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Social Responsibility Report 2006-2007 University of Santiago de Compostela

A COMMITMENT TO SOCIETY

In line with its task of social service, USC promotes and su-pports the access of graduates to the job market and encourages civic values such as solidarity, coexistence, tolerance and respect for diversity with the aim of contributing to the construction of a more just society, a culture of peace and a set of moral values based on cooperation and coresponsibility. In addition, USC puts its rich natural historic heritage at society’s disposal and works in favour of the preservation and dissemination of culture and knowledge.

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Job market access support Through the Department of Vocational Guidance and Self-

employment within the Enterprise and Employment Support Ser-vices (SAEE), USC provided students and graduates with persona-lised attention in order to facilitate their access to the job market and make their professional expectations come true. Besides, USC also offered several electives in order to train the student body and encourage their access to the job market.

Job market access supportThe Vocational Guidance Department (AOL) provides uni-

versity students with the necessary resources to start their professio-nal activity. The main objectives of this Department are: a) to provi-de USC students and graduates with guidance, support and training for an effective job search, and b) to collaborate in the rapproche-ment between the university world and the business world.

AOL servicesVocational guidance: personalised guidance interviews for the search of employment, in which information on the different alternatives and support for their professional project planning is provided.Information on professional resources: introductory programmes for work placements in companies, training programmes, public employment, etc.Training activities in job-search skills: university job fair, workshops on job-search techniques, companies presentations, conferences on the work field, etc.Job brokering: management of job offers aimed at USC last year students and new graduates, service to companies, reception and brokering for the hiring of university students.Activities as a Collaboration Centre of the Public Employment Service of Galicia: elaboration of personalised programmes of access to the job market for job seekers.

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During the April 2005-March 2006 period, activities of em-ployment management and job brokering were strengthened. AOL supervised 1,171 CVs of the Galician Job Placement Service and directly managed 142 job offers to which a total of 1,050 CVs were submitted. The total number of USC graduates hired through AOL’s job offers increased to 93.

During the May 2006-March 2007 period, 1,648 CVs were supervised, from which 1,064 were submitted to the 143 job offers directly managed by the AOL, finally being hired 51 USC gradua-tes.

AOL. Guidance/information activities

April 2005-March 2006 May 2006-March 2007

Guidance interviews 887 1,096

Guidance sessions for small groupsNº of sessions: 60

Average nº of attendees: 3

Nº of sessions: 50


Training activities (in faculties and university centres)

Nº of sessions: 15


Nº of sessions: 7


Outreach activities of the Department of Vocational Guidance-SAEE (presentations, seminars, welcome talks, mass media, etc.)

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Specific guidance for the writing of CVs, covering letters, applications for placement and job offers, preparation of screening tests, etc.

321 528

Information interviews related to the search for employment (company directories, professional opportunities, public competitive examinations, jobs in foreign countries, postgraduate education, etc.).

602 807

Attendance to information-training activities 12 11

*Only the data from the Santiago de Compostela Campus’ AOL has been considered.

Self-employment promotionThe Self-employment Department, framed within the agree-

ment signed in 2006 between the Regional Department of Work and the three Galician universities, provides a comprehensive service to all members of the university community who have doubts about self-employment and how to start up a business. This Self-employ-ment Department is part of the USC Business Start-up Plan (Uniem-prende) and the Galician Employment Counsellors Network of the Regional Government of Galicia’s Work Department.



Services of the Self-employment DepartmentSupport in the development of the business idea »Legal, tax and labour information for the start-up of a »companyInformation on subsidies and financial aids and support »for the start-up of new companiesGuidance for the elaboration of the business plan »Analysis of the financial feasibility of business projects »Activities of dissemination, training and promotion of the »entrepreneurial culture

In the 2006-07 academic year, the activities oriented to the promotion of employment both at Santiago and Lugo campuses were strengthened, which was reflected in a remarkable increase in the number of attendees. As a whole, over 1,000 initiatives to promote the employment of our graduates were carried out during 2005-07.

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117 5,793 97 5,198 68 11,268 55 9,265 337 31,524

Promotion of employment 138 43 218 141 273 249 488 508 1,117 941

Internal management 18 - 4 - 4 - 1 - 27 -

With the collaboration of Santiago and Lugo City Councils together with different social initiative organisations and third-sector companies from these two cities, the Self-employment De-partment continued with the ACTUA entrepreneur support project for the self-employment development in the social field, promoting fundamental aspects such as the environment, social integration, international cooperation and the dissemination of the entrepre-neurial culture.



Training for the improvement of the job market access

With the aim of contributing to the job market access of our students, we encourage training activities -which might be accredi-ted as elective subjects- through different courses and conferences oriented to the acquisition of the necessary skills for the professio-nal activity.

Elective subjects related to the improvement of the job market access and the professional specialisation

2005-06 Academic YearSummer Course 2006. Challenges in the Regulation of Self- »employed Workers: Work and Tax Regimes. Course of Social Skills for Employment. »Seminar: Current Issues in Economy and Business Management. »1st Course on New Approaches to Human Resources »Management.Practical Course of Portfolio Management and Analysis. »Accounting Management I. »Labour Management I. »1st Course of E-Commerce and E-Marketing. »Practical Course of Labour Recruitment. »Family Business Management. »Political Science and Business. »Course of Employability and Professional Specialisation »Improvement: Autocad 2D and 3D.Business Management and Cinema: the Relocation of »Employment and People.Course of Employability and Professional Specialisation »Improvement: Computer Image Processing: Photoshop 7.0.Social Skills and Team Management. »

