Dr. Maria Rosa Buxarrais attended on the 30th of November in Urgell (Lleida) the 2nd International Conference of the Catalan Pedagogical Society (SCP) – Institute of Catalan Studies (IEC), entitled “Trends for Success, Emerging Realities and New Expectations in Education”

Dr. Buxarrais participated in a round table entitled “Relational culture at school for educational excellency”, moderated by Elena Ferreiro, together with Arnoldo Cisternas (psychologist and director of the Relational Institute of Chile) and Dr Miriam Subirana (founder of IDEIA Institute – Dialogues and Appreciative Inquiry, in Barcelona).

From left to right: A. Cisternas, M. R. Buxarrais, E. Ferreiro and M. Subirana

The round table can be watched in the following video (1h 18′, mostly in Catalan)

On the 11th of October, Dr. Maria Rosa Buxarrais was part of the examination panel for Alba Madinabeitia Ezkurra’s assistant lecturer position, which took place at the University of the Basque Country. The other members of the panel were Dr. Karmele Artetxe (University of the Basque Country), Dr. Teresa Rabazas (Complutense University of Madrid), Dr. Christian Roith (University of Almería) and Dr. Luis María Naya (University of the Basque Country).

From left to right: Karmele Artetxe (UPV/EHU), Teresa Rabazas (UCM), Alba Medinabeitia (UPV/EHU), Maria Rosa Buxarrais (UB) and Luis María Naya (UPV/EHU).

On the 24 of July, Dr. Maria Rosa Buxarrais presided over the examination panel of the PhD thesis defended by Francisco Javier Malagón Terrón, entitled “La formación continua del profesorado universitario en España”, directed by Dr. Mariona Graell. The event took place at the International University of Catalunya in Sant Cugat del Vallés. The other two members of the examination panel were Dr. Mónica Herrero (University of Oviedo) and Dr. María Ángeles Espinosa (Autonomous University of Madrid).

From left to right, Dr. Mariona Grael (UIC), Dr. Mª Ángeles Espinosa (UAM), Dr. Mª Rosa Buxarrais (UB), now also Dr. Javier Malagón and Dr. Mónica Herrero (Univ. of Oviedo)

On June 4, Dr. Buxarrais participated by videoconference (see photo) in the committee for the thesis in the Psychology degree of Héctor Raymundo Maldonado, entitled “Evaluation of ethical competencies in students of Biological and Health Sciences”, which took place at the Faculty of Psychology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico. The other members of the committee were Dr. Rubén Andrés Miranda, Lic. Alan Alexis Mercado and Lic. Míriam de la Torre (all from the National Autonomous University of Mexico).

From left to right, back to front: Dr. Rubén Andrés Miranda (UNAM), the student Héctor Raymundo Maldonado, Lic. Alan Alexis Mercado (UNAM), Lic. Míriam de la Torre (UNAM) and (on the computer screen) Dr. Maria Rosa Buxarrais (UB)

The Solidarity Foundation of the University of Barcelona calls for a prize on research for peace to secondary education students every year. The aim of this award is to promote education for peace in all branches of secondary education and to reinforce a culture of peace within research.

On the 22th of this month, Dr. Buxarrais, Director of the Institute for Professional Development (IDP), together with the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Barcelona, Dr. Guàrdia, and the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Equality, Dra. Puig, presided over the 19th Research for Peace Award.

This year the awarded work was “Ligeros de equipaje. La immigració andalusa a la Barcelona dels anys 60. El cas concret de la Barceloneta“, by student Lola Valiente Gámez, supported by teacher Carles Gil Jordán, from Verdaguer Secondary School, in Barcelona.

The following works received merit diplomas:

• «Fort Pienc: El chinatown de Barcelona. Particularitats i evolució de la comunitat xinesa a la nostra ciutat», by student Jiayi Xu with support from teacher Helena Arnedo, from Verdager Secondary School, in Barcelona
• «Viure sense llar», by students Júlia Salvador Daban and Carlota Enseñat Morellón with support from teacher Mauro Cavaller Rodón, from Pau Claris Secondary School, in Barcelona.
• «La cultura popular, del paper al carrer», by student Joan Valcárcel García with support from teacher Sulaica Guallart Molina, from Sagrat Cor de Jesús Secondary School, in Tarrassa.
• «Situació econòmica de les persones amb dependència. El cas d’Erika», by student Haydée Juan Barrera with support from teacher Natàlia Martínez Nadela, from Cristòfol Despuig Secondary School, in Tortosa.
• «Anys solitaris: La importància de l’acompanyament durant la vellesa», by student Carla Agüera Ortiz with suppoprt from teacher Montserrat Lari Viaplana, from Pia Balmes School, in Barcelona.

Dr. Buxarrais at the event

Academic authorities and awardees