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He received the Award jointly in 1990 together with Salvador Moncada
Considered the foremost activist of architecture by the specialized press, Shigeru Ban has achieved international prestige for being able to provide shelters and temporary housing as a rapid, effective response to extreme and devastating situations caused mostly by natural disasters
Further information about Shigeru Ban, Princess of Asturias Award for Concord
At 11:00am today, Tuesday 21st June, at the Royal Palace in Madrid
36 nominations encompassing 17 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the last of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year
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Scientific experts in the field of artificial intelligence Geoffrey Hinton (Canadian and British), Yann LeCun (French and American), Yoshua Bengio (Canadian) and Demis Hassabis (British) have been bestowed with the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, as announced today by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award
47 nominations encompassing 16 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year
Former yachtswoman and social entrepreneur Ellen MacArthur has been granted the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, as announced today by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award
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30 nominations encompassing 14 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year
He published his first play, Siete hombres buenos, in 1989, which earned him the Marqués de Bradomín Runner-up Prize from the Spanish Youth Institute. He has taught Playwriting and Philosophy at the Royal School of Dramatic Art in Madrid and directed the seminar “Memory and Thought in Contemporary Theatre” at the Spanish National Research Council’s Institute of Philosophy
Further information about Juan Mayorga, Princess of Asturias Award for Literature
41 nominations encompassing 19 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year
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By acclamation of the institution’s Board of Trustees, he will take over from Luis Fernández-Vega Sanz as of December
The Olympic Refuge Foundation and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team have been bestowed with the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, as announced today by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award
24 nominations encompassing 10 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the fourth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year
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A scholar and promoter of the Mexican pre-Columbian world, as well as a leading communicator in this field of knowledge, Eduardo Matos Moctezuma has carried out his fieldwork in archaeological sites such as Comalcalco, Tepeapulco, Bonampak, Teotihuacan, Cholula, Tula, Tlatelolco and Tenochtitlan, among others
Further information about Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
25 nominations encompassing 16 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the third of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year
Joint Laureate in 1991, together with Victoria de los Ángeles, Montserrat Caballé, José Carreras, Pilar Lorengar, Alfredo Kraus and Plácido Domingo
Further information about Teresa Berganza, Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts, has died
Michnik is one of the best known and most prominent defenders of human rights in Poland and is considered one of the key figures in the recovery of democracy in the country, as well as an outstanding journalist
Further information about Adam Michnik, Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities
40 nominations encompassing 16 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year
Having become two of the most important figures of flamenco in recent decades, Carmen Linares and María Pagés unify the spirit of several generations that, from a sense of respect for tradition and the depth of the roots of flamenco, have managed to modernize and adapt its essence to the contemporary world
Further information about Carmen Linares and María Pagés, Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
43 nominations encompassing 19 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 42nd year
Further information about Meeting of the jury for the 2022 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
312 nominations had been submitted as of 3rd March
He was bestowed with the Award in 1996 for “his research into the history of Spain, which he has successfully fitted into the European and American framework”
Further information about John H. Elliott, Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, has died
The deadline for submitting nominations closed yesterday, Thursday, 3rd March
Held today at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo
Further information about Ordinary meeting of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees
The Foundation has started to send out the Regulations governing the Awards
Nominations can now be submitted via the Foundation’s website
Joint Laureate in 1992, together with Nelson Mandela, for “in conditions of extreme difficulty, laid the foundations for peace and co-operation among the citizens of South Africa and the country’s democratic organisation in the future”
The "Learn - Thrive - Lead" event, featuring representatives from CAMFED, 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation will be held in the Cannons Building at the La Vega Arms Factory.
The "Feeding Humanity. Asturias Central Kitchen" event, featuring José Andrés, 2021 Princess of Asturias Laureate for Concord, will be held in the Warehouse Building at the La Vega Arms Factory.
On Wednesday 20th October at the former La Vega Arms Factory in Oviedo
Lucy Lake, CEO of CAMFED, will visit the factory facilities on Tuesday 19th October
The meetings Marina Abramović and Gloria Steinem will hold with the public and the conversation with Amartya Sen will be broadcast via live streaming.
The dossier contains all the information on scheduled events during the 2021 Princess of Asturias Awards Week.
