EVENTS

PUBLIC LECTURES

GL Gardini, “Una evaluación contextualizada de las relaciones UE-ALC”, public lecture series:

University of Concepcion, Chile, 25th August 2025
University Austral of Valdivia, Chile, 28th August 2025
University Austral of Puerto Montt, Chile, 1st September 2025
University Tarapacá, Arica, Chile, 3rd September 2025
University San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), Quito, Ecuador, 8th September 2025
University of San Juan, San Juan Argentina, 16th September 2025
University Católica Argentina, Mendoza, Argentina, 18th September 2025
University of Mendoza, San Rafael, Argentina, 19th September 2025
University Austral of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 23rd September 2025

ACTIVITIES in Chile, Ecuador and Argentina 2025

Prof. Gian Luca Gardini, Jean Monnet Chair EU2LAC

MEETINGS with ACADEMIC AUTHORITIES

MEETINGS with LOCAL AUTHORITIES on transborder cooperation

Chilean Development Corporation (CORFO), Arica, Chile, 3rd September 2025
Arica Peru-Chile Port Authority, Arica, Chile, 3rd September 2025
Binational Chile-Bolivia Railway Agency (FCALP), Arica, Chile, 4th September 2025
Municipality of Tacna, Tacna, Peru, 5th September 2025

MEETINGS with NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL AUTHORITIES

Amb. Ricardo E. Lagorio, former ambassador of Argentina before the United Nations, 29th September 2025.
Claudia Mojica, UN Representation to Argentina. Buenos Aires, 2nd October 2025.
Fernando Fraquelli, Radio Biblioteca del Congreso, 3rd September 2025.

PROMOTION OF MUTUAL KNOWLEDGE

Presentation of the documentary “Architect of Peace” (written and presented by prof. GL Gardini) on Carlos Saavedra Lamas, the fist Latin American Nobel Prize laureate:

Argentine Council for International Relations (CARI), Buenos Aires, 25th September 2025
Faculty of Law, University of Buenos Aires, 29th September 2025
Academy of Political and Moral Sciences, Buenos Aires, 3rd October 2025.

Prof. Paulina Astroza, Director of the Centre of European Studies, University of Concepcion and Jean Monnet Chair, Concepcion, Chile 25th August 2025
Prof. Mariano Alvarez, Director of the Master Programme in Government, Management and Regional Development, Universidad Austral, Valdivia, Chile, 27th September 2025
Prof. Marisela Pilquimán, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administration, University Austral, Valdivia, Chile, 28th August 2025.
Prof Pedro Diaz Polanco, incumbent vice-Rector of the University Austral in Puerto Montt; Prof. Silvia Soto, elected vice-Rector of the University Austral in Puerto Montt, Chile, 1st September 2025.
Prof. Régis Dandoy, Jean Monnet Chair, Head of European Studies, University San Francisco de Quito (USFQ), 8th September 2025.
Prof. Daniel Inojosa Bravo - Director of the Department of Political Science; Prof. Víctor Algañaraz, Director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (IISE); Prof. Yanina Jotayán, Coordinator of the Center of Latin American Integration Studies (CEILA); Prof. Adriana González, Director of the School of Political Science Studies and Research; Prof. Gerardo Tripolone, full professor of International Law; University of San Juan, San Juan, Argentina, 17th September 2025.
Prof. Juan Adriano Spedaletti, Director of the International Relations Programme, Universidad Catolica Argentina; Mendoza Argentina, 19th September 2025
Prof. Diego Carbonell, Dean of the Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, Universidad de Mendoza; Prof. Georgina Guardatti, Coordinator for International Relations and Partnerships, Universidad de Mendoza, Mendoza Argentina, 19th September 2025.
Prof. Alfonso Santiago, Director of the School of Politics, Government and International Relations, Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 23rd September 2025.
Prof. Marta Vigevano, Head of International Relations, Faculty of Law, University of Buenos Aires, 29th September 2025.
Prof. Santiago Ardisson, Head of the Jean Monnet Module, Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires, 1st October 2025 – preparation of the joint report to the EU-LAC Foundations.
Prof. Eduardo F. Pastrana, Head of International Relations, Universidad Javeriana Bogota, Colombia, 4th October 2025. Planning of JM Chair in Colombia in 2027.

Latin America Week

Udine October 2024

One week of round table discussions, seminars, exhibitions, concerts, cinema and wine tasting dedicated to the politics, economics, societies and cultures of Latin America. Afternoon events every day from 15.00 to 19.00 hours. Evening events everyday from 21.00 to 23.00 hours.

(www.settimanalatinoamericana.it),

ACTIVITIES in Italy and Slovenia in 2024

Lecture: “EU-LAC relations: Do values meet interests?”

University of Ljubljana, 19 December 2024.

Lecture for high school students: “Unione Europea: I sogni si avverano, bisogna crederci!”

Codroipo, 3 May 2025. In cooperation with our partner Rotary Club Codroipo-Villa Manin