The debate will be moderated by journalist Rosa Birnes and will begin at 6pm in the Aula Magna of the La Nau Cultural Centre. The panel discussion is entitled ‘New Valencian policy in the Spanish transition’ (orig. ‘Nova política valenciana en la Transició’) and is organised by the Lluís Vives European School of Thought of the UV’s Office of the Vice-Principal for Culture and Society.

The writer Francesc Pérez Moragón opened the conference series on 30 April, organised by the Universitat de València to celebrate the centenary of Vicent Ventura. Pérez Moragón’s speech was entitled ‘Vicent Ventura, a memory dury’ (orig. ‘Vicent Ventura, un deure de memòria’).

The second activity was entitled ‘Journalism and change in the Valencian Country (orig. ‘Periodisme i canvi al País Valencià’) and was attended by Rosa Solbes, Josep Maria Soriano Besó, Emilia Bolinches and Alfons Cervera.

On 26 April, UV’s Principal Mavi Mestre handed out the 2024 Vicent Ventura awards – in the centenary year of the Valencian journalist and politician’s birth – to historian Carmen Agulló, essayist Josep Iborra (posthumously) and the Democracy Archive of Alicante.

The awards were established by the Universitat de València in 1998, following the death of Valencian journalist, politician and activist Vicent Ventura. They are awarded to individuals or collectives that stand out for their civic career and their commitment to the culture and language of the Valencian Country.