The final day of the IAJU Assembly began with a prayer inspired by Ignacio Ellacuría SJ’s words: “A Christian university must take into account the gospel preference for the poor… the university should be present intellectually where it is needed: to provide Read More
Members of the Assembly of IAJU expressed their solidarity with Nicaragua this afternoon after the representatives of the Latin American Association read a statement that rejects human rights violations in the country and denounced the threats against the Rector of the UCA, Read More
Today different projects were presented to the IAJU Assembly. All of them share the intention to fulfil ambitious goals for the mission of Jesuit universities, but they are in very different stages of development. Some of them are already official IAJU or Read More
Coaches departed early in the morning to take all the members of the IAJU Assembly from Bilbao to Loyola. It is a one hour trip to the Urola Valley, a beautiful place in the heart of the Basque Country with a spectacular Read More
Superior General Arturo Sosa SJ started his address by saying that the Society of Jesus’s universities’ endeavour is «deeply committed to the processes of reconciliation». In fact, «it takes on its meaning through the desire to effectively contribute to enabling a dignified Read More
The International Association of Jesuit Universities was constituted this morning at a ceremony in the Sanctuary of Loyola. Superior General Arturo Sosa SJ and the Secretary of Higher Education, Michael J. Garanzini SJ, signed the Charter, along with representatives of each of Read More
The second day of the IAJU Assembly has been a working day without the formalities of the strict protocol of an inaugural ceremony with State authorities. We started the day with a prayer inspired by Father Pedro Arrupe’s words: “today our prime Read More
Gaël Giraud SJ is the Chief Economist and Executive Director of the Research and Knowledge Directorate of the Agence Française de Développement. His lecture, which provided abundant data, charts and graphics was entitled «Economic Inequality and Environmental Degradation and the Role of Read More
Pankaj Mishra is a well-known Indian author of literary and political essays. His address was entitled «Social and Political Fragmentation and the Role of the Jesuit University». He started his speech by expressing his gratitude and saying that he felt very much Read More
Today, leaders of 300 higher education institutions from all over the world began their Assembly at the University of Deusto (Bilbao), under the theme «Transforming Our World Together». Their purpose for the following four days is to explore the most urgent priorities Read More
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