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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES OF THE COMPOSTELA GROUP OF UNIVERSITIES ...... 5 PRESIDENTS OF THE CGU ...... 6 EXECUTIVE SECRETARIES OF THE CGU ...... 8 STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE CGU ...... 12 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE CGU ...... 14 MILESTONES IN THE 25-YEAR HISTORY OF THE COMPOSTELA GROUP OF UNIVERSITIES ...... 23 1994 ...... 24 1996 ...... 26 2000 ...... 42 2001 ...... 46 2003 ...... 48 2004 ...... 52 . . 2007 ...... 62 2010 ...... 66 2011 ...... 72 2014 ...... 76 2017 ...... 80 2018 ...... 88 2019 ...... 92

2 3 Executive OF THE COMPOSTELA GROUP OF UNIVERSITIES Committees

4 5 PRESIDENTS 1994 - 1999 OF THE CGU Marc Richelle UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE 1999 - 2007 Michael Cooper

2007 - 2015 Maurits van Rooijen UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER (1993-2009) NYENRODE UNIVERSITY (2009-2012) GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS (2012 TO PRESENT)

2015 - PRESENT Marek Kręglewski ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY, POZNAN

6 7 EXECUTIVE 1995 - 1998 SECRETARIES OF THE CGU Álvaro de Mingo Díaz 1998 Manuel Freire-Garabal UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA 1999 - 2003 Marta González Vázquez 2004 - 2006 Enrique López Veloso UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA 2006 - 2010 Beatriz Iglesias Seoane

8 9 2012 - 2017 Isabel Lirola Delgado UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA 2017 - PRESENT María Teresa Carballeira Rivera UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

10 11 STEERING 1993 - 1994 COMMITTEE Félix García Lausín María da Conceição Matos OF THE CGU UNIVERSITY OF MINHO José Vicente Oliver Villanueva María José Crespo Allue UNIVERSITY GEORGIA-AUGUSTA GÖTTINGEN UNIVERSITY OF Manuel Freire-Garabal Pierre Yvard UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA Marc Richelle Ramón Villares Paz UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA

12 13 EXECUTIVE 1994 - 1999 COMMITTEE Darío Villanueva Prieto Manuel Freire-Garabal OF THE CGU PERMANENT MEMBER . UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA Ellen Fischer-Kallmann María José Crespo Allue UNIVERSITY GEORGIA-AUGUSTA GÖTTINGEN Félix García Lausín Maurits van Rooijen JAUME I UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER Jiri Sramek Michael Cooper , BRNO KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY Juan Luís Gómez Colomer Minoo Farhangmehr JAUME I UNIVERSITY Loïc Fravalo Paolo Guiseppe Caucci UNIVERSITY OF NANTES

14 15 1999 - 2003 2003 - 2007

Maurits van Rooijen Marek Kręglewski Maurits van Rooijen Marek Kręglewski VICE-PRESIDENT . UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY, POZNAN VICE-PRESIDENT . UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY, POZNAN Ana María Fuertes Eugenio María Elena Váquez Cendón Ana María Fuertes Eugenio Mercedes Jaime Sisó JAUME I UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA JAUME I UNIVERSITY Darío Villanueva Prieto Michel Moreau Don Sparling Michel Moreau PERMANENT MEMBER . UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA UNIVERSITY PIERRE AND MARIE CURIE MASARYK UNIVERSITY, BRNO UNIVERSITY PIERRE AND MARIE CURIE (1999-2002) Natividad Fernández Sola Joseph Mifsud Paolo Guiseppe Caucci Don Sparling UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA MASARYK UNIVERSITY, BRNO Paolo Guiseppe Caucci Laura Howard Senén Barro Ameneiro Joseph Mifsud UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA UNIVERSITY OF CADIZ UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA UNIVERSITY OF MALTA Senén Barro Ameneiro Manuel Mota Laura Howard UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (2002-2003) UNIVERSITY OF MINHO UNIVERSITY OF CADIZ Manuel Mota UNIVERSITY OF MINHO

