The Kircher Network International Officers’ group gathers international counterparts from the different member institutions created to find collaborative activities in the context of international education. Its primary focus is to benefit from the competitive advantages that we have as a network.
The group’s first meeting took place on the 19th and 21st of September, where funding opportunities were discussed, collaborative projects were presented, and the steering committee was created to organise the subsequent encounters and actions of the group.
The utter purpose is to enhance the ties inside the network, to function as a single body and make the most of the talent among the Kircher Network.
To contribute to the internationalisation of the member institutions in the European and global contexts through developing collaborative projects and mission-driven activities that take advantage of synergies and add value to the universities.

Group photo in the first meeting at the Universidad Loyola Andalucía
Second meeting of the group: University of Namur
The group worked on the preparation of an Erasmus+ BIP Programme International Training Staff Week titlled: “The Challenges of Inclusion in Europe: the Contribution of Jesuit HEI”. The training week was the second meeting of the group, and it took place at the University of Namur from the 2nd to the 6th of July.
The general feeling among the participants of the BIP in Namur was positive and hopeful, they all were motivated by thinking about the different possibilities of collaboration between Kircher Insititutions. The event provided a valuable space for reflection and international collaboration on promoting inclusion and diversity. The conference generated positive momentum and laid the groundwork for future initiatives and encounters, such as the preparation of the BIP in Toulouse at Icam that took place from the 17th to the 21st of June this year.
Third meeting of the group: Icam
On this ocassion, the group met for an International Staff Wekk about transitions, with the title «Transitions: a new paradigm. Meaningful pedagogy for engaged citizens of the world» that will promote more inclusive and equitable educational environments.
The group
The group of Senior International Relations Officers has been growing since its first meeting in September. This growth has been in terms of the number of member institutions as well as collaboration projects. In its firts meeting, there were representatives from 12 member universities and institutions from the Network. Five more institutions have joint the group since then.
Projects and initiatives
Since the creation of the group the past September in Seville the group has been involved in the development of several inititatives, fifth Blended Intensive Programmes receiving funding form the Europena Union Erasmus+ funds.
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING STAFF WEEK: “THE CHALLENGES OF INCLUSION IN EUROPE: THE CONTRIBUTION OF JESUIT HEI (University of Namur, July 2-6 2023)
SYMPOSIUM CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM RELATIONS (University of Deusto, July 11-15 2024)
The group worked on a Blended Intesive Programme together with the HEST cluster on Christian and Muslim Relations for the organization of a Symposium this July about “Universal-Communitarian Approaches to Social Values in Christian and Islam”. The event took place in the University of Deusto from the 11th to the 15th of July.
INTERNATIONAL TRAINING STAFF WEEK: «TRANSITIONS: A NEW PARADIGM. MEANINGFUL PEDAGOGY FOR ENGAGED CITIZENS OF THE WORLD» (Icam, July 17-21 2024)
STUDY WEEK IN GRANADA (Universidad Loyola Andalucía, June 31 – July 6 2024)
The group helped the cluster design a Study Week to deepen into Christian- Muslim encounters in Granada from June 31 to July 6, 2024. It was open for the students of the Online Course and other students from the Kircher Network. It was a complete success, the group was composed by students of a wide variety of nationalities (Spain, Lebanon, Algeria, Portugal, Italy, Poland, Germany, Austria, and Sweden) and religious diversity (Muslims, Christians, and Agnostics).
FOURTH MEETING OF THE GROUP (Munich School of Philosophy, October 10-12, 2025): ON PREPARATION