The Malaga Academy of Sciences celebrates its 150th anniversary this week

As its president explains to this newspaper, the ophthalmologist Fernando Orellanathe goal, although it is necessary to remember a century and a half of existence, is essentially Discussing “the role of academies in the twenty-first century in their mission to serve society and where we should go.”

In this regard, the president clarified that the conference board will use the meeting to issue an announcement that was approved at the June meeting about what this role is in the current century, based on a request by the academies expressed King Philip VI – Who heads the 150th Anniversary Honor Committee – to renew and advance the work of these institutions.

Academic Conference

Academies Meeting Registration is free on the phone 951952639 or by e-mail 150th Anniversary @fguma.esIt will open next Thursday, September 29 at 6:00 pm. The inaugural conference will be presented by Jesus Maria Sanzchairman Spain Institutewho will speak for the “Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences of Spain in the Twenty-first Century”, an institution he also chairs.

He will be followed by the Dean of the University of Malaga, Jose Angel NarvezWho will talk about the ‘transformation of Malaga by the Arab Maghreb Union’. Celebrating its fiftieth anniversary.” Specifically AMC will hand over the Shield of Honor to the UMA for this half-century.

The event will conclude at 7:45 pm with the “Young Talents” party organized by the Malaga Foundation.

On Friday 30, in the university administration, morning and evening sessions are scheduled, starting at 10, dedicated to discussing the present and future of the academies, as well as getting acquainted with the academies related to Málaga throughout its history. And so after the conference Benito Valdes About the institution he heads, and Andalusia Academies Instituteacademics Francisco Cabrera, Esther Cruces, Maria Isabel Lucina, Encarnacion Fontao, Mercedes Celes and Carlos Infantes She will present papers on “The Birth of Academies in Malaga Illustrated”, “Archives in Academies: A Discussion of the Present and a Strategy for the Future”, “Women in Science in the Twenty-first Century”, “Women in AMC”, on ANECA and “Scientific Academies in Discussion”, respectively.

After the presentation of the AMC Announcement on the Academies of the 21st Century, the Directors or Presidents of the Academies located in Malaga will speak in the afternoon: Antonio Villatoro, Alberto Ramos, Jose Manuel Cabra de Luna, Jose Escalante and his Fernando Orellana.

In addition, to celebrate the Night of European Scholars, the day will end with a visit to Kodica Institute for Studies and Research in Palliative Care Youssef Hamid CenterWhere an academic session will be held.

Finally, on the first Saturday there will be a guided visit to the Museum of Malaga and to the Academic Lecture Hall Francis Garcia Novo The conference will give “Academies of Sciences: A Secular Quest for Knowledge”.