The training agenda offers four courses open to all citizens and distributed among the municipalities of San Sebastián, Valle Gran Rey, Alajeró and Agulo
Casimiro Curbelo highlights the opportunity of holding this educational initiative for training in different topics of interest to citizens.
The Island Council of La Gomera and the University of La Laguna resume the celebration of the Autumn University of La Gomera 2020, whose summer edition was postponed in June due to the restrictions established by Covid-19. Now, with full guarantees of being able to develop the programmed training offer, the Corporation announces the delivery of four courses open to all citizens during the months of September and October distributed among the municipalities of San Sebastián de La Gomera, Valle Gran Rey, Alajeró and Agulo.
The island president, Casimiro Curbelo, welcomed the resumption of this initiative “which represents an unparalleled opportunity for training on different topics of interest to the people of Gomero and Gomera, which has been held uninterruptedly on the island since 2016.” Likewise, Curbelo called for the participation of citizens, who have been part of the preparation of the catalog of courses offered through a consultation carried out by the Institution.
The Minister of Education, Rosa Elena García, highlighted the effort carried out by the Cabildo and the University of La Laguna to maintain the stipulated training offer, "which responds to citizen demand and whose content covers knowledge closely linked to the island of La Gomera, such as ecology and sustainable tourism or the figure of the painter José Aguiar, to whose work we dedicate this edition of the Autumn University and the first of the courses."
The Cabildo of La Gomera highlights, once again, the cooperation with the La Laguna academic institution for the development and management of the summer courses, which represent a cultural and educational reference point on the island, as well as other lines of work such as the José Aguiar Chair, the Silbo Gomero Chair, and the support measures for students who study at this center.
List of courses for this edition
The edition of the Autumn University of La Gomera 2020 begins its training offer in San Sebastián de La Gomera with the course Technological addictions: educational use and responsibility of the Internet, which will be held between September 16 and 18. Already in Valle Gran Rey, the course Valuation of the Biosphere Reserve will be taught. Ecological footprint and sustainable tourism, on September 23, 24 and 25.
The training agenda will continue in the municipality of Alajeró with the teaching of the course Communication and development of creativity: blogs, podcasts and video blogs, from September 30 to October 2. Agulo will be the last stop of the Autumn University with the José Aguiar course. The international dimension of an avant-garde artist, which will take place on October 7, 8 and 9.
The training sessions are free and are intended for university students, professionals and anyone interested in them. To attend, prior registration will be required, the deadline for which will open at the beginning of September. Each of the courses consists of 12 hours of face-to-face training and 13 hours of autonomous work, valid for a freely elective credit for university students and applicable to their academic itinerary.
