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25Nov2025

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Today, Tuesday, 25 November, at 11:00 a.m., on the esplanade located between Modules C and D of the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism, the manifesto was read on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The manifesto, drafted by the Gender Equality Units Network for University Excellence (RUIGEU), states the following:

25 November marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, a day of denunciation, reflection, and commitment in the face of one of the gravest violations of human rights. Despite the legislative and social progress achieved, millions of women in Spain—as in the rest of the world—continue to suffer gender-based violence in its various forms. According to the 2019 Macro-survey on Violence against Women, 11% of women residing in Spain—more than two million—have suffered physical violence from a partner or ex-partner, and 40.4%—over eight million—have been victims of sexual harassment at some point in their lives. These figures demonstrate the magnitude and persistence of a structural reality that concerns society as a whole and requires a firm, coordinated, and sustained response over time, based on scientific evidence, technical criteria, and expert personnel. In this context, there is particular concern over the growing visibility of social groups that challenge progress towards equality and the spread of denialist narratives promoted by specific political sectors, which question the very existence of gender-based violence.

According to the Youth in Spain Report 2024, there has been a worrying decline in support for feminism and gender equality among young people (aged 15–29). The perception of gender-based violence as one of the most significant social problems has also decreased notably among youth. This regression reflects the impact of denialist narratives that lack any scientific rigor. Consequently, it is imperative to strengthen education in gender equality, non-discrimination in all its forms, human rights, and critical thinking, as well as to promote the dissemination of rigorous academic research conducted from a gender perspective in our universities. It is also essential to further integrate an intersectional perspective, which, according to current university regulations, is crucial—alongside the gender approach—for building a truly equal, inclusive, diverse, safe, and caring society and, therefore, university community. This approach allows us to recognise the diversity of experiences and take action against the interconnected forms of violence and discrimination that women suffer due to their skin colour, religion, origin, sexual orientation and gender expression, age, class, disability, or other personal conditions or characteristics.

In this context, equality units also express concern about how digital violence has spread and become normalised among university students. We are currently living through a time of profound social transformation, with the rise—and in some cases, misuse—of technology, which has brought to light the same systemic forms of violence present in society and, increasingly, in the digital sphere. Anonymity and the impossibility of temporary disconnection (as violence can occur repeatedly, 24 hours a day) result in extreme forms of aggression against those who suffer these sexist attacks. This year, on the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action—a landmark achievement for feminism in the struggle for the rights of women and girls, gender equality, and the rebalancing of power structures worldwide—the RUIGEU Equality Units reaffirm their role as essential structures under the LOSU. Their work is crucial for awareness-raising, prevention, training, and the mainstreaming of equality in the development of university policies.

For this reason, we consider it absolutely unacceptable that, even today, there are equality units that do not receive the funds from the State Pact against Gender-Based Violence allocated to the Autonomous Communities. Institutional responses to such a serious violation of human rights cannot be paralysed or weakened by political denialism. In the face of violence, not one step back.

The undersigned universities are part of the Gender Equality Units Network for University Excellence (RUIGEU):

Universitat d’Alacant, Universidad de Alcalá, Universidad de Almería, UniversitatAutònoma de Barcelona, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universitat de Barcelona, Universidad de Burgos, Universidad de Cádiz, Universidad de Cantabria, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Universidad de Córdoba, Universidade da Coruña, Universidad de Deusto, Universidad de Extremadura Universitat de Girona, Universidad de Granada, Universidad de Huelva, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Universidad Internacional de Andalucía, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Universidad de Jaén, Universitat Jaume I de Castellón, Universidad de La Laguna, Universidad de La Rioja, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Universidad de León, Universitat de Lleida, Universidad de Málaga, Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Universidad de Mondragón, Universidad de Murcia, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Universidad de Oviedo, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Universidad del País Vasco, Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Universitat Politècnica de València, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Universidad Pública de Navarra, Universitat Ramon Llull, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Universidad de Salamanca, Universidade Santiago de Compostela, Universidad de Sevilla, Universitat de València, Universidad de Valladolid, Universitat de Vic- Universitat Central de Catalunya, Universidade de Vigo y Universidad de Zaragoza.

