Fwd: World Assembly of Jesuit Institutions of Higher Education
Agnelo D'Souza
From: Raymond Rebello <raymond...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu 26 Jul, 2018, 17:44
Subject: Fwd: World Assembly of Jesuit Institutions of Higher Education
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From: Jesuit Alumni/ae Associations of India <jaai...@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Jul 26, 2018 at 3:58 PM
Subject: World Assembly of Jesuit Institutions of Higher Education
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The University of Deusto hosted the World Assembly of Jesuit Universities from 8 to 12 July 2018 in Bilbao. This event was attended by more than two hundred Jesuits from Jesuit universities and institutions of higher education from around the world. Indian delegation was one of the biggest with about 50 Jesuits.
Chaired by the Fr. General of the Society of Jesus, Arturo Sosa, sj, this event was attended by over 200 representatives, who met under the motto "Transforming
our world together" to reflect and examine some of the key challenges faced by Jesuit and other universities..
Accompanied by Arturo Sosa, the Basque president Iñigo Urkullu and the Deusto rector José María Guibert, King Felipe VI of Spain presided the official inauguration
of this event which included speeches by the Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, Cardinal Guiseppe Versaldi and Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi. Other participants in the Assembly were Pedro Duque, Spanish Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, the Secretary of Higher Education of the Society of Jesus, Michael
Garanizi, the political expert Pankaj Mishra from India and the economist Gaël Giraud SJ.
The decisions for the new board of administration of the IAJU were discussed and new possibilities for cooperation between universities, regional networks and the international
association were analyzed. The Assembly of Jesuit Universities has been organised into six thematic areas. These subjects were
discussed and debated in groups in order to put forth some projects at the end of this event. They will shape the areas of action for Jesuit education centres in the future.
There will also be moments full of symbolism, such as the signing and establishment of the new International Association of Jesuit Universities-Network of the IAJU in the
Loyola Sanctuary. This association will provide the entire network of Jesuit universities with a clear legal status, structure and stability. It will give new impetus to the universities of the world.
The main Jesuit universities in the world, such as Georgetown University, Santa Clara University, Loyola Chicago, San Francisco University, Pontificia Gregoriana (Italy),
Xavierian University Bogotá, Iteso (Mexico), Catholic University of Córdoba (Argentina), Ateneo de Manila University, Sophia The University of Tokyo will take part in this world assembly. The first two assemblies were held in Mexico (2010) and Melbourne
(2015).
The University of Deusto was chosen as the venue for the 2018 event of a select group of candidates around the world. Therefore, the celebration of the event here recognizes
and supports the University of Deusto and the city of Bilbao, while the creation of the Association opens a world of new possibilities for the internationalization and networking of Deusto with universities around the world.
Useful information
· The largest global university network, in 54 countries
· 210 universities
· 800,000 students
· 450,000 lecturers, researchers and staff
· 5,000,000 alumni
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