2006-07 Academic YearSeminar: Leadership and Team Management (in collaboration »with the Innovation and Business Centre of Lugo).Summer Course 2007. Job Market and Employment. »8th Practical Course on Options, Futures and Warrants (Junior »Enterprise).2nd Course on Political Science and Business. »Conference on Current Legal-Labour Issues. »Seminar: The Business Plan and Technology-based Companies. »How to Conform my Business to the LOPD (Data Protection »Act).1st Course of Business Protocol. »Conference on Employment, Social Economy and Equal »Opportunities.Managerial and Executive Skills: How to Improve our »Professional Competences.Labour Management: Payroll Management, EDD System and »Labour Recruitment.Course on Relation, Communication and Team Work Social »Skills.Finances for Non-Financiers: How to Interpret the Company’s »Economic and Accountancy Data.Computer Room Courses 2006-07. Invoicing for SMEs. »Facturaplus.Computer Room Courses 2006-07. Payroll Management. »Nominaplus.Family Business Management. »



At the service of citizens

Community service, participation and international cooperation

USC, through the University Participation and Integration Service, promoted the commitment to society, especially through programmes of community service, participation and international cooperation.

The participation in charity activities, understood as a fun-damental part of the university students’ training, implies the inter-nalisation of a set of values that stirs community conscience, social commitment and critical thinking skills towards reality while in-creasing their ability to contribute as citizens in the construction of their society and their personal growth.

The Community service, Participation and International Cooperation Department is in charge of coordinating the direct ac-tion of university community members interested in spending part of their time in voluntary service. Volunteers can collaborate on a regular basis -2 or 3 hours a week- or occasionally in the different programmes suggested by social work organisations, which cover from the hospital and healthcare field and voluntary work with mental health patients or ethnic minorities to the social support for elderly people or children.

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Support programmes for children 186 53 182 66 171 39

Actions in the healthcare field 202 115 533 88 577 73

Assistance of elderly people 63 20 107 14 84 7

Ethnic minorities 292 14 309 15 333 18

1,093 213 1,175 195 1,222 152

Other important programmesUnited Nations Volunteers Programme » , in collaboration with which activities in third countries (Guatemala, Brazil, Colombia and Cape Verde) related to the elimination of the digital divide and the dissemination of the millennium goals were promoted.Campaigns related to the 4th and 5th Charity Study »Competition (November 2006 and 2007), in collaboration with Coopera Foundation, to raise funds for the start-up of educational projects in Cameroon, Haiti and Angola. In these two years, USC was the Spanish entity that more contributed to those projects.International Cooperation Programmes: Knowledge »of Reality Programmes 2006 and 2007, in collaboration with Engineering without Borders, with the goal of training volunteers in the knowledge of underdeveloped countries’ specific reality. Activities were organised in the Sahara (2 volunteers) and Nicaragua (2 volunteers).Intergenerational Coexistence Programme » , in collaboration with Santiago City Council, in which, aiming for a greater coexistence between young and elderly people and in order to delay their institutionalisation, an elder person takes in a student in his/her home during that academic year in exchange for a series of benefits, such as helping in household chores.



During these years, USC set up several collaboration agree-ments for the carrying out of social voluntary programmes among our university students and for the organisation of training, aware-ness-raising and guidance activities with regard to cooperation, vo-lunteering and problems affecting our society, such as drug abuse, sexuality, eating disorders, etc.

Social commitment agreements signed by USC (2006-07)

2006Santiago de Compostela City CouncilAction against Hunger Association Galician Association of Patients for Organ Donation (AGEDO)Fight against Kidney Diseases Association (ALCER)Association of Parents and Tutors of People with Intellectual Disability (ASPNAIS) of LugoRegional Government of Galicia

2007Santiago de Compostela City Council Amnesty International (AI) AssociationAssociation of Bulimia and Anorexia of Galicia (ABAGAL)USC University Hospital Complex (CHUS)“Monte del Gozo” Foundation-Proyecto Hombre Galician Confederation of People with Disabilities (COGAMI)USC 4th cycle Association

In 2006, the tenth anniversary of the USC Volunteer Staff Register’s creation was celebrated. From 1996, when the former Volunteer’s Office started its work, over 3,000 university students took part in charity activities.

Training and awarenessWith the aim of training and helping volunteer students in

order to provide a better service in the organisations in which they collaborate and make a better use of their activities, several courses and conferences were developed. In addition, the University Par-ticipation and Integration Service collaborated with different social action organisations to carry out several campaigns aimed at raising society’s and, more specifically, students’ awareness on environmen-tal and social aspects as well as on the problems suffered by our society.

and conferences were developed. In addition, the University Participation and Integration Service collaborated with different social action organisations to carry out several campaigns aimed at raising society’s and, more specifically, students’ awareness on environmental and social aspects as well as on the problems suffered by our society.

and conferences were developed. In addition, the University Participation and Integration Service collaborated with different social action organisations to carry out several campaigns aimed at raising society’s and, more specifically, students’ awareness on environmental and social aspects as well as on the problems suffered by our society.



