Isabel Capeloa Gil, President of Universidade Católica Portuguesa, was elected as the new President of Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU) for the three-year term 2025–2028. Alongside her, the Governing Board elected Miki Sugimura, President of Sophia University, as the new SACRU Vice-President.

The election by the Governing Board of SACRU took place on July 27, 2025, in Guadalajara, Mexico, under the chairmanship of SACRU President, Professor Zlatko Skrbis, Vice-Chancellor and President of Australian Catholic University.

In the same meeting, the governing board officially admitted Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (Colombia) as a new member of the Alliance.

This marks the first enlargement of the SACRU network since its foundation in 2020. With this addition, Javeriana becomes the ninth member of the Alliance and the third university from South America, following Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

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