The presentation will count on the keynote speech “How to Humanize Humans in an Inhuman Age?” given by Rob Riemen, Writer and Founder of the Nexus Institute; and on the debate facilitated by the Editorial Team of the Report composed by Marina Garcés, David Bueno and Josep Casanovas.

Josep M. Vilalta, GUNi Director, will present the Report, wherein around one hundred of international authors have contributed to a dissection of the topic and the identification of good practices that can help academic leaders and policy-makers to realize the highest purposes of education and research.

GUNi will be live-streaming the event on Youtube: https://bit.ly/2se0nyD

The event will be tweeted live from @GUNi_net with the hashtagS #HEIW7 and #GUNiHumanities

10:30h – Welcome words​
Joan Elias – GUNi & ACUP President, Rector of Universitat de Barcelona (UB)
Àngel Font – Corporate Director of Research & Strategy, “la Caixa”
Francesc Pedró – Director of IESALC-UNESCO

10:50h – “How to Humanize Humans in an Inhuman Age?”
Rob Riemen – Writer and Founder of the Nexus Institute

11:40h – Presentation of the HEIW7 Report
Josep M. Vilalta – GUNi Director and ACUP Executive Secretary

12:20h – Moving from Reflection to Action. Open Debate with the HEIW7 Report Editorial Team
Marina Garcés – Philosopher and Prof. at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC)
David Bueno – Prof. Universitat de Barcelona (UB) and Chair of UB-EDU1ST Neuroeducation
Josep Casanovas – Prof. at Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-BarcelonaTech (UPC) and researcher at Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

13:30h – Closing remarks
Francesc Xavier Grau – Secretary of Universities and Research, Government of Catalonia
José Manuel Pingarrón – Secretary General for Universities, Government of Spain
Alfonso González Bondia – Director General for European Affairs and Mediterranean, Government of Catalonia

13:45h – Refreshment

A reduced version of the HEIW7 report will be available for attendees, as well as a complementary glass of cava, at the end of the presentation.

Presentations will be held in English and Catalan. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.​

GUNi has published six issues of Higher Education in the World Report (HEIW). More than 380 internationally renewed authors from 67 countries have contributed in the GUNi Reports and 19.000 copies have been distributed in 130 countries.