will be managed by Jordi Alberch Vié, from the Faculty of Medicine; the Office of the Vice-Rector for International Policy will be led by Maria R. Callejón Fornieles, from the Faculty of Economics and Business; and the one for Science Policy by Enric I. Canela Campos, from the Faculty of Biology.

 

The Office of the Vice-Rector for Institutional Relations and Culture will be headed by Lourdes Cirlot Valenzuela, from the Faculty of Geography and History; and the Office of the Vice-Rector for Students and Language Policy will be led by Gemma Fonrodona Baldajos, from the Faculty of Chemistry; Carme Panchón Iglesias, from the Faculty of Education, will be in charge of the Office of the Vice-Rector for Administration and Organization.

 

Josep A. Plana Castellví, from the Faculty of Geography and History, will head the Office for the Vice-Rector for the UB Group, ICT and Common Services; the Office of the Vice-Rector Office for Communication and Promotion will be led by Pere J. Quetglas Nicolau, from the Faculty of Philology. Gaspar A. Rosselló Nicolau, from the Faculty of Physics, will be the head of the Office of the Vice-Rector for Academic Policy and Quality; he will be also in charge of the jurisdiction for Teaching Policy (until a new vice-rector for this office will be named); finally, the vice-rector for Teaching Staff will be Manel Viladevall Solé, from the Faculty of Geology.

 

The rector also named four delegate commissioners: Virgínia R. Ferrer Cerveró, from the Faculty of Education, will take office rector's delegate commissioner for Participation, Employment and Social Entrepreneurship; Misericòrdia Garcia Hernández, from the University School of Nursing, as rectorʼs delegate commissioner for Society and Ageing; César Picado Valles, from the Faculty of Medicine, as rectorʼs delegate commissioner for Hospital Coordination; Carina Rey Martín, from the Faculty of Library and Information Science, as rectorʼs delegate commissioner for Information Systems, and M. Teresa Garcia Castanyer, from the Faculty of Philology, as rectorʼs delegate commissioner for Multilingualism.

 

The new government will also have David Vallespín Pérez, from the Faculty of Law, as rectorʼs delegate commissioner for Governance, UB Statutes Reform and Legal Affairs; and Gaspar Coll Rosell, from the Faculty of Geography and History, as rectorʼs delegate commissioner for the Social Sciences and Humanities Park.

 

The rector thanked all those who have been part of the government “at any moment during these four years” for their work. He also affirmed that the people who have just taken office are “a good team of continuity on change”. He remembered that the UB is “the reference Catalan university all over the world”, and he added “We will make an effort in order to serve the University and generate confidence”. In this sense, he demanded, on former and new members of the government, “dedication, discretion and, especially, to bear in mind that we are here to serve the University and society, not to serve ourselves”. He concluded: “This is going to be the main criterion to assess our work”.