What are the advantages of studying at the Lanzarote Tourism School, among the beautiful landscapes of Teguise? What professional opportunities do Marine Sciences studies have? Where can those who complete the Translation and Interpreting degree work? What do they teach in Electronics at the Santa Lucía FP? What future does Industrial and Civil Engineering have? The students who attended the IX Awakening Vocations Education Exhibition this Wednesday morning, organized by the Santa Lucía de Tirajana City Council in collaboration with the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the centers, were able to find answers to these and other questions. secondary and high school education of the municipality.
A batucada from the IES Doctor provided music for the tour of the nearly 30 information stands that were set up at the back of the Víctor Jara theater. At the Computer School's booth, a student guessed which famous person his face resembled through a computer program. The professor of the Faculty of Philology, Yeray Rodríguez, gave a workshop on the art of improvising verses, there was also improvised theater and an Instagram image contest organized by the Department of Education.
The mayor of Santa Lucía de Tirajana, Francisco García, the rector of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Lluís Serra and the Councilor for Education, Yaiza Pérez, toured the different stands and spoke with students and teachers. The mayor highlights that “we are returning to normality, and thanks to the Department of Education with the collaboration of the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the educational centers of our municipality, this Education Exhibition has been able to return.” The first mayor adds that "here the students and teachers can find out what future professionals they may have and what educational offer our university has." The rector Lluís Serra considers that "it is important to build bridges between vocational training and the university, the new legislation makes itineraries more flexible and adapts them better to new needs." The head of the academic institution added that "it is essential to take the university out onto the streets, universities cannot be enclosed in glass bubbles, that is why we must interact with all the institutions as we are doing today with the City Council and go out into the streets to "We will all work towards a common goal: to prepare the future of our youth as best as possible."
The IES Josefina de la Torre FP Básica, the IES Doctoral, the Official School of Languages of Santa Lucía, IES Ana Luisa Benítez, the IES Santa Lucía FP Electronica, the Information Service have participated in the Education Exhibition of Santa Lucía de Tirajana. to the Students of the ULPGC, the School of Industrial and Civil Engineering, the Faculty of Translation and Interpretation, the School of Tourism of Lanzarote, the School of Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering, the School of Engineering, Telecommunications and Electronics, the Faculty of Translation and Interpretation and the Faculty of Marine Sciences, the Faculty of Philology, the School of Architecture and the Faculty of Geography and History.