The president of Crue–Sustainability and the rector of the University of Burgos, Manuel Pérez Mateos, along with the director of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), Antón Leis, and the director of Fundación Carolina, Érika Rodríguez Pinzón, participated yesterday, May 30, in the presentation of the "University, Knowledge and Agenda 2030" Awards for the best Final Degree Project (TFG) and Final Master's Project (TFM).
The winning works in the 5th edition of these awards, organized by the Conference of Rectors of Spanish Universities (CRUE), the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and the Carolina Foundation, were:
In the TFG category: 'Rich woman, poor woman: gender occupational gap across wealth distribution in low- and middle-income countries‘', carried out by Daniel Hernández Peña, tutored by Professor Gustavo Alberto Marrero Díaz and defended at the University of La Laguna.
In the TFM category:‘Development in transition: perspectives to strengthen cooperation with Latin America and the Caribbean’, carried out by Berenice Miren Areso Yebra, tutored by Professor Miguel Ángel González and defended at the Diplomatic School of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation.
The president of Crue-Sustainability and rector of the University of Burgos, Manuel Pérez Mateos, emphasized that this initiative by the Carolina Foundation, AECID, and CRUE "brings together two of the University's greatest challenges: internationalization and sustainability." He also congratulated and thanked the award winners for addressing social and economic sustainability in their "extraordinary work," aiming to "solve one of the biggest problems in society today: enormous inequality." "You are the future, and you will have the opportunity to lead change in positions of responsibility to create a more sustainable and just world," he concluded.
The director of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), Antón Leis, highlighted the relevance of this initiative due to the importance of disseminating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to society in general, and to the academic world in particular, facilitating the integration of the 2030 Agenda into Spanish universities. "Reaching a fifth year proves the relevance of this initiative as a channel for disseminating the 2030 Agenda," he stated, adding that this initiative has been supported by some universities and municipalities in other areas also linked to the dissemination of the SDGs.
For her part, the director of the Carolina Foundation, Érika Rodríguez Pinzón, celebrated the consolidation of this competition, "which has become a benchmark event for the entire university community concerned with the 2030 Agenda," adding that "this is evidenced by the 3,000 works that have been submitted to these Awards since their inception and the enormous interest they continue to generate, mostly, and as usual, among women.".
After the diplomas were awarded, a discussion was held between the representatives and the award winners. Video of the awards ceremony
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