> 3rd NUSCT Rectors’ Meeting - 20 October 2021 - Republic of San Marino

> 𝐌𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐮 – 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐔𝐒𝐂𝐓 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭

Miquel 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 numerous
fields, he has a doctorate in Electronic Engineering from Ramon Llull University (URL). He also
has a master's degree in Philosophy from the University of Barcelona (UB), a master's degree in
Computer Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and a master's degree
in Intelligent Systems and Environmental Parallels from Ramon Llull University. By virtue of his
recent positions of academic responsibility, he has coordinated the presidency of the UdA and
directed the research and doctoral program.
The Universitat d’Andorra was founded in 1988 and is a dynamic, young and fast-growing
university. Based in the heart of the Pyrenees, it is known as “The University of the Pyrenees”.

https://www.uda.ad/

>>𝐍𝐔𝐒𝐂𝐓
On 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/