Collaboration

This meeting in the capital of Seville, just one year after the general meeting of rectors and directors of the UNIJES university network, various initiatives and strategic projects were discussed.

In a series of posts, we have shared with you some reflections on Jesuit university networks. In the first post, entitled “A vision on Jesuit University Networks,” we analyzed the context in which these networks have developed in recent decades and raised questions about their usefulness and the circumstances that make their creation desirable.

In line with the willingness to forge academic and research collaborative relationships, last July 2023 two faculty of Pontificia Universidad Javeriana of Bogota’ visited the campus of Sophia University in Tokyo.

Magis Exchange is an innovative exchange program of the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU), designed to help young people discern their role as agents of global change by encouraging leadership and reflection on current social and environmental issues. The program has gained significant traction since its launch in 2019, with more than 80 students having undergone this transformative experience.

The University of Scranton, Scranton, Pennsylvania, and Le Moyne College in Syracuse, New York, have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate in ways that leverage academic strengths, faculty expertise, resources and technology of each institution to enhance further the quality and breadth of programs offered to students.

Earlier this fall, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ) engaged in an international exchange by hosting a faculty delegation from Seattle University. This mission occurred just months after a delegation from Javeriana paid a visit to Seattle U in June 2022.

In 2021, IAJU launched the Four Dreams Film Contest in collaboration with the Jesuit Curia in Rome to celebrate the Ignatian Year. Students at Jesuit higher education institutions around the world were called to submit videos embodying the four Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs)

El Grupo de Trabajo de la IAJU sobre Educación Empresarial Jesuita es uno de los dos nuevos Grupos de Trabajo que han surgido desde la Asamblea de la IAJU de 2018, en la Universidad de Deusto. El viernes 5 de agosto, el P. Nicky Santos, S.J. de la Universidad de Creighton (EE.UU.), presentó los antecedentes, el trabajo y las direcciones futuras del Grupo de Trabajo a la Asamblea de la IAJU de 2022.

¿Cuál es el papel de la teología en la universidad jesuita de hoy? El recientemente formado Grupo de Trabajo de la IAJU sobre Teología en la Universidad Jesuita exploró esta cuestión en un nuevo documento de reflexión presentado en la Asamblea de la IAJU de 2022.

El taller previo a la Asamblea de la IAJU de 2022, "Frente a la crisis: Democracia y fragilidad en el mundo", tuvo lugar el miércoles 3 de agosto. El taller, dividido en dos partes, presentó el proyecto del Observatorio de la Democracia de AUSJAL y analizó el estado de la democracia en cada una de las seis regiones que componen la IAJU.