Liaison Officers (SGroup)

Liaison Officers

Composition:

Each SG member university appoints its own officer. Within the administrative structure of the Group, Liaison Officers are the most important assets. Realisation of the SG objectives depends largely on effective communication and cooperation between a member university and the SG Secretariat. The Liaison Officers who usually come from the International Offices serves with their knowledge and extensive contacts to inform their academic society about the whole range of the Santander Group’s activities. The Liaison Officers meet regularly once a year being hosted by one of the member universities to discuss the present problems, learn about new initiatives within the network and settle a new agenda of the activities for the next academic year.

Responsibilities:

to assure effective flow of information and knowledge between a member university and the Secretariat in Brussels
to participate actively in initiating and executing the SG agenda with a special focus on representing their member universities needs and objectives
to promote the network’s activities by creating and expanding information distribution channels within the member universities, emails, website links, leaflets, SG Newsletters and bulletins
to build the SG base of experts on topic relevant to the present activities of the Network for further development of the exchange of experience and sharing good practices
to participate in the Santander Group gatherings and meetings to contribute with opinions, suggestions and expertise
to mobilise staff and students to participate in the SG’s dedicated activities
to share best practices of their member universities in the areas strategic for the SG network such as implementation of the Bologna Process, quality assurance in teaching and research, mobility etc.
to serve with knowledge, experience and initiative to prepare joint international projects, building project consortium raising external funds for member universities and the Network’s activities
to promote the SG’s good image and activities on regular basis by organising meetings, distributing leaflets and assuring the IT

List of Liaison officers

SGroup Liaison Officers' meetings:

2025 - University of Szeged, Hungary (dates to be decided)
2024 - University of Paris-Cergy, France 23 October
2023 - University of Cantabria, Santander Spain 25 October
2022 - University of Minho (hybrid meeting), Portugal October
2021 - Online meeting
2020 - Online meeting, 28 October
2019 - University of Kent, UK 6 November
2018 - University of Trieste, Italy 17 October
2017 - University of Liege, Belgium 9 November
2016 - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway 1 December
2015 - University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain 5 November
2014 - Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain, 7-8 November
2013 - University of Rouen, France 10-11 October
2012 - Univerisity of Leon, Spain 4-6 October
2011 - Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan Poland 6-7 October
2010 - Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands 8-9 October
2009 - Ghent University, Belgium 15-17 October
2008 - Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona Spain 9-11 October
2007 - University of Göteborg, Sweden 7-8 September
2006 - University of Minho, Portugal 27-28 October
2005 - University of Murcia, Spain 14-15 October
2004 - University of Grenoble, France 14-16 October
2003 - University of Trondheim, Norway 3-4 October
2002 - Budapest, Hungary 4-5 October
2001 - University of Dresden, Germany 12-13 October
2000 - Rennes, France 29-30 September
1999 - University of Malta, Malta 22-23 October
1998 - Limerick, Ireland 29-30 May
1997 - University of Patras, Greece 18-19 September
1995 - University of Catania, Italy 25-27 May
1994 - University of Bergen, Norway 14-18 May
1993 - Limerick, Ireland 4-5 June

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