16 17 2007 - 2011 2011 - 2015

Laura Howard Lourenzo Fernández Prieto Inmaculada Fortanet Juan Viaño Rey VICE-PRESIDENT . UNIVERSITY OF CADIZ UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA VICE-PRESIDENT . JAUME I UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (2014-2015) Marek Kręglewski Manuel Mota Laura Howard László Imre Kómlosi TREASURER . ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY, POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MINHO VICE-PRESIDENT . UNIVERSITY OF CADIZ UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS Don Sparling Marielle de Dardel Marek Kręglewski Manuel Freire-Garabal MASARYK UNIVERSITY, BRNO TREASURER . ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA Eva Alcón Soler Natividad Fernández Sola Adriana Lago de Carvalho Marielle de Dardel JAUME I UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA UNIVERSITY OF MINHO UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG Francisco Marmolejo Omar Grech Catherine Dhaussy Michael Cooper UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA UNIVERSITY OF MALTA UNIVERSITY OF NANTES NOMINAL MEMBER . KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY Jean Pierre Roose Riitta Kataja Jean Pierre Roose Michael Proctor ERASMUS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BRUSSELS CGU’S DELEGATE IN BRUSSELS UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA Juan J. Casares Long Senén Barro Ameneiro Juan J. Casares Long Thomas Martin Buntru UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (2010-2011) UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (2007-2010) UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA (2011-2014)

18 19 2015 - 2018 2018 - PRESENT

Inmaculada Fortanet Jean Pierre Roose Inmaculada Fortanet Jean Pierre Roose VICE-PRESIDENT . JAUME I UNIVERSITY CGU’S DELEGATE IN BRUSSELS VICE-PRESIDENT . JAUME I UNIVERSITY HONORARY MEMBER Slavomir Rudenko Juan Francisco García Marín Slavomir Rudenko Joan Antoni Martín Montaner TREASURER . PAN-EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF LEON TREASURER . PAN-EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY JAUME I UNIVERSITY Ann Langenakens Juan Viaño Rey Ann Langenakens Juan Francisco García Marín ERASMUS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BRUSSELS PERMANENT MEMBER . UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA ERASMUS UNIVERSITY COLLEGE BRUSSELS UNIVERSITY OF LEON (2015-2018) Carina Eriksson Antonio López Díaz Manuel Freire Garabal KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY Manuel Freire Garabal PERMANENT MEMBER . UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA Carla Martins Carina Eriksson Maurits van Rooijen UNIVERSITY OF MINHO Maurits van Rooijen KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY NOMINAL MEMBER . GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS NOMINAL MEMBER . GLOBAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS Gyula Zeller Carla Martins Thomas Martin Buntru UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS Thomas Martin Buntru UNIVERSITY OF MINHO UNIVERSITY OF MONTERREY UNIVERSITY OF MONTERREY Jan Pavlík István Tarrósy MASARYK UNIVERSITY, BRNO UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS

20 21 OF THE COMPOSTELA GROUP OF UNIVERSITIES Milestones in the 25-year history

22 23 1994

FOUNDATION OF THE CGU AND OBJECTIVES

The CGU came into being in the early representatives of the host university 1990’s in northwestern , in the and the universities of Valladolid, heartland of the Camino de Santiago, Liège, Nantes, Jaume I, Georgia- with an almost fraternal bond being Augusta Göttingen, and Minho. They established between the pilgrimage state that the founding objective route and the university network. of the network is to facilitate and promote cooperation in the higher The CGU began to take shape in the education sector, the aim being to autumn of 1993, with the founding promote the cultural heritage of the universities taking a year to define the Camino de Santiago and to understand network project and its objectives. the pilgrimage route as a social It was not until September 1994 that phenomenon that has made a decisive the CGU constituent assembly was contribution in defining the concept held at the University of Santiago de and nature of Europe. Compostela. The general assembly of There were 71 member universities at the Compostela Group of The statutes were drawn up by Universities in 2000 that time. a steering committee formed by

24 25 1996

Jury meeting of the International Prize Grupo Compostela-Xunta de in 1999

CREATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE GRUPO COMPOSTELA-XUNTA DE GALICIA

In seeking to develop the activities institution that has excelled through related to its founding objective, the their work in favor of European unity CGU began to build alliances with and the preservation of the cultural other public and private entities that heritage of the Camino de Santiago shared its values. The first of them and its values, which are a symbol of was with the Consellería de Cultura, the creation of Europe and lie at the Comunicación Social y Turismo de heart of its origins. la Xunta Galicia and concerned the Throughout these 23 years, the creation of an international award. award has recognized outstanding Representatives of the Helsinki Group of Women and Science The International Prize Grupo personalities and entities from the receive the X International Prize Compostela-Xunta de Galicia was fields of culture, politics, education, Grupo Compostela-Xunta de launched in 1996. This accolade is communication and research. Galicia awarded annually to an individual or

26 27 The diplomat Mohamed ElBaradei receives the International Prize Grupo Compostela-Xunta de Galicia in 2010

28 29 Neelie Kroes, a former vice- president of the European Commission and a winner of the XV International Prize Grupo Compostela-Xunta de Galicia, meets with CGU representatives in Brussels

