The La Salle-URL campus has hosted the meeting of the board of the Europe and French-Speaking Africa Region of the Internacional Association La Salle Universities (IALU), led by the General Director of La Salle Campus Barcelona, Josep M. Santos. The meeting was held on October 25 and 26, with the presence of representatives from the La Salle universities of Spain, France and several African countries.
The board has reviewed the agreements from the previous meeting, held in Paris in June; explained news from the centers, the Assembly of the Lasallian Region of Europe and the Mediterranean (RELEM), the general board of the IALU and the IALU itself in the region; and has continued to develop common projects on research, mission, and internationalization, marketing and communication. The meeting was held in the facilities of the new Santa Maria de l'Estrella building.
The IALU, created in 1998, currently includes more than 60 institutions spread throughout the world and promotes network collaboration of all its members to vindicate the validity of Christian values and the charisma of Saint John Baptist de La Salle in the university world. It is a benchmark in social innovation, in quality accessible education and in the training of highly qualified and committed agents of transformation.
The IALU is subdivided into several regions, including Europe and French-Speaking Africa. During the XIII Encuentro of the IALU, which also hosted La Salle-URL campus in November 2022, the members of the IALU board and all the directors of the different regions were appointed. The General Director of La Salle-URL, Josep M. Santos, was once again proposed and approved as Director of the Europe and French-Speaking Africa Region.