Remarkable training activities (2006-2007)

4th and 5th Introductory Training Course for Volunteers »(2006-2007), in which certain aspects such as the voluntary action in the healthcare field, problems in the assistance of people with special needs or voluntary actions with mental health patients, children or people from other cultures were covered. In addition, there was a practical module in social skills. University and Social Commitment Conference: »Development Cooperation, Social Entrepreneurship and Volunteers (2006) with the objective, among others, of providing an approach to professional opportunities in the third sector and increasing university students’ participation in charity actions as volunteers.Civic responsibility, Participation and Entrepreneurship »Conference: Young Action Proposals (2006), framed within the 10th anniversary celebration of the USC Volunteer Staff Register’s creation, with the aim of discussing about the new means of participation suggested by different social actors such as enterprises, NGOs and universities.Programme of Value Education through Cinema (2006- »2007), with which it was intended to make known cinema as a source of knowledge of the social, political and economic reality in different contexts and its use as an educational resource for understanding the modern world.So Near, so Far... Africa. Interculturality, Development »and Volunteers (2006), organised in collaboration with Third World Youngsters, as a reflection on the proposals and works developed in Africa during the last few years and in order to make known the different realities and needs of a continent that is still very unknown. 1 » st Course on Technology and Human Development Cooperation (2006), in collaboration with Engineering without Barriers, it was the first course launched on both campuses which was organised by this service.Mental Health Volunteers Conference, » which was first organised in 2007 by the Itinera Association of Mental Health Volunteers and which discussed the social problems of the people with mental disorders and, more specifically, the work of volunteers in this field.Summer Course on Research, Innovation and »Development: New Frameworks, New Challenges (2007), with the mission of raising young researchers’ awareness not only about their role in their country’s growth but also about their committed and active social role as citizens who try to contribute, with their work, to human development.2nd Course on Technology and Human Development »Cooperation (2007)



Remarkable awareness-raising activities(2006-2007)

Water without Barriers.Transfusion Centre of Galicia.World Cancer Day.Action against Hunger.

Integration and equalityAt USC, we try to put the equal opportunities principle into

practice, encouraging the integration of people with special needs in the university activity through programmes adapted to their needs and bearing their diversity in mind. In addition, we believe that our duty is to help achieving a more just and equal society between women and men, which is the reason why we carry out various awareness-raising initiatives aimed at members of the university community and the society.

Integration of students with special needsWith the aim of guaranteeing equality among university stu-

dents, a percentage of the registration places is set aside for students with disabilities in all qualifications. Besides, several support sys-tems are also provided, from curricular adaptations and persona-lised services (personal assistants, sign language interpreters, etc.) to technical support methods (frequency-modulated equipments, Braille printers, adapted computers, etc.). USC’s web includes an accessible version for people with disabilities.

In order to carry out integration activities and normalise the situation of people with specific educational needs, USC hires personal assistants for highly-dependent students. During 2005-06 and 2006-07 academic years, a total of 12 students had a personal assistant, hired by the University Participation and Integration Ser-vice, who provided assistance with the personal care, hygiene and sign language interpreting, and helped them eating and getting in and out of bed.





Data on students with special needs

From September 2007, USC has an assistance and inte-gration protocol for students with disabilities that gathers basic intervention and communication guidelines as well as recom-mendations on educational methodologies or technical support systems according to the type of disability (visual, hearing, physical or cognitive).

At the University Residence Hall Service, rooms for people with mobility problems are available and a percen-tage of the places offered are set aside for members of the university community with disabilities (28 in each cour-se).

On the other hand, in order to guarantee equal opportunities of families with less financial resources, USC provides a free school meals scheme for students who are accommodated at the University Residence Hall Service, which, in turn, also benefits from a grant

of the Ministry of Education and Science. This scheme was created to help students with less financial resources in order to alleviate the problems derived from the incompatibility between Ministry’s grants and the University’s own accommodation bursa-ries.

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From September 2007, USC has an assistance and integration protocol for students with disabilities that gathers basic intervention and communication guidelines as well as recommendations on educational methodologies or technical support systems according to the type of disability (visual, hearing, physical or cognitive).

people with mobility problems are available and a percentage of the places offered are set aside for members of the university community with disabilities (28 in each course).

opportunities of families with less financial resources, USC provides a free school meals scheme for students who are accommodated at the University Residence Hall Service, which, in turn, also benefits from a grant

of the Ministry of Education and Science. This scheme was created to help students with less financial resources in order to alleviate the problems derived from the incompatibility between Ministry’s grants and the University’s own accommodation bursaries.

From September 2007, USC has an assistance and integration protocol for students with disabilities that gathers basic intervention and communication guidelines as well as recommendations on educational methodologies or technical support systems according to the type of disability (visual, hearing, physical or cognitive).

people with mobility problems are available and a percentage of the places offered are set aside for members of the university community with disabilities (28 in each course).

opportunities of families with less financial resources,

of the Ministry of Education and Science. This scheme was created to help students with less financial resources in order to alleviate the problems derived from the incompatibility between



Free school meals scheme

Nº of grants awarded Amount (euros)

2005-06 637 1,210,785

2006-07 674 1,319,376

The places at the University Residence Hall Service receive a subsidy that depends on the applicant’s available income attending to five levels. For students with incomes exceeding an established limit, subsidies are not granted. In 2006-07, the total number of students who were granted this financial aid increased to 1,054 and the total amount awarded was 1,439,775 euros.

Awareness-raising campaigns2006

Social Integration Conference “We all fit in here” ,organised by the International Press Club with the collaboration of the Welfare Secretariat. The issues discussed were: The integration of people with physical or intellectual disabilities; See the deaf and listen to the blind; A life dependent on disease; Children with special qualities; and Elderly people: present indicative.

2007“University and Disabilities. Favouring Knowledge, Encouraging Participation” Conference, organised in collaboration with the Regional Government of Galicia, Bancaja, Once, Cogami and the Federation of Mental Health Patients Associations of Galicia, whose objective was to develop attendees’ basic skills for working in this field and to eradicate the stereotypes on the capacity of people with special needs



Gender equalityDuring 2006 and 2007, a series of conferences, exhibitions,

and seminars, etc. were organised with the aim of promoting the effective equality between men and women and raising awareness in the society.

