SPAIN

ACECU - Catalan Association of Universities Continuing Education

Associació Catalana d'Educació Continua Universitaria

Contact details:

Charo Romano
Director
Centre de Formació Permanent
Fundation University Rovira i Virgili
Avda de l'Onze de Setembre, 112
43203 Reus (SPAIN)

Email charo.romano@fundacio.urv.cat
Tel. +44 20 8223 2643
Fax +44 20 8223 3394

• 1994 – 10 Catalan universities
• All universities have signed agreement
• No fees, no core staff
• Board of directors

Reasons

Competencies transfer – Catalan government issues

1. Same politic/socio/economic environment à same market. Benchmarking à easier.
2. Developed in the early 90’s, management of CE agreement by the universities
3. Big Catalan Universities – same model of managing postgraduate education
   • Managed o/s university in collaboration with external
   • External cos. with the universities
   • Barcelona – cluster of big business schools à common interest

• Joined other Spain network (RUPEC)
• 4 benchmarking meetings per year
  • management
  • policies
• 1 seminar per year regarding special issues – qual/management, models/Bologna
• Lobbying