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II svenska veckan i Medellín, Colombia

From October 15 to October 19, 2024.

Organized by the León de Greiff Cultural Corporation in association with the University of Medellín and CES University
General coordinator: Julián Vásquez Lopera (Stockholm University)

PROGRAM

EVENT 1

OPENING 

II SWEDISH WEEK OPENING PROGRAM

1. Words from the rector of the University of Medellín, doctor: Néstor Raúl Posada Arboleda.

2. Words from the elected rector of the CES, doctor: Claudia Arenas.

3. Words from the Swedish ambassador to Colombia, Helena Storm. Program in virtual mode from Bogotá.

4. Words from the Colombian ambassador to Sweden, Guillermo Francisco Reyes González.

Virtual program from Sweden. In his company will be the president emeritus of the León de Greiff Cultural corporation, Julián Vásquez Lopera.

5. The president of the León de Greiff Cultural Corporation of Bolombolo, Aicardo de Jesús Villa, reads and explains the strategic scope of the clauses of the “Twinning Agreement signed in December 2011 between the towns of Pajala/Korpilombolo (Norrbotten, Sweden ) and Bolombolo/Venecia (Antioquia, Colombia).

6. Presentation of the Postage Stamp, Ephemeris 150 years of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Colombia, in alliance with the Colombian Embassy in Sweden, the Swedish embassy in Colombia and the Swedish consulate in Medellín.

7. Opening cocktail. musical group

In charge: Marínela Ramírez (University of Medellín / Juanita Ardila (León de Greiff Cultural Center Corporation)
Campus: University of Medellín
Moderator:
Day: Tuesday, October 15
Time: 4:00 in the afternoon
Location: Auditorium block 18

CULTURAL AND SOCIAL SECTION

EVENT 2

VACCINE AGAINST MACHISM

Theatrical sketch and social debate with the audience present and participants from Sweden (virtually), around violence against women, femicides and gender sensationalism. The Sketch is an alliance between Mans Centrum (Stockholm), and the collective “New Masculinities of Southwestern Antioquia” (Venice, Antioquia).

Responsible: León de Greiff Cultural Center Corporation (Bolombolo), Mans Centrum (Stockholm).
Campus: University of Medellín
Moderator:     
Day: Wednesday, October 16
Time: 10.00 am
Location: Auditorium 2 or 3 block 1

EVENT 3

THE NIGHT CULTURAL FESTIVAL IN KORPILOMBOLO

Literary panel on the origin and work of the “Night Festival” in Korpilombolo (Sweden). This event was founded in 2004 around the now legendary figure “Gaspar of the night”, the character through which León de Greiff (1895-1976) channeled his unconditional veneration for the nocturnal. Every year, between December 1-13, writers, philosophers, playwrights, visual artists, musicians, filmmakers, etc., from many parts of Europe and other nations of the world, gather in Korpilombolo (above the Arctic Circle), to deliberate and present to the public their works on the topic “The Night” in science and universal culture. The conversation will be led by a work team made up of teachers and students associated with the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, and the Magazine “Social Sciences and Education” of the University of Medellín; It will be directed by Hilderman Cardona, campus educator. During the conversation the so-called “Three in One Oil Divorce” will be addressed: Matías Aldecoa and Leo Legris leave for Bredunco, in Bolombolo, on the banks of the Cauca River; while Gaspar of the Night flees to Korpilombolo, above the Arctic Circle. The panel will feature the participation from Sweden (via virtual mode) of Julián Vásquez Lopera (Stockholm University), a renowned researcher of León de Greiff’s work.

Responsible: University of Medellín, Korpilombolo Cultural Committee (Sweden), León de Greiff Cultural Corporation (Bolombolo, Antioquia)

Campus: University of Medellín
Moderator: Henry Toro
Day: Thursday, October 17
Time: 10 am (25-30 students)
Place:

EVENT 4

IN THE WORLD OF COLLECTIVE ENTITIES

Literary panel organized by the work team associated with the Magazine “Social Sciences and Education” of the University of Medellín. It will have the presence of the writer and researcher Luis Fernando Macías (University of Antioquia), who will present his latest works on the “Philosopher from another part”, Fernando Gonzales, his relationship with León de Greiff.

