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The opening event was held at the European University (eUniv) headquarters and was attended by the Andorran schools taking part in the school tournament

The second edition of Copa Colegial Andorra officially got underway this Wednesday the 17th with the presentation of the teams from Andorran schools and the draw for the matchups that will determine the fixtures. The event was held at the headquarters of the European University (eUniv), this year’s main sponsor, in Sant Julià de Lòria. The event started promptly at 5:00 p.m. and ended at 6:45 p.m.

The opening ceremony was attended by the team captains and one coordinator from each school. In total, around forty students gathered to take part in the draw and begin preparing for the first matchdays, which will take place in early January. In this second edition, the schools participating in Andorra’s largest school tournament are: Lycée Comte de Foix, Col·legi Sant Ermengol, Agora International School Andorra, Col·legi Mare Janer, Escola Andorrana de Segona Ensenyança de Santa Coloma, Escola Andorrana de Batxillerat, Col·legi Espanyol María Moliner, and Centre de Formació Professional Sant Julià.

“We’re very happy to be able to play the tournament again and we can’t wait for it to start,” said some of the young people who attended the presentation. “This second edition will feature more teams and shows the country’s commitment to sporting activities that build community and a sense of belonging,” Copa Colegial representatives stated. For their part, the European University explained that “we’re very pleased to support projects like Copa Colegial, which promote education and sport among Andorran youth; hosting the presentation at our headquarters is a source of pride.”

With this second edition now underway, Copa Colegial Andorra builds on the success of its first edition and aims to consolidate and expand a successful project that helps raise the country’s profile.

On Friday, 19 December 2025, at 11:00 a.m., the public defense of the doctoral thesis submitted by Rodrigo Cabedo took place in the University’s Rector Noguero Hall. The thesis, entitled University-level higher education in Business Administration in the principalities of Andorra and Catalonia (2000–2025), was supervised and academically overseen by Dr. Jesús Prujà. As required by doctoral regulations, the thesis had previously received favorable reports from three external specialists (Dr. A. Cebrián, Dr. F. X. Sales, and Dr. A. Ten).

The examining committee was chaired by Dr. A. Albiol (University of Barcelona), with Dr. Marc B. Escolà (eUniv) serving as secretary, and included three additional members: M. Casalprim (University of Andorra), L. Bujalance (Rey Juan Carlos University), and D. Tanganelli (International University of Catalonia).

The chair granted the floor to all doctoral degree holders present in the room, and five of them exercised their right to present their remarks on the thesis.

The committee awarded the grade Excellent, nemine discrepante. Consequently, Dr. E. Llop, Vice-Rector of eUniv, collected and sealed the envelopes containing the committee members’ secret ballots for the awarding of the cum laude distinction to the thesis. Dr. Llop announced to attendees that the public opening ceremony would be held on Monday, 22 December, at 12:00 noon, in the same Rector Noguero Hall.

Rodrigo Cabedo will formally join eUniv’s Faculty of Law and Social Sciences as an Associate Doctor on 18 July 2026, during the graduation ceremony for the 2025–2026 academic year.

On Friday, 19 December 2025, the conference Local spaces of medieval legal experience: decision-making systems and forms of representation in the Catalan-Aragonese sphere was held in the Nicolau d’Olwer Hall at the Institut d’Estudis Catalans. It was coordinated by Dr. Josep Serrano, Director of the Fiter i Rossell Chair at eUniv, together with Dr. Rogerio Tostes of the Complutense University of Madrid.

In the conference’s second session, Ms. Sara Ubach, a PhD candidate at the University of Lleida and a specialist at the Ministry of Culture of the Government of Andorra, presented her work on Family networks in councils: representatives of local elites in late medieval Andorra.

On Thursday, 18 December 2025, the Eucharistic celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Hope, Patron Saint of eUniv, took place at the Church of Sant Julià i Sant Germà in the parish of Sant Julià de Lòria. The celebration was presided over by Rev. Josep Chisvert, Vice-Chancellor of the University.

Present at the event were eUniv’s academic authorities, led by Dr. Jesús M. Prujà, Chancellor of the University, together with teaching and technical staff. Representatives of the Sant Julià de Lòria parish council (Comú) and the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the Principality of Andorra also attended.