Remarkable activities: 2 » nd “Women, Institutions and Politics” Conference, whose objective was to make known the researches that are being carried out in the field of Gender and Politics in Spanish universities.International Day against Gender-based Violence. »“Women in the Global Village” Exhibition, » in which problems related to poverty, hunger and food insecurity suffered by a remarkable number of rural women in the globalised world were covered.Compostela Forum on Women in Research and Society, »in which the role of women in the social and research fields was analysed as a means of contributing to the elimination of gender-based inequality. Women in the 21st Century. » USC celebrated the Working Women’s Day, in March 2007, with this conference.“Women, Employment and Social Quality” » Conference, about the social situation of women in the rural sphere, corporate social responsibility and policies on female employment.“Disability and Gender-based Violence in Galicia” »Conference, in which the relation between disability and the victims of gender-based violence in Galicia was discussed. Series of Conferences on Women and Science, » focused on the role of women as an innovation element of science.

More social initiativesUSC supported and actively participated in different social

initiatives that contribute to the progress of the educational system, to the development of a more just and free society and to the preser-vation of our heritage. The most relevant are the following:

21 › st and 22nd Education for Peace Conference (2006-2007). a forum of dialogue and interchange of educational expe-riences between lecturers, professors, students, non-profit organisations and society. Behavioural Problem Detection Project › (2006-07), in colla-boration with the Regional Department of University Edu-cation and Planning and the “María José Jove” Founda-tion, with the aim of encouraging tolerance, coexistence and a culture of peace in the educational community. › Self-esteem Workshop for Children and Teenagers suffering from Bullying, organised by the USC Early Intervention Unit.Online Educational Platform for Patients › (2006) hospitali-sed during long periods, in collaboration with the “Juan Canalejo” Foundation and the Supercomputing Centre of Galicia (CESGA).



Educational web: “AIDS: once is enough” › (2007). Educatio-nal toy aimed at teenagers that, combining information and fun, intends to raise their awareness about this disease. Training Workshops for Primary and Secondary Teachers ›(2006) on the use of author tools to help them develop multimedia educational material. It was organised by the USC Educational Technology research group within the framework of the Educational Flexible and Creative Envi-ronments European project. 2› nd European Conference on Higher Education for National Mi-norities, which took place in November 2007 in Romania.Internet Day Celebration in Galicia › (2007), with a confe-rence on the possibilities offered by the ICT towards the standardisation of the Galician language, the dissemina-tion and enrichment of its culture and the construction of the knowledge society in Galicia.Local Employment Action Plan › (2006-2007), in collabora-tion with the Regional Government of Galicia and Santiago City Council. It paid special attention to the access to the job market of women, low-qualified young people, long-term unemployed workers and people with disabilities.“In transformation. Conference on Employment, Social Eco-›nomy and Equal Opportunities”, organised by the Vice-Rec-tor of Coordination of the Lugo campus with the support of the Equal Lugo Social project, with the aim of making known the difficulties experienced by the people with disa-bilities and other social groups at risk of social exclusion in gaining access to the job market on equal opportunities.Preservation and Enhancement of the Roman Wall of Lugo ›(2006), in collaboration with the Regional Department of Culture and Sports and Lugo City Council. An agreement was signed on the funding for the conservation and en-hancement processes of the Roman Wall of Lugo and the archaeological remains joined to the Santiago’s Gate and the Vice-rector’s Office historical building.Interea Forum 2007› . A meeting place for dialogue between political and technical authorities of the City Councils of A Coruña in the fields of culture, education and historical-artistic heritage, where several educational proposals of discussion and participation were carried out.

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Culture and leisure timeIn the last few years, USC has consolidated its role as a gui-

ding force in Santiago and Lugo campuses as far as the cultural and scientific fields is concerned.

During these years, the organisation of several music activities, film seasons, exhibitions and summer courses was promoted with the main objective of encouraging, spreading and stimulating the initia-tive, participation and training in the cultural field not only of the university community but also of the Galician society as a whole.

Cultural activities

2005 2006 2007

Music and dance concerts 61 46 30

Exhibitions 20 20 29

Film seasons 4 9 0

Films screened 83 33 0

Theatre performances 52 49 40

Summer courses 21 21 30

Remarkable initiatives: Lugo Campus Photomarathon . In 2006, the exhibition came to the Compostela Campus for the first time. In 2007, university students reflected their views on nature, creation and expression. Funding announcement for Cultural Projects . During 2006-07, USC set up collaborative agreements with other public administrative bodies with the aim of promoting the network of university associations and its interrelation with the environment. In addition, a specific grant funding opportunity announcement for theatre activities was created taking into account the long history and the structural nature of the theatre practice in the USC. The total amount of the financial aids awarded was €7,200.“Rodríguez Cadarso” Short Movie Festival , whose objective was to recognise the work of short movie directors within the university community in two categories: fiction and documentaries.



Cultural training activitiesDuring 2006 and 2007, various courses on dramatic art,

contemporary dance, photography, singing, musical electronics and music therapy, among others, took place in the cultural training field.

Remarkable initiativesDramatic Art Courses of the Theatre Lab (Santiago and Lugo).Seminars of the Music Creation Group GCMUS (Lugo).Dance Courses of the EDU (Santiago and Lugo).Photography Courses (Lugo).“Open Opera”.Spring Course of the Lugo Campus: “Views on the East and West”.“Immigration and Socioeconomic Development in Galicia” Course.

Summer courses increased significantly. In 2006, 20 cour-ses were organised with a total of 1,634 students registered, which meant a 30% increase in the registrations with regard to the pre-vious year. In 2007, there was a 50% increase in the number of courses planned and the number of students registered increased to 2,478. The possibility of getting registered through the Internet was also introduced.

