The Institutional Chair of Childhood and Adolescence at the University of La Laguna will hold its third annual Childhood and Adolescence Chair Awards ceremony on Monday, November 16, 2026. This initiative, part of Children's Week, aims to recognize and highlight the research conducted by students from the two public universities in the Canary Islands in the field of childhood and adolescence. The ceremony will take place at 4:30 p.m. in the Tomás y Valiente Room, located in the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication at the University of La Laguna.

The day will begin with the official opening ceremony, in which the Rector of the University of La Laguna, Dr. Francisco Javier García Rodríguez, will participate, along with the Director General of Child and Family Protection of the Government of the Canary Islands, Ms. Sandra Rodríguez González; and the Chair Director, Dr. María Aránzazu Calzadilla Medina. Following this, Dr. Beatriz Triana Pérez, Professor Emeritus of Developmental and Educational Psychology at the University of La Laguna, will deliver a lecture entitled "The Evolution of the Concept of Childhood and its Relationship to Child Protection.".

One of the highlights of the event will be the screening of videos and the presentation of the third annual "María José Rodrigo López" Awards, which recognize the best undergraduate and master's theses, as well as the work of doctoral students affiliated with the Chair. These awards aim to highlight the excellence of research that contributes to a better understanding of the needs and well-being of children and adolescents.

The program will conclude with a musical performance by cellist Ciro Moreno García, a member of the Tenerife Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, and the official closing remarks by the Rector of the University of La Laguna. Admission is free until capacity is reached.

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