IV GEOGRAPHY OLYMPICS JUNIOR (REGIONAL PHASE). AIMED AT EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND TEACHERS OF THE SUBJECT OF GEOGRAPHY (3rd COMPULSORY SECONDARY EDUCATION)
April 4th 2025
One more year, the College of Geographers calls for the IV Junior Geography Olympiad of Spain, to be developed in two phases, local and state, the latter being held between May 19 and 22, 2025, in online mode.
For this reason, from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM), in collaboration with the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), the University of Alcalá (UAH), the Carlos III University (UC3), the Rey Juan Carlos University (URJC) and Geographers of Madrid (Delegation of the College of Geographers of Madrid), we invite you to participate in the II Junior Geography Olympiad of Madrid.
Participation is open to individuals, with a maximum of five students from any public, state-subsidized, or private school in Madrid in their third year of compulsory secondary education (ESO). The top three finishers will receive gifts worth the equivalent of €5, €3, and €250, respectively.
The local phase will take place on Friday April 4th 2025, electronically, between 12:30 and 14:30, in accordance with the instructions set out in the Organizational Bases.
Registration will be done by the tutor through the following link https://forms.gle/2RV4hM1ehX1fKRyz7, which is open from 9:00 a.m. from March 10th to Friday, March 24th inclusive.
You can consult them here Rules of the 1st Junior Geography Olympiad in Madrid, which details the schedule, event progress, prizes, etc., as well as the registration form where you can upload the completed registration document from the Center, attached to the indicated documents. You can also find them at the following links:
- Geographers of Madrid
- College of Geographers
- UCM-Degree in Geography and Territorial Planning
- Faculty of Geography and History (ucm.es)
- Faculty of Philosophy and Letters - Geography
- UAM - Faculty of Philosophy and Letters - Events
- Geography Teaching Unit - UAH
- URJC - Faculty of Arts and Humanities – Notice Board URJC - Faculty of Arts and Humanities – Notice Board
- U3CM-Activities for Secondary Schools
For the purposes of the merits of participating teachers, the Madrid Junior Geography Olympiad is considered by the Ministry of Education as a "Special Dedication Activity" in accordance with the Resolution of the General Directorate of Bilingualism and Quality of Education, which publishes the special dedication activities regulated in Decree 2024/2025 and Order 120/2017 for the 2453/2018 academic year. This entails, among other advantages, the recognition of 1 credit for those teachers who participate in the Olympiad and, on the day of the event, complete the supporting document for their attendance with their Center code and signature requested by the Community of Madrid for this purpose.
For any questions or suggestions you can write to:
XVI GEOGRAPHY OLYMPICS (REGIONAL PHASE). AIMED AT EDUCATIONAL CENTERS AND TEACHERS OF THE SUBJECT OF GEOGRAPHY (2ND YEAR OF BACCALAUREATE) - March 21th 2025
The College of Geographers of Madrid, in collaboration with public universities in Madrid, is organizing the XVI Geography Olympiad of Madrid (regional phase), within the framework of the XVI Geography Olympiad of Spain (state phase) that will be held, this year as a novelty, in virtual format, on Monday 5 May 2025.
As in the previous call, the regional phase The event will be held in person at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). The test and the rest of the scheduled activities will take place on Friday, March 21, 2025, from 9.00:14.00 a.m. to 28040:XNUMX p.m., at the Faculty of Geography and History of the UCM, Building B, Calle del Prof. Aranguren, s/n, Moncloa-Aravaca, XNUMX, Madrid.
Participation is individual, with a maximum of 4 students from any public, subsidized or private school in Madrid who are taking the Geography subject in 2nd year of Baccalaureate (2024/2025 academic year). As in previous years, the top three classified will receive a cash prize of €300, €200 and €100, respectively.
La registration to the Olympics (regional phase) will be done through an online form available at the following link: https://forms.gle/AUqzj3WmTGCfAsCJ9. IMPORTANT: participating students must provide a personal email address for the development of the test. Addresses linked to educational centers are not valid due to technical problems reported in previous editions. The deadline for registration will be Monday, March 10, 2025.