Summer courses

Cities Nº of courses

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Santiago de Compostela 8 10 16

Lugo 4 3 5

Vilagarcía de Arousa 2 1 3

Caldas de Reis 1 1 1

Catoira 1 1 1

Foz 1 1 1

Lalín 1 1

Sarria 1 1 1

Muros 1

Noia 1 1

Seoane do Caurel 1 1

vious year. In 2007, there was a 50% increase in the number of courses planned and the number of students registered increased to 2,478. The possibility of getting registered through the Internet was also introduced.

Summer courses

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vious year. In 2007, there was a 50% increase in the number of courses planned and the number of students registered increased to 2,478. The possibility of getting registered through the Internet was also introduced.

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Concerts, exhibitions, theatre performances and more cultural activities

In its task of cultural promotion, USC organised and colla-borated in numerous activities going from series of concerts, festi-vals, exhibitions and theatre and cultural performances to confe-rences and debates that arouse great interest among the university community and the Galician society.

Remarkable initiatives 200612 th International Festival of University Theatre.Series of Chamber Concerts on the occasion of Mozart’s Year.

4 th European Meeting of University Dance.Virtual Bibliographic Exhibition in commemoration of the

Galician Language Day 2006, Manuel Lugrís Freira.Tribute Exhibition to Toulousse Lautrec, with 12,509 visitors.

“Strategic Actions” Exhibition, in collaboration with the

Provincial Government of A Coruña, with 25,042 visitors.Theatre play “El velatorio de Pat O’Connor” (“Pat O’Connor’s

Wake”).Theatre Lab’s participation in “La Barraca” 11 75th anniversary celebration programme.CD of the University Choir due to the 25 th anniversary of its foundation. Activities of the University Dance Department and the Music

Creation Group GCMUS.

In 2007, new lines of action were established with the inten-tion of increasing and diversifying USC’s cultural options as well as its international reputation and the enhancement of its heritage.

Remarkable initiatives 2007Virtual Bibliographic Exhibition in commemoration of the Galician Language Day 2007, María Mariño.“Conferences at the Auditorium”, which meant the opening of a symbolic part of our university’s heritage to society as a meeting place for dialogue.“Music in Company” Programme, which recovered the University Church as a music venue without setting aside its function as an exhibition hall. Cooperation between the Departments of Sports and Culture in the joint organisation of the 1st Sports and Culture Festival and the opening of different areas of the USC to other entities for the carrying out of several activities.Set-up of the Lugo Campus Theatre Company and development of new programmes: “Música a carón da Mosqueira”, “Anda na Banda”, “Pegadas” and “Entre Lusco e Fusco”.

1 Travelling student theatre group directed by the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca



Music LibraryUSC’s Music Library, opened to the general public, carried

out a remarkable activity in the promotion and dissemination of mu-sic through sound and image lending services and by making several rooms available to users for individual or group listening sessions.

With the programme Music in Images, music was brought closer to the people, making known authors, singers, instruments, genres, works or subjects.

Music Library resources

Total soundrecording

CDCassettesAnalogicalrecords

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3,533

8,785

11,600

217 218 218

2,933

5,187

7,2976,683

14,190

19,115

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The Music Library in figures

Nº of music videos projected

Nº of CD loans

Nº of listening sessions

Nº of users

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University extension activitiesIn line with the idea of combining educational leisure and

teaching quality, the catalogue of (academically accredited) educa-tional activities increased. The teaching activity of the Ramón Mª Aller Astronomy Observatory continued and its Programme for Cultural Dissemination of Astronomy (PECAS), awarded with one credit, is worth highlighting since it gathered 400 students in the last two years.

Elective subjects related to university extension activities Annual

CultureUSC Theatre Lab’s activities, University Choir, Workshop on Puppet Creation and Use, Introductory Theatre Workshops: Construction of the Character and Dramatisation.

SportsHigh-performance Sportsmen and Sportswomen at USC: University Spanish Championship, University World Championship, Spanish Official Championships, European Official Championships, World Official Championships, LUBA TV Competition, Tournament of Galicia and North Portugal, Olympic Games.

“Ramón Mª Aller” Astronomy Observatory: Programme for Cultural Dissemination of Astronomy.



Elective subjects related to university extension activities Non-annual

2005-06 Academic YearConference on Lousame Heritage. Memory and History. »5 » th Conference on History and Culture. History and Art in Barbanza from the Middle Ages to 1936.Galician Culture from the Outside. »Summer Course 2006. The Musical Training of the Music »Therapist: an Approach to Different Music Styles.Summer Course 2006. Cinema and Nation. »Summer Course 2006. The Theatre as an Instrument to »Activate Intangible Heritage.4 » th Course on Galician Art in the Provincial Museum of Lugo.Practical exercises: Memories around Photography. »Seminar: Catalan Contemporary Literature through the »Cinema.Human Rights and Cinema. »1 » st Introductory Course on Film Direction (Video).New Trends on Argentinean Cinema. »Music for Schools 2006. »Open Opera 2005-06. »1 » st International Meeting on Cinema and Education.Literature Lab. »Cinema and Everyday Life II. »Dramatic Art Courses. »Dramatic Art Workshop. »2 » nd Course on Values Education through the Cinema.Athletics Instructor Course. »

