NUCST in the Republic of San Marino 2021

> 3rd NUSCT Rectors’ Meeting - 20 October 2021 - Republic of San Marino> 𝐌𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐮 – 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐔𝐒𝐂𝐓 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭Miquel Nicolau i Vila has been President of the University of Andorra (UdA) since May 2015,when he was elected unanimously by the University Council. Born in 1962 and trained in numerousfields, he has a doctorate in Electronic Engineering from Ramon Llull University (URL). He alsohas a master's degree in Philosophy from the University of Barcelona (UB), a master's degree inComputer Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and a master's degreein Intelligent Systems and Environmental Parallels from Ramon Llull University. By virtue of hisrecent positions of academic responsibility, he has coordinated the presidency of the UdA anddirected the research and doctoral program.The Universitat d’Andorra was founded in 1988 and is a dynamic, young and fast-growinguniversity. Based in the heart of the Pyrenees, it is known as “The University of the Pyrenees”.https://www.uda.ad/>>𝐍𝐔𝐒𝐂𝐓On March 2, 2018, representatives from the University of Malta, the University of Greenland, the University of Liechtenstein, the University of San Marino, the University of Gibraltar and the Universitat d’Andorra met in the Principality of Andorra to formalise the creation of the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories, NUSCT.In the words of NUSCT President and rector of the Universitat d’Andorra, Dr. Miquel Nicolau, “… the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories was born of a shared need to address issues that are specific to higher education institutions that operate in socio-political and economic contexts of small countries and territories, but that are marginally dealt with by existing international higher education associations”.The diversity and international nature of the Network and the combined strength of its members will be leveraged to tap into competitive funding sources for joint or collaborative research projects.The University of Montenegro, the University of the Faroe Islands, the University of Akureyri, the University of Nicosia and the Mediterranean University (Montenegro) have recently joined the network.https://www.nusct.net/

> 3rd NUSCT Rectors’ Meeting - 20 October 2021 - Republic of San Marino> 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐲𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐬 – 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐚Dr Philippos Pouyioutas is Professor of Computer Science and the Rector of the University of Nicosia. He studied at the University of London (BSc Computer Science – Queen Mary College – 1988, MSc Databases and Information Systems – Birkbeck College – 1989, PhD Object-Oriented Databases – Birkbeck College – 1996). His doctoral degree studies were funded by scholarships from the University of London, the Overseas Research Scholarship (ORS) Award Scheme and the Leventis Foundation. Dr Pouyioutas also holds a Certificate in Teaching/Learning in Higher Education from the University of North London (1993).The University of Nicosia (UNIC) is the largest university in Cyprus in terms of student enrolment, with more than 14,000 students from over 100 countries, supported by about 550 full-time teaching/research and administrative staff.https://www.unic.ac.cy/>>𝐍𝐔𝐒𝐂𝐓On March 2, 2018, representatives from the University of Malta, the University of Greenland, the University of Liechtenstein, the University of San Marino, the University of Gibraltar and the Universitat d’Andorra met in the Principality of Andorra to formalise the creation of the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories, NUSCT.In the words of NUSCT President and rector of the Universitat d’Andorra, Dr. Miquel Nicolau, “… the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories was born of a shared need to address issues that are specific to higher education institutions that operate in socio-political and economic contexts of small countries and territories, but that are marginally dealt with by existing international higher education associations”.The diversity and international nature of the Network and the combined strength of its members will be leveraged to tap into competitive funding sources for joint or collaborative research projects.The University of Montenegro, the University of the Faroe Islands, the University of Akureyri, the University of Nicosia and the Mediterranean University (Montenegro) have recently joined the network.https://www.nusct.net/

> 3rd NUSCT Rectors’ Meeting - 20 October 2021 - Republic of San Marino> 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐤 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐬 – 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫ø𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲Chik Collins is the Rector of the University. In the past his areas of teaching have included:Historical Studies; Introductory Political Thought; British Politics and Government; Contemporary Political Theory; Methodology and Methods in the Social Sciences; Urban Policy in the UK;Explorations in Ideology and Language; Health and Health Inequalities. Chik has researched and published extensively on a range of issues, including language and social change, community development, urban regeneration, and over the past decade, on health and health inequalities – particularly, in collaboration with the NHS Health Scotland and the Glasgow Centre for Population Health, the phenomenon of ‘excess mortality’ in Scotland and Glasgow.The University of the Faroe Islands, located in T.rshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands, is a public university established in 1965, with a faculty and administrative staff of 150 and an enrollment of 1500 students. The purpose of the University of the Faroe Islands is to carry out research, facilitatelearning and provide teaching at the highest level, as well as to effectively disseminate knowledge about scientific findings and methods.https://www.setur.fo>>𝐍𝐔𝐒𝐂𝐓On March 2, 2018, representatives from the University of Malta, the University of Greenland, the University of Liechtenstein, the University of San Marino, the University of Gibraltar and the Universitat d’Andorra met in the Principality of Andorra to formalise the creation of the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories, NUSCT.In the words of NUSCT President and rector of the Universitat d’Andorra, Dr. Miquel Nicolau, “… the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories was born of a shared need to address issues that are specific to higher education institutions that operate in socio-political and economic contexts of small countries and territories, but that are marginally dealt with by existing international higher education associations”.The diversity and international nature of the Network and the combined strength of its members will be leveraged to tap into competitive funding sources for joint or collaborative research projects.The University of Montenegro, the University of the Faroe Islands, the University of Akureyri, the University of Nicosia and the Mediterranean University (Montenegro) have recently joined the network.https://www.nusct.net/

