The idea that gives life to the project is the conception of the campus as a “planet”, where all points of view and all visions are of great value and importance. In this way, a series of activities and awareness-raising actions are carried out on relevant topics such as the culture of peace, sustainability, the environment, interculturality, change and transformation.

These activities have a multidisciplinary character, which allows the exchange of ideas, debate and reflection among all university actors, with special emphasis on teachers, researchers and students from different subject areas and levels (degrees, masters, doctorates, faculties, etc.).

Planeta UAB is inspired by the elements of nature that many ancient cultures used to explain the world. These are different types of energy that are permanently interacting with each other. Based on them, a communication, training and awareness-raising strategy has been designed based on the following thematic pillars: 

– Water: Symbol of life, calm and well-being, it represents education in values and the culture of peace as a great challenge for our societies.

– Earth: Conceived as a space of crossing, mixing and interaction, it represents the interculturality that defines our societies and, therefore, our university.

– Air: From its meaning as a current or breeze that cleans places, it represents sustainability as a decisive and urgent challenge for our societies and the planet in general.

– Fire: Understood as the emission of light and heat, it represents the change and transformation that all societies need to advance and improve.

The project has the support of the Fons de Solidaritat of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and is directed by Santiago Tejedor, director of the Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación. Cristina Pulido, Laura Cervi and Diana Sanjinés from the UAB Faculty of Communication Sciences; Buenaventura Guamis from the UAB Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; and José Carlos Remotti from the UAB Faculty of Law also collaborated in the project.

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The Gabinete de Comunicación y Educación of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is organising three conferences on environmental journalism and travel photography. The sessions will occur on 22 May, from 12:00 to 15:00, in the Sala de Juntas of the Faculty of Communication Sciences of the UAB.

The day begins with a talk by Pablo Tosco, who explains the objectives and methodology of Sonda Internacional, a media organisation created in 2022 that specialises in visual journalism on the climate crisis.

During the second part, Álvaro Laforet, journalist and professor of the Master in Travel Journalism, speaks about the profession of travel photographer and the new influencer marketing techniques.

Finally, Juan David Escorcia, environmental journalist and lecturer on the Master in Travel Journalism, will present his research projects in podcast format “Paisajes sonoros del Mar Mediterráneo” and “El caso de la tintorera”.

The three sessions are open to everyone and will include a space for questions and debate.

The Gabinete de Comunicación y de Educación is a consolidated group specialised in scientific research and dissemination, which belongs to the Department of Journalism and Communication Sciences of the UAB. Recognised by AGAUR (Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca) of the Generalitat de Catalunya as a Consolidated Research Group on the basis of its trajectory, projection and development, it develops projects and research in the field of convergence between communication and education. Since its creation, it has developed initiatives aimed at integrating, with awareness and freedom, communication technologies in the so-called global or knowledge society. Under the direction of Santiago Tejedor, the Gabinete organises different Master’s Degrees, such as the Master’s Degree in Travel Journalism, the Master’s Degree in Communication and Education, the Master’s Degree in Environmental Communication and the Master’s Degree in Political and Electoral Communication Management. The group has a wide and varied collection of publications in the form of scientific articles, books, book chapters, and other works, which are constantly being renewed. It also has a laboratory for teaching innovation projects, transfer and new formats conceived and developed from a perspective based on creativity and multidisciplinary work. The Gabinete organises every year an academic expedition that travels around the world with students from different universities and careers. This is the Tahina-Can Expedition, awarded Spain’s best educational project. It also has the portal Tu Aventura, the educational platform InfoEDU, news games, and the science project Reporter@s de la Ciencia.

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