30 31 The representative of the College TV channel Euronews receives the of Europe collects the award at the award in 2013. XVIII CGU General Assembly

32 33 The Erasmus program receives the Swedish academic Lennart Levi 2015 award at a ceremony held wins the XVIII International Prize at the University of Santiago de Grupo Compostela-Xunta de Compostela Galicia

34 35 Marcelino Oreja Aguirre, former executive secretary of the Council of Europe, receives the award in 2017

36 37 The academic María Pilar Alonso The academic George D. Greenia Abad officially donates her officially donates his XXIII XXII International Prize Grupo International Prize Grupo Compostela-Xunta de Galicia Compostela-Xunta de Galicia financial award financial award

38 39 WINNERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE

2019 George D. Greenia 2008 Arte TV Channel 2018 María Pilar Alonso Abad 2007 Manuel Castells Oliván 2017 Marcelino Oreja Aguirre 2006 Helsinki Group of Women and Science 2016 CIRCOM-European Association 2005 Wladyslaw Bartoszewski of Regional Television 2004 Miquel Siguán Soler 2015 Erasmus Program 2003 Manuel Díaz y Díaz 2014 Lennart Levi 2002 Alvaro Siza 2013 Euronews 2001 Carla del Ponte 2012 College of Europe 2000 Cees Nooteboom 2011 Neelie Kroes 1999 Helmut Rilling 2010 Mohamed ElBaradei 1998 Vaclav Havel 2009 Amin Maalouf 1997 Jacques Santer

40 41 2000

Meeting of communications officers

WORKING GROUPS WITHIN THE NETWORK

Since its creation, the CGU has and researchers from the member promoted collaboration in the field of universities of the network since 2003, higher education, embarking on this covering topics such as multilingualism process in its own network through and cross-cultural communication, the formation of working groups. European studies, gender issues, the northern routes, communication, These groups have been fostering and collaborative online international cooperation between professors learning.

42 43 Forum on women in research and society

44 45 2001

PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES

To further its goal of promoting the Study of Public Opinions Towards dissemination of European values in the Euro in 2001. higher education, the CGU embarked The CGU publishes works on on its publishing activities, which European issues, the Camino de began with the publication of the book Santiago, and the International Prize The Psychology of the European Grupo Compostela-Xunta de Galicia. Monetary Union: A Cross-National CGU publications

46 47 2003

Stella for Staff program beneficiary Zuzana Svarcova at the Centre of International Education of La Salle University

CREATION OF THE STELLA FOR STAFF MOBILITY PROGRAM

The Stella for Staff program was a pioneering initiative of the CGU, at a time when administrative staff had very few opportunities for professional mobility abroad. Since its creation in 2003, more than 400 administrative staff from the The External Relations Office team member universities have been able at Karlstad University welcomes Stella for Staff program beneficiary to enjoy international professional Stella for Staff program beneficiary Minia Angulo visits the University experiences thanks to the grants Elizabeth Aylas of Arizona awarded by the CGU.

48 49 INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

The International Volunteer Program combined training and volunteering, with its young participants carrying out volunteer work related to their academic fields during the summer months in municipalities located along the French Route of the Camino de Santiago.

Between 2003 and 2007 more The participants and organisers than 150 young people joined the of the International Volunteer International Volunteer Program. program in 2003

50 51 2004

EXPANSION OF THE NETWORK TO THE AMERICAS

In its statutes, the CGU is defined international expansion began in as an open and inclusive network the Americas, with the Pontifical of universities. It is only natural, Catholic University of Peru and therefore, that it has expanded the joining the its borders beyond Europe. Its network in 2004.

52 53 Their Royal Highnesses with the participants of the X CGU General Assembly

CELEBRATION OF THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NETWORK

The celebrations held to mark the tenth anniversary of the CGU will be remembered for the participation of their Royal Highnesses the King and Queen of Spain at the International Prize Grupo Compostela-Xunta de Galicia award ceremony, held at the X General Assembly of the network, hosted by the University of Pécs in Hungary.

54 55 Manuel Freire-Garabal Núñez receives the Golden Pin in 2004 CREATION OF THE GOLDEN PIN

The CGU’s Golden Pin was created in response to the need to recognize the work of those who have contributed to the network’s development and growth. It is a Michael Cooper collects the award symbolic gesture of gratitude for their in 2007 dedication.

