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Education, research and knowledge transfer
Alfonso Méndiz and Ágata Viloca sign an agreement between their respective institutions, the International University of Catalonia and Arquia Banca, to jointly promote academic and scientific projects, with special emphasis on the Barcelona School of Architecture of the center
The dictatorship of demography
Antonio Alarcó warns that demographic changes are becoming one of the most decisive factors for the economic and social future of Europe and Spain, in his article “Dictadura de la demografía: el poder silencioso que define nuestro futuro”
Retaining talent: a safe bet
Juan Pablo Ventosa advocates for a new business management model based on a strong corporate culture, in a report published by the Mexican newspaper “Excelsior”
The latent Russian threat
Jesús Alberto García Riesco, a colonel in the Spanish Army, analyzes Russia’s relations with Europe and, by extension, with the West, and points out that Russia believes Europe has not treated it as it deserves for two centuries
Farewell to Fernando Ónega, a reference for the Academy and for democracy
The Governing Board of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED), on behalf of the entire academic community, deeply regrets the passing of Fernando Ónega, renowned journalist, president of the specialized website 65ymás, and Honorary Academician of the Royal Corporation, at the age of 78.
For a humanist leadership
The current social context demands a renewed leadership committed to people, one that transcends purely technical or instrumental approaches and places the intrinsic value of human beings at the centre. In this context, Isidro Fainé calls for a new model of business management in the article “Por un liderazgo humanista” (Towards a Humanistic Leadership)
Is Europe still in time to become a global leader?
Alfredo Rocafort, Jaume Llopis and Francisco González de Posada present the work “Emergences and the Rise of World Power: Strategic Transformations in the Contemporary Global Order,” a comprehensive and well-documented development of the paper “Hacia un liderazgo europeo del siglo XXI” (Towards a European Leadership of the 21st Century.”)
From a shelter in Israel
Ernesto Kahan recounts his own experiences in an air-raid shelter due to the war between Israel and Iran, in the article “En el refugio, esperando el futuro” (In the shelter, waiting for the future)
Teaching, motivating, living: a two-way journey
Interview with Francesc Torralba, in conversation with journalists Ricard Maxenchs and Marta Maxenchs, in the popular “Hablando con los Maxenchs” (Talking with the Maxenchs) section of the newspaper “El Mundo Deportivo”
The presumption of innocence is not viral
Luis de las Heras analyzes the speech that renowned American actor Kevin Spacey recently delivered at the Oxford Union Society, which quickly spread through social media, in the article “El discurso de Kevin Spacey: de actor a profesor de hecho de Derecho”
The housing problem does have a solution
During a discussion, Fernando Méndez analyzes the current housing problem in Spain and proposes some solutions, as well as calling for a major legal and administrative reform inspired by the German model, which eliminates the requirement for prior permits
El Mencho may be dead, but organized crime is not
Francisco López Muñoz reflects on the dynamics of violent organizations in Mexico following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel in a recent police operation, in the article “La muerte de El Mencho desata una ola violenta que revela el poder del narco y su capacidad para reconfigurarse”
