On the 27th of last month a report was presented at the European Parliament on the implementation of Citizenship Education in the European Union.

María Rosa Buxarrais and Enric Ortega are the authors of the pages where the information on Spain is presented.

Abstract

In December 2020, the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) requested the drawing up of an own-initiative report on the implementation of the citizenship education actions (2021/2008(INI)). Domènec Ruiz Devesa (S&D, Spain) was appointed rapporteur.

This European implementation assessment (EIA) has been prepared to accompany the CULT committee in its scrutiny work on implementation of citizenship education measures in the European Union (EU).

Beginning with an overview of the EU policy framework for citizenship education, the EIA goes on in its second part to outline action in the field of citizenship education supported by EU funding programmes, in particular the Erasmus+ and Horizon 2020 programmes. It also presents citizenship education policies and practices in 10 EU Member States.

The report (in English) can be freely downloaded in the following link: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2021/694207/EPRS_STU(2021)694207_EN.pdf

On the 17th of June, Maria Rosa Buxarrais gave a webinar for Shealeader entitled “Una Ética del Cuidado. Ahora y siempre”.

Below the video of the event can be seen complete:

Last Wednesday, June 2, the virtual award ceremony  of the 16th University of Barcelona Prize for Peace Research in Secondary education took place. This event is organised by the Solidarity UB Foundation and the Institute of Professional Development – Institute of Education Sciences UB.

The following people took place in the virtual ceremony, in this order:

– Dr. Joan Guàrdia Olmos, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Barcelona (UB).
– Dr. Montserrat Puig Llobet, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Equality and Gender of the UB.
– Dr. Maria Rosa Buxarrais Estrada, Director of the Institute of Professional Development – Institute of Education Sciences at the UB.
– Dr. Carme Panchón Iglesias, representing the jury of the 16th University of Barcelona Prize for Peace Research.
– Andrea Muñoz Rafegas, Secondary education student at Escola Pía Balmes, in Barcelona, and winner of this prize with the paper “Reintegration of homeless people into society”.

The video can be watched below (in Catalan)

This month Maria Rosa Buxarrais, after winning the elections, has been officially appointed Director of the Institute for Professional Development / Institute of Education Sciences.

Her team will be made up of Teresa Pagès (head of the University Section), Lluís Casas (head of the Pre-Primary, Primary, Secondary and Vocational Education Section), Asun Llena (head of the Education and Community Section) and Mercè Gracenea (head of the Publications Section), all of whom continue in their positions from the last legislature, and Roser Bono, who joins as head of the Research Section.

Last month of January, Dr. Maria Rosa Buxarrais was interviewed by Emoción magazine, published by the International Network of Emotional Educational and Welfare. The complete interview can be read (in Spanish) in this pdf.