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The University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) began the 2022-2023 academic year on Friday morning with a ceremony that for the first time took place in the University's Paranymph, located in the Hospital de la Santa Creu in Vic, which was also officially open on the same day.

The University of Vic-Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) has consolidated its position in the international THE World University Ranking (WUR) by Times Higher Education, which has just published its 2023 edition.

The Board of Trustees of the Balmes University Foundation ratified the renewal of Josep Eladi Baños as rector of the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) at its plenary meeting on Wednesday afternoon. This will be the second term of office for the current rector, who will remain at the forefront of the University's academic management for another four years, from 2022 to 2026.

Òscar Camps Gausachs (born Barcelona, 1963), a human rights advocate, social activist and founder of the NGO Proactiva Open Arms, was granted a doctorate honoris causa by the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) in the University's Aula Magna this afternoon, in a ceremony which was attended by more than 200 people, including the Senate of Doctors and other members of the university community, and the new doctor's relatives, friends and colleagues.

According to the latest estimates, 153 million adults worldwide by 2050 - three times as many as today - will be living with dementia, which suggests that the world is facing a major health, social and economic problem. Caregivers of relatives who have Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia usually have to take on the role of primary caregiver during their disease, which means they have very diverse needs.

56% of the world's consumption of fresh water for industrial uses takes place in the food and beverage industry. In the meat sector, pig slaughterhouses can use between 250 and 550 litres for each slaughtered animal, with the cleaning of carcasses and equipment and sanitisation of the facilities accounting for the highest levels of water consumption. The amounts used in cattle slaughterhouses are even greater: between 500 and 1,000 litres per carcass.

As part of the 32nd annual conference of the EAIE (European Association for International Education) that is taking place in Barcelona until 16 September, UVic-UCC was today visited by a delegation of 58 representatives from various foreign universities, many of which are partners of the university.

Digital literature, which has been created to be read on an electronic device, is an appealing and interactive form of narrative that encompasses the language of books, films, websites and radio, among other media. Scientific research addressing the impact of digital literature on students' reading is still limited. The European project Dilectings (Digital Literature Educational Competences for Teachers: Intercultural Inclusive Good-practices for Second Language Learning) has been launched in this context.

The EHECADI (European Health Care Final Dissertation) project, led by the University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC), has been launched in order to help university students prepare their degree final project (DFP) starting in the first year, giving them a more pragmatic approach and an international perspective aimed at solving society's real needs in the health field (Science With and For Society).

UVic will be offering two new university master's degrees in the coming 2022-2023 academic year, which will be added to its range of second cycle studies. These are the master's degree in Food and Sustainability, within the Faculty of Health Sciences and Welfare, and the master's degree in Application of Accessible Artistic Practices, associated with the Faculty of Education, Translation, Sports and Psychology.