24-27 October 2008 Barcelona
The Third International Congress on Islamic Feminism was been announced by Junta Islàmica Catalana (Catalonian Islamic Board) and took place in Barcelona, 24th-27th October 2008.
The conference focused on the problems of Muslim women in the Global era. Many Muslim women today are facing a double oppression: economic (neo-liberalism) and political (religious fundamentalism). The Congress considered the responses given by Islamic feminists to this situation, and their contribution towards the construction of a new civil society worldwide, based on a culture of human rights and Qur’anic values such as democracy, social justice, freedom of conscience and gender equality.
Distinguished Muslim personalities attended, such as Bouthaina Shaaban, Syria's Minister for Refugees and candidate for Nobel Peace Prize; and Baroness Uddin, the first Muslim woman to become a member of the House of Lords in Britain.
The event took place in the Hotel Alimara (www.alimarahotel.com). It was organised by the Catalonian Islamic Board (Junta Islàmica Catalana), with the Sponsoring of Catalonian Autonomous Government (Generalitat de Catalunya) and the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), as well as the collaboration of the British Council.
23 October 2008
Residence of France, C / Serrano 124 - Madrid
EUNIC is an organization of European cultural institutes whose activity crosses national frameworks aimed at promoting European culture, the establishment of a network of collaboration among its members and partners and the promotion of cultural diversity. Currently, EUNIC at a central level is made up of cultural institutes from 19 countries of the European Union, with the idea of integrating the institutes of culture of all member countries.
As a first step, the cultural centres in Spain - the Austrian Cultural Forum, British Council, Institut Français, Goethe-Institut, Istituto Italiano Culture, Alliance Française, the Iberoamerican Institute of Finland, the Czech Centre and the Romanian Cultural Institute -prepared the foundation of a branch of EUNIC in Spain. As part of the term of the French presidency of the European Union, the Ambassador of France hosted a reception at his residence for his European Union counterparts and press to launch EUNIC Spain.
The Transatlantic Network - an international initiative bringing new energy to the important North-American – European partnership - brought together outstanding young leaders from diverse backgrounds to address challenges like climate change, global trade, economic fairness and religious and ideological conflict.
By connecting rising young leaders who will be in the vanguard of their leadership in the year 2020 the Transatlantic Network 2020 will grow an understanding of different cultures, beliefs and values that can be turned into action.
TN2020 holded its first one-week summit, jointly hosted by Northern Ireland and Ireland, between the 28th September and the 4th October 2008.
Approximately 100 participants from across Europe and North-America will come together for a week of inspiring and memorable visits and debates.
To know more about the project click here
24 to 27 June, 2008
Centro Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Madrid
This conference aimed to provide new methodologies and well-being access from a multidisciplinary approach and to understand the process by which women and men in different countries and different social and cultural backgrounds generate and access well-being during their life course. 8 British speakers participated during this 3-day conference To download the programme click here.
Press launch
27 June, 2008
Centro de Estudios Andaluces, C / Bailén, 50
Sevilla
Terrorism, illegal immigration, social oppression - these are too often the words that spring to mind when talking about the Magreb. But is this fair on the 85 million people that make up the region? El Magreb is written by experts and provides a superb insight into the positives and negatives of a part of the world rarely out of the headlines. The British Council, together with the Centro de Estudios Andaluces, presented this invaluable resource for policy-makers, academics, the business world and the media
Co-editor and contributor Haizam Amirah Fernández presented his book and answered questions at this press launch for the Spanish edition of El Magreb: Realidades nacionales y dinámicas regionales.
www.centrodeestudiosandaluces.es/avisos/invitacion34.html
1-2May 2008
Liverpool
OPENCities presentation at Intercultural Cities Conference, Liverpool. More than 70 institutions have already joined the OPENCities Network which has more than a thousand contacts
April 2008
OPENCities selected as one of 24 projects to receive URBACT funding and one of the 3 on “fast-track” out of over 400 applications.