Afterwards, a commemorative dinner was held to mark the sixth anniversary of eUniv’s authorization by the Government of the Principality of Andorra. The dinner was attended by several guests from other Catalan and Spanish universities, as well as members of eUniv’s own university community.

Between 20 and 30 October 2025, the Area of History of Law and Institutions of Miguel Hernández University of Elche organised the Research Seminar: Victims and Perpetrators. The institutionalisation of repression in twentieth-century European totalitarian states, aimed at fostering critical reflection on the devastating consequences that intransigence and ideological radicalisation have historically had on citizens’ lives.

Several specialists in the field took part, analysing from a multidisciplinary and international perspective how the main organs of the State became political instruments that violated the rights and freedoms of the population.

Within the framework of this seminar, on 30 October, Dr Josep Serrano Daura, Director of the Fiter i Rossell Chair at eUniv, delivered a lecture on Catalan Historical Law and the continuity of the civil regime up to the twenty-first century.

The agreement will boost the school sports competition and strengthens the university’s ties with the country’s young people

The European University (eUniv) has signed a sponsorship agreement with Copa Colegial Andorra, the leading school basketball competition, through which it becomes the main sponsor of the tournament for the 2025–2026 season. This year will see the second edition of this school tournament, and eUniv will take an active part in it to promote school sport in Andorra.

In addition, the official presentation of Copa Colegial Andorra will take place at the university’s headquarters on 17 December, bringing together captains and coordinators of the participating teams. The event will be attended by the schools taking part in the tournament: Lycée Comte de Foix, Col·legi Sant Ermengol, Agora International School Andorra, Col·legi Mare Janer, Escola Andorrana de Segona Ensenyança de Santa Coloma, Escola Andorrana de Batxillerat, Colegio Español María Moliner de Secundaria y Bachillerato and the Centre de Formació Professional Sant Julià.

The agreement provides for a broad presence of the eUniv brand in all areas of the competition: social media, information dossiers, television broadcasts and official events. The university will give its name to the “eUniv Player of the Game” award, which will recognise the MVPs of each match, with interviews and appearances on an exclusive photocall shared with Copa Colegial.

“For eUniv, this agreement is a clear commitment to the country’s young talent. We share with Copa Colegial values such as effort, teamwork and the all-round education of the person,” said Anton Miret, manager of the European University (eUniv). For his part, Sergi Àlex, president of the Catalan School Basketball Association and director of Copa Colegial Catalunya-Andorra, stressed that “this is a very valuable agreement for our project in Andorra; it is a pleasure to see how eUniv is backing not only the Copa but above all the country’s young people.”

With this sponsorship, eUniv consolidates its commitment to Andorra, education and sport, and takes a further step in its mission to bring the European online university closer to the country’s new generations of talent.

The university becomes a strategic hub for training and professional guidance based on cognitive artificial intelligence

The European University of the Principality of Andorra (eUniv) has officially joined MeCareer Andorra, the national programme that integrates science, technology and a shared cognitive intelligence network to boost professional development in the country. With this collaboration, eUniv is consolidating itself as a strategic talent hub, connecting students, professionals and companies in a digital ecosystem of learning and continuous guidance.

Within the framework of MeCareer Andorra, technology plays a central role: conversational intelligent agents, based on cognitive intelligence, interact with users to analyse interests, skills and professional aspirations. On the basis of this diagnosis, they can guide them in a personalised way towards the most suitable training pathways within eUniv’s academic offering.

“With MeCareer Andorra we are taking a step forward in our mission: to offer flexible, European higher education aligned with the real needs of the Andorran labour market,” university sources highlight.

As an educational node of the MeCareer system, eUniv makes available to the country its catalogue of bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees and advanced programmes, delivered 100% online and fully integrated into the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). The programme’s intelligent agents will guide each person towards the degrees that are best aligned with their professional goals and with the current demands of Andorra’s economic fabric.

The participation of eUniv in MeCareer Andorra makes it possible to:

• Strengthen the university–business–talent link, making it easier for companies to identify emerging profiles and for the university to adapt its training offer to the new skills required.
• Boost the employability and upskilling of young people and working professionals, with flexible learning pathways and continuous guidance.
• Move towards a lifelong learning model, based on data and on constant analysis of labour market developments.

