COMUNICACIÓN

Today, the director general for European Affairs and External Action of the Regional Government of Extremadura, Pablo Hurtado, opened the doctoral seminar being held over the next three days at the Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste. The event is organised by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation. (22/07/2026)

During his opening remarks, Hurtado highlighted Yuste Foundation’s role as a privileged forum for dialogue, knowledge, and the promotion of European values, placing particular emphasis on the international standing of the Carlos V European Award.

Addressing the researchers, the director general encouraged them to become “an academic community committed to the study of Europe’s major challenges”. He also announced that, from that moment onwards, they would become members of Yuste’s Euro-Ibero-American Alumni Network, as well as ambassadors for both the Foundation and Extremadura.

The director of Yuste Foundation, Fernando Pizarro, for his part, encouraged the researchers to become a “voice” for the values that have always defined the European project: human rights, respect, peace, and equality. “I hope that the knowledge acquired and shared at Yuste will help you, in the future, to build a fairer, more united, and more prosperous Europe”, he concluded.

This doctoral seminar, which brings together experts, academics, and researchers from Spanish universities, including the Universities of Extremadura, Valencia, Almería, Castilla la Mancha, Carlos III, CEU San Pablo, and the Catholic University of Ávila, as well as from other countries such as Chile and Belgium, aims to foster the exchange of knowledge and experience, encourage the development of new collaborative networks, and promote innovative and balanced solutions to one of the key challenges that will shape Europe’s future.

Background

The Carlos V European Award includes the Doctoral Research and Mobility Grants in European Studies, which are awarded to researchers preparing a doctoral thesis. The topic of these grants is adapted for each edition to reflect the recipient’s career and achievements. Selected researchers take part in the Carlos V European Award Doctoral Seminar organised by the European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation, and their research is subsequently published by a prestigious academic publisher.

The Carlos V European Award Grants focus on the history, memory, and integration of Europe through the topic chosen by each award recipient, adopting a multidisciplinary approach. To date, more than 100 researchers from across the European Union, as well as from countries including Russia, Morocco, Mexico, Peru, Ukraine, Colombia, Brazil, and Cuba, have benefited from these grants.