Political Science unites students from the URJC and the UCM in the #Sistempol2021

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The Faculty of Political Science and Sociology of the Complutense University of Madrid hosted the first debate of the #Sistempol2021 project. This gamification project involves students of the Degree in Political Science from both educational institutions.

This is the first face-to-face activity of this project among the students of both subjects. An activity that was carried out with very limited attendance due to the capacity restrictions imposed by the pandemic. For Daniel Casal, professor of the Political Systems of Europe subject at UCM, "it was a great experience that no student should have missed, but the pandemic requires responsibility."

The debate was held in the Assembly Hall of the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, on the campus that the UCM has in Somosaguas. A historical faculty through which students such as the writer and playwright Antonio Gala, former ministers such as Pedro Solbes, Ana Mato or Miguel Ángel Moratinos, and other politicians such as Rafael Simancas (also a professor at the URJC) or Carolina Bescansa have passed, without forgetting the Infanta Cristina de Bourbon. For Jorge Porras “Entering this faculty has meant, for a moment, going back to my student years and seeing this space with different eyes and with a hint of nostalgia. Although, honestly, it is somewhat changed.

The activity began at 18:30 p.m. and was led by the UCM alumna and journalist specializing in political communication, Laura Sánchez, who acted as moderator of the debate. Each of the students who debated represented a political formation in Italy, the political system that they are working on in both subjects. The activity lasted two hours and the students, in general terms, were very happy, as indicated by students such as Inko, who helped her "above all to gain fluency" and describes it as a "great experience" or Marta and María state that they feel "Looking forward to the next debate." On the other hand, Pau, who lived it from home due to capacity limitations, indicates that "doing the debate in person is a thousand times better than doing it by video call".

For Daniel Casal and Jorge Porras, "this type of practical exercises are a way of enriching university teaching" and they highly value the involvement and interest shown by the students of both universities.