University of Zaragoza , Spain as part of the HARMONY Project, co-funded by Erasmus + program of the European Union organized a three-day Study Visit. The Study Visit is part of multi-institutional and multi-country consortium on Internationalization of Education. The Study Visit included participants from nine universities in Europe (Spain, Bulgaria, Lithuania), Bangladesh, Vietnam, and India. Dr Meena Chintamaneni, PVC & Ms Meena Saxena, Director International linkages attended this study visit 12 – 14 September 2022.
The study visit focused on Internationalization of research at the University of Zaragoza, founded in 1542, one of the oldest universities in Spain Research covers a wide spectrum of knowledge organized within the areas of engineering and technology, experimental sciences, health sciences, social and juridical sciences and humanities. The University has ten research institutes, related to Engineering Research, Nanoscience, mathematics, Material Science. Agrofood, Environmental science etc and 30+ research groups.
The University is one of the world leaders in immunotherapy cancer research. Their research has led to significant contributions in the understanding of cancer cell immunity and they have numerous patents intended for cancer treatments
The visit provided an excellent opportunity for Interaction with University experts on research internationalization policies and practices.
EU HARMONY Consortium Member Universities
University of Zaragoza/Spain |
European Policy Development and Research Institute /Slovenia |
Varna University of Management/Bulgaria |
Mykolas Romeris University/Lithuania |
Daffodil International University/Bangladesh |
University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh/Bangladesh |
The University of Danang/Vietnam |
Quang Binh University/Vietnam |
Vellore Institute of Technology/India |
Narsee Morjee Institute of Management Studies/India |
University of Hyderabad/India |