28-29 February
Instituto de Formación y Estudios. Madrid
International Conference in Madrid with 200 participants and speakers from the following institutions:
Columbia University, Comedia, BAK Basel Economics, Bartlett School of Architecture and Planning, Harbourfront Centre (Toronto), OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship (CFE), Urbact Secretariat, Lord Provost's & International Office, Commonwealth Local Government Forum, Communities and Local Government, Ciudad de Lima, CSIC, Comisión Europea, Department for Communities and Local Government, The Lisbon Council for Economic Ecompetitiveness and Social Renewal
February 2008
Detailing work covered to date and expected outputs and outcomes for the future. The publication has been distributed to 150 institutions in over 20 countries.
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24-25 January 2008
Vienna
Participation of Bilbao, Dublin, Belfast, Sofia, Madrid, Dusseldorf, Cardiff and Gossia City Council, together with Cosmopolis, British Council Vienna, British Council Dusseldorf and British Council Madrid.
Bid for Urbact funds drafted.
To present he Spanish version of the INDEX, the British Council Spain together with the Fundación CIDOB, organized the seminar Immigration and Integration Policy in Spain on 17th January 2008 in Madrid.
To know more about the project visit www.integrationindex.eu
13 December 2007
Complutense University. Madrid
The British Council, the Women’s Directorate of Madrid Regional Government and the Complutense University of Madrid were partners for the sixth consecutive year in the annual Chair of Gender Studies. Current Chair Prof. Ailsa MacKay, Senior Lecturer from Glasgow Caledonian University lectured Phd and BA undergraduate students at the Complutense University Madrid.
15 November 2007
Dublin
Eight factors and 40 indicators for measuring city openness were identified and activity programme defined. Participants included Madrid, Belfast, Bilbao, Cardiff and Dublin City Council, URBACT and Cosmopolis. Dusseldorf, Vienna and Sofía officially join OpenCities.
15 October 2007
The British Council and CIDOB worked jointly to disseminate and open up for public to debate the findings of the new European "Migrant Integration Policy Index".
For further information please visit www.integrationindex.en
October 2007
Vienna, Sofia and Malmo expressed an interest in joining the project. Gdansk, Lisbon, Lyle and Copenhagen were also contacted.
12September 2007
Madrid.
Experts, representing the institutions below, were invited to explore project ideas, concepts and definitions. This was followed by a project steering group meeting, led by British Council Spain and Greg Clark with participating cities. Dublin and Cosmopolis joined the project.
The participants in this meeting were:
Centre for Urban Research COSMOPOLIS - City, Culture & Society, BAK Basel Economics, Migration Policy Group, GLA Economics, Comedia, ERAN, ECOTEC, Greater London Group LSE, Madrid City Council, Belfast City Council, Cardiff City Council, Bilbao City Council, British Council UK, British Council Germany, British Council Northern Ireland, British Council Cardiff.
The publication is a ground breaking report on the lessons learned for city governance based on the collaboration between four British and four Spanish cities on key themes facing cities in the 21st century: the knowledge economy, human and social diversity, regeneration and redevelopment and city & regional cooperation.
Following the successful launches in Manchester and in Brussels, the report on this British Council project will be launched in Spain on the following dates. If you would like to attend any of the launches or further information about the publication please contact September 06 -August 07
Phase II of this British Council programme provides Public Admin students with the opportunity to combine study and work experience. Exchange students spend an academic year in the Fundación Ortega y Gasset and participate in work placements in the Romanian Embassy in Madrid and in Spanish Civil Service.
Once again the central aim of the programme is to develop a corps of well trained young civil servants, destined for the higher ranks of the civil service in countries new to the EU.
