University of Alcalá
W100 Representative
Prof. Dr. José Luis Copa Patiño
Rector's Delegate for Communication
Prof. Dr. José Luis Copa Patiño holds a PhD in Biology, specializing in Microbiology, from the University of Alcalá (UAH). He is currently a Professor in the Department of Biomedicine and Biotechnology at UAH, with over 32 years of teaching experience and six recognized five-year terms. He is part of an award-winning teaching innovation group recognized in 2012.
He has completed postdoctoral stays at the Biological Research Center (CSIC) in Madrid and at the Institute of Science and Technology at the University of Manchester (UMIST). He has published more than 75 papers in indexed journals and participated in over 110 conferences. He is co-author of six patents, one of which is international, and has led more than 80 research projects. He has supervised several doctoral theses and received multiple awards for his research work.
Since 2001, he has held various management positions at UAH, including Vice Dean of the Faculty of Environmental Sciences and ERASMUS Coordinator for the Faculties of Biology and Environmental Sciences. He has also coordinated the entrance and admission exams at UAH for new students and served as Deputy to the Vice-Rector for Undergraduate Studies and Students. Currently, he is Vice President of the Senate and a member of the Faculty of Science Board, as well as the Rector’s Delegate for Communication.
The University of Alcalá was founded in 1499 as a new educational project by Cardinal Cisneros, the Regent of Spain. Steeped in history, the University today is a medium-sized modern institution, and acknowledged as a model to be imitated in Europe and America. In addition to classical humanistic studies and the social sciences, the University of Alcalá has incorporated the most modern qualifications in all scientific fields, such as health sciences and the various engineering sciences spread across its campuses, which with the Science and Technology Park are a decisive factor in its international profile and a boost to business in our region.
The recognised quality of its studies, the development of important research lines, its international relations, the artistic-historical interest of its iconic buildings, its new and modern facilities and its complete adaptation toe the demands of today’s labour market place at the forefront of public universities.
The Latest from University of Alcalá
La #UAH colabora con The Pink Force para llevar sonrisas e ilusión a niños hospitalizados a través de R2-KT, una versión rosa de R2-D2 que nació por una triste pero inspiradora historia. https://ow.ly/z3WI50WcRe1
Envía un Bizum solidario al 06247 y ¡haz que la fuerza les acompañe!
La UAH estrena una estación de meteorología espacial única en el mundo para detectar a tiempo los peligros del sol, como vientos solares o tormentas geomagnéticas que pueden afectar satélites, comunicaciones e incluso la red eléctrica provocando un apagón. https://ow.ly/JM8N50WcM0I
La Universidad de Alcalá ha sido galardonada en la categoría de entidad pública; la investigadora Miriam Cubas, en la categoría de Premio Joven; y el profesor Carmelo García Pérez, en el ámbito de la investigación e innovación en Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas.
¡Enhorabuena!
Hoy hemos reconocido el talento y el compromiso de quienes hacen avanzar la ciencia en Castilla-La Mancha. Enhorabuena a todos los premiados en los Premios de Investigación e Innovación #CLM.
.@martin_caparros recibe el Premio 'Manu Leguineche' por su defensa del periodismo como baluarte contra el retroceso moral de la sociedad. También como garante de la verdad y honestidad en un mundo marcado por la IA y las 'fake news'.
En su discurso se dirigía así a los jóvenes:
La UAH aprueba la oferta de Grado para la nueva sede de Torrejón de Ardoz: 50 plazas de Fisioterapia y otras 50 de Enfermería, en las que ya te puedes preinscribir. Dos estudios que ya se impartían en Alcalá y Guadalajara y que crecen ante su gran demanda. https://ow.ly/1UKo50WciOr
Un honor participar en el acto de clausura del Máster de Análisis Económico Aplicado de @FCEET_UAH @UAHes.
Escuchar a tantos jóvenes preparados y comprometidos reafirma que el futuro de la economía está en buenas manos.
¡Enhorabuena a todas y todos!
Michela, Vanessa, Lydia, Enrique y Yardena nos contaron en el IV Encuentro Alumni 25 aniversario de la UAH algunas de las vivencias de la Promoción del 2000 en cinco inspiradoras, divertidas y evocadoras historias.
¿Cuál es tu anécdota como #AlumiUAH? 👇
https://ow.ly/lE5K50Wc8gP
Acknowledged as a model to
be imitated in Europe and America
The University of Alcala considers international partnerships to play a vital role in furthering research and education; it has 750 agreements globally, with 1,500 placements in 155 countries, and these include:
Erasmus Student Exchange Agreements, an EU-centred exchange programme with 927 partners.
