The Universidad de Zaragoza hosted the event, during which the Best Practices Awards of the Geminae universities were presented.
Representatives from 19 Geminae universities of the European Alliance UNITA travelled to Zaragoza on September 4th and 5th to present mobility and collaborative learning projects and to attend the awards ceremony for best university practices.
“We share many things: a commitment to sustainability, to our territories, and to the people who live in them,” said Ana Yetano, coordinator of the event. The conference included networking sessions, workshops on rural and virtual mobility, and the presentation of the Geminae network and its research Hubs (Cultural Heritage, Green Energy, Circular Economy and Environment, Digital Transitions, Global Health, and Inclusive Societies).
One of the key moments of the event was the presentation of the Geminae Best Practices Awards for Geminae univeristies, which recognised innovative projects from the Universidade Federal de Viçosa (Brazil), the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina), the Universidad de los Andes (Colombia), the Université de Antananarivo (Madagascar), and the Universidad del Rosario (Colombia).
The event concluded with remarks from Sergio Salinas, Vice-Rector for Internationalisation at the University of Zaragoza: 'I hope these days have been very fruitful for cooperation among all of us, and I look forward to seeing you again soon.' The next edition of the Geminae Awards is scheduled to take place in Brussels in 2027.