Responsible: University of Medellín, León de Greiff Cultural Corporation.
Campus: University of Medellín
Moderator: Hilderman Cardona
Day: Thursday, October 17
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Auditorium 2 block 11

EVENT 5

THE CONCEPT OF THE “INTERMINAL PARABLE”

IN THE WORK OF LEÓN DE GREIFF

Literary conversation around the anthology “The intérmina parabola. “Leon de Greiff and the night”. Volume recently published by the EAFIT University of Medellín (2023). Compilation and study, Julián Vásquez Lopera. The discussion will be with the work team associated with the Magazine “Social Sciences and Education” of the University of Medellín; It will be directed by Hilderman Car-dona, campus educator. It will feature the participation of prominent experts on the work of León de Greiff. The event must include reading poems.

Responsible: University of Medellín and León de Greiff Cultural Corporation.
Campus: University of Medellín
Moderator: Hilderman Cardona
Day: Wednesday, October 16
Time: 2:00 p.m. Colombia
Location: Auditorium 2 or 3 block 11

EVENT 6

ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE IN HEALTH

Anthropological and intercultural panel on “Ancestral Medicine”. It will have the participation of one or two shamans who are members of the Karmata Rua Indigenous Reservation from the Embera indigenous community (Municipalities of Jardín and Andes). Topic: Stress and its negative and positive effects on the individual and society.”  The panel will be led by William Álvarez Gaviria, an otorhinolaryngologist, professor at the University of Antioquia, former professor at the CES University, and researcher of medical and social conditions connected to the problem of Stress.

Responsible: CES University, León de Greiff Cultural Corporation and authorities of the Karmata Rua indigenous reservation.
Campus: CES University
Moderated: Friday, October 18
Time: 10:00 am
Place:

EVENT 7

WEAVING ART, WEAVING SOCIAL FABRIC

Presentation and Exhibition of products from the Bolombolo weavers and artisans who are members of the Karmata Rua indigenous reservation, from the Municipalities of Jardín and Andes (Antioquia).

Responsible: León de Greiff Cultural Corporation (Bolombolo) and Authorities of the Karmata Rua Indigenous Reservation, of the municipalities of Jardín and Andes, Antioquia.
Campus: University of Medellín
Moderator:
Day:
Friday, October 18
Time: from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Junín Hall

EVENT 8

40 YEARS AFTER THE NOVEL PRIZE TO GARCÍA MÁRQUEZ

Conversation (Virtual Mode) around the book by Gabriel García Márquez. 40 years after the Nobel Prize. Readings from Sweden and Colombia (Universidad del Valle, Cali, 2022: editor Julián Vásquez Lopera, Juan Moreno Blanco). Among the topics: “With García Márquez in Stockholm”; “Literary salon for peace in Harpsund.” Participants from Sweden: Julián Vásquez Lopera (Associate Professor at Stockholm University); María Esquivel, doctor in Philosophy and Letters from the University of Umeå. The event will be led by a work team made up of teachers and students associated with the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, and the Magazine “Social Sciences and Education” of the University of Medellín; It will be directed by Hilderman Cardona, campus educator.

Responsible: University of Medellín and León de Greiff Cultural Corporation
Campus: Medellín Universities and CES University
Moderator: Hilderman Cardona
Day: Friday, October 18
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Place:

EVENT 9

VIRTUAL VISIT TO THE NOBEL PRIZE MUSEUM IN STOCKHOLM

The tour will have the following characteristics: Alfred Nobel and the five categories of the Nobel Prize; Presentation of some of the museum’s most valuable documents; The Nobel Prize and Gabriel García Márquez Museum. The program will be in Spanish and will be led by Mrs. Martha Bojassen.  Note: Pre-recorded video.

