This year, the Winter University of Cofrents is holding its second edition, which will address the topic ‘Longevity and Well-Being in the Rural Environment. Quality of Life and Future.’ Cofrents resumes tomorrow the Seasonal Universities 2021 programme, an initiative of the UV which raises topics related to the uniqueness of each territory in open days for all citizens.
The Winter University of Cofrents (UNICO) resumes tomorrow, 25th March, the 2021 Seasonal Universities programme with an analytical session on the topic ‘Longevity and Well-Being in the Rural Environment. Quality of Life and Future'.
Sesonal Universities are an initiative of the UV, organised through the Office of the Vice-Principal for Territorial Projection and Society together with the town councils of each town and in collaboration with the Provincial Council of Valencia and Caixa Popular group. It aims to promote debate on a monographic theme linked to the uniqueness of each geographical area, taking into account its particular idiosyncrasies, history and culture. It is coordinated by a subject specialist, thus strengthening the symbiosis between university, territory and society.
In 2021, these days, which are free and to open to citizens of all ages, will be linked back to the season they are named after, in a strange year due to the pandemic restrictions. In addition, they maintain the distribution by thematic areas, which reflects the cross-cutting nature of knowledge at the UV and the diversity of subjects studied by its specialists. They continue to be semi-face-to-face, which was boosted in 2020 with the incorporation of an online link through which sessions could be followed by streaming. This link helped to achieve an unprecedented success in terms of participation, as it made attendance easier for all interested persons. As in 2020, the UV will facilitate registration through the website (http://projeccio.uv.es) and will provide the corresponding attendance certificate in both cases.
Winter University of Cofrents (UNICO)
This year, the Winter University of Cofrents is holding its second edition under the title ‘Longevity and Well-Being in the Rural Environment. Quality of life and future’, within the framework of ‘Education and Social Welfare’, thanks to the collaboration of the Cofrents Town Council, the Cofrents Health Resort, the Provincial Council of Valencia and Caixa Popular group.
Throughout tomorrow morning, in the Assembly Hall of the Town Hall (Plaza de España, 9), UNICO will debate this issue from different perspectives in a day that will bring together lecturers, researchers, secondary school, training cycle and university students, social agents, public workers, retired people, unemployed people, and citizens of all ages.
UNICO is an informative initiative, open to general public, which aims to bring Cofrents and its region closer to the University as a means to face the main challenges of 21st century. Various UV lecturers (from the Departments of Nutrition and Bromatology, Teaching and Scholastic Organisation, Sociology, and Geography, among others) will be taking part in the event. As well as local specialists who will provide a broad view on health and well-being throughout life in the context of Cofrents and its surroundings.
The increasing longevity of the population is a challenge for individuals, families and institutions which is even more difficult to face in rural areas. However, at the same time, it allows to highlight the possibilities of achieving an optimal quality of life throughout life and value the peculiar characteristics of a privileged territory.
The inauguration will start at 10:00 am, with the intervention of Salvador Honrubia Mora, Mayor of Cofrents; Jorge Hermosilla Pla, Vice-Principal for Territorial Projection and Society of the UV; Esperanza Navarro Pardo, UNICO coordinator; Ricardo Ruiz Carrascosa, director of the Caixa Popular office in Requena; and a representative of the Provincial Council of Valencia.
At 10:30 am, Almudena A. Navas Saurin, from the UV Department of Teaching and Scholastic Organisation, will give a lecture on ‘Training and women in the rural world'; and at 11:15 am, Ana Frigola Cánoves, from the UV Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Food Sciencs, Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, will talk about ‘Healthy and sustainable diet for the 21st century’.
After a break, at 12:30 pm, a round table moderated by Esperanza Navarro will allow debate on various aspects related to the central theme of the UNICO: ‘The meaning of municipal services in rural areas', led by Patricia Hernández Cantos, Social Services psychologist at the Cofrents Town Hall; ‘Rural alienation, neither a natural nor an irreversible process’, by Josep Pérez Soriano, from the UV Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology; and ‘The rural landscape as an asset for development and welfare’, by Emiliio Iranzo García, from the UV Department of Geography.
The UNICO 2nd edition will finish at 13:30 pm
2O Seasonal Universities, 4 Seasons and 3 thematic areas.
The Seasonal Universities programme includes two Winter Universities: Cofrents –to be held tomorrow- and Requena, next Monday, 29 March, which will discuss ‘Chemistry in winemaking. Lights and shadows of wine.’
Spring Seasonal Universities will begin their sessions with the Seasonal University of Alzira, which will analyse on 23 April ‘Valencian biodiversity in the face of the global change challenge.’ The Seasonal University of Cullera will debate, on 29 April, ‘A look at heritage and tourism under the sea’; the Seasonal University of Xàtiva, on 13 May, ‘Governance and management of cultural tourism’; the Seasonal University of Sagunt, on 20 May, ‘Consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on women and girls’; the Seasonal University of the Canal de Navarrés, on 28 May, ‘Rural development against depopulation in inland municipalities'; the Seasonal University of Alt Túria, on 11 June, ‘From territorial resource to touristic product in a biosphere reserve’; and the Seasonal University of the Racò d’Ademuz, on 21 June, ‘Rural landscapes: Sustainable tourism products’.
Summer Seasonal Universities will start on 7 July with the Seasonal University of Aras de los Olmos, whose main theme will be ‘Botany and rural development’. The Seasonal University of Gandia will debate, starting on 12 July, on ‘Changes. A kaleidoscopic look’; and the Seasonal University of Sagunt, on 15 September, on ‘Sagunt: World Heritage Site. Between myth and cultural legacy'.
Autumn Seasonal Universities will close the 2021 programme. The Seasonal University of Alaquàs, will open the cycle on 7 October, with the theme ‘The Horta at the crossroads: some crucial historical decisions.’ The Sesonal University of Bunyol, on 15 October, will be entitled ‘Bunyol. Cultural heritage. Music as a driver of social change’; the Seasonal University of l’Eliana, on 21 October, ‘Smart cities: technology and citizenship’; the Seasonal University of Oliva, on 27 October, ‘Education: Equal and diverse’; the Seasonal University of Llíria, on 29 October, ‘Music as educational tool of social transformation’; the Seasonal University of Ayora, on 4 November, ‘Challenges and threats of beekeeping in the 21st century’; the Seasonal University of Enguera, from 11 November, ‘Professions of the future and healthy living in a global and sustainable world’; and the Seasonal University of Ontinyent, from 23 November, ‘Times of transformations’.
This year 2021, Seasonal Universities will debate on multiple aspects linked to each territory around three thematic areas: ‘Historical and Cultural Heritage’ (Cullera, Xàtiva, Sagunt, Alaquàs, Bunyol and Ayora); ‘Education and Social Welfare’ (Cofrents, Sagunt, Llíria, Oliva, Enguera and Ontinyent); and ‘Biodiversity, Territorial Development and Innovation’ (Requena, Alzira, Canal de Navarrés, Alt Túria, Racò d’Ademuz, Aras de los Olmos, Gandia and l’Eliana).
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