Nearly twenty-five years ago, Marisol Escribano, a nurse from Infant Oncology at the Medical Surgery Hospital in Jaén, involved her co-workers in the task of fulfilling the dreams of hospitalized children. In time, this challenge has turned into Pídeme La Luna,or Ask for the Moon, a Jaén association that uses dreams and hope as support […]
Month: April 2016
Elisa Pérez Vera, a pioneer who became first woman Dean in the Spanish university
She studied law in Granada, and received her doctorate in 1965. The Granadian Elisa Pérez Vera is a specialist in International Law and participated in various international committees in the 1970s. In 1982 she became first woman Dean in the Spanish university, having being elected for this position in the Spanish National Distance Education University. […]
Interactive comic books as a tool to learn languages with an app
Professors from the Modern Language Centre at the University of Granada are taking part in a European project together with institutions from another six countries who are aiming to teach languages through graphic novels and comic books. The tool that they are developing is a mobile app name ‘AGnovel’.
Belén Domenech, a master swimmer with a long and successful career
Swimmer Belén Domenech was born in Cordova in 1985. She is considered to be one of the best breaststroke swimmers in the history of Spanish swimming. She has won over 50 gold medals in championships of Spain, in different categories, and in 20 absolute championships. She keeps competing in the master category and coaches rising […]