Responsible: Nobel Prize Museum (Stockholm, Sweden).
Campus: Medellín Universities and CES University
Moderator: Pre-recorded video to be presented at the facilities of both universities.
Day: Every day from Wednesday the 16th to Saturday the 19th of October.
Time: Each university decides the appropriate times.
Place:

EVENT 10

“ALL MY TRIPS ARE RETURN TRIPS”

Presentation of the trailer of the Colombian-Swedish film “All my trips are return trips”, currently in the editing process. Conversation with film directors Manuel Ponce and Cesar Alejandro Jaimes, on the topic León de Greiff and Sweden.

Responsible parties: Los Niños Films (Bogotá) and León de Greiff Cultural Center Corporation (Bolombolo). (18 students)
Campus: Medellin Universities
Moderator: Fernando Arenas
Day: Thursday  
Time: 2 p.m.
Location: Movie theater

EVENT 11

150 YEARS OF UNINTERRUPTED FRIENDSHIP

Conversation on the topic Prehistory of diplomatic relations between Sweden and Colombia: events and characters. The event will be led by a work team made up of teachers and students associated with the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, and the Magazine “Social Sciences and Education” of the University of Medellín; It will be directed by Hilderman Cardona, campus educator. It will have the participation from Stockholm (virtually) of Julián Vásquez, and the Colombian ambassador to Sweden, Mr. Guillermo Reyes.

Responsible: University of Medellín and Embassy of Colombia in Sweden.
Campus: Medellín Universities and CES University
Moderator: Hilderman Cardona
Day: Wednesday, October 16
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Virtual

EVENT 12

THE COLOMBIAN DIASPORA IN SWEDEN

Performance and artistic exhibition: “All the dreams jump, one by one – Here I am (say-ce).  Cheer up!”. The staging will be in charge of Anne Elizabeth Magnusson Saldarria-ga (graduate in Hispanic Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden). He is currently a master’s student at the Fundación Universitaria Bellas Artes, in Medellín. The performance will have as its starting point the historiographic and surrealist backgrounds of the “Poemilla de Bogislao”, by León de Greiff. The event will be accompanied by a discussion (in virtual mode) directed from Sweden by Javier Charry, interviewer for the “Truth Commission”, a psychologist with a diploma from Stockholm University, a therapist and a specialist in psychosocial intervention.

Responsible: Anne Elizabeth Magnusson Saldarriaga and Fundación Universitaria Bellas Artes.
Campus: University of Medellín
Moderator: Henry Toro
Day: Friday, October 18
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Auditorium 2 or 3 block 11

EVENT 13

SWEDISH FILM SERIES

Presentation of several feature films by prominent Swedish film directors. There will be the opportunity to discuss each feature film with those attending the event.

Responsible: Embassy of Sweden in Colombia.
Coordinator: Felipe Martínez, Cultural Officer of the Swedish embassy in Bogotá.
Campus: Medellín Universities and CES University
Moderator: Fernando Arenas
Day: Thursday, October 17 
Time: 12:00 m. NON-FUTURE CLUB FILM: 4:00 p.m. every Thursday.
Coordinator: Carolina Velasquez Ochoa
Location: Movie theater

EVENT 14

SWEDISH FILM SERIES

Presentation of several feature films by prominent Swedish film directors. There will be the opportunity to discuss each feature film with those attending the event.

Responsible: Embassy of Sweden in Colombia.
Coordinator: Felipe Martínez, Cultural Officer of the Swedish embassy in Bogotá.
Campus: Medellín Universities and CES University
Moderator: Fernando Arenas
Day: Thursday, October 17 
Time: 12:00 m. NON-FUTURE CLUB FILM: 4:00 p.m. every Thursday.
Coordinator: Carolina Velasquez Ochoa
Location: Movie theater

ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC SECTION

EVENT 15

COLOMBIAN MIGRANTS AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN SWEDEN

Conversation (virtual mode) by Daniel Coral, postdoctoral researcher in Medicine at the State University of Lund (southern Sweden), and Soley Tatiana Moreno Nicholls, Master in Public Health (Lund University) and member of the group “HAMAKA, Latinamerikansk Förening” in Scandia”. Topics to be discussed: “Experience of Colombian migrants in contact with the public health system in Sweden”; “Genetic and molecular epidemiology, and the multifactorial problems of diabetes and obesity.”