2006-07 Academic YearCameralia 2007: 1 » st Chamber Music Festival and International Academy of Galicia.7 » th Organ Conferences. Art in the Context: International Conference on Art, Education »and Civic Responsibility.Psychology in Film Productions. »A Social Approach to Spanish Cinema. »Speak through Dancing: Introduction to Galician Traditional »Dance.Reading Films: Catalan Literature in the Cinema. »Conference on Cinema and Engineering. »5 » th Course on Galician Art in the Provincial Museum of Lugo. Renaissance Art in Galicia and its Relevance in the Lugo Province (organised by the Innovative Student Group).2 » nd Conference on Tourism in Costa da Morte.Wine Culture and Tasting History. New Approaches. »Film Season: Science, Society and Fiction. »Film Season: Contemporary History through the Cinema. »Film Season: Cinema and Politics. »Literature Lab. »3 » rd Course on Values Education through the Cinema.Audiovisual, Cinema and Disability. »Music for Schools 2007. »



“Ramón Mª Aller”Astronomy Observatory

One of the main goals of the “Ramón Mª Aller” Astronomy Observatory is to bring the astronomy world and the observatory’s tasks closer to society through the PECAS (Programme for Cultural Dissemination of Astronomy). With the aim of pursuing this goal, day and night observation sessions, visits and theoretical talks were organised and information on current astronomy bibliography and online resources was provided to visitors. Within the framework of the Science Week 2007, several activities were carried out: confe-rences, astronomy courses, open days and activities for children.

Ramón Mª Aller Astronomy Observatory Activities (2006-2007)

2006 (visitors) 2007 (visitors)

Programme for Cultural Dissemination of Astronomy (PECAS) 400 400

Educational visits to the Observatory 340 (17 visits) 300 (15 visits)

Courses 30 (2 courses)

Science Week 2007:6 Conferences

1 Course

8 Open Days at the Observatory

2 “Astronomy for Children” Conferences

23025

20050




«Luís Iglesias» Museumof Natural History

The “Luís Iglesias” Museum of Natural History is the most relevant historical-scientific heritage of Galicia. Botanical, zoological and geological collections and objects of historical-scientific value coming from the acquisitions made by the USC, private donations and interchanges with other institutions make a magnificent show-case of the natural world and, in particular, of Galician science.

In 2006, the activities of the Museum of Natural History be-came better known and closer to visitors due to the incorporation of the museum into the “Alive University” programme.

Visits to the Luís Iglesias Museum

2005 2006 2007

Centres that visited the museum 168 143 165

Total Nº of visitors (students) 7,258 5,903 6,500

Luís Iglesias Museum Promotion ActivitiesWithin the framework of the Science Week 2006, the exhibition “The world in your head” was presented and other exhibitions and several workshops, conferences and scientific gatherings were coordinated in 18 Galician villages in order to bring neuroscience closer to the Galician society as a whole and to young people in particular, trying to attract them to the research career.Within the framework of the Science Week 2007, exhibitions and workshops took place under the slogan “Get to know them in order to protect them: endangered species in the flora and fauna of Galicia” in order to make known animal and plant species that are currently in danger of extinction or run the risk of becoming extinct in the medium term.



Alive University The objective of the Alive University programme, promoted

by the Vice-Rector of Culture, is to learn to appreciate the value of USC’s natural and historic heritage, bring it closer to society and Santiago citizens, in particular, and collaborate in the city’s cultural activity.

Up until 2007, over 10,000 people got to know the histori-cal-artistic heritage of our university thanks to this programme. In 2007, the “Natural Heritage Route” was initiated, including the visit to the Luís Iglesias Museum of Natural History and the green route along the South Campus.

The number of visitors experienced a 20% increase both in 2006 and 2007. 2007 summer campaign is worth highlighting be-cause the number of visitors increased 300% compared to the same period in the previous year due to the diversification of the servi-ces provided and the new opening hours and languages available, introducing Portuguese and Italian apart from English, which was already on offer in the previous years.

In 2007, the launching of the promotional campaign aimed at educational centres and the increase in the number of Galician-speaking visitors were worth noting.

Alive University Project

2005 2006 2007

Nº of visitors: persons 1,987 2,350 2,890

Percentage according to language:

Galician 10% 8% 16%

English 12% 23% 21%

Spanish 75% 67% 58%

Others 2% 2% 5%

Percentage according to type of visitor:

Conferences and institutional visits 55% 65% 45%

Non-profit organisations (educational centres, neighbours and housewives associations, etc.)

25% 20% 17%

Visitors and tourists 20% 15% 38%



USC’s own master classes With the main objective of developing complementary acti-

vities in the field of teaching and research, new USC’s own master classes were established. The task carried out by these courses has a very important function in terms of USC’s international reputation.

UNESCO Master Class on Entrepreneurial Culture Inno-vation and Management (2006), whose goal is to improve educa-tional quality in the participating developing countries, as well as to expand their scientific and technology infrastructure.

“Entrepreneurial Youth” Bancaja Master Class” (2007),the first master class in Galicia with these features. Sponsored by the Bancaja Foundation, its main objective is to promote business vocation giving support to entrepreneurial initiatives, especially to those coming from women, and to the setting up of new business projects.

General Medicine Master Class (2007), sponsored by the Spanish Society of General Medicine. With this master class, it is intended to carry out undergraduate educational activities aimed at training and teaching Medicine students in values, concepts and skills in the field of primary healthcare as well as promoting educa-tional, research and training activities.

The Establishing of Rules for Devising Master Classes (2007), which will go into greater detail on the nature of USC Institutional Master Classes as special forums for thought, deba-te, study and research in all academic spheres. In addition, certain aspects such as who is in charge of the initiative development, the management’s structure and functions or the different activities to be carried out will be specified.



