CEIB organizes a conference on the link between Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe

Daniel Blazquez

El Center for Research on Ibero-American Studies at the URJC (CEIB), Together with the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation and University of Extremadura, has organized the '7th International Congress on Relations between Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe. Digitalization, Artificial Intelligence, and International Relations,' which will be held at the Royal Monastery of Guadalupe (Cáceres) next Tuesday.

The main objective of this event is to study the interaction that has existed between the Americas and Europe for five centuries. Another goal is to revive the debate between the two territories, giving voice to young researchers who shed new light on the ties between the two continents under study and the history of Ibero-America. In this regard, Cástor Miguel Díaz Barrado, Professor of Public International Law and International Relations at the URJC and Director of the CEIB, highlighted the importance of this event, noting that "it represents a rapprochement between the two regions and an exercise in defending their values ​​and principles: democracy, peace, and the protection of human rights."

The symposium's opening, which will take place at 9:30 a.m., will be attended by Pablo Hurtado, Director General of Foreign Affairs for the Regional Government of Extremadura; Fray Guillermo Cerrato, guardian and custodian of the building hosting the meeting; and the aforementioned Cástor Miguel Díaz Barrado, director of the conference. This event will be followed by an inaugural lecture on the challenges and opportunities of artificial intelligence and the Spanish language. Two roundtable discussions will then delve further into the aforementioned topic. The afternoon session will be dedicated to the presentation of various papers, before the presentation of the XNUMXth Ibero-American Doctoral Theses Research Award and the closing ceremony.

A broad representation of the University

Among the experts taking part in the event, it is worth highlighting the significant participation of members of the URJC community. In addition to the well-known presence of Díaz Barrado, Sagrario Morán, also a professor at the University in the same field, will moderate the two roundtables that will take place in the morning session.

It's also worth mentioning that three young researchers from the URJC will present their papers this afternoon. The first will be Guillermo Moya, whose studies on the rights of nature as a cultural manifestation in Europe and Latin America, focusing on the Mar Menor. Next up will be Sara Matamoros, who will discuss the impact of digitalization and artificial intelligence on humanitarian crises. Finally, Rahma E. Cruz will talk about the shared past between the Americas and Extremadura.

For the University, participating in this project is a significant milestone, given that, in the words of the conference director, "it is being held in collaboration with a highly prestigious institution worldwide, such as the Yuste Foundation." Thus, "this seminar will be a follow-up to another of the same nature that will soon be held in Latin America," concluded Díaz Barrado.