Within the context of the agreement signed by the UIC Barcelona and the Punta del Este University City Cluster in Uruguay, a working meeting was held on Wednesday, 1 July 2015, between the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture authorities and architect Adriana Mangiameli, a collaborator with the cluster. The meeting was attended by Pere Vall, the Dean of the School of Architecture, Carmen Mendoza, the Assistant Director of Institutional Relations, and Emilia Arrighi, the Assistant Director of the UIC Barcelona's Albert J. Jovell Institute of Public Health and Patients and the coordinator of the UIC Barcelona's activities in the cluster. In this initial contact, the areas of shared interest were identified and the groundwork was laid for developing projects related to the design of Education Park, i.e. the cluster's work site, as well as training and research projects.

The directors of the School of Architecture said, “Forming part of the Punta del Este Cluster is a great opportunity to share the UIC Barcelona School of Architecture's methodology and experience on current topics related to the city and landscape, as well as construction techniques for sustainable building. Being a member of this university and business network is in line with our internationalization strategy, which aims to explore new areas and opportunities for exchange for our teachers and students.”