06. Commitment to society Annual Report 2013 www.fundacionsantillana.com 101 The Fundacion Santillana The Fundacion Santillana has consolidated its work in three broad areas: Education, Journalism and literature, and Governance and culture. It has also strengthened its institutional presence year by year by creating spaces for reflection and dialogue. Through a number of our activities, we have sought answers to the most recent and urgent dilemmas facing the culture and education sectors, with events such as the Forum for Cultural Industries and Education Week. We have honored, and enabled dialogue between leading artistic and literary creators, with events such as Lessons and Masters and Literary Conversations in Formentor. And we have organized activities with the Casa America de Catalunya. The second year of the Masters Program in Governance and Human Rights, organized by the Fundación Santillana, the Jesus Polanco Chair in Ibero-American Studies and the Autonomous University of Madrid, was taught by renowned senior faculty members and offered an academic program that responded to the most urgent contemporary legal issues. In light of the interest in these issues, the Fundación Santillana for Ibero-America also organized a conference in Colombia dedicated to Governance and Human Rights with recognized experts in the field. In Latin America the Foundation’s activities are focused on fostering debate on educational issues, and we support initiatives that promote reading and literacy. These initiatives are each year supported with the Vivalectura Prizes in Argentina and the Vivaleitura Prizes in Brazil, the Literacy for Youth and Adults Seminar in Argentina and the distance learning course for teachers and educators in Brazil. In 2013 the Foundation will continue to pursue these initiatives with special emphasis on Latin America where, under strict criteria of excellence and quality, we will promote debate which will enable us to explore current challenges, identify the most qualified cultural agents and give greater exposure to their work. Spain Madrid: ƒƒ Masters in Governance and Human Rights: This Masters program, sponsored by the Fundación Santillana, the Jesús de Polanco Memorial Chair for Ibero-American Studies, and the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (UAM), was launched in 2010 to train the most outstanding postgraduate students. It is taught by renowned senior faculty members and offers an academic program that responds to the most urgent contemporary legal issues. In its second year, the graduation ceremony, held on April 23 at the Law Faculty, was addressed by the president of
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