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These will also be broadcast live over the Foundation’s website
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The ceremony will also be attended by representatives of the Guadalajara International Book Fair and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, which received Awards in 2020
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Katalin Karikó, joint 2021 Princess of Asturias Laureate for Technical and Scientific Research, will visit the Clara Campoamor State Primary School in Riañu
At 12 noon on Monday 18th October
Breakfast meeting with Gloria Steinem, Princess of Asturias Laureate for Communication and Humanities, on the University of Oviedo’s Humanities Campus
At 11:00am on Wednesday 20th October
ECODES has awarded its net zero emissions eco-label to the 2021 Princess of Asturias Awards, the tenth year in which they will boast this certificate
The EDP Foundation will provide eight electric vehicles for staff to move about during Awards Week
Registration will open in two stages, on 11th and 16th October.
The events will be held in Avilés, Gijón, Mieres, Oviedo and Riañu.
On 23rd October at the former La Vega Arms Factory, Oviedo.
Carrère will also take part in a meeting with book clubs linked to public libraries at the City of Oviedo Exhibition and Conference Centre.
From 14th to 23rd October at the former La Vega Arms Factory, in Oviedo.
Marina Abramović will meet with the public at the Jovellanos Theatre, in Gijón.
The ceremony will be held on Friday 22nd October at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo.
The Laureates will begin arriving in Asturias during the week.
The Princess of Asturias Foundation will pay tribute to Joaquín Rodrigo on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of receiving the Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts.
The concert will be held at 7:30 pm on Thursday, 21 October at the Príncipe Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo.
The Foundation will distribute tickets for the dress rehearsal to be held on the 20 October, which will be open to the public.
Further information about 29th Princess of Asturias Awards Concert
The deadline for obtaining passes is Friday 15th October
Held on 31st August via video conference
Having become one of the most recognized chefs in the world and after having travelled to Haiti in 2010 to provide humanitarian aid, José Andrés founded the World Central Kitchen (WCK) in 2012, an NGO via which he carries out various cooperation projects with the kitchen as the core element
35 nominations encompassing 16 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the last of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 41st edition
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord
Katalin Karikó, Drew Weissman, Philip Felgner, Uğur Şahin, Özlem Türeci, Derrick Rossi and Sarah Gilbert have independently contributed to the development of some of the vaccines approved to date, all based on different strategies, but which have protein S as a common target
48 nominations encompassing 17 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 41st edition
CAMFED, Campaign for Female Education, has been granted the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, as announced today by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award
29 nominations encompassing 16 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 41st edition
Writer Emmanuel Carrère has been bestowed with the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, as announced today by the Jury responsible for conferring the aforementioned Award
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Today, Friday 4th June, at the Royal Palace, Madrid, at 11:30am
33 nominations encompassing 20 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 41st edition
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An example of the ability to overcome obstacles for millions of people with disabilities around the world and an icon of international Paralympic sport, Teresa Perales began her career in adapted swimming in 1997 by participating in her first Spanish Championship, where she won both a gold and a bronze medal
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18 nominations encompassing 9 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the fourth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 41st edition
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports
Held today via video conference
Further information about Ordinary meeting of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees
Economist Amartya Kumar Sen has been bestowed with the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, as announced today by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
Further information about Amartya Sen, Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
41 nominations encompassing 20 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the third of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 41st edition
Journalist and writer Gloria Steinem has been bestowed with the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, as announced today by the Jury responsible for conferring the aforementioned Award
36 nominations encompassing 16 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 41st edition
The performance artist Marina Abramović has been bestowed with the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, as announced today by the Jury responsible for conferring the aforementioned Award.
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59 nominations encompassing 24 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 41st edition
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2021 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
363 nominations had been submitted as of 4th March
The Jury has bestowed the Award in 2017, “Zagajewski’s poetry validates the ethical sense of literature”
Further information about Adam Zagajewski, Princess of Asturias Laureate for Literature, has died
The deadline for submitting nominations ended on 4th March
Held today via video conference
Further information about Ordinary meeting of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees
The Foundation has started to send out the Regulations governing the Awards
Nominations can now be submitted via the Foundation’s website
Events with special coverage
The press conferences to be given by the Laureates will be broadcast over the Internet
The statement to all those attending the events is attached below
These will also be broadcast live over the Foundation’s website
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The Jury has bestowed the Award in 2014 for his “His work has revolutionized our way of interpreting episodes that are crucial for understanding the history of the West and Spanish American independence”
Further information about Joseph Pérez, Prince of Asturias Laureate for Social Sciences, has died
The event will be take place on Friday 16th October in the Salón Covadonga reception room at the Reconquista Hotel, Oviedo.
At the drive-in cinema set up at La Vega Former Arms Factory during “Awards Week”
ECODES has awarded the Zero CO2 emissions Eco-label to the 2020 Princess of Asturias Awards
The EDP Foundation provides four electric vehicles for the movement of staff during Awards Week
Registration for the events will open at 12 noon on Monday 5th October, on the Foundation’s website.
