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  • About the Chair

    The AIMPLAS - UV Chair for Sustainability in the Plastic Sector is focused on researching technological advances in the plastics industry, addressing environmental challenges, innovations in materials and processes and exploring new applications in collaboration with the academic community. It also promotes training programs and talent development to drive sustainability and efficiency throughout the value chain of the plastic sector.

    The partnership between the Universitat de València and AIMPLAS enables the integration of academic research with the needs and advancements of the plastics industry, which is crucial for the Valencian Community and the world at large.

  • Sector: Sciences and Engineering
    Type: Business chair
    Entities:

    UVAIMPLAS

    Direction: José David Badia Bueno
    School of Engineering
    Department of Chemical Engineering
    Office 4.3.5
    Av. de la Universitat, s/n
  • Activities

    Talent Promotion

    • In this section, we focus on promoting talent through various initiatives aimed at stimulating creativity and academic excellence: competitions, scholarships for attending training events, AIMPLAS - UV internships.

    Research

    • Students can participate in joint research projects with research teams associated with the chair.

    Transfer and Dissemination

    • Technical visits, exhibitions, participation in events and conferences, media reviews.

    Training

    • UV university degrees, courses and seminars, Plastics Academy.
  • Entities

    Universitat de València AIMPLAS Instituto Tecnológico del Plástico
  • About the Chair

    The CAPGEMINI-UV Chair for Innovation in Software Development aims to establish a long-lasting relationship with the UV that will facilitate the training and preparation of students to navigate the labour market.

  • Sector: Sciences and Engineering
    Type: Business chair
    Entities:

    UV and Capgemini

    Direction: Francisco Grimaldo
    Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria
    Av. Universitat, s/n
  • Chair activities

    • Natural language processing: from the UV to business
    • Web scraping and obfuscated databases
    • Low-code
  • Entities

    UV Capgemini
  • About the Chair

    The Chair for Artificial Intelligence and the Visualisation of Information for Open Government in the City of Valencia (AIVIS) aims to address emerging challenges and transcend regulatory frameworks governing transparency and public access to information. Its objective is to provide society with the tools to gain a deeper understanding of the city.

    The Chair aims to promote the use of Artificial Intelligence, information visualisation and web technologies in the context of the relationship between citizens and the local government, transparency and the use of open data.

  • Sector: Sciences and Engineering
    Type: Institutional chair
    Entities:

    UV and Valencia City Council

    Direction: Inmaculada Coma
    IRTIC
    C/ Catedràtic José Beltrán 2
  • Chair activities

    The dissemination activities of the Chair are designed to promote:

    • Collaboration in projects addressing topics related to the Chair
    • Preparation of reports and proposals
    • Protyping and technological development
    • Talks and dissemination conferences on topics related to the Chair
  • Entities

    Universitat de València Ajuntament de València
  • About the Chair

    The establishment of the Chair for Battery Technology and its Value Chain is justified by the current need for experts in this field and the growth that this sector has experienced in recent years in the Valencian Community. This growth is due to an increase in demand for electric vehicles, the storage of renewable energy and the need to address sustainability and environmental issues.

    Objectives

    The primary objective is to support the development of UV-specific degrees.

  • Sector: Sciences and Engineering
    Type: Institutional chair
    Entities:

    UV, GVA and Power Electronics

    Direction: José Gabriel Torres
    School of Engineering
    Av. de la Universitat s/n,
  • Chair activities

    Provide financial support to individuals to cover all or part of the costs of the studies related to the Chair. Organise dissemination conferences and seminars. Promote national and international meetings of experts in the field of battery technology.

  • Entities

    UV Generalitat Valenciana
    Power electronics
  • About the Chair

    The Chair for Business, Gastronomy and Tourism (ECOTUR) is dedicated to the joint pursuit of training, cultural, knowledge transfer and research activities with the objective of promoting the study and dissemination of all aspects related to gastronomy from a nutritional, technological or cultural point of view.

  • Sector: Sciences and Engineering
    Type: Business chair
    Entities:

    UV and Ecotur

    Direction: Hortensia Rico, Carla Soler
    Facultat de Farmacia
    Dpto. Microbiologia i Ecologia
  • Chair activities

    Conferences and training activities for professionals from different fields, with the aim of facilitating the transfer of knowledge between gastronomy and tourism.

  • Entities

    UV ECOTUR
  • About the Chair

    The Chair for Computational Data Analytics and its Relationship with the Tertiary Sector (IHMGS) was established in 2023 with the objective of examining the integration of computational data analytics in the tertiary sector. In particular, the Chair explores how companies can leverage Artificial Intelligence and data management to optimise operations and make strategic decisions. It focuses on the intersection between technological innovation and service sector development, providing key insights for business growth in the digital age.

