Maria Àngels Calvo, Professor at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, President of the Academy of Veterinary Sciences of Catalonia, Numerary Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia and of the Royal Academy of Pharmacy of Catalonia, represented the Royal European Academy of Doctors (READ), in her capacity as Numerary Member and Vice-President of its Governing Board, at the reception offered by the President of the Parliament of Catalonia, Josep Rull, to the representatives of the Catalan academies that make up the Inter-Academic Council of Catalonia on the occasion of the opening of the new academic year. At the initiative of this same institution, the Week of the Academies is held, during which each of the 12 represented corporations organises an academic event within its field of study. The READ held the session “Vacunes i salut individual i col·lectiva, un equilibri necessari” on 17 November, together with the Royal Academy of Pharmacy of Catalonia and the Academy of Veterinary Sciences of Catalonia.
The reception was attended, alongside Calvo, by Josep Antoni Bombí, Vice-President of the Inter-Academic Council and President Emeritus of the Royal Academy of Medicine; Núria de Gispert, former President of the Parliament and Academician of the Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation of Catalonia; Borja de Riquer, President of the Royal Academy of Good Letters of Catalonia; Jordi Isern, President of the Royal Academy of Sciences and Arts of Catalonia; Josep Muntañola, President of the Royal Catalan Academy of Fine Arts of Sant Jordi; Francesc Tusquets, President of the Academy of Jurisprudence and Legislation; Joan Permanyer, President of the Royal Academy of Pharmacy; Àngel Messeguer, Secretary-General of the Institute for Catalan Studies; Mario Aguer, Academician and member of the Governing Board of the Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences; Carme Ruscalleda, Vice-President of the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition; and Rosa Maria Salgueiro, Vice-President of the Institute of Aranese Studies.
Dr Maria Àngels Calvo
Rull received the delegation and expressed his gratitude for their work and dedication to the advancement of the sciences, as well as their involvement and commitment to Catalan society and its progress. His remarks were acknowledged and responded to by Bombí, who presented the work carried out by the institutions that make up the Inter-Academic Council and by the Council itself over its two decades of shared activity. In this context, a corporate video was shown to accompany the Vice-President’s address. The session concluded with an informal breakfast during which attendees discussed various current issues and the role that the academies may play in addressing the challenges facing Catalonia.
The Inter-Academic Council of Catalonia is a body created in 2001 by the Government of Catalonia, reporting to the Department of Justice and Democratic Quality, currently chaired by Ramon Espadaler. It brings together 12 academies from different fields of knowledge headquartered and primarily active in Catalonia, with the aim of coordinating these institutions and facilitating their collaboration. It is structured as a shared space for reflection, participation, and debate among academic institutions.