For further information about YPS please e-mail jaqui.thompson@mai.gov.ro
10-12 June 2007
Lancaster House. London
The sixth in the successful cycle of annual conferences focusing on the bilateral relation between Spain and the United Kingdom, organised by the British Council and the British Embassy, with the sponsorship of Schroders and the Rafael del Pino Foundation. The participants selected, twenty-five from each country, are chosen because of their professional experience, drive and commitment to defining the future of their countries and of Europe.
This year participants will debate key Energy issues such as:
Please follow the link to view the complete programme UK-España 2007.
For further information on this year's conference please contact: raquel.fernandezmontes@britishcouncil.es or visit the British Embassy in Madrid's website
24 April - 4 May 2007
Our ten day programme will bring together thirty journalists from different countries. Each journalist will accompany a candidate standing for election on the third of May for the Scottish Parliament or the Welsh Assembly.
The journalists will gain first hand knowledge of the process of devolution in the UK as well as first hand experience of how election campaigns are run.
This year a journalist from El Mundo will represent Spain in the project. The programme was successfully run in 2005 and in 2001 with participating journalists from El Pais and La Vanguardia newspapers
25 April 2007
British Council. Madrid
The British Council, will officially present the "British Hispanic Foundation Queen Victoria Eugenia" 2007 scholarship awards to the two successful candidates from the Complutense University in Madrid. The awards will allow both scholars to carry out research in biosensors for one month at Cambridge University under the supervision of Prof. Elizabeth Hall.
Attendance to this event is by invitation only.
For further information about the scholarships please contact raquel.fernandezmontes@britishcouncil.es
21-23 Feb. 2007
UK Study Visit
The British Council and Corporate Alliance Against Domestic Violence (CAADV) have organised a UK study visit for a group of six key officials in the fight against domestic violence in Spain. The group will travel to the UK to take a closer look at UK legislation and its implications for both victims and agressors.
Positive results
The new practical measures implemented in the UK have had highly positive results in both increasing sentencing and reducing the numbers of charges dropped. We believe the study visit will be able to make a valuable contribution to new Spanish legislation on domestic violence.
2 Feb. 2007
British Council. Brussels
Following the successful launches in both Barcelona and Madrid of Researching the Mediterranean, the British Council Brussels will host a presentation of the study to key officials and academics in the capital of the EU and vital platform for taking conference proposals forward.
Researching the Mediterranean includes an analysis of investigation in the UK and Spain and its impact on policy, conference speeches and studies on the future of research and young researchers. It is an essential publication for policy makers and anyone with an interest in the Middle East and Arab World.
If you would like to receive a copy of "Researching the Mediterranean" please contact maureen.mcalinden@britishcouncil.es
22-23 January 2007
British Council. Madrid
The first meetings for this new British Council programme will take place on the above dates. The programme hopes to bring together students and young professionals from the UK and Spain and Youth Matters aims to create a forum for debate on European issues from a youth perspective.
Personal Development Opportunity
We hope that this new project will be a training and personal development opportunity for participants. Not only will they be able to voice their opinions and engage in public debate with experts but will have to deal with various aspects of managing the event .
The British Council will give all necessary support and advice to the Youth Matters Group.
For further information about this project please mail raquel.fernandezmontes@britishcouncil.es
January- February 2007
The following cities joined OPENCities project:
Madrid, Brussels, Cardiff, Belfast, Bilbao.
30-31 January 2007
Centro Cultural Conde Duque. Madrid
The British Council is supporting this International Seminar, organised by the The Schools Advisory Council in Madrid. The aims of the seminar are not only to provide a forum for the exchange of initiatives and experiences but also to use the conclusions and proposals to contribute to the development of the Plan for Coexistence of the Regional Government of Madrid.
The British Council has invited Professor Mona O'Moore from the Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre at Trinity College Dublin to take part in the seminar.
Click here for the 2 day programme.
14 December 2006
Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociología (UCM)
Prof. Ailsa McKay, Glasgow Caledonian University, has been invited by the British Council to take over the Chair of Gender Studies at the UCM. Prof. McKay will give the above lecture to students specialising in Gender Studies.
