Eva Alcón: "The university has the responsibility to be a social reference and to reinforce its transformative role in the current scenario of uncertainty"



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## Eva Alcón: "The university has the responsibility to be a social reference and to reinforce its transformative role in the current scenario of uncertainty"

19/09/2022 |
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The Universitat Jaume I has celebrated the solemn opening ceremony of the academic year 2022-2023, a ceremony that has been chaired by the rector of the UJI, Eva Alcón, accompanied by the councillor for Innovation, Universities, Science and Digital Society, Josefina Bueno; the rector of the Universitat de València, Mavi Mestre; the honorary rector of the UJI, Francesc Michavila, and the general secretary of the UJI, Cristina Pauner.

In her speech, the rector of the UJI made reference to the current scenario of uncertainty marked by the climate emergency, the energy crisis, wars or the crisis of values. In the face of this challenges, "the University cannot fall into discouragement; on the contrary, it has the responsibility to be a social reference, and it is in these circumstances when we have to strengthen our transformative role and contribute to social progress, which will only be so if it is responsible, supportive and inclusive".

Eva Alcón stressed that, in this scenario, the urgency of improving the funding of the Valencian university system is even more evident. She insisted on the two historical demands of Valencian public universities: guaranteeing financial sufficiency and fairness in the distribution of funds and unblocking the collective agreement. "My wish is that this is the last opening ceremony in which we publicly refer to these two demands, because this will mean that these demands will have gone from being pending commitments to becoming fulfilled commitments, as has been done in the payment of the historical debt", she said.

The councillor Josefina Bueno reiterated "the commitment of the Generalitat Valenciana to achieve a funding plan that gives universities multiannuality and financial stability, a plan that will shape the university we want to be and that has to follow a model of change towards the knowledge society and equal opportunities".

Xavier Molina Morales, professor of Business Organisation, gave the inaugural lecture of this academic year 2022-2023, entitled "The ceramic cluster: discovery, knot and outcome", in which he analysed the recent changes that have been observed in the Castelló ceramic cluster and the possible future effects.

The event also included the presentation of a video summary of the [report for the academic year 2021-2022](http://www.memoriaacademicarsu.uji.es) and the awarding of the extraordinary end-of-degree and master's degree prizes for the academic year 2020-2021. Specifically, 21 prizes were awarded to bachelor's degree students and 23 to master's degree students.

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