The Lugo campus is hosting the Iberian Geography Colloquium (CIG) on October 14, 15, and 16. This biennial scientific conference brings together professionals, researchers, and academics from Spain and Portugal to discuss the territorial, environmental, and socioeconomic challenges facing the Iberian Peninsula.
“Iberian geography as an example of the contributions of transnational academic cooperation” is the theme of this 19th edition, which will analyze shared issues such as climate change, environmental management, rural demographic challenges, and tourism. This year, the Institute for Galician Studies and Development (IDEGA) is responsible for organizing the event at the USC, in collaboration with the Spanish Association of Geography (AGE) and the Portuguese Association of Geographers (Associação Portuguesa de Geógrafos).
The opening ceremony will take place on Wednesday, October 14, at 10:00 a.m. in the Assembly Hall of the Higher Polytechnic School of Engineering. Participants will include Carlos Núñez Temes, Vice-Rector for Academic Planning and Educational Offerings for the USC Lugo Campus; Rubén C. Lois González, Director of IDEGA; Carlos Amiama Ares, Director of the Higher Polytechnic School of Engineering; Efrén Castro Caloto, Vice-President of the Lugo Provincial Council; Asunción Blanco Romero, President of the Spanish Association of Geography; and Hélder Lopes, a member of the Portuguese Association of Geographers.