The Rules of the XVI Geography Olympiad with details regarding organization, schedules, test, prizes, etc., as well as the registration form and the authorization form that must be attached completed by each educational center, among other information, can be consulted on the digital platforms of the College of Geographers and the collaborating universities:
Territorial Delegation of Madrid of the College of Geographers: www.geografosmadrid.org
- Complutense University of Madrid (UCM): https://www.ucm.es/geografia
- Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM): https://www.uam.es/FyL/agendageografia/1446829686924.htm?language=es&nodepath=Agenda
- University of Alcala de Henares (UAH): https://www.uah.es/es/actividades-secundaria/olimpiadas-y-certamenes/#geografia
- King Juan Carlos University (URJC): https://www.urjc.es/fah/tablon-fah
- Carlos III University (UC3M): https://www.uc3m.es/ss/Satellite/Secundaria/es/TextoDosColumnas/1371343702118/
For the purposes of merits for participating teachers, in the 2024/2025 academic year, the Madrid Geography Olympiad is recognized as an "Activity of special dedication". This means, among other advantages, the recognition of 1 credit for those teachers who participate in the Olympiad and on the day of the event complete the document justifying their attendance with the code of their Center and signature requested for this purpose by the Community of Madrid.
For any questions or suggestions you can write to:
"CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT" COMPETITION FOR URJC STUDENTS
Object: work on circular economy. It is aimed at students who develop their Thesis, Final Master's Project, Final Degree Project, external internships, Service-Learning projects o any other job related to the topic of the chair.
Rules, participation requirements and phases of the contest here.
Deadline for submission: from April 19 to May 14, 2024.
place of submission https://economiacircular-fuenlabrada-urjc.es/2024/04/15/i-concurso-de-trabajos/
AWARD FOR BEST DOCTORAL THESIS IN DIGITAL HUMANITIES
Convened by: International Society of Hispanic Digital Humanities (HDD) and BBVA Foundation
Deadline for submission: until February 15, 2024 (peninsular time)
Resolution: before May 10, 2024
You have the call, with the bases and conditions, here
PARTICIPATION IN THE PROP (Pre-University Orientation Program), academic year 2023/2024
Open to PDI, students and PAS
What does a counselor do?: https://www.urjc.es/estudiar-en-la-urjc/orientacion-preuniversitaria
Link to the official call (URJC Electronic Office): https://sede.urjc.es/tablon-oficial/anuncio/10619/
Deadline to sign up: 5th October 2023
WELCOME CONFERENCES, ACADEMIC YEAR 2023-2024
The welcome days for new students will take place on the days 6, 7 and 8 September of 2023: check the full schedule in the "Students" section
GRADUATION ACTIONS, 2022-2023 ACADEMIC YEAR
From 1 to 9 June 2023: check the dates and venues in the "Students" section (https://www.urjc.es/fah/estudiantes-fah#actos-de-graduacion-curso-2022-2023)
CALLS TO PARTICIPATE IN CONFERENCES, COMPETITIONS AND COURSES: RECEPTION OF PROPOSALS
URJC
- II International Congress Middle Ages, edad mass media - until June 15, 2023: https://eventos.urjc.es/97832/programme/ii-congreso-internacional-edad-media-edad-mass-media.html
- II International Congress on Teaching Research and Innovation in the Creative Industries (URJC) - until the 30 of June of 2023: https://eventos.urjc.es/99135/detail/ii-congreso-internacional-en-investigacion-e-innovacion-docente-en-las-industrias-creativas.html
OTHER
- Summer Course at UNED - 2023 - PRESENTIAL (Palma de Mallorca) OR ONLINE - Spies, informants and saboteurs: intelligence services in Antiquity - 20 and 20 2023 July - https://extension.uned.es/actividad/29863&codigo=008
- Prado Museum Summer School 2023 - INJUVE - Art History, Fine Arts, Architecture, Humanities - until the 14 of May of 2023 - https://www.injuve.es/convocatorias/actividades/escuela-de-verano-del-museo-del-prado-2023
- X Edition of "A cel obert", festival of ephemeral interventions - projects of ephemeral - until the 4 of June of 2023 - https://acelobertfestival.cat/es/convocatoria-2023/
- XNUMXth International Prize for poetry "Jorge Manrique" - until the 30 of June of 2023: https://www.diputaciondepalencia.es/diputacion/publicacion-pdf/vii-premio-poesia-jorge-manrique
- XIV International Award for PHOTOGRAPHY "Isla Mercy" - theme: CULTURE - until the 31 of August of 2023: https://www.diputaciondepalencia.es/servicios/becas-premios-concursos/xiv-premio-nacional-fotografia-piedad-isla
