On October 16th at 2 pm CEST, the Arqus European University Alliance will hold a discussion on inclusion in mobility, as part of the programme of the #ERASMUSDAYS2020 as well as to celebrate the Arqus Day, which is the 18th of October.
The Vice-Rectorate for Equality, Inclusion and Sustainability and the Health and Risk Prevention (SPRL) Service of the University of Granada have launched a new procedure so that students can directly communicate cases of Covid-19 infection.
The Regional Government of Andalusia has issued, in its Official Gazette (BOJA) no. 65 (extraordinary issue), the Order of 14 October 2020, establishing specific, temporary and exceptional measures — for public health reasons and to contain Covid-19 — which are applicable to university teaching centres and university residences in Granada.
The UGR recently issued infographics detailing its Covid-19 protocols and advice, which are available in English and Spanish and indicate the steps to take if you start experiencing Covid-19 symptoms while on or off campus, as well as tips to help protect the environment.
The UGR's Induction Days for International Students got underway on Monday 14 September and drew to a close on Friday 18 September. This year the induction sessions were held in a blended format (a mix of online and on-campus activities) due to the health measures imposed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Approximately 800 students, most of whom are from European Union countries, attended the sessions.
The European Commission recently appointed Germán Martínez Montes, Professor of Engineering Projects at the University of Granada (UGR), to the Jean Monnet Chair “PM2 by European Commission: Open, free and common project management framework for all European institutions, companies and citizens”.
The University of Granada's study rooms, canteens and libraries opened on Monday 21 September, coinciding with the beginning of the 2020-21 academic year at the UGR.
In the "traditional" intra-European Erasmus programme (KA103), the University of Granada (UGR) has been allocated more mobility places than any other higher education institution in Europe. In total, the University has been awarded 2,647 places, of which 2,440 are for students.
A team of scientists from Andalusia has studied the effect of radiation on cancer stem cells (CSCs) and the CSC microenvironment in both in vitro and in vivo models. The study showed that this effect can be determined from patients’ blood samples, which would be very useful for developing more personalized precision treatments for women with breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy.
The third and final application period for admissions to UGR master’s degrees in the 2020-2021 academic year will run from 30 September to 7 October 2020. This year, the University of Granada will offer over 100 master’s degrees, including 7 fully online degrees, 10 blended learning programmes, 9 international double degrees, 4 Erasmus Mundus programmes, 5 bilingual programmes (Spanish-English) and 3 taught completely in English.