Prof. McKay is the seventh academic to hold this Chair which was created by the British Council in collaboration with the UCM and the Dirección General de la Mujer in the Madrid Regional Government.
Gender Budgeting is one of the key issues for policy makers today.
For further information please contact Raquel Fernandez-Montes on 91 337 35 64
30 November 2006
Madrid , Barcelona, Brussels, UK
Launch of the publication based on the Researching the Mediterranean conference between British and Spanish academics in Barcelona on 10th and 11th March 2006. Researching the Mediterranean includes an analysis of investigation in both countries and its impact on policy, conference speeches and studies on the future of research and young researchers. This publication will be launched at IEMED Barcelona on 22nd November and British Council Offices in Madrid on the 30th of November. Please follow the link above for futher details of the Madrid launch. The Brussels launch will take place on 26 January 2007.
19-20 November 2006
Brussels.
The following institutions participated: Belfast City Council, Madrid City Council, Brussels City Council, Amsterdam City Council, Stuttgart City Council, Eurocities, AERYC, European Commission, Radio Vallekas, Baética, British Council Germany, British Council Brussels and British Council Netherlands.
17 November 2006
Seville
Launch of the report on the conference UK-España: Looking to the Future - Innovation:Nature or Nurture? which took place in Valencia on 10th and 11th July 2006.
City of the future
8 September 2006
British Council. Madrid
This is the final workshop, following a conference and the 8 peer visits between participating cities (Seville, Malaga, Belfst, Cardiff, Manchester, Valencia, Barcelona, Birmingham), before the launch of a publication which manifests the vision of the city of the future and the governance strategies needed to face up to the challenges of a modern, globalised society, which is both highly diverse and competitive. It will be an interesting publication for everyone in governance whose responsibility it is to plan the future success of their city. Find out more about the peer visits.
January-June 2006
United Kingdom: Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester
Spain: Barcelona, Málaga, Sevilla, Valencia
Contact: 91 337 35 91
These visits will help UK and Spanish cities to share projects and ideas and city officials will be able to learn from each other's experiences. You can find dates and content of the visits if you wish.
10-11 July 2006
Palacio de la Exposición. Valencia
Contact: 91 337 35 64
The fifth in the successful cycle of annual conferences focusing on the bilateral relation between Spain and the United Kingdom, organised by the British Council and the British Embassy, with the sponsorship of Schroders and the Rafael del Pino Foundation. The participants selected, twenty-five from each country, are chosen because of their professional experience, drive and commitment to defining the future of their countries and of Europe.
On this occasion, the debate will be centred on innovation. It seems evident that Europe needs to invest more in innovation, research and development, but how is the continent to create the right climate to favour innovation? What is the role of governments in this process? What role is played by education and training? And what of civil society? Finally, what are the risks in commiting to innovation?
March 2006
Hospital San Pablo. Barcelona
Over 40 leading researchers and scholars working in the UK and Spain on the contemporary Mediterranean and Arab world met to discuss the state and evolution of Mediterranean and Middle East studies, learn about the respective research priorities, or the impact of these in policy making, media or education systems in both countries. More information....
December 2005
Instituto Internacional. Madrid
Dr. Fiona Carmichael,University of Salford, Manchester and Prof. Paloma de Villota, Madrid Complutense University, chaired by Asunción Miura, Director of Equal Opportunities at the Madrid Town Hall, presented really interesting opportunities for women and offered relevant information about the always undervalued "cost of caring" the its costs to individuals.
December 2005
Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology. Complutense University. Madrid
Dr. Fiona Carmichael of the University of Salford (Manchester) has been the holder of the Chair of Gender Studies at the Madrid Complutense University for the 2005-06 programme. Dr. Carmichael delivered a lecture at the university entitled “Who cares and at what cost? The incidence and the opportunity costs of informal care”.