Responsible: Group “HAMAKA.
Campus: CES University
Moderator:
Day: Thursday
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place:

EVENT 16

PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY IN ANTIOQUIA

Presentation of the Colombian-Swedish project Science, Environmental Technology and agroindustrial innovation Hogar Juvenil Campesino de Urrao. This project is currently in the international consulting process in Sweden and some member countries of the European Union. It is also a scientific proposal that emanates from the clauses of the “Twinning Agreement” of the “Twinning Agreement” signed in December 2011 between the towns of Pajala/Korpilombolo (Norrbotten, Sweden) and Bolombolo/Venecia (Antioquia, Colombia). The presentation and explanation of the agroindustrial scope of the project will be given by John Didier Ruiz Buitrago, dean of the Faculty of Animal Science at the CES University.

Responsible: CES University and University of Medellín.
Campus: CES University
Moderator:
Day: Wednesday
Time: 10:00 a.m.

EVENT 17

SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN KTH AND THE UNIVERSITIES IN COLOMBIA.

The Royal Institute of Technology offers the opportunity to complete a PhD in a dynamic, international research environment with world-class facilities and close collaboration with industry and other leading universities around the world. As Sweden’s largest and highest-ranked technical university, KTH offers ideal conditions for its 2,000 doctoral students. For these studies we can mention: Medical technology, Technology and health; computer science; Sustainable Development, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Architecture; Theoretical chemistry and biology, etc. Likewise, KTH offers 63 master’s programs taught in English, an opportunity for students with a bachelor’s degree to obtain an academic degree of the highest international standard. Among the programs: Transportation and geo, information technology; Datatology and health; molecular science and technology; architecture, etc. KTH program during the II SWEDISH WEEK in Medellín. Conversation (virtual mode) with Hans Lundin, regional director of KTH for Latin America. Topic to be discussed: “Scientific and industrial collaboration between KTH and Colombian universities.”

Responsible: KTH in alliance with the Colombian Embassy in Sweden.
Campus: University of Medellín and CES University
Moderator:
Day: Wednesday
Time: 9:00 am
Place:

EVENT 18

“RICH”, A WHOLE ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY

Forum (virtual modality) with members of RICO, for its acronym in English (Research Initiative of Colombian Studies); is a group of Colombians in the academy in southern Sweden, made up of professors, doctoral and master’s students. They meet periodically around an academic and social dialogue about Colombia. Among the topics to be discussed: Presentation of RICO and the research that its members are carrying out in Colombia, but from Swedish universities; information on scholarships for Colombians interested in pursuing a master’s degree; How to apply for PhDs in Sweden.

Responsible: members of the RICO group
Campus: Medellín and CES Universities
Moderator:
Day: Friday, October 18
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place:

EVENT 19

REFLECTIONS ON THE EUROPEAN A.I. HUB

Conversation (virtual mode) around artificial intelligence and contemporary social sciences, led by Mateo Villamil-Valencia, professor at the University of Malmö (southern Sweden), Sociologist and PhD in Anthropology from the Complutense University of Madrid , Master in Political Studies from the National University of Colombia. Topic to be discussed: “The politics(ies) of Artificial Intelligence: the case of the AI ​​Politics Hub of the University of Malmö”.

Campus: University of Medellín and CES University
Moderator:
Day: Wednesday
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place:

EVENT 20

MARITIME AND RIVER TRANSPORTATION IN COLOMBIA

Scientific panel (virtual modality) with Colombian academics and representatives of the educational establishment The World Maritime University (WMU), city of Malmö (southern Sweden). Natalia Calderón Rivera, doctoral student at the WMU, will address the topics: “Scientific profile of academic studies at The World Maritime University, and “Barriers and possible solutions for the sustainable development of river transport along the Magdalena River.” Sebastián Suárez-Lee (Master in Maritime Affairs) will discuss the topic “Port administration and development of maritime transport in harmony with the environment, human talent and information technologies.”

Responsible: Colombian academics associated with the WMU
Campus: University of Medellín, CES University
Moderator:
Day:
Thursday
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Place:

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