56 57 Jean Pierre Roose collects the award Marc Richelle receives the award in 2007 in 2009

58 59 Isabel Lirola Delgado collects the Golden Pin in 2018

Maurits van Rooijen receives the award in 2018

60 61 2007

Representative of the Asamblea Nacional de Rectores de Perú, which joined the CGU as a mutual member in 2013

GROWTH IN THE AMERICAS

The CGU experienced significant the Americas: universities from the international expansion in the period United States of America, Mexico, 2007-2015, when 38 new members Peru, Brazil, Dominican Republic and joined the network, 24 of them from Panama.

62 63 Participants at the XX CGU General Assembly, where the declaration was endorsed

APPROVAL OF THE DECLARATION OF SANTIAGO

In attending the XXIII General considered that the EHEA would Assembly of the CGU, the member increase international competitiveness universities signaled their commitment and make Europe a center of attraction to embarking on the final phase of for higher education institutions, the creation of the European Higher researchers, teachers and students from Education Area (EHEA) by signing the all over the world. Declaration of Santiago. The network

64 65 2010

Sixth UNICA-SGroup-Compostela Joint Workshop Rethinking Competence Development for Students’ Employability: Practical Solutions for Europe

THREE EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY NETWORKS COME TOGETHER TO ORGANIZE JOINT WORKSHOPS

The European university networks the latest, up-to-date information, SGroup, UNICA and the CGU best practice, and networking and joined forces to organize annual cooperation opportunities. This one-day meetings designed to meet collaboration has been ongoing for their member institutions’ needs for nearly a decade now.

66 67 EDUCA project meeting in Kyrgyzstan

Erasmus Mundus project meeting in Cartagena (Spain) in 2010 The final conference of Imotion project

PARTICIPATION IN PROJECTS CO-FINANCED BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

This was a year in which the CGU since then participated in more than 40 These projects cover areas as diverse as became fully involved in projects co- projects co-financed by the European telecollaboration, the modernization of financed by the European Commission Commission, within the framework higher education, the sharing of best and which started in 2004. In 2010, of the Erasmus+, Tempus and Erasmus practice, and the mobility of research, the network contributed to the Mundus programs. academic, administrative and student development of 12 projects and has staff.

68 69 CORINTHIAM project meeting in Braga (Portugal)

Members of the EVALUATE project consortium at the kick-off meeting in Leon (Spain) in 2017

Participants in the Galeuropa project selected to go on an internship in the Azores (Portugal) in 2019

70 71 2011

Stella Junior program beneficiary Alberto Medrano at the Technical University of Madrid

THE ADVENT OF THE STELLA JUNIOR MOBILITY PROGRAM

The Stella Junior program was set up to give students the opportunity to train within the network and thereby improve their language and professional skills in the various university departments. Since the program’s launch, more than 20 graduate and postgraduate Stella Junior program students from the network have been beneficiary Ángeles González at able to expand their knowledge and UNINETTUNO University skills.

72 73 Students from the University of Roehampton, winners of the III International Video Contest

CREATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL VIDEO CONTEST

In its awareness of the importance of the driving force behind the launch of new technologies in the digital age, the international video contest. the CGU sought to promote their use During the course of its eight among young people and encourage editions, the contest has recognized the them to develop their skills in creating Students from Jaume I University, audiovisual talent of 16 students from winners of the V International audiovisual content. These goals were the network’s member universities. Video Contest

74 75 2014

Group photo at the celebrations held to mark the 20th anniversary of the university network

CELEBRATION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CGU

As part of the assembly held at provided an opportunity to recognize Adam Mickiewicz University, a the founders of the network and the commemorative event was organized people who have since come together to celebrate the 20th anniversary of to leave their mark on the history of the university network. The occasion the CGU.

76 77 Participants at the XX CGU General Assembly, where the declaration was endorsed

APPROVAL OF THE POZNAN DECLARATION

In 2014, the members of the CGU unanimously endorsed this formal declaration, an initiative that seeks to encourage higher education institutions to embrace ethics and engage in the ongoing global fight against corruption.

78 79 2017

CREATION OF THE RESEARCH PITCHES CONTEST

This initiative seeks to recognize prizes awarded to nine researchers Researcher Claudia Margarita and give visibility to the research for the clarity of their presentations Fernández at the III Research work developed by CGU member and their ability to communicate the Pitches Contest award ceremony, where she was presented with a universities. The three research pitches relevance of their project. diploma for second place competitions held to date have seen

80 81 The European Year of Cultural Heritage and Camino de Santiago International Congress in 2018

CREATION OF THE COMPOSTELA ACADEMY ON THE CAMINO

First International University Forum: “The Value of Human The CGU reconnected with its origins for all activities undertaken with the Rights on the Camino de Santiago: by refocusing its activities on the aim of offering training and spreading Harnessing the Power of Tourism to Camino de Santiago. In doing so, it the word about the pilgrimage route Promote Cross-Cultural Dialogue and Achieve the SDGs”, 2018 created the Compostela Academy on and its values. the Camino to provide a meeting point

82 83 Group photo of students and academic participants

FIRST CGU STUDENT WORKSHOP ON THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO

In partnership with the University of nationalities attended a training course Regensburg, the network organized on the pilgrimage route and then the First CGU Student Workshop walked the section of the Camino on the Camino de Santiago in the running between the Czech cities of summer of 2017. Students of various Prague and Plzen.