Current USC Master Classes2006

Telefónica’s Telemedicine Master Class (up until April 2006)“Astrazeneca” Welfare Quality Master Class in Cardiovascular Pathology “Bolívar” Master Class “Jean Monnet” Master Class on European Constitutional Law “Jean Monnet” Master Class on European Integration Law “José Ángel Valente” Poetry and Aesthetics Master Class “Juana de Vega” Master Class on Training and Research “Valle-Inclán” Cultural Dissemination Master Class “Alejo Carpentier” Cuban Culture Master Class Family Business Master Class “USC-Novartis” Master Class on Clinical Paediatric Nutrition UNESCO 226 Master Class on Migrations UNESCO Master Class on Portuguese-Brazilian Culture UNESCO Master Class on Entrepreneurial Culture Innovation and Management

2007“Astrazeneca” Welfare Quality Master Class in Cardiovascular Pathology “Bolívar” Master Class “Jean Monnet” Master Class on European Constitutional Law “Jean Monnet” Master Class on European Integration Law “José Ángel Valente” Poetry and Aesthetics Master Class “Juana de Vega” Master Class on Training and Research “Valle-Inclán” Cultural Dissemination Master Class “Alejo Carpentier” Cuban Culture Master Class Family Business Master Class “USC-Novartis” Master Class on Clinical Paediatric Nutrition UNESCO 226 Master Class on Migrations UNESCO Master Class on Portuguese-Brazilian Culture UNESCO Master Class on Entrepreneurial Culture Innovation and Management “Entrepreneurial Youth” Bancaja Master Class



CHAPTER 5



SportsWith the aim of encouraging sporting and healthy habits

among all university community members, USC developed several sports activities during 2006 and 2007. Keeping USC commitment to society, these activities were extended to all citizens with the aim of helping to reach a greater quality of life.

In 2007, it was specially worth noting the commitment made by the USC, together with other two Galician universities and the Directorate-General for Sports, to jointly develop activities, sports events, publications and research works in the next three years, as well as to participate in the lending of facilities. As a demonstra-tion of this agreement, whose ultimate objective is to promote the sports practice among university community members, it was spe-cially worth highlighting the support provided to the 10th Galician University Championships during March, April and May 2007, the development of a sports reality analysis project in Galicia carried out by research teams of the University of Compostela and Vigo and the organisation of the 1st Sports and Women Conference, which took place in Vigo that same year.

University sports2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Sports activities 27 30 35

Participation in university leagues 3, 541 3,165 3,224

Matches played 1,336 1,357 1,364

Competitors in university championships 568 428 633

Competitors according to type of championship2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Galician university championships 245 220 132

“Galician-North Portuguese” Games 44 47 56

National university championships 108 118 156

Other championships 43* 289**

* Indoor football Championship, which took place in Fuenlabrada (Alicante); and Basketball Luba TV, which took place in Vigo.**1st Galician Orien Sprint Championship, which took place in Santiago with the collaboration of Santiago City Council, and the 1st Raid Race “Playa de Tapia”, which took place in Ames in collaboration with its City Council.

Results of national university championships2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Golden medals 2 1 2

Silver medals 2 1 4

Bronze medals 1 1 4

Professional sport and sports schools2004-05 2005-06 2006-07

Facilities users 2,825 4,852 3,912

People registered in sports activities 5,243 5,268 4,720

Affiliated sportsmen and sportswomen 602 546 523

sports activities during 2006 and 2007. Keeping USC commitment

by the USC, together with other two Galician universities and the

well as to participate in the lending of facilities. As a demonstra

sports practice among university community members, it was spe

University Championships during March, April and May 2007, the



In the framework of the Conscience Pro-

gramme, some of the most prominent scientists

of the world visited the USC.- 1st Conscience Programme (2006): Heinrich Rohrer (Nobel

st Conscience Programme (2006): Heinrich Rohrer (Nobel st

Prize in Physics in 1986), Torsten N. Wiesel (Nobel Prize

in Medicine and Physiology in 1981), Richard R. Ernst

(Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1991), Sir Michael F. Atiyah

(Fields Medal).

- 2nd Conscience Programme (2007): Frank Wilczek (Nobel

Prize in Physics), John F. Nash Jr. (Nobel Prize in Econo-

mics), John Y. Walter (Nobel Prize in Chemistry), Peter D.

Lax (Abel Prize 2005).

- 1st “Fonseca Prize” of scientific dissemination (2007)st “Fonseca Prize” of scientific dissemination (2007)st

Dissemination of knowledgeUSC, as a source of knowledge, research and science, tried

to transfer to society all those achievements and discoveries that might have been of help to its social development. In this way, USC responds to the society’s wish of knowing the scientific activity ca-rried out by its members and understanding and appreciating its results.

The promotion of scientific activities has clear benefits not only for citizens but also for researchers and the university itself. In the first case, these activities carry a very remarkable educational value, reinforcing people’s training, helping to awake their creativi-ty and contributing to discover scientific vocations. In the case of researchers, it provides a more human relation with scientists and it favours knowledge and appreciation of their work. Lastly, scientific dissemination improves university’s public image, which becomes an indispensable element in the dissemination of knowledge as an instrument of social welfare.

«ConScience» ProgrammeThe “ConScience” scientific dissemination programme was

first developed in 2006 and organised by the Santiago de Compos-tela Consortium in collaboration with the USC. This initiative was born with the following main objectives: a) scientific dissemination left in charge of internationally renowned figures, b) to promote the image of Santiago de Compostela City as a universal centre of thought, and c) to serve as a bridge in order to strengthen the scien-tific relation between world-renowned scientific figures and the USC group of researchers.

“Research in the classroom” Series of Conferences on scientific outreach

Organised by the Faculty of Biology with the aim of disse-minating the biological and biomedical research carried out in the



USC, it is a forum of debate and encounter between researchers, students and society to discuss general issues related to Biology..

