The number of applications received from people interested in attending the UIC has increased compared with last year. A total of 1900 applications have been received thus far this year, compared with 1450 received during the same period last year, i.e. a 30% increase.
The UIC presented its own Youtube channel ( www.youtube.com/uic ) on 11 July 2008, within the framework of the University Council meeting. The UIC is the first private Catalan university to have its own Youtube channel, which enables users to share digital videos on the Internet.
Around thirty people who have been working at the UIC for the past ten years received medals from the Rector with the university's new seal. The awards ceremony was held during the General Meeting of the teaching and administrative staff, where new appointments and new facilities were also announced.
Lluís Ferrer i Gayà, the president of the Association of Insurance Brokers of Barcelona and of the Catalan Council of Insurance Broker Associations, talked to students in the Graduate Hall on 18 June 2008 within the framework of the Advanced Insurance Management Programme.
According to the results of a report by the UIC and the Universidad de Navarra, Cristiano Ronaldo has a market value of 83 million.