> 3rd NUSCT Rectors’ Meeting - 20 October 2021 - Republic of San Marino> 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧 Í𝐬𝐚𝐤 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐢 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧 - 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫ø𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲The University of the Faroe Islands, located in T.rshavn, the capital of the Faroe Islands, is a public university established in 1965, with a faculty and administrative staff of 150 and an enrollment of 1500 students. The purpose of the University of the Faroe Islands is to carry out research, facilitatelearning and provide teaching at the highest level, as well as to effectively disseminate knowledge about scientific findings and methods.https://www.setur.fo>>𝐍𝐔𝐒𝐂𝐓On March 2, 2018, representatives from the University of Malta, the University of Greenland, the University of Liechtenstein, the University of San Marino, the University of Gibraltar and the Universitat d’Andorra met in the Principality of Andorra to formalise the creation of the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories, NUSCT.In the words of NUSCT President and rector of the Universitat d’Andorra, Dr. Miquel Nicolau, “… the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories was born of a shared need to address issues that are specific to higher education institutions that operate in socio-political and economic contexts of small countries and territories, but that are marginally dealt with by existing international higher education associations”.The diversity and international nature of the Network and the combined strength of its members will be leveraged to tap into competitive funding sources for joint or collaborative research projects.The University of Montenegro, the University of the Faroe Islands, the University of Akureyri, the University of Nicosia and the Mediterranean University (Montenegro) have recently joined the network.https://www.nusct.net/

> 3rd NUSCT Rectors’ Meeting - 20 October 2021 - Republic of San Marino> 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐁𝐞𝐳𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐚 – 𝐏𝐫𝐨-𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐚Prof. Frank Bezzina is the Pro-Rector for International Development and Quality Assurance at the University of Malta. He teaches Management Science & Decision Analysis, Operations Research, Applied Business Statistics and Business Research Methods on FEMA's undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Frank's research focuses on investigating phenomena in the Organisational Sciences. He has published papers on risk management, corporate governance, HRM, environmental management and statistical/methodological misconceptions. The L-Università ta’ Malta (University of Malta) is the country’s leading tertiary institution, catering for some 11,500 students who follow undergraduate and postgraduate studies. The University carries out academic research and provides a vibrant higher education setting in the arts, sciences, IT technologies and the humanities as required for Malta’s economic, social and cultural development.https://www.um.edu.mt/>>𝐍𝐔𝐒𝐂𝐓On March 2, 2018, representatives from the University of Malta, the University of Greenland, the University of Liechtenstein, the University of San Marino, the University of Gibraltar and the Universitat d’Andorra met in the Principality of Andorra to formalise the creation of the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories, NUSCT.In the words of NUSCT President and rector of the Universitat d’Andorra, Dr. Miquel Nicolau, “… the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories was born of a shared need to address issues that are specific to higher education institutions that operate in socio-political and economic contexts of small countries and territories, but that are marginally dealt with by existing international higher education associations”.The diversity and international nature of the Network and the combined strength of its members will be leveraged to tap into competitive funding sources for joint or collaborative research projects.The University of Montenegro, the University of the Faroe Islands, the University of Akureyri, the University of Nicosia and the Mediterranean University (Montenegro) have recently joined the network.https://www.nusct.net/

> 3rd NUSCT Rectors’ Meeting - 20 October 2021 - Republic of San Marino> 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐯𝐢ć – 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐨Dr Sanja Pekovic has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University Paris-EST. She is Associate Professor at the University of Montenegro and Associate Researcher at the University Paris-Dauphine. Between 2006 and 2011, she was Researcher at the Center for Labor Studies (Centre d’Eudes de l’Emploi) and Lecturer at the University Paris-EST. In 2006, she obtained a Master’s degree from the Ecole Nationale Des Pontset Chaussées and University of Paris-EST Marne-la-Vallée. Her research interests are within the field of quality and environmental economics, economics of innovation, applied econometrics, and on this topic she has presented studies at national and international scientific congresses, which have been published in international journals.The Univerzitet Crne Gore (University of Montenegro) is the oldest and the largest higher education, scientific and art institution in Montenegro. Founded on April 2nd, 1974, in Podgorica, the University is comprised of 19 faculties and three scientific institutes, with more than 20,000 students distributed over a number of campuses throughout the country, with its main campus and headquarters being located in the capital city of Montenegro, Podgorica.https://www.ucg.ac.me>>𝐍𝐔𝐒𝐂𝐓On March 2, 2018, representatives from the University of Malta, the University of Greenland, the University of Liechtenstein, the University of San Marino, the University of Gibraltar and the Universitat d’Andorra met in the Principality of Andorra to formalise the creation of the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories, NUSCT.In the words of NUSCT President and rector of the Universitat d’Andorra, Dr. Miquel Nicolau, “… the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories was born of a shared need to address issues that are specific to higher education institutions that operate in socio-political and economic contexts of small countries and territories, but that are marginally dealt with by existing international higher education associations”.The diversity and international nature of the Network and the combined strength of its members will be leveraged to tap into competitive funding sources for joint or collaborative research projects.The University of Montenegro, the University of the Faroe Islands, the University of Akureyri, the University of Nicosia and the Mediterranean University (Montenegro) have recently joined the network.https://www.nusct.net/