Last Friday, November 17, the URJC signed an agreement with Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation (HBP) regarding bibliographic services and support for teaching and research at the Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences (FCEE). The contract financed from the budgets of the URJC will have an initial duration of two years, the end of which will take place on August 31, 2025. The URJC with this contract aims to provide the PDI and students of the FCEE with a set of pedagogical tools and consultation on highly useful and top-level research. The contract signing ceremony was attended by the Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation and Transfer, Fernando García Muiña, representing the Rector of the URJC, Javier Ramos.
Harvard Business School Publishing Corporation (HBP), in addition to standing out as an academic entity, is a leading institution in research and dissemination of business knowledge worldwide. In this way, the URJC, by integrating HBP materials into the FCEE teaching catalog, wants to strengthen the prestige of the FCEE, in addition to positioning it as an institution committed to excellence and the training of business leaders, in the execution of scientific publications and in practical applications of research and teaching.
In a context like the current one, where academic competition is high and the demand for quality education is more demanding, it is essential to highlight the FCEE as a faculty committed to research and teaching excellence. The HBP database constitutes a commitment to this excellence, to greater and better preparation of our students for a complex business world, to the research training of the FCEE PDI in terms of quality and to the strengthening of our position as a leading faculty on the national and international academic scene.
According to Miguel Cuerdo, Dean of the FCEE, “Choosing a database for a prestigious educational institution such as the FCEE within the URJC is not a simple task since this choice determines the quality and relevance of the resources to which both professors, researchers and students will have access. , and ultimately the quality of education provided and the drive for research results”. The decision to sign this agreement with HBP has been motivated by the high prestige and recognition of said institution, its quality and academic rigor, the theoretical-practical approach and the diversity of content, its desire for constant updating, the pedagogical tools and of additional research it has and, finally, its global approach. Reasons that will allow the FCEE to obtain the best research results and practical evaluation of the developed contents, as well as richer and more diverse teaching for the PDI that will undoubtedly be reflected in the results in terms of research.
The Vice Dean of Research, International Relations and Business Relations of the FCEE, José Ramón Saura states that, “Compared to other similar databases, HBP offers an unmatched value proposition in terms of quality, relevance and diversity. This choice not only reinforces the FCEE's commitment to academic excellence in terms of teaching and research, but also positions our students, professors and researchers on a path of learning and development towards excellence in studies and research focused on economics and company".
