On Monday, March 16, ETSIAAB will host an event as part of the UPM Conecta initiative, in collaboration with the Agrónomos Sin Fronteras Foundation, titled “Cooperation for the Development of Rural Communities.” This awareness-raising event is designed to highlight the initiatives that UPM is promoting in the field of development cooperation in disadvantaged rural communities.

The event will feature an open discussion panel, moderated by Carlos Gregorio Hernández Díaz-Ambrona, with the participation of professionals involved in cooperation projects, as well as the presentation of the photo exhibition “Mgega: Progress of a Maasai Community. In the Year of the Shepherds 2026.”

Activity Details

Date: Monday, March 16
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Aula Magna, Agronomists Building – ETSIAAB
Capacity: 88 people

Event Programm

  • Presented by: José Jesús Fraile Ardanuy (Vice Rector for Internationalization, Assistant for International Cooperation, and Director for Latin America)
  • Participants:
    • María Alejandra Prato – Agrónomos Sin Fronteras
    • María García Pérez – AECID, “Spanish Cooperation in Africa/Sub-Saharan Africa” (to be confirmed)
    • Diego Navarro – ETSIAAB student, “Service-learning experiences”
    • Carlos Madrigal – Patron of Agronomos Sin Fronteras, “Professionalism and Development Cooperation”
    • Elena López Pérez – Vicerrectorado de Internacionalización, “Active University Cooperation” (pending)
  • Moderator: Carlos Gregorio Hernández Díaz-Ambrona, professor at ETSIAAB

More Information and Registration

All the details, as well as the registration form, are available at: https://www.upmconecta.es/FichaActividad.aspx?id=2325