Double Degree Agreements for Undergraduates, Masters, and PhDs in France, Russia, Germany, United Kingdom, China, Brazil, Ireland, Bolivia, Italy, Tunisia, Sweden, and Columbia.
Mission and vision
- The comprehensive training of students and their personal and professional development through high-quality teaching, the creation, and transmission of knowledge, and the dissemination of science and culture
- To be a leading university in the international context, committed to society, inclusive and open to the world, contributing to the advancement of knowledge and the training of citizens by means of quality teaching, excellence in research, and the promotion of ethical and socially responsible attitudes
- Values:
- Proximity
- Quality, Excellence and Innovation
- International Vocation
- Social Commitment
A university open to the world
352
Active researchers
€33,109,345.62
from Research Projects
The University is firmly committed to research as the engine of innovation and change, It is ranked among Spain’s top universities in terms of number of doctoral theses, patents and research outputs.
Through its Science and Technology Park, the university fosters relations between the academic world and the business community, thus fomenting the creating of innovative companies in R+D intensive sectors.
In collaboration with Spain’s Council for Scientific Research, the university is host to the Prince of Asturias Institute of Molecular Medicine and the Ramon y Cajal Institute of Biomedicine in collaboration with the Madrid Regional Government, the Madrid Institute for Advanced Water Research.
Through its own institutes and other research supported centres, the university gives its backing to interdisciplinary research in the fields of the social sciences and humanities. The university boasts four associated teaching hospitals where students may do their internships.
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University of Navarra
W100 Representative
Santiago Fernández-Gubieda
Director of the Reputation Unit
Santiago Fernández-Gubieda Lacalle is the Director of the Reputation Unit at the University of Navarra. As well as this, he is the bursar of the Center of University Governance and Reputation at the University of Navarra. He is currently preparing his doctoral thesis about reputation and governance of universities.
His specific focus is on the management and measurement perceptions of university stakeholders and how reputation management can improve a university’s performance. He is also working on the rankings strategy of the University.
He has an Executive MBA from the University of Navarra – IESE Business School. From 2018 to 2020, he was Assistant to the Vice Chancellor for Communication at the University. In addition, from 2014 to 2018, he was the Communication Director of the University Hospital of Navarra. Before that, he was the director of the Digital Communication Service of the University of Navarra.
He has worked in mass media and he is also a communication consultant for universities and educational organisations.
The University of Navarra, established in 1952, has its main campus in Pamplona, Spain. Other campuses are placed in San Sebastian, Madrid, Barcelona (IESE Business School), and has overseas locations in New York, Munich and Sao Paulo. All of them are multicultural spaces where our students receive a well–rounded and personalized education, and where teaching and research go hand in hand.
Its institutional mission is to seek and present the truth; contribute to the academic, cultural and personal education of its students; promote academic research and healthcare activities; provide suitable opportunities for the development of its professors and employees; and carry out broad cultural outreach and social promotion work with a clear goal of service.
Horizon 2020 is the current strategic plan of the University and seeks to have an increasing international profile at all levels, a stronger focus on interdisciplinary and translational research, an innovative approach to teaching, a wider and richer choice of programs to improve the student academic experience and employment perspectives, and a solid commitment to social responsibility.
The Latest from University of Navarra
"Obesidad, diabetes y envejecimiento crean la tormenta perfecta para el desarrollo de enfermedades crónicas".
El profesor Antonio Vidal-Puig clausura en la Universidad la jornada científica 'Frontiers in Aging, Immune Metabolism and Inflammation'.
👉 https://www.unav.edu/noticias/-/contents/20/06/2025/la-obesidad-la-diabetes-y-el-envejecimiento-crean-la-tormenta-perfecta-para-el-desarrollo-de-enfermedades-cronicas/content/lovPblW1fC70/171812016
Se cumplen 25 años de la publicación del "Libro Blanco de la Atención Temprana", un documento que supuso un antes y un después en las intervenciones dirigidas a la primera infancia. @miriamcirauqui, investigadora de @edupsicoUNAV, reflexiona #En5Tuits sobre los avances logrados.
"Esta evolución ha dado lugar a un nuevo enfoque, el 'Modelo Centrado en la Familia', en el que los cuidadores principales son el pilar fundamental de la intervención, y no solo acompañantes del proceso".
"Este 25 aniversario debe ser celebrado por todo el camino recorrido, pero, además, debe ser un día que nos recuerde la necesidad de seguir luchando por y para la infancia. Invertir en Atención Temprana es invertir en el presente para transformar el futuro".
La Universidad, mejor universidad de España según los empleadores.
