We believe in a University open to the world, one that does not turn its back on society but rather dialogues with it, learns from it, and contributes to it. A University that generates knowledge but also inspires, connects, and transforms because it believes in the power of its transfer. This is the University we want to help build. And this is also the reason for AmicsUAB's existence: to create bridges between the academic world and society, to facilitate encounters that would otherwise be unlikely, and to foster alliances capable of generating shared opportunities. Our values express how we understand this commitment.
Great opportunities almost never arise on their own. They often appear when people from different worlds decide to listen to each other, share an idea, or start a joint project.
At AmicsUAB, we work to make these encounters possible. We connect the University with society and bring together people, companies, institutions, and organizations that can share knowledge, experience, and new perspectives. Because when connections make sense, a conversation can become a collaboration, and a shared interest, a project.
Being part of AmicsUAB means getting involved with the University, but also with the surrounding social reality. We are not interested in observing challenges from a distance, but in contributing to their solution through knowledge, reflection, and the ability to build alliances.
This commitment leads us to promote initiatives with a social impact, to listen to the needs of the local community, and to work alongside people and organizations that share the desire to contribute to the common good.
Knowledge only grows when it is shared, and AmicsUAB exists thanks to all those people who decide to offer a part of what they know, what they have experienced, or what they can contribute.
Researchers who bring their research closer to the public, professionals who share their expertise, partners and volunteers who dedicate their time to the project, and companies that contribute resources or open up new possibilities. In this sum of contributions lies an often unassuming, yet essential, generosity: the kind that allows ideas to circulate, opportunities to reach further, and the benefit to be shared rather than individual.
For us, excellence isn't about elitism or an unattainable idea of perfection. It's about rigor, responsibility, respect for a job well done, and the desire to make others better so that we can progress.
We strive to listen before deciding, act with honesty, take care of our processes, and review our work to continuously improve. Behind every activity, every project, and every collaboration is the commitment to live up to the trust that people and organizations place in AmicsUAB.
At AmicsUAB, diverse backgrounds, generations, disciplines, and ways of understanding the world coexist. This diversity is not just a characteristic of our community: it is one of its main strengths.
We want to foster open, inclusive spaces free from any discrimination, where differences broaden our perspective and enrich the dialogue. We know that listening to other voices helps us formulate better questions and also build more creative, more just, and more useful answers for society as a whole.
We don't want knowledge to remain confined to a classroom, a publication, or a conversation among specialists. We want it to circulate, to reach new spaces, and to translate into concrete decisions, projects, and transformations.
That's why we don't measure success just by the number of activities we organize, but also by what they are able to generate: new connections, learning, opportunities, new perspectives, or solutions that improve the lives of people and communities. This is the impact we seek.
The relationship with the University doesn't necessarily end when you graduate or when a professional chapter closes. There are bonds, experiences, and ways of understanding the world that continue to be a part of who we are throughout our lives.
AmicsUAB wants to keep this sense of belonging alive, but also to expand it. To open the community to all those people, companies, and institutions that share UAB's values and want to contribute to their community.
Because being part of a community isn't just about recognizing where we come from. It's knowing that we still have things to share, projects to build, and a path to travel together.
