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
- 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 SGroup 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
SGroup Liaison Officers' meetings:
- 2021 Online meeting, 27 October
- 2020 Online meeting, 28 October
- 2019 University of Kent, 6 November
- 2018 University of Trieste, 17 October
- 2017 University of Liege, 9 November
- 2016 Norwegian University of Science and Techonoly, 1 December
- 2015 University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 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 of Poznan, Poland – 6-7 October
- 2010 Eindhoven University of Technology – 8-9 October
- 2009 Ghent University – 15-17 October
- 2008 Rovira i Virgili University Tarragona, Spain – 9-11 October
- 2007 Göteborg, Sweden – 7-8 September
- 2006 Braga, Portugal – 27-28 October
- 2005 Murcia, Italy – 14-15 October
- 2004 Grenoble, France – 14-16 October
- 2003 Trondheim, Norway – 3-4 October
- 2002 Budapest, Hungary – 4-5 October
- 2001 Dresden, Germany – 12-13 October
- 2000 Rennes, France – 29-30 September
- 1999 Malta - 22-23 October
- 1998 Limerick, Ireland – 29-30 May
- 1997 Patras, Greece – 18-19 September
- 1995 Catania, Italy - 25-27 May
- 1994 Bergen, Norway – 14-18 May
- 1993 Limerick; Ireland – 4-5 June
