The Aspen Institute España and the Telefónica Foundation celebrated the third meeting of the Education Program: “A Conversation Concerning the Present and Future Trends in Education.” The meeting occured this past October 6, 2016 at the Telefónica Foundation building (Calle Fuencarral, 2. Madrid).

The objective of the Education Forum is to bolster the debate within civil society of the current and future state of education in our country. Stimulating a conversation based on the propsed topics, the forum aims to connect and allign distinct initiatives that are working to strengthen our education system and help provide answers to the educational needs of our time.

The debate was structured around two themes:

• Repensar la figura del profesor

Relator:
Moderator: Miguel Herrero de Jáuregui, Profesor de Filología Clásica de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid

• Inmigration and education in Spain

Relator: Ángel Serrano, Director General del Centro de Formación Profesional Padre Piquer
Moderator: Carmen Pellicer, Directora de la Fundación Trilema

The program counts on the collaboration of Mike Bezos, vice-president and co-founder of The Bezos Family Foundation and patron of The Aspen Institute (USA).