“The alliance with MeCareer fits fully with our sequential and online teaching model, designed so that each student can progress at their own pace, but now with an additional layer of intelligent and personalised guidance,” they stress from eUniv.

With this incorporation, eUniv reaffirms its commitment to the digital transformation of higher education in Andorra and to the creation of an environment in which the country’s talent can grow, redirect itself and connect with the professional opportunities of the present and the future.

European University (eUniv) is taking part in the 2025 European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF), held at Corvinus University in Budapest (Hungary) from 12 to 14 November, through the participation of its Quality Director, Mr Aleu Miret.

As highlighted by the Andorran Quality Agency (AQUA), the forum is a key platform for debate and the exchange of good practices among agencies, universities, associations and other international stakeholders involved in quality assurance in higher education. This year’s main theme is “Quality assurance in times of crisis: ensuring stability, autonomy and international cooperation in higher education.”

Through Mr Miret’s participation in this event, eUniv strengthens its commitment to quality, institutional resilience and international cooperation, actively contributing to the discussions on how to safeguard academic values and reinforce quality assurance systems even in times of uncertainty.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming higher education, opening new opportunities but also presenting major challenges for faculty. Effective implementation requires in-depth analysis of educators’ concerns—particularly regarding job security, evolving roles, and the need to acquire new skills.

This forum, titled “Challenges of AI in Higher Education: Addressing Faculty Concerns”, aims to provide a space for reflection and dialogue on how institutions can proactively address these challenges. Discussions will focus on investing in targeted training programs for educators and integrating AI into teaching without compromising pedagogical value or the vital role of faculty.

Among the key concerns facing faculty and academic institutions are the following: 

• Job security and redefinition of the teaching role: The integration of AI into education may create uncertainty about the future of teaching staff, particularly regarding their traditional roles and the need to acquire new technological competencies. It is essential to examine how AI can complement the work of faculty without dehumanizing the educational process.
• Faculty training and adaptation: Many instructors lack adequate training to effectively use AI in their teaching. A lack of digital skills and resistance to change may hinder the adoption of these technologies. Specific training programs are needed to enable faculty to integrate AI with confidence and sound pedagogical judgment.
• Ethics and responsible use of AI: The increasing availability of AI tools raises concerns about academic plagiarism, transparency in assessment, and the potential overreliance on such technologies by students. Clear regulations must be established to govern AI use and promote a culture of responsible implementation.
• Digital divide and unequal access: Not all students and faculty have equal access to the necessary technology and training to utilize AI. This can lead to inequalities in the educational experience and make large-scale implementation more difficult.
• Data protection and privacy: The use of AI tools involves collecting and analyzing large volumes of student data, raising concerns about privacy and security. Mechanisms must be established to ensure the ethical and legal use of personal information.
• Impact on learning quality: While AI can support education, there is a risk of losing human interaction and hindering the development of essential skills such as critical thinking and creativity. It is crucial to strike a balance between AI use and the active presence of teachers in the educational process.

For those interested in this forum, all information can be found by clicking the following link.

Dr. Marc Escolà, Academic Protonotary at European University-IMF, took part on Wednesday, October 29, in the roundtable “How Digital Solutions Are Incorporated in Educational Institutions,” together with experts from Andorra, Spain, and Latin America, as part of the 2nd Andorra Forum: Public-Private Alliances for the Digital Transition, organized by the Government of Andorra and the Ibero-American General Secretariat.

Dr. Escolà delved into topics such as innovation in academic management and educational innovation—areas that European University-IMF has been advancing and leading for years.

The 2nd Andorra Forum is an international meeting space that seeks to drive digital transformation through collaboration between the public and private sectors. It forms part of Andorra’s commitment within the framework of the Ibero-American Summits to build an inclusive, secure, equitable, and transparent digital society.

The event aims to continue the work begun in the first edition and to consolidate Andorra as a benchmark in promoting sustainable, collaborative digital policies. Over two days, the forum brought together institutional leaders, technology companies, international experts, and civil society organizations to share knowledge, experiences, and innovative solutions to the main digital challenges.