Program – 1er Congreso Puente hacia África. ULPGC. Campus ULPGC

BRIDGE to AFRICA - 04 1st Bridge to Africa Congress. ULPGC. Campus ULPGC

20-25 MAY. 2024

Casa África

19:00 Registration

19:30 Reception/ Music Performance.

09:00 Reception Bridge to Africa, Hall of the Institutional Headquarters of the ULPGC.
09:30 Inauguration of Bridge to Africa

  • Musical performance: African percussion
  • Video 01. 35th anniversary-Bridge to Africa
  • Lluís Serra, Rector of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
  • Tomás López, Deputy Director General, Subdirectorate General for Multilateral and Horizontal Affairs. Directorate General for Africa. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. Government of Spain.
  • Luis Padilla, Director General for Relations with Africa. Government of the Canary Islands.Antonio Morales, President of the Cabildo de Gran Canaria.
  • Carolina Darias, Mayoress of Gran Canaria City Council.
  • José Segura, Director of Casa África.
  • Olusola Oyewole, Secretary General of the Association of African Universities (AAU/AUA).
  • Video 02: ‘Put the spotlight on the forgotten’ ESO students from I.E.S. Isabel de España [Coord. Maite García]. First prize at national level in the schools category of the XIII Festival de Clipmetrajes del 2022 organised by Manos Unidas.

 

Topics: Climate Change, Sustainability, Energy, Oceans, SDGs, Risks,
Environmental Regeneration.

11:30   1st Congress Bridge to Africa. Stone Hall, ULPGC HQ.

Presentations & Posters

Topics: Development Cooperation, Education, Research…

09:00   1st Congress Bridge to Africa. Stone Hall, ULPGC HQ.

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Topics: Immigration, governance, gender, leadership, activism, politics, LGBT, culture, social innovation…

09:00   1st Congress Bridge to Africa. Stone Hall, ULPGC HQ.

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Topics: circular economy, sustainable tourism, investment, resilience, mobility, Innovation, entrepreneurship and young talent…

09:00   1st Congress Bridge to Africa. Stone Hall, ULPGC HQ.

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