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From July 28 to 31, 2025


International
Campus City of La Laguna

Challenges of the future in a
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Academic program


War disasters
This course represents an opportunity to better understand the complexities of modern war conflicts and their impact on humanity.

July 28 and 29, 2025
in-person and online

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Reason for being of heritage in the 21st century
The challenges of preserving heritage will be addressed and the revitalization of historical spaces will be discussed, giving them new lives and purposes.

July 29 and 30, 2025
in-person and online

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Neuroscience, neurotechnology and neurorights
This course raises a deep reflection on scientific, ethical, legal, and social challenges that emerge from these advances.

July 30 and 31, 2025
in-person and online

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42
Days of complete
inspiration
64

Unique places
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Expert voices
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185

Academic
and cultural activities
Inaugural Conference
July 28, 9:00 a.m. / Teatro Leal

Josep
Borrell

Closing Conference
July 31, 11:45 a.m. / Teatro Leal

Rafael
Yuste


Academic Program Agenda

War disasters
Reason for being of heritage in the 21st century
Neuroscience, neurotechnology and neurorights

Inaugural Conference. The European Union between wars and elections

War disasters
Monday, July 28, 2025 |
09:00 - 10:15
Teatro Leal
Josep Borrell Fontelles. Former High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

Conference. The phenomenon of war in the modern world

War disasters
Monday, July 28, 2025 |
10:45 - 12:00
Teatro Leal
José Pardo de Santayana Gómez de Olea. Retired Colonel of the Spanish Army. Associate Professor at the Higher Center for National Defense Studies (CESEDEN). Full Member of the Academy of Military Sciences and Arts.

Conference. Armed conflicts as a political tool and means of communication projection

War disasters
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
10:00 - 11:15
Santo Domingo Convent, Chapter House
Ana del Paso Gallego. Professor of international relations in the Department of Journalism and Global Communication at the Complutense University of Madrid, specializing in armed conflicts, author of, among other books, "Spanish Women Reporters, Witnesses of War: From the Pioneers to the Present.".

Conference. Voices from War: The Human Side of Humanitarian Action

War disasters
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
11:45 - 13:00
Santo Domingo Convent, Chapter House
Carlos Batallas Sordo. Member of the Center for International Humanitarian Law of the Spanish Red Cross and Professor of International Law at IE University.

Dialogue table. War narratives

War disasters
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
13:00 - 14:15
Santo Domingo Convent
Outstanding journalists linked to the war moderated by Nicolás Castellano, a journalist of the SER chain.

Conference. Renewing the approach to heritage conservation: the role of civil society

Reason for being the heritage of the 21st century
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
10:00 - 11:15
La Laguna Cajacanarias Cultural Space
Francesco Bandarin. He is an architect and former Deputy Director-General for Culture at UNESCO.

Conference. Reinventing the built heritage

Reason for being the heritage of the 21st century
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
11:45 - 13:00
La Laguna Cajacanarias Cultural Space
Carmen Espegel. She is a Professor of Architectural Projects at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (ETSAM).

Guided tour: “La Laguna house, orchard, patio, garden”

Reason for being the heritage of the 21st century
Tuesday, July 29, 2025 |
17:00 - 19:00
Cultural tour of some of the most representative courtyards of La Laguna aimed at the participants of the course Reason for being of the heritage of the 21st century.

Conference. Biocultural heritage and daily life in a Hispanic American city

Reason for being the heritage of the 21st century
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
10:00 - 11:15
La Laguna Cajacanarias Cultural Space
Alejandro de Ávila Blomberg. He is a botanist and holds a doctorate in Anthropology.

Conference. The “invention” of heritage: contradictions and possibilities

Reason for being the heritage of the 21st century
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
11:45 - 13:00
La Laguna Cajacanarias Cultural Space
Michael Jakob. He is Professor of History and Landscape Theory at the Mendrisio Academy of Architecture of the Italian Università della Svizzera.

Seminar: The Rationale for Heritage in the 21st Century

Reason for being the heritage of the 21st century
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
13:00 - 14:15
La Laguna Cajacanarias Cultural Space
This seminar brings together a group of leading international specialists who will address heritage as a cultural, economic and social driver, from the perspective of conservation, protection and innovation.

Conference. Neuroimaging and neurotherapies in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Neuroscience, neurotechnology and neurorights
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
10:00 - 11:15
Santo Domingo Convent, Chapter House
Katya Rubia is Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Deputy Director of the Department of Child Psychiatry/Pears Maudsley Centre for Young People at King's College London, UK.

Conference. Neurotechnology: With great power comes great responsibility

Neuroscience, neurotechnology and neurorights
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
11:45 - 13:00
Santo Domingo Convent, Chapter House
Guiomar Niso Galán. She is the Director of the Neuroimaging Group at the Cajal Institute of the CSIC (Spanish National Research Council).

Conference. Neuro-workplace rights: Neurotechnology arrives in the workplace

Neuroscience, neurotechnology and neurorights
Wednesday, July 30, 2025 |
13:00 - 14:15
Santo Domingo Convent, Chapter House
Jesús Rafael Mercader Uguina. Professor of Labor Law and Social Security at the Carlos III University of Madrid.

