As part of the 43rd Gandia Summer University of the University of Valencia, the course "Education for Global Citizenship: Building Critical Citizenship in and Out of the Classroom" will be held on July 13 and 14, 2026. Several members of the EDCIMU project research team will participate, following this academic program:
July 13, 2026
9:00 a.m. Official opening of the course. Invited academic authorities, activity director, and the President of the CIVES Foundation.
9:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Roundtable discussion: "Memory, School, and the Future of Democracy: Educating for Global Citizenship." Presented by Victorino Mayoral Cortés, CIVES Educational and Welfare Foundation; Amparo Zacarés Pamblanco, Clásicas y Modernas Association; and José Beltrán Llavador, CIVES Educational and Welfare Foundation.
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Break.
12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m. Lecture: "Education for Global Citizenship as a Proposal for Democratic and Solidarity-Based Coexistence." Presented by Luís Miguel Lázaro Lorente, Department of Comparative Education and History of Education, University of Valencia.
1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m. Presentation: "The Far Right and the Erosion of Global Citizenship." Presented by Cristina Pulido Montes, Department of Comparative Education and History of Education, University of Valencia.
Break.
4:00-7:00 PM. Participatory workshop on professional profiles in Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in the formal sector: Initial GCE training for Early Childhood and Primary Education teachers and Secondary Education teachers. Led by Ana Ancheta Arrabal, Department of Comparative Education and History of Education, University of Valencia; Alicia Sianes Bautista, History of Education and Comparative Education, National University of Distance Education; and Borja Mateu Luján, Department of Comparative Education and History of Education, University of Valencia.
July 14, 2026
10:00 AM-12:00 PM. Participatory workshop on professional profiles in Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in the non-formal sector: Initial training in Social Education and Pedagogy. Led by Tania Gómez Sánchez, Department of Pedagogy and Didactics, University of A Coruña. And Ana Ancheta Arrabal. Department of Comparative Education and History of Education. University of Valencia.
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Break.
12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Conference: "EDCIMU: Advancing Research on Education for Global Citizenship." Presented by Andrés Payà Rico. Department of Comparative Education and History of Education. University of Valencia.
1:30 p.m. Official closing of the course.
More information at: https://www.uv.es/universidad-verano-uvgandia/es/actividades-ueg/la-educacion-ciudadania-mundial-construir-ciudadania-critica-aulas-fuera-ellas-1286257531347/ActivitatUEG.html?id=1286483523923