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From June 20th to June 30th, students from La Salle University lived an intercultural and academic exchange experience at International La Salle Summer Academy. In the 2023 edition, we had the participation of 4 international professors from the United States (Christian Brothers University, University of California, Davis), Italy (University of Turin) and Spain (La Salle Ramón Llull University).
Professors led four courses in different disciplines:
- Course one: One Health approach in surveillance and control of transboundary (animal) diseases, incl. Zoonoses - Professor Daniele De Meneghi, University of Turin.
- Course two: Digital Humanities, Data, and Ethical Representation - Professor James B. Harr III, Christian Brothers University.
- Course three: Environmental and Energy Economics - Professor Jean Y. Ji, University of California, Davis.
- Course four: Strategies for more equitable, accessible and healthy cities - Professor Mónica Sánchez, La Salle Ramón Llull University.
Furthermore, the professors participated in a panel of experts organized by the Directorate of International and Interinstitutional Relations, the purpose of the panel was sharing the life stories of professors from personal and professional perspectives, thus, the students experienced a multicultural and international atmosphere within University based on the experiences of this diverse group of professors.
Fuente: DRII
Also, the professors participated in academic meetings with Faculty members, a dialogue with colleagues and directives with the purpose of explore cooperation opportunities between La Salle University and international partner universities. Meetings were held with the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Economics, Business and Sustainable Development and Faculty of Architecture.
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Finally, below you will find some of the professor’s testimonies about their experience at International La Salle Summer Academy:
“As an international student, I have thoroughly understood the value of higher education, especially the opportunity to study abroad for the benefit of broadening one’s perspectives. In my mind, this is exactly the value of the Summer Academy: to provide students with an opportunity to learn and to experience something that broadens their horizons, (…) My students’ passions for the development and betterment of their country reminded me of the importance of not losing sight of my own research abilities and academic passions. To that end, I am grateful for an all-around extremely productive and fruitful Summer Academy experience” Jean Ji (UCDavis).
“My experience at La Salle University has been very memorable. The International Relations team did an outstanding job organizing and providing everything we needed to run the course. The students came with a proactive attitude and a desire to learn and ended up demonstrating the good quality of students they are and how the desire to learn helped them receive and apply what was taught. I had a group from different academic fields, and although it worried me a bit at first, because I did not know what to expect, it was so rewarding when seeing the final results” Mónica Sánchez (Ramón Llull).
“I enjoyed teaching in a different socio-cultural context and I Iiked the teaching atmosphere with my students. I found it interesting the panel involving all International teachers, the staff of the International Office and students of all Summer Academy courses; if I may suggest, for the future I would allow more time for discussion with students” Daniele De Meneghi (U.Torino).
Our institution thanks professor Daniele De Meneghi, Professor James B. Harr III, Professor Jean Y. Ji and Professor Mónica Sánchez for participating in this initiative, without their support it would not have been possible to provide these international opportunities to our students.
