Mission and values
Learn about the values determined by the UNIR philosophy regarding social, economic and cultural improvement, through technological and educational development.
Learn about the values determined by the UNIR philosophy regarding social, economic and cultural improvement, through technological and educational development.
The mission of the International University of La Rioja is the comprehensive training of students in the skills required by today’s society.
UNIR is committed to meeting the needs and expectations of all stakeholders in the process (students, teaching and research faculty, administrative and service staff, public administrations and society in general), through quality education that strives for continuous improvement and excellence.
We are especially sensitive attending the needs of individuals whose circumstances prevent them from studying on campus or who prefer the more open, innovative solutions that emerging technologies can provide online.
Social responsibility guides UNIR’s policy on topics as basic as:
The International University of La Rioja’s values are:
People have always had the desire to reach a higher level of knowledge. Aristotle expressed this clearly when he said that “all men by nature desire to know.” This explains why today’s University—the seat of higher knowledge—is the western civilization’s oldest civil institution. The University’s continued existence, in spite of profound social changes, has been possible because it has managed to maintain its basic characteristics alongside the developments every historical age has introduced.
At UNIR we think that the main basic characteristics that must be preserved in the university are the following:
Along with these features, UNIR, the Online University, is specifically committed to incorporating new technologies as an efficient tool for learning in a university environment. There are three key aspects of our methodology that we wish to highlight in particular.
First, UNIR aspires to provide effective instruction that focuses on each student individually, adapting the pace of the students’ learning process to his/her circumstances.
Second, to fulfill this aspiration, UNIR provides each student with a tutor to avoid the problems of anonymity and overcrowding so common in higher education.
Third, UNIR ensures that the faculty and management personnel are fully committed to each and every student who embarks—sometimes with considerable sacrifice—on the adventure of pursuing a university degree.