ACTIVITIES
CHOCOLATE PARTY
SANTA ÁGUEDA CHOCOLATE PARTY
Friday, 20 February, 4:45 p.m.
Hotel La Fonda Heritage
How wonderful to get together to read poetry, drink traditional hot chocolate, and celebrate SANTA ÁGUEDA in one of Marbella’s most emblematic historical spots!
This year’s chocolate party will be extra special, with delicacies offered by the venue. We look forward to seeing you there, and we will also be contributing to our scholarship fund.
Tell your friends to come.
Donation 30€
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LITERARY GATHERING
THE ODYSSEY
by Homer
Monday 16 February at 18:30 at Marbella Club
We will discuss The Odyssey (Alianza Editorial, 2021, 528 pages), the great epic poem attributed to Homer. Literature from the classical Greek world but absolutely relevant today, a marvel of stories, fundamental to our culture, an inspiration for great writers, from Joyce to Borges and so many others. An exciting debate awaits us.
We look forward to seeing you!
(Only for AMUM members)
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INTERNATIONAL DAY
GWI CELEBRATES INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION
GWI celebrated International Day of Education 2026 on 24 January 2026, aligned with the theme, “AI and education: preserving human agency in an automated world.” There are eight key education trends shaping learning systems globally, from competency-based learning and micro-credentials to AI-enabled personalised learning and employer, education cocreation models. Grounded in evidence from UNESCO, the World Bank and other international bodies, presents a concise framework for understanding system-level shifts in education across diverse contexts.
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WOMEN IN THE BACKROUND OF HISTORY
MARÍA ISIDRA DE GUZMÁN Y DE LA CERDA DUQUESA DE NÁJERA
Fue la primera mujer en alcanzar el grado de doctora en España.
En el siglo XVIII el debate sobre la condición femenina y la educación de las mujeres había estado presente en los escritos de los Ilustrados . Así, la obra del padre Feijoo. “En defensa de las mujeres” señalaba cómo la falta de educación impedía a éstas el desarrollo pleno de sus cualidades.
Campomanes, consideró que las órdenes religiosas femeninas podían cumplir un papel destacado en la formación de las mujeres. No obstante esta defensa por parte de los ilustrados,
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OUR GRANTEE
LIDIA ROSADO TOMÉ
A restless and curious student, she has made the most of her academic years by supplementing her education with competitions, jobs, and volunteer work. Her future options are wide open, but we have no doubt that she will go far in her professional career. For now, she is filling out the questionnaire to join our Association as a YOUNG MEMBER!
My name is Lidia Rosado Tomé and, more than six years ago, when I was finishing my second year of high school,
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WOMEN AND SCIENCE
BUILDING A FUTURE FOR WOMEN IN THE SCIENTIFIC FIELD
February 11
The year 2025 marked the tenth anniversary of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, two major milestones in promoting global gender equality and the empowerment of women.
Gender equality in the sciences is crucial for building a better future for everyone. However, women and girls continue to face barriers and systemic biases when pursuing scientific careers.
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UWE
NEW PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN OF EUROPE
Başak Ovacık, a member of the Turkish Association of University Women, was unanimously elected as the new president of UWE during the AGM that took place in Naples on November 6-9.
Başak holds a PhD in Political Science and International Relations and an MSC in European Studies from the London School of Economics.
In the photo, we can see Marité Mehr and Eloísa Sánchez-Amillategui with the new president, Başak Ovacık.
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YMN
THE GWI YOUNG MEMBERS NETWORK (YMN) WILL HOST THE FEBRUARY 2026 MONTHLY CONVERSATION
The GWI Young Members Network (YMN) will host the February 2026 monthly conversation as part of the Connect and Grow monthly conversation series.
The event will place on Wednesday, February 11, and the speaker will be Nelimise Chonco from the South African University Women’s Association, who will speak on ‘Agronomy: The Science of Tomorrow’s Crops’.
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CALENDAR