The Citizens Awards Association last night in Madrid awarded the Catholic University of Murcia for 20 years, based on offering an education in values ​​and its strong commitment to society in the field of teaching, research, culture and Sport, nationally and internationally.
The prize was collected by the president of the University, José Luis Mendoza.
The award ceremony took place in the State Secretariat for the Information Society, and it recognizes annually the entities that stand out for their work of disseminating values ​​and for quality work for the benefit of society .
The opening ceremony was led by Víctor Jara, president of the Asociación Ciudadanos, and Manuel Núñez, of the Jean Monet Chair, and was closed by Father Ángel, president of Messengers of La Paz.
Jara said that all winners are an example of a better society is possible, benefiting citizens "the work of these associations and institutions, which with their work improve the living conditions of those most in need."
The president of the Catholic University, José Luis Mendoza, thanked this award "is a stimulus to continue doing our work in the field of quality teaching, internationalization and sport." Fruit of an extraordinary human team ".
In its endeavor to internationalize, in terms of teaching this institution has agreements with more than 300 universities worldwide, 2,000 of its 18,000 students are foreigners, and it teaches degrees and postgraduate courses in English, and in terms of research, it has in Projects with 36 countries, including the 28 of the European Union.
Source: UCAM