Neuroscience for Everyday Life Seminar

Neuroscience, neurotechnology and neurorights
Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
10:00 - 11:15
Teatro Leal
Seminar on brain health and cognitive processes, with the participation of researchers from the ULL and moderated by Ernesto Pereda.

Closing Conference: "The new neurotechnologies: implications for science, medicine and society" 

Neuroscience, neurotechnology and neurorights
Thursday, July 31, 2025 |
11:45 - 13:00
Teatro Leal
Rafael Yuste closes the campus with a conference on the new neurotecnologies and their implications.

Agenda
Cultural Program

Meeting with Alberto Hugo Rojas "The story of war through photojournalism"

Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
La Laguna Cajacanarias Cultural Space
Meeting with Alberto Hugo Rojas, War Graphic Reporter.

Conference "written in stone. The territory of Addar in Guanche era"

Friday, July 4, 2025, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
La Laguna Cajacanarias Cultural Space
Conference “Written in Stone. The territory of Addar in the Guanche era” and guided tour of the exhibition Written in Stone

Exhibition The disasters of war. Photographs by Alberto Hugo Rojas

From Tuesday, July 15th to July 31st, 2025, 00:00 - 00:00
La Laguna Cajacanarias Cultural Space
Exhibition The disasters of war. Photographs by Alberto Hugo Rojas

Exhibition "Written in stone"

From Friday, July 4th to July 31st, 2025, All day
Plaza del Adelantado
"Written in stone" provides a scientific vision of the rich indigenous archaeological heritage of the Canary Islands.

Projection of the documentary "Daughters of the Holy Land"

Tuesday, July 29, 2025, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Paraninfo of the University of La Laguna
An activity that invites you to reflect on two lives marked by conflicts.

Concert Los Sabandeños 60 years

Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Teatro Leal
The emblematic folk group Los Sabandeños will offer a concert within the cultural program of the International Ciudad de la Laguna
David Baute

David Baute

Documentary filmmaker and filmmaker from the Canary Islands, known for his commitment to social and environmental issues.
Verónica Galán

Verónica Galán

Journalist from Tenerife specializing in culture.
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Carmen Espegel Alonso

Professor of Architectural Projects at the Higher Technical School of Architecture of the Polytechnic University of Madrid (ETSAM).
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Carmen Julia Hernández

Journalist for Radio Nacional de España.
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Marcel Mettelsiefen

German filmmaker, photojournalist and documentary producer.
Alejandro de Avila

Alejandro de Ávila Blomberg

Botanist and Doctor of Anthropology.
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Michael Jakob

Professor of History and Landscape Theory at the Mendrisio Academy of Architecture of the Italian Università della Svizzera.
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Naira Delgado Rodríguez

Full Professor in the Department of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology at the University of La Laguna.
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José Farrujia de la Rosa

Doctor of History and professor at the University of La Laguna.
Alberto Dominguez

Alberto Domínguez Martínez

Director of the University Institute of Neuroscience (IUNE) of the University of La Laguna.
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María Belén Melián Batista

University Professor in the area of ​​Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the University of La Laguna.
Ernesto Pereda

Ernesto Pereda de Pablo

Professor in the area of ​​Electrical Engineering at the University of La Laguna, where he carries out his research work in the field of neuroengineering
María Ángeles Alonso

María Ángeles Alonso Rodríguez

Professor of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology at the University of La Laguna.
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Raquel Marín Cruzado

Professor of Physiology at the University of La Laguna
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Jesús Rafael Mercader Uguina

Professor of Labor Law and Social Security at the Carlos III University of Madrid.
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Guiomar Niso Galán

Senior scientist at the CSIC, where she leads the Neuroimaging Group at the Cajal Institute.
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Katya Rubia

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Deputy Director of the Department of Child Psychiatry/Pears Maudsley Centre for Children and Young People at King's College London, UK.
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Rafael Yuste

Director of the Neurotechnology Center at Columbia University of New York.
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Angela Ruiz Martinez

Doctor of Architecture and professor of architectural projects at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
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Juan Manuel Palerm Salazar

Architect and Professor of Architecture in the area of ​​Architectural Projects at the School of Architecture of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
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Francisco Aznar Vallejo

President of the International Center for Heritage Conservation Foundation (CICOP).
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Francesco Bandarin

Architect, former Deputy Director-General for Culture at UNESCO
Jose Luis Rivero

José Luis Rivero Ceballos

Professor of Applied Economics at the University of La Laguna
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Nicolás Castellano Flores

Journalist for Cadena Ser, specializing in migration, human rights and international cooperation.
Alberto Hugo

Alberto Hugo Rojas

Graphic reporter in war areas, humanitarian crises and migration. Co -founder of the Paz in construction.
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Luis Pérez López

Journalist. Head of the International Department of TVE's news services.
Mayrte Carrasco

Mayte Carrasco Gea

War journalist, writer and documentary director specializing in armed conflicts and human rights.
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Carlos Batallas Sordo

Member of the Center for Studies in International Humanitarian Law with the Spanish Red Cross.
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Ana del Paso Gallego

Assistant Professor (PhD) in the Department of Journalism and Global Communication at the Complutense University of Madrid.
Jose Pardo Santallana

José Pardo de Santayana Gómez de Olea

Associate Professor at the Higher Center for National Defense Studies (CESEDEN).