The University of La Laguna will feature prominent researchers from various institutions at the fifth edition of Campus America, The conference, which begins on October 19th and features Chile as the guest country, will focus on topics such as mobility, migration, food, and social transformations in Latin America. Participants include transportation specialist Juan de Dios Ortúzar, demography expert Anitza Freitez, historian Carlos Malamud, and sociologist María Luisa Méndez.
On the first day of Campus America, Monday the 19th starting at 5 pm, we will have Mª Luisa Méndez Layera within the seminar Sociocultural adaptations to mass tourism which will be held at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication. The speaker is the director of the Center for Studies on Conflict and Social Cohesion in Chile and an academic at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. Her research addresses social mobility and stratification, urban conflicts, and the construction of belonging in neighborhoods.
That same day, at 6 p.m. in the Paraninfo of the University of La Laguna, Carlos Malamud will give the lecture «Latin America's international integration in a turbulent world«During the opening ceremony of Campus América, Malamud was a senior research fellow for Latin America at the Elcano Royal Institute and professor emeritus of American History at the UNED (National University of Distance Education). Throughout his career, he has combined historical research with political analysis and the study of Latin American international relations. He is a member of the National Academy of History of Argentina and was selected in 2015 by Esglobal as one of the 50 most influential Ibero-American intellectuals.”.
In the area of food research, you will be able to hear from José Luis Guil Guerrero, Professor of Food Technology at the University of Almería, whose career has focused on nutrition, toxicology and bioinformatics, and who will participate in the seminar. «"Food and nutritional heritage in Ibero-America: Knowledge, health and sustainability"», The seminar will take place on October 21st at 4:00 PM in the Auditorium of the Higher School of Engineering and Technology. It will analyze the links between food, culture, and heritage, nutritional challenges, and the possibilities for promoting sustainable food systems.
Anitza Freitez will contribute a demographic perspective to the study of Venezuelan emigration. She holds a doctorate in Demography from the Catholic University of Louvain and is the director of the Institute for Economic and Social Research at Andrés Bello Catholic University. She also coordinates the National Survey of Living Conditions and the Venezuelan Migration Observatory. Her work focuses on demographic changes and the living conditions of the Venezuelan population. She will participate in the seminar. «"Venezuelan emigration to Latin America and Spain. The Canary Islands case"», which will begin on October 26 at 3:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication.
On October 27, starting at 9 a.m., the Faculty of Law will host the seminar «"Common legal tradition between Latin American legal systems and Spain"», With the participation of Carlos Amunátegui Perelló, Professor of Law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. His research connects legal tradition with the challenges of emerging technologies, with a special focus on artificial intelligence and neuro-law. He has developed an international academic career, serving as a visiting professor at Osaka and Columbia Universities, and has over 150 scientific publications and seven monographs.
That same day, at 12 noon, in the Auditorium of the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, Juan de Dios Ortúzar, Professor Emeritus of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, will participate. He is renowned for his research, which has earned him the Humboldt Prize, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association for Travel Behavior Research, and an honorary doctorate from the University of Cantabria. He will speak at the seminar. «"Main results of several decades of transport research"», which will present the progress of a collaboration of more than twenty years between the ULL and the Chilean institution, with studies on university mobility, tourist travel in protected areas and traffic accidents.
The presence of these researchers at Campus América aims to contribute to the exchange of knowledge and the strengthening of research networks between the University of La Laguna and Latin American institutions, particularly with Chile in this edition. Under the motto "A Sea of Shared Knowledge," the event combines scientific, academic, and cultural activities to promote cooperation and foster new joint projects.
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