Palacký University had the honour of welcoming H.E. María Pérez Sánchez-Laulhé, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to the Czech Republic, to its campus. This was her first visit since taking office. She first visited the Department of Romance Studies at the Faculty of Arts, then met with the university’s Vice-Rector Ivona Barešová and Head of Partnerships Office Tereza Kalousková. They discussed the existing cooperation between Palacký University and Spanish universities, including current statistics on student mobility in both directions, as well as the European university alliance Aurora.
“One of its members and an important partner of ours is the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, which is currently focusing intensively on the internationalisation of studies and, among other things, the development of the COIL concept—Collaborative Online International Learning. Our discussion also touched on the possibility of deeper institutional cooperation between Palacký University and the embassy, particularly at the level of individual faculties and academic departments,” noted Ivona Barešová. Spain has long been one of the most popular destinations for UP students, while Spanish students make up the largest group of incoming Erasmus+ exchange students.