18Nov2025

Jesús Navarro Alberola Shares the Keys to Carmencita’s Brand Value at FEET-ULPGC

The Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism (FEET) wishes to express its deepest and most sincere gratitude to Mr. Jesús Navarro Alberola, CEO of Jesús Navarro, S.A. (Carmencita), for his outstanding keynote lecture titled “The Value of the Brand.”

This session, held on 14 November 2025, offered a valuable learning opportunity of great academic and professional interest, highlighting the strategic importance of branding in building business value.
Mr. Jesús Navarro Alberola—regular speaker at corporate strategy forums and leader of the national market in spices and sweeteners—guided us through Carmencita’s century-long journey. He demonstrated how the company has created value through its brand by effectively combining tradition, innovation, and social purpose.

A central theme of the lecture was the connection between branding and ethical commitment, underscoring that actions supporting both the team and society—particularly those aimed at the most vulnerable—add greater value to the brand.

We extend our profound thanks to Mr. Jesús Navarro, who is also president of Alicante Gastronómica Solidaria (an organisation that has prepared nearly two million meals for people in need since 2020), for sharing his career and his vision of corporate leadership. His perspective reminds us that a brand’s value is built on strategy, vision, and, fundamentally, love.

13Nov2025

The ULPGC Social Council awards the finalists of the Economics Olympiad.

Last Tuesday, 22 November, the Social Council of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC) presented the tablets awarded each year to the Economics Olympiad finalists, held last March. The event took place at the Dean’s Office of the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism (FEET).

The award recipients were Adrián Martínez Castro, from IES La Minilla (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria); José Carlos Marrero Castillo, from IES Támara (San Bartolomé de Tirajana); and Irene Lorenzo García, from IES Teror. All three students are currently pursuing their studies at the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism: Adrián and Irene are enrolled in the Double Degree in Business Administration and Management and Tourism. At the same time, José Carlos chose the Degree in Economics. Last June, the three students also took part in the national stage of the Olympiad, held at the University of Alicante, where they had the opportunity to share the experience with students from across the country.

The Social Council’s award was given to the finalists who chose to pursue their university studies at the ULPGC.

During the event, the teacher Mª Isabel Ortega Suárez, from IES Guanarteme, was also recognized for her contribution, as her group of students achieved the highest average score among all participating schools.

The awards ceremony was attended by the Dean of the Faculty, Mª Victoria Ruiz Mallorquí, and the Secretary of the Social Council, Miguel Ángel Acosta, who highlighted the high quality of the University and the commitment of its teaching staff and students. Acosta also expressed his gratitude to the Faculty and the secondary schools for their participation in initiatives such as this one.

Finally, the Vice-Dean for Students, Digital Communication and Culture announced that the 2026 edition of the Economics Olympiad will be launched soon.

10Nov2025

Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability: Are They Compatible?

Last Friday, November 7th, the Lecture Hall at the Faculty of Economics, Business and Tourism (FEET) hosted the lecture “Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability: Are They Compatible?”, delivered by Julia Martínez Cabrera, PhD candidate in Circular Economy at the faculty. Martínez Cabrera holds a Master’s degree from HEC Paris in Sustainability and Social Innovation, where she also teaches as a visiting lecturer, is the academic director of the Circular Tourism programme at ULPGC, an external consultant for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), and a member of the non-profit
organisation Circular Munich (Germany).

During her talk, she reflected on the enormous potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals, while also addressing the environmental impacts associated with its use: energy, water, and material consumption, as well as the growing carbon footprint of data centres, which already account for around 1.5% of global electricity demand.

The speaker stressed the importance of encouraging responsible use of generative AI — such as ChatGPT — noting that each digital interaction has a measurable environmental impact. In this regard, she presented tools such as comparIA (developed by the French Government), which enable assessing and comparing the ecological footprints of different generative AI models, illustrating how larger models — although more powerful — are also more energy-intensive and have a higher carbon footprint.

Towards the end of the lecture, Martínez Cabrera encouraged students to “choose the right amount of intelligence” for each task, prioritising technological solutions with a lower impact. In the subsequent practical workshop, participants applied this criterion by selecting appropriate AI models based on the problem type.

The FEET would like to thank Julia Martínez Cabrera for this inspiring session, which helped students gain a deeper understanding of how to balance technological innovation and sustainability, and how to incorporate responsibility criteria into the use of AI.

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