The rector of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, Juan José Ruiz, and the mayor of Alicante, Luis Barcala, signed a collaboration agreement on the morning of May 28. Through this agreement, both entities will collaborate on training activities within the framework of the Summer Courses program, which the UMH will hold at Santa Bárbara Castle in Alicante, the university’s official Summer Course venue.

The Summer Courses will be held at Santa Bárbara Castle in Alicante, the official venue of the UMH Summer University, during the facility’s opening hours and at no cost to the University. The University’s Vice-Rector for Culture, Tatiana Sentamans, or her designee, will be responsible for monitoring this agreement, while the Alicante City Council will be represented by the Head of the Culture Department or their designee.

The UMH is responsible for proposing the Summer Courses, ensuring the suitability of the content and instructors, approving them according to the University’s regulations, and issuing the corresponding certificates. The UMH will handle the registration and administrative management, and the agreement will be valid for two years.

In parallel, the Mayor of Alicante has signed another collaboration agreement on the same subject with the Rector of the University of Alicante (UA), Amparo Navarro. In this way, the UMH and the UA will share the facilities of the Santa Bárbara Castle for the delivery of Summer Courses.