84 85 Grant-winning participants receive their diplomas

An academic lecture at the International Seminar on the Camino de Santiago and Europe

COLLABORATION WITH THE CÁTEDRA DEL CAMINO DE SANTIAGO Y DE LAS PEREGRINACIONES

The CGU began working with the and walk a stretch of the Camino de University of Santiago de Compostela’s Santiago. Cátedra del Camino de Santiago y Over the last two years, thanks to de las Peregrinaciones with a view the scholarships awarded by the to organizing an academic activity organizers, more than 20 national focusing on the pilgrimage route and and international students from the aimed at graduate and postgraduate network’s member universities have students. Each year students have the travelled to Santiago de Compostela to opportunity to learn from experts attend the activity.

86 87 2018

APPROVAL OF THE RECTORS DECLARATION: THE VALUE OF HUMAN RIGHTS ON THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO

In signing this institutional The declaration was signed at the declaration, the rectors and international university forum “The representatives of 19 universities and Value of Human Rights on the Group photo of the representatives of the universities and institutions international institutions expressed Camino de Santiago: Harnessing the endorsing the declaration their commitment to achieving the Power of Tourism to Promote Cross- Sustainable Development Goals Cultural Dialogue and Achieve the (SDGs), protecting human rights and Sustainable Development Goals”. Held promoting tourism that contributes in Santiago de Compostela, the forum to economic growth, inclusive was attended by representatives from development and environmental 20 universities in 13 countries and sustainability. more than 100 international students and professors.

88 89 PREMIO CAMIÑO DE SANTIAGO

The CGU received an award at the 2018 Premios Camiño de Santiago for fostering initiatives and activities of an academic, research and educational nature related to the pilgrimage route. The Premios Camiño de Santiago The CGU president attends a Premios Camiño de Santiago award are awarded annually by Turismo de ceremony Galicia.

90 91 2019

Group photo of students participating in the volunteer program

CREATION OF THE UNIVERSITY WALKING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER PROGRAM

The University Walking Community During the summer of 2019, 21 program came into being with the aim students from CGU member of making it easier for the university universities volunteered for a month’s community to carry out voluntary work in municipalities located along work on the Camino de Santiago and the French Route and which form part to promote the European values of of the Asociación de Municipios del cooperation, integration, diversity, Camino de Santiago. Before carrying tolerance and unity associated with the out their volunteer work, the students pilgrimage route. took a training course.

92 93 THE CGU’S FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN THE AMERICAS

Participants at the XXV CGU Traditionally, the general assemblies General Assembly of the CGU have been held in Europe. As the network has expanded its borders, however, the opportunity has arisen for this annual event to be held in other parts of the world. For the first time in the history of the CGU, the general assembly took place in the Americas, at the University of Guadalajara (Mexico).

94 95 Press conference to present the event

INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF RECTORS ON THE CAMINO

The CGU and the Consellería de to foster dialogue and debate on Cultura y Turismo of the Xunta de the implementation of sustainable Galicia worked together in organizing development goals in higher education the International Meeting of Rectors and the European Universities on the Camino de Santiago. Initiative, endorsed by the European Commission. The aim of this gathering is to bring Galicia closer to the rectors of the GCU partner universities and

96 97 UPDATING OF CORPORATE IDENTITY AND COMMUNICATION TOOLS

The CGU adopted a new corporate Network members were given identity, one that takes a visual and access to tools to interact with each communicative approach. The design other, such as the Composnet social of the new logo respects the common network or the intranet. The CGU nexus that links the network’s identity also revamped its website, enhancing with that of the Camino de Santiago, its appeal, reorganizing its content and namely the shell, and provides greater making the design more responsive so harmony in terms of its composition that it can be viewed on all devices. and color scheme. Meanwhile, a more direct and humanistic approach to the communication strategy was adopted.

98 99 CELEBRATION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CGU

A logo was designed to commemorate In addition, a video and this the 25th anniversary of the foundation publication will reveal the most of the CGU and recalls the year the significant milestones in the history of network came into being: 1994. the university network, through the words of the people who form part of the CGU’s past, present and future.

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