Science and Technology WeekUSC took active part in the development of the activities

included in the Science Week in Galicia 2006 programme. The main objective of this scientific dissemination initiative, financed by the Directorate-General for R&D&i of the Regional Department of In-novation and within the framework of the European Week of Scien-ce and of the National Scientific Week, is to get society involved in science and technology. Bringing Astronomy Down to Earth, plant biodiversity, ICT and language and workshops on neuroscience or introductory physics were some of the issues covered by the propo-sals made from the academic institution of Santiago de Compostela, in which 19 organisations took part.

In the Science Week in Galicia 2007, the participation of the “Ramón Mª Aller” Astronomy Observatory was worth noting with the organisation of conferences, open days and astronomy courses.

“A walk along Mathematics” Series of ConferencesThe goal of this Mathematics Faculty’s initiative is educatio-

nal and informative since it intends to show the historical evolution of certain mathematical concepts to the attendees, as well as the importance and beauty of classic and modern mathematical results and the basic application of some theories not only from the Mathe-matics field but also from Art, Architecture, Biology, Social Scien-ces, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Music or Chemistry, among other fields.

Gis-Day _World Day of Geographical Information SystemUSC Territorial Information System (SIT) and the Galician

Territorial Information System (SITGA) of the Regional Govern-ment of Galicia organised the latest GIS Day events, an international forum gathering over 80 countries with the aim of spreading the important role developed by the geographical information techno-logies in society. In 2007, an open day event took place allowing visitors to know in situ all the projects that were being developed.

TechBusiness Week In 2006 and 2007, the 6th and 7th TechBusiness Week took

place respectively. The main objective of this activity, which is pro-moted by the Sabiria Foundation and organised by the e-Gallaecia Forum (entity of which USC is a founding member), is the develo-pment of the information society.

ICT-SMEs LabThe main objective of this lab, born within the ICT Strategic

Plan 2003-2006 in order to correct the lack of SMEs with regard to ICT use, is to design and start up training and guidance initiatives for the human resources associated to ICT and to work in the con-tinuing training throughout their professional life through the de-velopment of specific products that facilitate the access to the latest resources and means in the ICT field. During 2006 and 2007, 27 courses on the different applications of ICTs took place. The ICT-SMEs lab has also an e-newsletter: an ICT dissemination tool aimed at SMEs in our geographical environment and at their associations.

ALUMNOS

Ó día 20/02/2006 asistirán os alumnos que o seu primeiro apelido estea comprendidoentre as letras A e L (inclusive) e o día 21/02/2006 o resto dos alumnos.

A asistencia ás conferencias e ós seminarios será controlada. Para validara asistencia ó curso é necesario presentar a tarxeta magnética de estudanteen cada conferencia.

, destas conferencias e coa participación e desenvolvementodo traballo proposto nas mesmas.Esta cualificación de APTO poderá amortizarse con 3 créditos de libre configuración.

Para facilitar a participación, a conferencia de Papiroflexia realizarase en dúas sesións.

A cualificación de APTO conseguiráse coa asistencia a9 sesións, como mínimo

febreiro/xuño 2006

Facultade de MatemáticasDepartamento de Xeometría e TopoloxíaUniversidade deSantiago de Compostela

PROFESORADO:María Elena Vázquez Abal

Información:http://xtsunxet.usc.es/http://www.usc.es/mate/

20 e 21 de febreiro ás 18.00Aula Magna

6 de marzo ás 17.00Aula Magna

20 marzo ás 17.00Aula Magna

29 marzo ás 17.00Aula Magna

24 de abril ás 17.00Aula Magna

2 de maio ás 17.00Aula Magna




5 de xuño ás 17.00Aula Magna

“PAPIROFLÉXIA: UNHA FERRAMENTA PARA OESTUDIO DAS MATEMÁTICAS”

Departamento de MatemáticasUniversidade da CoruñaColexio Manuel PeleteiroSantiago de CompostelaI.E.S. Antonio FraguasSantiago de CompostelaMembros da Asociación Española de Papiroflexia

"A MATEMÁTICA DA ECONOMÍA”

Departamento de MatemáticasXefe do RGEAUniversidade de Vigo

“TENSEGRIDADE, UN DESAFIO Ó EQUILIBRIO”

I.E.S. MugardosA Coruña

“ALGO MÁIS QUE "CUMPLIR CON BOLONIA: ARENOVACIÓN DOS METODOS PARA OENSINO/APRENDIZAXE DAS MATEMÁTICAS NAEDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR”

Departamento de ÁlxebraUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela

"GÚSTACHE A FÍSICA"

I.E.S. Nº1 OrdesA Coruña

“TOPOLOXÍA PARA ESPRICAR NA ESCOLA“

Departamento de Geometría y TopologíaUniversidad Complutense de Madrid

“CALENDARIOS: MATEMÁTICAS PARA ATRAPA-LO TEMPO”

Departamento de ComputaciónUniversidade de A Coruña

"HISTORIAS DE CURVAS DA NATUREZA"

IES Salvador DalíMadrid

“O AZAR E A REPETICIÓN”

Departamento de Xeometría e TopoloxíaUniversidade de Santiago de Compostela

"¿ARTE E XEOMETRÍA OU XEOMETRÍA E ARTE?"

I.E.S. Nº1 OrdesA Coruña

Covadonga Blanco García, Fernando Lazo Pérez e

María Teresa Otero Suárez

Carlos Hervés Beloso

Covadonga Rodríguez Moldes

Celso Rodríguez Fernández

José Luis Martín Iglesias

Marco Castrillón López

José María Barja Pérez

Antonio Pérez Sanz

Fernando Alcalde Cuesta

Pila García Agra

conferenciantes

FACULTADE DE MATEMÁTICAS

2006

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