The University of La Laguna celebrates its 233rd anniversary next Tuesday, March 11th.

The University of La Laguna commemorates every March 11th the anniversary of its founding as the first institution of higher education in the Canary Islands, established by royal decree in 1792. 233 years later, the academic center will celebrate its anniversary next Tuesday, March 11th, at 7:00 p.m. in the Paraninfo (Great Hall). Institutional Day, a ceremony that honors various people from all groups within the university community for their diverse academic, scientific, and professional merits, and which has the collaboration of the association ULL Alumni, which also presents its own awards.

The ceremony will begin with a fifteen-minute video summarizing the main news stories from the University of La Laguna in 2024. Another video will serve as a memorial for those associated with the university who have passed away since the previous Institutional Day. As is customary, the ceremony will conclude with a speech by the Rector, Francisco García, who will elaborate on the institution's principles and objectives.

In between, two rounds of awards will be presented. The first, organized by Alumni ULL, will conclude with a speech by its president, Luis Ortigosa. The specific awards are: the 15th Alonso de Nava Grimón Award, University of La Laguna; the 22nd José Luis García Pérez Award for Human Values at the University of La Laguna, Alumni ULL-Social Council of the ULL; the 7th Award for Best Master's Theses at the University of La Laguna, Academic Year 2023-2024, Alumni ULL – Social Council of the ULL; and the 13th Award for Best Academic Record at the University of La Laguna, Academic Year 2023-2024.

Following a performance by the singer Candelaria González, the ceremony will continue with the presentation of the University of La Laguna's own awards: XIV Award for Innovation and Educational Transfer, XIV Award for Research, III Award for Junior Research, X Award for Internationalization, XIV Award for Best Practices in Administration and Services, II Award for Academic Merit, II Award for Teaching Excellence and Award for Patronage.