Barcelona Declaration of the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU)

After two days of discussions and workshops we declare:

• The Joint Declaration signed in Lisbon on October 2018 has been ratified by all eight founding universities.
• The Vision of SACRU is to lead in research and education for the Common Good.
• The Mission of the Strategic Alliance is to foster global cooperation amongst research-intensive catholic universities with the goal of advancing quality knowledge production and higher education for the Common Good. The alliance will fulfill its goals by supporting capacity building and promoting distinction in discovery fundamental and applied research while stimulating innovative knowledge transfer models.
• The eight founder universities are committed to enhance their collaboration in the area of research.
• Cross-alliance exchange of faculty members, staff and students will be implemented through specific mobility programs and/or summer schools.
• The Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore shall host the next SACRU annual conference in Milan in October 2020.