November 2005
Valencia
A conference jointly organised by BC and AERYC which put together specialists in governance from local, regional and national governments, institutions and civil society from UK, Spain and Latinamerica, to discuss the role of cities and city governance. series of activities that has helped the exchange of positive and open discussion between Spanish and U.K. cities. More Information...
November 2005
Fundación Rafael del Pino. Madrid
David Grayson (Director, Business in the Community) and Ramón Jáuregui (MP for Alava - PSOE) were our keynote speakers for the launch of the report on the conference on the same name which took place in Edinburgh earlier in the year. For further information about this event or if you are interested in getting a printed copy of the report, please contact raquel.fernandezmontes@britishcouncil.es
November 2005
Biblioteca Nacional. Madrid
IX Forum organised by Fundación Hispano-Británica, focussing on immigration and the specific role that culture can play.
October 2005
British Council. Madrid
Award ceremony of the British Council “British Hispanic Foundation Queen Victoria Eugenia” scholarship and of the European Young Lawyers Scheme scholarships
October 2005
Palau de la Música. Valencia
IX International seminar about biology and sociology of the violence, organised by "Centro Reina Sofia". More information....
September 2005
Brussels
The Power Inquiry (www.powerinquiry.co.uk) held a workshop at British Council Brussels on 29th September. The workshop gathered evidence from colleagues across Europe on their experiences of initiatives to increase and deepen political participation. British Council Spain has identified a Spanish representative from Seville. More information....
July 2005
Edinburgh
British Council Scotland has this month hosted eight young international journalists for a week in Edinburgh. Their visit coincided with the first Festival of Politics, held at the Scottish Parliament. The participants spent the first two days of their stay in training. Some of Scotland’s top journalists, including the Guardian’s Jean Rafferty, looked at subjects including investigative journalism, new media, sensitivity in reporting and journalistic ethics. British Council Spain sponsored the participation of Esther Alba Méndez Bermúdez-Cañete (Universidad Europea de Madrid) More information....
June 2005
Casa de América. Madrid
Launch of the European Civic Citizenship and Inclusion Index, research elaborated by The British Council, the Foreign Policy Centre and the Migration Policy Group. The lauch was followed by a round table about the process of regularization in Spain and its impact in the rest of Europe. The research is available on-line or you can order a copy to mercedes.almansa@britishcouncil.es
June 2005
European Parliament. Brussels
Kids from IES Villa de Vallecas visited the European Parliament, winners of the project award "The charter of the New Young European". They handed over their winning charter to the President of the Parliament.
June 2005
The Royal Society of Edinburgh - Edinburgh. United Kindgom
This is the fourth annual event in the UK-España series. The energy of the events reflected the increasingly strong and deep relationship between Britain and Spain, politically, economically, socially and culturally. Each year’s theme is chosen for its relevance to that relationship. This year we have discussed the social responsibility of civil society, governments and business, in order to make a better world for all. More information.....
April 2005
Sede de la Comisión Europea. Madrid
The three winning schools of the Decálogo del Nuevo Joven Europeo are IES Diego Velázquez de Torrelodones, curso 4A (1er premio), IES Villa de Vallecas (1er premio-bis) y el Colegio Patrocinio de Madrid (2 premio). Congratulations to them all!! The prizes were a visit to the European Parliament in Brussels plus 400 euros in school materials for the 1st prize and 400 euros for the rest.
March 2005
Hotel Wellington & Fundación José Ortega y Gasset. Madrid
A conference organised jointly by the British Council Spain and the Economic and Social Research Council's programme on Devolution and Constitutional Change with the collaboration of Fundación Ortega y Gasset y and the Fundación Wellington
February 2005
Centre d'Art Santa Mònica. Barcelona
Is multi-culturalism a disastrous mistake, or the only way to reconcile conflicting social and cultural norms? Is a melting pot the best way forward to a harmonious modern society, or does the mosaic offer more pluralism and respect for different ethnic identities?
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