Stella for Staff
CGU’s professional mobility programme for services staff
Camino portugués de Santiago: a cultural heritage for the new Europe International Congress
Tui, Valença and Santiago de Compostela
14-16 November
Linking university knowledge on the Camino
Camino de Santiago
18-25 October
International Meeting of Rectors on the Camino de Santiago
Santiago de Compostela
9-11 October
INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES
CGU HIGHLIGHTS

Registration for the III Camino Portugués de Santiago: a Cultural Heritage for the New Europe International Congress is open
The III Camino Portugués de Santiago: a Cultural Heritage for the New Europe International Congress, which will divide its activities between Spain and Portugal from 14 to 16 November, opens its registration process.

The Compostela Group of Universities and the European Institute of Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe sign a cooperation agreement
The Compostela Group of Universities and the European Institute of Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe signed today in Santiago de Compostela an agreement to cooperate in the development of activities and interdisciplinary studies on cultural routes in the field of higher education

The participants of the project ‘Linking university knowledge on the Camino’ arrive in Compostela for the final academic meeting
Students, professors and administrative staff from the universities of Oviedo (Spain), Minho (Portugal) and Monterrey (Mexico) arrive in Santiago de Compostela, after walking more than 100 kilometres of the Camino Portugués

Students, professors and administrative staff from three CGU member universities walk the Camino Portugués with the project ‘Linking university knowledge on the Camino’
Students, professors and administrative staff from the University of Monterrey (Mexico), the University of Minho (Portugal) and the University of Oviedo (Spain) walk the Camino portugués within the framework of the project Linking university knowledge on the Camino.

The International Meeting of Rectors on the Camino de Santiago gathers in Galicia representatives of 25 member universities of the CGU
The opening ceremony of the International Meeting of Rectors on the Camino de Santiago will bring together more than 30 institutional representatives of the governing bodies of 25 member universities of the Compostela Group of Universities

The CGU and the Regional Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Galicia sign an agreement to collaborate in the organisation of the International Meeting of Rectors on the Camino de Santiago
The Executive Secretary of the Compostela Group of Universities, María Teresa Carballeira, and the Regional Minister of Culture and Tourism of Galicia, Román Rodríguez, signed this morning in the Museum of Pilgrimages an agreement to cooperate in the organisation of the International Meeting of Rectors on the Camino de Santiago.

The CGU fosters learning internationalisation at home with its COIL initiative
The Compostela Group of Universities launches 2019 call of its Collaborative Online International Learning initiative, addressed to professors of the Higher Education institutions that are members of our network.

The CGU enables young Galicians to gain international professional experience with the Galeuropa programme
The CGU launches the call for applications to carry out training internships under Galeuropa programme. In the present call, the association offers 15 mobility placements, seven for Portugal and four for Italy and the UK.

CGU collaborates with the photo exhibition ‘The Way of St. James and European identity’
The Compostela Group of Universities supports the photo exhibition ‘The Way of St. James and European identity’, which can be visited in the Colegio de Fonseca in Santiago de Compostela from 19 July until 31 September 2019.

Students from seven CGU’s member universities start their participation in the University Walking Community programme
Students from seven member universities of the CGU start today the volunteer training course of the University Walking Community programme, organised jointly with the Asociación de Municipios del Camino de Santiago.
MEMBER’S NEWS

ULE collaborates with the three universities of Castilla y Leon in the organisation of an international Spanish course
The University of Leon (ULE) collaborates with the University of Burgos, the University of Salamanca and the University of Valladolid in the coordination of an international Spanish course, which will take place from 30 June to 28 July.

The Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznan organises the Challenges of Doctoral Education Meeting
The Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznan organises the Ph.D. Supervisor: a Master, a Partner or a Service Provider? Challenges of Doctoral Education Meeting on June 28 2019 in Poznan (Poland), with the support from SGroup and Compostela Group of Universities.

UNINETTUNO participates in the foundation of the global Consortium for the Quality of Online Universities

UNINETTUNO presents University for Refugees at the United Nations headquarters

The University of Lleida opens a call for grants for master’s degree programmes aimed at foreign students

Mobility grants University of Zaragoza-Santander for Ibero-American students
The members of the Selection Committee will review the candidacies and decide on the award of the 18 grants linked to STELLA for Staff programme.

A project of the University of Vigo brings modern European culture closer to the school curricula of non-university levels in Galicia
The University of Vigo coordinates an educational and cultural research project whose objective is to incorporate modern European culture into the school curricula of non-university levels in Galicia.

Virtual exchange and 21st-century teacher education conference
The Virtual exchange and 21st-century teacher education conference, organised in association with UNICollaboration, is aimed at educators and policymakers.

UMinho INTernational Week 2019 at the University of Minho
This year UMinho INTernational Week will focus on international cooperation and participants will attend seminars, workshops, and sessions that will provide them an intercultural learning experience.
NEXT EVENTS
29 February 2020 (12:00 PM GMT)
Stella for Staff 2020
Deadline for submission of application by candidates
14-16 November
Camino portugués de Santiago: a cultural heritage for the new Europe International Congress
Tui (Spain), Valença do Minho (Portugal) and Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
MEMBERS
University of Surabaya
Zhejiang Wanli University
Grigol Robakidze University
Ilia State University
Kazimieras Simonavicius University
Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno
Columbus University
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
National University Federico Villarreal
Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas
Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior (CETYS)
University of La Laguna
Rey Juan Carlos Universtiy