  • Sector: Sciences and Engineering
    Type: Business chair
    Entities:

    UV and IHMGS

    Direction: Rafael Magdalena Benedicto
    Av. de la Universitat s/n Burjassot
  • Activities

    The IHGMS is a private educational institution that works in close collaboration with the Universitat de València. The Chair agreement serves to reinforce the offer of postgraduate studies at the UV.

  • Entities

    Universitat de València IHMGS
  • About the Chair

    The Chair for Digital Gender Gap of the Universitat de València was established in October 2020 with the objective of addressing the digital gap between men and women in the Valencian Community in quantitative and qualitative terms. This includes understanding the digital gap in terms of use, acquisition of digital skills and good use of ICTs.

  • Sector: Sciences and Engineering
    Type: Institutional chair
    Entities:

    UV and GVA

    Direction: Anabel Forte
    School of Engineering (ETSE-UV)
    Office 1.3.7
    Avinguda de la Universitat s/n
  • Chair activities

    The Chair for Digital Gender Gap has a comprehensive programme of activities designed to raise awareness of the digital gender gap and to promote research and training initiatives aimed at reducing it.

    • Presentation of courses against digital gender gap
    •  Conferences for digital gender equality
    •  Marathons with a gender perspective
  • Entities

    UV GVA
  • About the Chair

    The purpose of the DAM Chair for Integrated Management and Resource Recovery from Wastewater is to promote training, cultural, research and university extension activities aimed at understanding and disseminating sustainable management and resource recovery from wastewater. One of the most important challenges for the Chair is to ensure that, both in the industrial sector and in society in general, wastewater is not seen as mere waste but as a source of valuable resources (water, energy, fertilisers) with significant economic and environmental value.

  • Sector: Sciences and Engineering
    Type: Business chair
    Entities:

    UV - DAM

    Direction: Alberto Bouzas Blanco
    Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria (ETSE-UV) Av. Universitat, s/n
  • Chair activities

    Open Innovation (Training)

    The goal is to facilitate meetings between academics, business leaders, technicians and students to promote the sustainable management of wastewater and its resources.

    Living Labs

    For students in the Chair's innovation areas. In the first phase, the following activities will be conducted:

    • Organising workshops to encourage problem identification, idea generation, synergy creation, etc., to foster students' personal and professional development;
    • Encouraging participation in national and international talent and strategy competitions;
    • Organising informal debate meetings (Innotalk) between students, academics, business leaders and technicians;
    • Promoting student participation in national and international conferences.

    Courses and Workshops

    • Conducting training courses on specific topics related to the Chair, taught by experts from both academic and professional fields.

    Creation of New Knowledge (Promotion)

    Its objective is to promote the development of research lines that favor the sustainable management of wastewater through efficient technologies with high resource recovery potential, aligning with the principles of the Circular Economy.

    Activities:

    • Holding workshops between different research groups (multidisciplinary) aligned with the Chair's theme, where they present their work lines, accumulated experiences and challenges, all with the aim of promoting collaboration between different knowledge areas and creating synergies;
    • Funding non-doctoral research staff contracts for specific work within a research line;
    • Awarding prizes for the best undergraduate and master’s degree final projects and doctoral theses developed on the Chair's theme.

     

    Management and Communication (Dissemination)

    Activities:

    • Organising workshops to encourage problem identification, idea generation, synergy creation, etc., to foster students' personal and professional development.
  • Entities

    UV DAM
  • About the Chair

    The FISABIO Chair for the Promotion of Biomedical Research facilitates, promotes, develops and carries out research in accordance with the existing research plans of the Valencian Department of Health. It also facilitates and promotes the training of researchers and health professionals in order to promote and encourage health and biomedical research in the Valencian Community.

  • Sector: Health, Sciences and Engineering
    Type: Institutional chair
    Entities:

    UV - Fisabio

    Direction: Andrés Moya Simarro
  • Chair activities

    • Fisabio Summer School
    • Olésay programme
    • Grants for research stays in Europe
  • Entities

    Universitat de València Fisabio
  • About the Chair

    The UV and the Most Illustrious Official College of Pharmacists of Valencia (MICOF) have joined forces to give life to the Chair for the Rational Use of Medicines, a project that will improve understanding and promotion of safe and effective use of medicines for the benefit of the community and healthcare in general.

    The main objective of this Chair is to promote educational, cultural, research, and university extension activities centred around the rational use of medicines (RUM), a crucial aspect of healthcare, as it involves the appropriate and safe use of medicines by patients.

