The Vives Network of Universities (Xarxa Vives d’Universitats) is a non-profit organisation that represents and coordinates the joint work of 22 universities.
The purpose of the Vives Network is to strengthen relations between universities in Catalonia, the Valencian Region, the Balearic Islands, Northern Catalonia, Andorra and Sardinia, and also other territories with shared geographical, historical, cultural and linguistic links, in order to create a university space that allows coordination of teaching, research and cultural activities, and to encourage the use and normalisation of the language itself.
To be the leading network for joint action and the platform for development of shared strategies by universities in the area comprising societies with Catalan culture and language, spread throughout the Pyrenees and Mediterranean region.
The Vives Network of Universities promotes the cohesion of the university community and strengthens the reach and impact of universities on society. Vives Network performs its mission:
- Through a coordinated, shared working system, based on equity between its members, quality and service.
- By formulating joint proposals by universities and facilitating their inclusion in the social and political agenda of each administrative context.
- By contributing to further strengthening higher education and research.
- Linguistic unity among member university communities with shared geographic, historical and cultural links
- Collaboration between universities
- Equity between all universities
- Respect for university autonomy
- Democratic governance of the institution
- A desire to jointly serve and have an impact on society
22 universities from 4 countries
in the European Mediterranean area:
Andorra, Spain, France and Italy
500,000 students,
40,000 teaching and research staff and
10,000 administrative and service personnel
25 years
as a consolidated network of alliances
Morella City Council awards Xarxa Vives d’Universitats the Cross of Santa Llúcia, the highest distinction awarded by the city of Morella, in recognition of the institution’s 25 years of work and its contribution to the progress of university communities in the Pyrenees-Mediterranean region.
As part of the celebrations for its 200th edition, Gaceta Universitària gave an award to Xarxa Vives for its initiative in creating a shared university space allowing the coordination of teaching, research, cultural activities and promotion of the Catalan language.