500 years after the Fuggers arrived in Almad\u00e9n \u2013
What can we learn for the future<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Students and teachers from the historic towns linked to the Fugger family – Allmad\u00e9n and Almagro (Spain), Augsburg (Germany), Bansk\u00e1 Bystrica (Slovakia) and Sterzing (Italy) – came together at the IFYC 25 International Youth Conference in Allmad\u00e9n to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the arrival of the Fuggers.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n This special week started at the host families of the Spanish friends. Together they experienced a so-called Family Day, during which they discovered the city and its surroundings and make their first memories together.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The official start of the conference was accompanied by a warm welcome and fun activities to break the ice. Presentations about their hometowns and their connection to Jakob Fugger and to Almad\u00e9n followed. <\/span>After a reception ath the townhall the students toured around Almaden together. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The next day will feature workshops led by university experts that will focus on the health effects of mercury and ways to detect it. After a Sevillana workshop the students presented their onsite research they did in their hometowns. In the afternoon<\/span> the Mercury Centre hosted an expert discussions that focused on environmental and health issues related to mercury – from Renaissance methods to today’s challenges. This will be followed by a visit to the famous Almad\u00e9n Mine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where participants will learn more about its extraordinary history and the role played by the Fuggers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The last day was in the spirit of sharing and celebration. Participants will visit Almagro, present their findings from the conference at the historic Fugger House. After a tour of the beautiful city, they said goodbye to their new friends at a joint party full of music, joy and memories of an unforgettable week.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The reports and the results of the IFYC25 can be found in the blog on this website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 500 years after the Fuggers arrived in Almad\u00e9n \u2013What can we learn for the future Students and teachers from the historic towns linked to the Fugger family – Allmad\u00e9n and Almagro (Spain), Augsburg (Germany), Bansk\u00e1 Bystrica (Slovakia) and Sterzing (Italy) – came together at the IFYC 25 International Youth Conference in Allmad\u00e9n to celebrate the Read More …<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6249","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"es","enabled_languages":["en","de","es","nl","sk"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"de":{"title":false,"content":true,"excerpt":false},"es":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"nl":{"title":false,"content":false,"excerpt":false},"sk":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":false}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erasmusfugger.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erasmusfugger.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erasmusfugger.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erasmusfugger.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erasmusfugger.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6249"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/erasmusfugger.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6699,"href":"https:\/\/erasmusfugger.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6249\/revisions\/6699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erasmusfugger.eu\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}