Jesus Alcober
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
Associat Professor
Spain
I am a committed academic professional with extensive experience driving institutional transformation in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). My work focuses on fostering collaboration, capacity sharing, open science, gender equality, and societal outreach to strengthen the research and innovation ecosystem in Europe. I am particularly passionate about leveraging technology and cross-sector collaboration to modernize learning practices and support inclusive, sustainable change across universities.
Area of Expertise:
Digitisation of higher education sector
Area of Interest:
Digitisation of higher education sector, Enhancement of HEIs’ public engagement and outreach to society to solve social challenges, Gender equality & inclusiveness, Lifelong learning, Open science/ Citizen science, Recognition of qualifications & research careers, Reform of research assessment, Reinforcement of the role of universities in the local innovation ecosystems, Sharing of research infrastructures and capacities, Sustainability in campus operations, Sustainability in education & funding schemes, Sustainability in research & academia/business alliances, Talent circulation / mobility