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Literature, in order to further the 1.1.1 Plan to Promote
Reading 2017-2020 which calls for “support
for book fairs, exhibitions and literary events.”
4. Agreement of understanding and cooperation on
information, knowledge and educational research
with the University of Business Development and
Pedagogy (UNIVDEP) of Mexico.
CULTURE
MASTERS IN GOVERNANCE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
The graduation ceremony was held for the sixth
year of the masters program. Ignacio Polanco,
president of the Santillana Foundation presided
over the event. Other attendees included: Juan
Luis Cebrián, Executive Chairman of PRISA; the
rector of the UAM, José María Sanz; and the director
of the masters program, Antonio Rovira, Professor
of Constitutional Law.
The commencement address at this year’s ceremony
was given by Laura Thompson, Deputy Director
General of the International Organization for
Migration (IOM). Sharing her thoughts on immigration,
she described it as “one of the 21st century’s
most important issues on both national and international
agendas.” The Rector of the UAM closed
the event warning of “risks to the enjoyment of human
rights”.
CULTURAL JOURNALISM CONGRESS
CULTURAL DIPLOMACY
The third edition of this congress was held at the
newly opened Centro Botin in Santander and was
Seminar
“Novo Ensino Médio – desafios da implementação”
São Paulo, Brasil
Debate on the prospects and challenges for state
education networks in the implementation of the
new guidelines for Secondary Education in Brazil.
The event was attended by Ivan Claudio Pereira
Siqueira, vice president of the Chamber of Basic
Education of the National Education Council (CNE)
and Julio Gregorio, Secretary of Education of the
Federal District, who represented the National
Council of Secretaries of Education (CONSED), an
organization that brings together the secretaries of
education from all over the country. Other participants
included high school coordinators from the
state networks of Bahia, Goiás, Santa Catarina
and São Paulo, and students from the São Paulo
network who contributed to the debate.
1. Renewal of the agreement signed in 2015 with
Telefónica Foundation under the “Leadership and
educational knowledge” program that seeks to
promote the development of digital skills that foster
social inclusion.
2. Signing of a Cooperation Protocol with the Ministry
of Education and Culture of the Principality of
Asturias and the University of Oviedo to promote
research, the exchange of experiences and the development
of innovative educational initiatives.
3. Agreement with the Ministry of Education, Culture
and Sport and the Directorate General of Cultural
Industries and Books, as part of the celebration
of the Latin American Festival of Children’s
devoted to a field of knowledge and action that in
recent years has become of increasing interest:
cultural diplomacy. Cultural diplomacy is practiced
by official institutions and organizations from civil
society and is now effectively part and parcel of
international relations. The image and cultural heritage
that each country exports through the channels
of cultural diplomacy have enabled the promotion
and consolidation of fruitful collaboration
programs.
This professional conference was attended by a
total of 56 journalists from Spain’s leading newspapers,
as well as institutional representatives,
experts and analysts who have studied and practiced
the dynamics of cultural diplomacy.
FORMENTOR LITERARY CONVERSATIONS
BOHEMIANS, WIZARDS AND VAGABONDS
Guests at the tenth edition of the Formentor Literary
Conversations addressed texts on bohemians,
wizards and vagabonds.
Over the years, the prestigious Formentor Literary
Conversations have become a key date in the
Spanish literary calendar. Since 2008, more than
two hundred writers, editors and critics have come
together in the gardens of Mallorca’s Hotel Formentor
to engage in a conversation that covers the
vast repository that is world literature.
Booklovers and writers discuss their favorite books
and share their interpretations of the great literary,
poetic and philosophical texts. This year’s Formentor
Prize for Literature, was awarded to writer
Alberto Manguel.