The association between members of INGENIO (CSIC-UPV) and the Department of Didactics of Physical, Artistic and Musical Education at the Faculty of Teacher Training (formerly Faculty of Education) of the University of Valencia is justified by the synergy in the research activities developed over the last five years.

Mainly, INGENIO, with its broad experience in the field of the Economics of Education, through empirical analyses on the role of universities and their contribution to local socio-economic development, and the relevance of competencies associated with human capital, social capital and cultural capital; and the teaching and research staff (PDI) of the Faculty of Teacher Training, from the field of educational research focused on promoting active teaching methodologies, on formative assessment of competences, on innovation in teacher training (including the use of AI), on heritage education, as well as on knowledge transfer, dissemination and societal impact.

Both groups complement each other in scientific, academic and research activity indicators, in knowledge transfer and dissemination, as evidenced by the joint activity developed by the research staff of the CSIC and the University of Valencia that will be part of the Associated Unit.

The collaboration between INGENIO (CSIC-UPV) and the University of Valencia, specifically the Faculty of Teacher Training (formerly Faculty of Education), began in 2018 and continues to this day.

This collaboration is being carried out in the area of developing human, social and cultural capital competences and their promotion through active teaching methodologies, in the area of social innovation in higher education institutions, and in the area of innovation, transfer and dissemination in cultural heritage.

· Research Project: CIAICO/2023/174 – How do Spanish Universities deal with Sustainable Innovation? (HSUSI) 01/09/2024 to 31/08/2027

· Research Project: PID2023-153304OB-I00 – Knowledge Transfer at Universities: Economic, Social, Educational and Cultural Balance (UTRANSFER) 01/09/2024 to 31/08/2027

· UPV Intramural Project: Culture, Social Innovation and Education as Drivers of the SDGs (ODS-CUISINE) 01/07/2024 - 30/06/2027

· CSIC Intramural Project: Universities’ Contribution to Social Innovation Projects: Education and Culture (CUPISEC) 15/06/2022 to 14/06/2025

· Educational Innovation Project: COmpetencies amb METodologies Actives (COMETA). Faculty of Education (UV). UV-SFPIE_PIEE-3328191

Planells-Aleixandre, E., García-Aracil, A., & Isusi-Fagoaga, R. (2025). University’s contribution to society: Benchmarking of social innovation. Sustainability, 17(8), 3427. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17083427

García-Aracil, A., & Isusi-Fagoaga, R. (2025). Motivating teachers in active methodologies using design thinking: Learning analytics. En Motivation in learning (pp. 40–68). IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1008793

Liu, Y., & Ye, J.-H. (2025). A bibliometric analysis of online learning motivation using CiteSpace. En Motivation in learning (pp. 20–40). IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1009611

García-Aracil, A., & Isusi-Fagoaga, R. (2024). Challenges and Barriers to Social Innovation at Spanish Universities. En Innovation and Evolution in Higher Education (pp. 60–82). IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.1005569

García-Aracil, A., & Isusi-Fagoaga, R. (2024). The Spanish higher education system and the employability of its graduates. En P. Teixeira (Ed.), Mass higher education and the changing labour market for graduates: Between employability and employment (pp. 57–79). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035307159

Qiu, Y., García-Aracil, A., & Isusi-Fagoaga, R. (2024). Internationalization of higher education in China with Spain: Challenges and complexities. Education Sciences, 14(7), Article 799. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci14070799

García-Aracil, A., Isusi-Fagoaga, R., & Planells-Aleixandre, E. (2024). Students’ perspectives of alignment between teaching-learning methods and the promotion of social innovation competencies. Higher Education Research & Development, 43(7), 1479–1494. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2024.2354278

Isusi-Fagoaga, R., & García-Aracil, A. (2024, noviembre 6–8). Impulsando una formación musical del profesorado más sostenible y motivadora con métodos activos [Comunicación]. II International Conference on Child Studies, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela.

García-Aracil, A., & Isusi-Fagoaga, R. (2024, septiembre 2–4). Social innovation in universities as a way to address unmet social needs [Ponencia]. 16th International Social Innovation Research Conference – ISIRC 2024, University of Bern, Bern, Suiza.

García-Aracil, A., Isusi-Fagoaga, R., & Planells-Aleixandre, E. (2024, marzo 14–15). The effect of teaching-learning approaches on social innovation competencies development [Ponencia]. 13th Edition. International Conference: New Perspectives in Science Education (NPSE 2024), Grand Hotel Mediterraneo, Florencia, Italia.

· Rosa Isusi Fagoaga | Investigadora responsable UV

· Ana María Botella Nicolás | Profesora titular de la UV

· Amparo Hurtado Soler | Profesora contratada doctor

· Rafael Hernández Maximiano | Profesor contratado doctor

· Adela García Aracil | Investigadora responsable INGENIO

· Guillermo Palau Salvador | Catedrático Universitat Politècnica de València - INGENIO