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The Spanish university will not be able to compete with foreign and placed in top positions in international rankings if more funding available, has said the former vice president of the Conference of Rectors (CRUE) Juan Francisco Juliá.
Julia, who is a professor at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, has launched this message during the conference at the Faculty of Law of the University of Murcia, in which he recalled that while other countries invest in R & D two percent of Product Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Spain only reached 1.24 percent.
For the lecturer, "we must clearly say: if there is no investment, no Spanish university will occupy a better position or stand on the TOP
150, which mainly measured production and scientific reputation. "
As positive data, explained that the overall academic performance of Spanish universities is 79 percent, which is above the OECD average, which stands at 70 percent.
In terms of scientific production, Spain is among the ten largest in the world, and in terms of the quality and impact of scientific publications, is between 15-20 seats.
Julia said that over 40 percent of Spanish entrepreneurs are university and the last five national awards for Entrepreneurship King Jaume I are college: four engineers, and other physical.
According to the speaker, "not too many universities in our country, as there are many less per population of those with US or UK; what we do could be done is to group centers offers the same branch of knowledge that offer degrees low demand and group cross matters. "
The conference this teacher was included in the seminaries of the rector, who has promoted José Orihuela, rector of the University of Murcia and was asked to present it.
Source: Universidad de Murcia
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