Presentation of the New Chair
On Thursday, May 30, the University of Barcelona (UB) announced the creation of the UB Fundació Cassià Just-Cuina Justa Chair for the Integration of People with Disabilities. The presentation event, held at the UB Rectorate, was attended by the rector of the university, Joan Guàrdia, who emphasized that this new chair responds to the need to address inclusion, considered a social challenge ‘a great magnitude (https://www.softcatala.org/resum-de-textos-en-catala/).
Collaboration and Objectives
The rector has also emphasized that this initiative has been possible thanks to the cooperation of the Cassià Just-Cuina Justa Foundation, the School of New Interactive Technologies of the UB (ENTI) and the FIATC Foundation. Through this collaboration, training, awareness raising, research and knowledge transfer actions will be carried out with the aim of improving the conditions of inclusion of this group (https://www.softcatala. org/resum-de-textos-en-catala/).
Featured Participants
During the presentation, the professor of the Faculty of Psychology of the UB, Marina Romeo, the president of the Cassià Just-Cuina Justa Foundation, Josep Lluís Cleries, Joan Puigcercós, councilor of the ENTI, and Joan Castells, president, also spoke of the Board of Trustees of the FIATC Foundation. All of them have highlighted the importance of a chair that promotes research and innovation to improve the work of social inclusion for people with mental fragility, and they have expressed their conviction that this chair will be an enriching experience to provide the equal opportunities for everyone and to put technology at the service of people (https://www.softcatala.org/resum-de-textos-en-catala/).
UB’s commitment to Inclusion
The UB has established inclusion as one of its governance axes. In addition to existing programs, such as the Classroom for the Labor Integration of People with Disabilities with the Adecco Foundation, the university has several initiatives that promote accompaniment, support and direct attention to the special needs of students with disability This commitment reaffirms the importance that the UB places on inclusion and support for all members of the university community (https://www.softcatala.org/resum-de-textos-en-catala/).
