The EBC Chair is pleased to participate as a collaborating entity in this second conference organised by Fundació Novessendes, an initiative that promotes professional education aligned with values such as social justice, sustainability and ethical commitment.

Jaime Güemes Heras, Head of the Chair of Economics for the Common Good of the University of Valencia and Director of the Botanical Garden of the University of Valencia will be part of the opening of the conference. Beatriz Medina Fuentes, also member of the EBC UV Chair and the Jardí Botànic UV, will be the moderator of the round table: ‘The sustainability module in the framework of the new VET law: opportunities and challenges from an intermodular perspective’.

• Information and registration in the event's website

Conference Schedule

• 9:00 - Arrival and welcoming
• 9:30 - INAUGURATION
  • Esther Paulo Fuertes - Director of the Novessendes Civic Foundation.
  • Jaime Güemes Heras - Director of the Chair of Economics of the Common Good of the University of Valencia and Director of the Botanical Garden of the University of Valencia.
• 10:00 h - ECONOMY OF THE COMMON GOOD AND SUSTAINABILITY: A TRANSFORMING VIEW TO PROMOTE CRITICAL THINKING.
  • María Amigo Pérez. Manager Escola El Drac
  • Pedro Olazábal Herrero. Director of Impacto Zubi Group
  • Raquel Gómez Alonso. Director Objetivo Cero
  • Moderator: Francisco Álvarez Molina - President of the Spanish Federation of the Economy for the Common Good.
• 11:00 h Coffee break - networking
• 11:30 h - THE SUSTAINABILITY MODULE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE NEW VET LAW: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FROM AN INTERMODULAR PERSPECTIVE
  • María Cruz García Sanchis - Teacher of FOL at the CIPFP Mislata
  • Inma Cardona González - President of the Asociación Profesorado Administración, Comercio y Economía del País Valencià (APACEPV) and Economics teacher at IES Orriols.
  • Moderator: Beatriz Medina Fuente - Coordinator of the Chair of Economics for the Common Good at the University of Valencia.
• 12:15 h - PROMOTING VOCATIONAL TRAINING THROUGH EDUCATION FOR GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP WITH THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME #FUTURE SUSTAINABLE. THE EXPERIENCE OF VALENCIAN SCHOOLS.
  • Isabel Tamarit López - Principal of Massamagrell Secondary School in Massamagrell.
  • Jesús Gonzalez Lorenzo - Principal of IES El Caminàs de Castelló
  • Joan Baptista Martí i Escobar - Principal of Maria Ibars Secondary School in Dènia
  • Raquel Fons Brines - Principal of La Valldigna Secondary School in Tavernes de la Valldigna
  • Moderator: Mario Rebollar Román - Coordinator of the educational programme Futur Sostenible of Fundació Cívica Novessendes

Organisation of the conference
This conference is organised by the Novessendes Civic Foundation, with the collaboration of the Chair of the Economy of the Common Good of the University of Valencia and financed by the First Vice-presidency and Department of Social Services, Equality and Housing.

Also collaborating are the Botanical Garden of the University of Valencia, the Valencian Association of the Economy of the Common Good, the Association of Teachers of Administration, Commerce and Economics of the Valencian Country, the educational centres IES Massamagrell, IES Lo Anduviera, IES La Valldigna and iES Maria Ibars.

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