  • Sector: Sciences and Engineering, Health
    Type: Business chair
    Entities:

    UV - MICOF

    Direction: Mª Luisa Ferrándiz Manglano
    Av. Vicent Andrés Estellés, s/n
  • Chair activities

    • Research Award dedicated to the field of RUM (open to participants from the academic and professional community)
    • RUM training courses
    • Workshops with a focus on dissemination and training
    • Support for research related to RUM
  • Entities

    Universitat de València MICOF
  • About the Chair

    The Microsoft-UV Chair for Privacy and Digital Transformation aims to prioritise the value of privacy as a catalyst for digital transformation, grounded in the principle of respect for fundamental rights. The Chair’s mission is to cultivate a culture of public and private corporate engagement on the subject of privacy, and to encourage organisations to align their digital transformation processes with these values.

  • Sector: Sciences and Engineering, Legal Sciences
    Type: Business chair
    Entities:

    UV and Microsoft

    Direction: Ricard Martínez Martínez
    Edificio Departamental Occidental, 1a planta
    Av. Tarongers s/n
  • Chair activities

    The Chair organises conferences on AI and human development, digital transformation and health research.

  • Entities

    UV Microsoft
  • About the Chair

    The objective of the SEOFER Chair for Road Safety and Intelligent Mobility is to facilitate collaboration between the UV and the business community in order to make significant strides in two domains that are of increasing concern to our society: road safety and intelligent mobility.

    The Chair aims to provide support for the creation of new ideas, initiatives and projects that, in addition to the traditional signalling systems, will enable significant progress to be made towards safe and connected infrastructure.

  • Sector: Sciences and Engineering, Social Sciences and Humanities
    Type: Business chair
    Entities:

    UV and Seofer S.L.

    Direction: Francisco Alonso Pla
  • Chair activities

    In addition to its research activities, the Chair oversees a range of training and dissemination initiatives, including:

    •  Training activities
    •  Research activities
    •  Transfer and outreach activities
  • Entities

    UV Seofer S.L.
  • About the Chair

    The Sanuker Chair for Conversational Software, Bots and Applications was officially established through a collaboration agreement between Sanuker Europe and Latin America S.L., a subsidiary of the Valencian company WOZTELL Sanuker S.L. and the Universitat de València, on 21 May 2021. The purpose of this Chair is to facilitate cooperation between the two parties in order to achieve common objectives in the fields of education, science, technology and culture. The Sanuker Chair for Conversational Software (CBC-UV) commenced its operational management in September 2021 with the objective of fostering the necessary involvement of stakeholders for the ethical and global development of conversational business.

    The Chair’s vision is to serve as a conduit between:

    •  the UV, public administrations, companies and society;
    •  Artificial Intelligence, automation and humanity;
    •  conversational citizens and the world.

    The Chair aims to contribute to the ethical and global development of conversational business, transferring knowledge to society and promoting interest in professionalising and humanising the automation of communications. This is based on the principles of proactivity, ethics and transparency, social commitment, sustainability and solidarity.

  • Sector: Sciences and Engineering
    Type: Business chair
    Entities:

    UV and Sanuker

    Direction: Jesús Soret
    School of Engineering (ETSE-UV)
    Av. Universitat, s/n
  • Chair activities

    • Training activities with the Chair’s own content, with over a thousand people participating in the training sessions in English, Spanish and Chinese
    • Other projects of particular relevance: FallasBot.com, Vilareal3000, Un ChatBot me arruinó book, and high impact events
  • Entities

    UV Sanuker
  • About the chair

    The UV-VaSiC Chair of Advanced Materials for the Microchip and Semiconductor Industry has been created within PERTEChip, the Strategic Project for Microelectronics and Semiconductors, which aims to strengthen the design and production capabilities of the microelectronics and semiconductor industry in Spain, and to promote R&D&I through public-private collaboration from a comprehensive perspective, enhancing national and EU strategic autonomy in this sector, in line with the recently proposed European Chips Act.

  • Sector: Sciences and Engineering
    Type: Business chair
    ETSE-UV
    Department of Electronic Engineering
    Av. de la Universitat s/n
  • Chair Activities

    The ‘Chip Chairs’ aim to train professionals in the field of microelectronics and semiconductors, and to promote research and innovation through public-private collaboration in Spanish universities.

  • Entities

    UV Valencia Silicon Cluster (VaSiC)
  • About the Chair

    The Universitat de València and Würth Elektronik eiSos have established an institutional chair with the aim of fostering education and research in the field of electromagnetic compatibility (Würth EMC).
    One of the main objectives of this newly established chair in electromagnetic compatibility is to facilitate both research into this technology and its practical application.

  • Sector: Sciences and Engineering
    Type: Business chair
    Entities:

    UV and Würth Elektronik

    Direction: José Torres
    Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería (ETSE)
    Av. Universitat, s/n
  • Chair activities

    • Undergraduate and Master’s degree final projects and doctoral theses
    • Seminars and courses on electromagnetic compatibility (EMC)
    • Participation in international congresses
  • Entities

    UV Würth Elektronik