El @TopUnis World University Rankings 2026 posiciona al centro académico entre el 17 % de las mejores universidades del mundo, en el puesto 262 a nivel global.
#QSWUR2026 #TopUnis
👉 https://www.unav.edu/noticias/-/contents/19/06/2025/la-universidad-mejor-universidad-de-espana-segun-los-empleadores/content/lovPblW1fC70/171717186
Expertos de más de 50 universidades reflexionan sobre el impacto de la #IA en la educación superior.
La sede de posgrado de la Universidad acogió recientemente la celebración de la IV edición del Curso de Dirección Estratégica de Universidades.
👉 https://www.unav.edu/noticias/-/contents/19/06/2025/expertos-de-mas-de-50-universidades-reflexionan-sobre-el-impacto-de-la-ia-en-la-educacion-superior/content/lovPblW1fC70/171706808
Nos unimos al dolor de su familia y pedimos oraciones.
DEP.
Fallece Héctor Mancini, profesor emérito de la Facultad de Ciencias.
Fue director del departamento de Física y Matemática Aplicada, y del Grupo Ciencia, Razón y Fe de @unav
http://bit.ly/4kLWPci
Nuevo proyecto para combatir la desinformación mediante técnicas de verificación argumentativa.
El proyecto AC/DC, formado por @maldita y @fcomunav, busca complementar el 'fact-checking' tradicional con el análisis crítico de argumentos.
👉 https://www.unav.edu/noticias/-/contents/18/06/2025/nuevo-proyecto-para-combatir-la-desinformacion-mediante-tecnicas-de-verificacion-argumentativa/content/lovPblW1fC70/171566472
🗞️🎙️📺 El 75% de los españoles reconoce que el periodismo contribuye a la democracia informando, vigilando al poder o facilitando el debate.
➡️ Este es uno de los datos que arroja el informe Digital News Report España 2025.
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🚨Ya disponible el informe Digital News Report España 2025.
Ha sido elaborado por @Aurken, @mafenovoajaso, @RoncesLabiano y @alfvara de @fcomunav. Y es parte del informe global #DNR25 que realiza @risj_oxford.
Disponible 👇
http://digitalnewsreport.es
#DNRes25
Cóilín Ó hAodha será a partir del próximo curso el nuevo director de @issaunav.
Sustituye en el cargo a Victoria Rodríguez Chacón.
👉 https://www.unav.edu/noticias/-/contents/16/06/2025/coilin-o-haodha-nuevo-director-de-issa-school-of-applied-management-de-la-universidad/content/lovPblW1fC70/171306492
Seek and present the truth
The University of Navarra has agreements with over 350 universities from all over the world, 50 of which are among the top 50 of the world according to international rankings. It is currently a member of European University Association, International Association of Universities, and IREG Observatory of Academic Rankings.
Mission and vision
- Deliver university-level teaching in various fields, confer the corresponding academic degrees and provide students with the means (educational materials, a library, information on scholarships, and financial aid) to enable them to derive the full benefit from their studies.
- Promote academic research in different fields of knowledge to further teaching and as a way to bring knowledge to society and foster innovation and development.
- Contribute to students' education through personalized mentoring, with activities aimed at acquiring professional competences and personal habits that stimulate personal development in all of its dimensions: cultural, artistic, religious, athletic, and solidarity
- Stay in touch with alumni of the University through continuing education activities and other cultural and social initiatives of the Alumni Association.
- Organize continuing education and specialization programs for alumni based on the trends and needs of different professions
- Cultivate the bonds between the University and the members of the Friends of the University of Navarra and keep them informed of the fruits of their partnership
- Carry out cultural dissemination and university outreach work through activities organized by the University itself and initiatives carried out in conjunction with other institutions
- Cooperate with other universities and university-level institutions such as hospitals, business schools, research centers, art institutes and educational and development organizations
Where institutional, ideology and statutory aspects are collected
+1,000
Research projects
€95m
Budget to investigate
The University of Navarra aspires to become an international reference Research University and to conduct interdisciplinary, international research with a high degree of social implication. The aim is for the improvement in research to have a positive effect on teaching quality.
Research at the University of Navarra covers multiple areas, but it has a strong focus on biomedicine. The main research centers are:
- Center for Applied Medical Research
- Center for Nutrition Research
- Center for Biomedical Engineering
- Institute of Tropical Health
- Institute of Culture and Society
Become a Member
The World 100 Reputation Network is a group of the best universities in the world, delivering research that enhances reputation and offering leaders the chance to develop their own careers on a global stage. Members benefit from events and study tours, training, monthly media monitoring, and unique reputation research to provide institutional advantage.