ABOUT US

UNIVERSUS INTERNATIONAL UNIT

PROFILE 

Universus is a non-profit HE training organization which, since 1975, has acted as a flexible and pro-active link between the University sector (with its scientific and research strengths) and the fields of industry and the service sector in the fast-developing Puglia region. Universus is a University consortium with members including The University of Bari, Bari Polytechnic, The University of Salento, The University of Foggia, and The Popular Bank of Bari.

Founded with the aim of combining and developing the relationship between the technical and managerial spheres, the consortium enjoys a unique and accredited vantage-point within the framework of local and national training, delivering a range of training solutions in diverse areas such as: Management, Energy and the Environment, Construction and Planning, Cultural Heritage, ICT and Information Services, Cutting-edge Technologies (Installation, Quality Assurance, Health and Safety, Mechatronics), Agri-business.

An Ordinary Member of ASFOR (Italian Association for Management Education), associate of the CEEMAN (Central and East European Management Development Association) network and certified by ISO 9001: 2000, Universus boasts a faculty of over 200 academics, business consultants of national and international reputation and privileged testimonials from the most prestigious local and national businesses. Universus-CSEI operates in three main areas: 

UNIVERSUS INTERNATIONAL UNIT

The Universus International Unit consolidates, as part of a wider innovation and development strategy, the role of the organisation in activating “complex and sustainable development and learning processes on an international level”. This sees Universus as a point of reference in terms of supporting the creation of new tools, methodologies, skills and concrete indicators and models for local and regional economic development. The Consortium maintains relations with a network of foreign partners with the objective of exchanging best practice, exchanging knowledge at a European level and forging partnerships between centres of excellence, especially in the fields of training, management and engineering.

This sees the Unit involved in a range of project initiatives and international cooperation programmes aimed at sustainable local development, increasing regional competitiveness and technical skills, facilitating internationalization and participation in thematic learning networks.

For more than a decade, Universus has worked alongside a consolidated network of HE institutions, training organisations and businesses with the Mediterranean area and Europe. Universus has participated in a range of European programmes (SOCRATES, ADAPT, LEONARDO, GRUNDTVIG, ALTENER, SAVE, EQUAL, INTERREG III C, INTERREG IIIA; NPP Italy-Albania – INTERREG/CARDS, SEE etc.) The Consortium also participates in prestigious European Networks such as IACEE, SEFI, CEEMAN, PASCAL, UNIMED. 
 

MAIN AREA OF EXPERTISE

• Energy and the Environment
• Sustainable building
• Transport
• Quality and Health and Safety

SERVICES

In line with the principal activities carried out by Universus in the fields of training, careers guidance and innovation solutions, the Universus International Unit offers the following range of services:

• Consulting, planning, partnership and candidature in complex projects on a European level;
• Identifying partners in line with specific programmes and measures;
• General management;
• Monitoring and evaluation;
• Information, communication and dissemination of results;
• Training and capacity building.

• International Activities
  Curriculum
• Network Internazionali