Tailored training drives new initiatives originating from educational centres and departments
The second 2026 call for applications for tailored training will enable the development of 23 new training initiatives originating from UAB teaching centres and departments. The approved proposals demonstrate the teaching staff's ability to identify needs, share knowledge, and promote initiatives aimed at improving teaching and learning.
Tailored training for teaching staff is an initiative driven by the Vice-Rectorate for Training and Teaching Innovation—through the Training Unit—with the aim of addressing the specific training needs of the University’s teaching and research staff. A distinctive feature of this call for proposals is that it is based on training needs identified by the teaching centres and departments themselves. In this way, it promotes training that is closely linked to the challenges and opportunities faculty members encounter in their day-to-day teaching practice.
At the same time, the call for proposals facilitates the sharing of experiences and knowledge generated within the University’s teaching innovation projects and groups with other members, thereby extending their reach and fostering the exchange of practices and insights across different fields of knowledge.
Regarding the themes of the approved actions, proposals linked to the transformation of learning and methodological renewal stand out, as do those related to digital innovation, artificial intelligence, and digital competencies of lecturers. Initiatives aimed at student support and guidance, strengthening the university community, and promoting learning environments that are more inclusive, accessible, equitable, and well-being-oriented will also be promoted.
According to José Luís Muñoz Moreno, Vice-Rector for Training and Teaching Innovation, "tailored training reflects an approach to professional development based on trust in the teaching staff and on the ability of academic units and departments to identify their own training needs." The vice-rector believes that "this call for proposals helps us connect initiatives arising in these contexts with a shared commitment to continuing to advance university teaching."