Jaume Casals, rector of the UPF

Speeches and interviews

Speeches and Interventions

2020 Christmas Message (from minute 4:39) (17-12-2020)
2020 Report to the UPF's senate (link to the article) (17-11-2020)
Opening ceremony of the 2020-2021 academic year (21-10-2020)
2019 Christmas Message (17-12-2019)
2019 Report to the UPF's senate (link to the article) (20-11-2019)
Opening ceremony of the 2019-2020 academic year of the catalan university system (6-9-2019)
2018 Christmas Message (19-12-2018)
2018 Report to the UPF's senate (transcription) (audio file) (15-11-2018)
Opening ceremony of the 2018-2019 academic year (and audio-visual file) (09-10-2018)
2017 Christmas Message (19-12-2017)
2017 Report to the UPF's senate (20-11-2017)
Opening ceremony of the 2017-2018 academic year (09-10-2017)
Rector's speech on the occasion of the presentation of the National Agreement for the University (19-06-17)
Rector's speech on the occasion of the 25th aniversary of the creation of the Catalan University System (16-05-17)
Rector's speech during his election as rector of UPF (5-05-17)
2016 Christmas Message (21-12-16)
Opening ceremony of the 2016-2017 academic year (written speech) (audio-visual file) (26-09-2016)
2016 Report to the UPF's senate (written speech) (check also the audio-visual file) (24-05-2016)
Presentation of the Strategic Plan 2016-2025 (audio-visual file) (from 1:03:00) (8-02-16)
2015 Christmas Message (16-12-2015)
Opening ceremony of the 2015-2016 academic year and celebration of the UPF's 25th anniversary (audio-visual file) (29-10-2015)
2015 UPF's Commencement Speech. Master and Doctoral students (audio-visual file from 59:00) (3-07-15)
2015 UPF's Commencement Speeches. Undergraduate students (several audio-visual files)
- 3-07-15: 1st session (from 59:00)
- 4-04-15: 1st session (48:30); 2nd session (1:08:30); 3rd session (1:23:30) and 4th session (1:23:30)
Speech in front of the Committee on Education and Universities (Parliament of Catalonia) on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the University (audio-visual file) (29-06-15)
2015 Report to the UPF's senate (written speech) (check also the audio-visual file) (08-06-15)
2014 Christmas Message (17-12-14)
Opening ceremony of the 2014-15 academic year (written speech) (check also the audio-visual file) (30-09-14)
2014 UPF's Commencement Speech. Undergraduate, Master and Doctoral students (4-07-14)
2014 Report to the UPF's senate (written speech) (check also the audio-visual file) (5-06-14)
2013 Christmas Message (19-12-13)
2013 UPF's Comm encement Speech. Undergraduate students (30-11-13)
2013 Report to the UPF's senate (28-11-13)
Opening ceremony of the 2013-14 academic year (3-10-13)
2013 UPF's Commencement Speech. Master and Doctoral students (3-07-13)
Rector's speech during his election as rector of UPF (3-06-13)

Interviews and articles

The Guild's interview with rector Jaume Casals (The Guild, March 2021)
"El Estado en la encrucijada" (opinion piece with Carles Ramió, El País,12-06-2020)
"La UPF no preveu una caiguda de les matriculacions del proper curs i contempla iniciar-lo en modalitat mixta" (interview from ACN published at the UPF website) (13-05-2020)
Interview to the rectors Jaume Casals (UPF), M. José Figueras (URV), Jaume Puy (UdL) and Joan Elias (UB) about long distance learning in catalan universities (interview broadcasted in the programme Aquí, amb Josep Cuní) (13-10-2020)
Rector Jame Casal thoughts about President Quim Torra legal disqualification (30-09-2020)
Interview in Ràdio Estel (interview broadcasted in the programme Cinqüenters, from minute 9:54) (11-01-2020)
"Madrid y Barcelona, un modelo cooperativo" (opinion piece with Carles Ramió, El País, 23-05-2019)
"Superar l'establert" (opinions piece, Memòria Econòmica de Catalunya 2017, pag. 137)
"El destí de la Universitat" (opinion piece, Ara, 21-05-2018)
"Nosaltres no deixarem penjat cap estudiant" que no acrediti el nivell B2 d'anglès per graduar-se (interview, Els matins de TV3, 16-01-2018)
"La alternancia en el gobierno universitario es negativa si hay un contexto de confianza" (interview, El Economista, 19-10-2017)
"Les universitats ens estem morint de gana. Comencem a fer figa" (interview, La Xarxa de Televisions Locals, 18-05-2017)
"A la república catalana, un canvi radical seria una veritable llei d'autonomia universitària" (interview, Vilaweb, 18-05-2017)
"Els alumnes dissenyaran amb llibertat els seus itineraris" (interview, La Vanguardia, 15-05-2017)
"La bestiesa de la UPF és tenir el 84% de catedràtics homes" (interview, Ara, 07-04-2017)
"Consolidating the gains is the next step" (article, Times Higher Education magazine, 06-04-2016)
La transferència de coneixement cap al sector productiu (an opinion about knowledge transfer to society, Guia de l'ensenyament 2016)
"L'hora de les universitats" (article) (La Vanguardia, 08-02-16)
L'entrevista de Catalunya informació (audiovisual archive) (interview in Catalunya Ràdio news, 14-09-15)
"La oferta formativa está mal enfocada" (interview, El Economista, 13-05-15)
Interview in L'Illa de Robinson (audiovisual archive) (TV Show produced by Eduard Berraondo, El Punt Avui TV, 26-03-15)
"No me escandaliza la desregulación" (interview, Expansión, 16-09-14)
"La UPF treballa per establir un únic accés al centre a partir del 2015" (interview, Europa Press, 12-05-14)
Interview in BTVNotícies (audiovisual archive) (news, morning edition, 29-04-14)
Radio interview (audiovisual archive) (interview in "L'Entrevista", programme broadcasted in the Local Audiovisual Network, 29-10-13)
"La pujada del preu de la matrícula no ha estat justa" (interview, La Vanguardia, 13-05-13)