9th, 10th and 12th October at La Vega Former Arms Factory, Oviedo
The deadline for obtaining passes is Friday 9th October
Official events will have restricted coverage due to the health security measures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic
The event will be televised and will not be conducted in front of a live audience
Held on 31st August via video conference
Bestowed with the 1995 Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences together with Miquel Batllori I Munné
Further information about Joaquim Verissimo, Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, has died
The Jury has bestowed the Award this year for “dazzling ability to cross genres and borders”
Further information about Ennio Morricone, Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, has died
34 nominations encompassing 18 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the last of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 40th edition
48 nominations encompassing 22 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 40th edition
28 nominations encompassing 17 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 40th edition
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2020 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature
17 nominations encompassing 10 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 40th edition
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2020 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports
33 nominations encompassing 14 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the fourth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 40th edition
28 nominations encompassing 15 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the thirth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 40th edition
42 nominations encompassing 21 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, which are now in their 40th edition
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2020 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
35 nominations encompassing 19 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, now in their 40th edition
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2020 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord
The Jury has bestowed the Award in 1991 for his “exemplary vocation to historical research and teaching regarding questions and episodes of basic importance to the formation of contemporary Spain”
Held today via video conference
Further information about Ordinary meeting of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees
321 nominations had been submitted as of 5th March
The Jury has bestowed the Award in 2001 for “his talent for innovation in every genre”
Further information about Krzysztof Penderecki, Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts, has died
The deadline for submitting nominations closed yesterday, Thursday, 5th March
The Jury has bestowed the Award in 1987 for his work “in defence of peace, international security, human rights and cooperation between nations”
The Jury has bestowed the Award in 1982 for “had contributed to analysis and laying the theoretical foundations in the field of Natural and Social Sciences”
The Jury has bestowed the Award in 2004 for his “journalism committed to truthfulness and independence from political pressure”
The Jury has bestowed the Award in 2001 on “one of the most outstanding humanists of our time”
Held today at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo
Further information about Ordinary meeting of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees
The Princess of Asturias Foundation Choir is to perform excerpts from Handel’s “Messiah” and other works by the composer at the Prince Felipe Auditorium, Oviedo, alongside the Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra (OSPA)
The Foundation will make 1,000 free tickets available for the general public, which may be collected from the Auditorium box office from 14th December onwards
The Foundation has started to send out the Regulations governing the Awards
Nominations can now be submitted via the Foundation’s website
The press conferences to be given by the Laureates will be broadcasted over the Internet
Events with special coverage
The play will be premiered at 8:00 pm on Saturday, 25th October at La Vega Arms Factory.
ECODES has awarded its net zero emissions eco-label to the 2019 Princess of Asturias Awards, the eight year in which it will boast this certificate
The EDP Foundation will provide six electric vehicles for the movement of staff during Awards Week
Registration for the events will open at 12 noon on Monday, 7th October.
The play, entitled "Why?", can be seen on 12th and 13th October at La Vega Former Arms Factory (Oviedo)
Peter Brook will take part in a meeting with the public at the Palacio Valdés Theatre (Avilés)
The ceremony will be held on Friday, 18th October at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo
The deadline for applications will close on Friday, 11th October
Awards week
From October to December 2019 at the Fine Arts Museum of Asturias, to mark the conferral of the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities on the Prado Museum
Tomorrow, Saturday, 27th July, at 8:00pm in the Prince Felipe Auditorium, Oviedo
The event will take place on 25th July at 11:30 am at the Archaeological Museum of Asturias, Oviedo
Teachers and students will offer seventeen concerts
For the first time, the Philharmonic Theatre will host the teachers' concert this Saturday, 20th July, at 8:00 p.m.
On Sunday, 21st July, at 7:30 p.m., the “Micro Theatre Concerts” activity will take place in Plaza Porlier
At 12 noon today, Wednesday 26th June, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo, Madrid
The City of Gdańsk has been bestowed with the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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34 nominations from 21 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the last of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIX edition
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord
100 students from four different countries have enrolled to date
Plant biologists Joanne Chory (USA) and Sandra Myrna Díaz (Argentina) have been bestowed with the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
46 nominations from 23 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIX edition
Cuban American sociologist Alejandro Portes has been bestowed with the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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25 nominations from 11 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIX edition
A scholar and intellectual who addresses the fundamental issues of contemporary ethics and epistemology, as well as being known for her feminist militancy, her work has contributed to interdisciplinary dialogue between the sciences and the humanities. She has published essays and articles in academic and scientific journals, including Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy, Neuropsychoanalysis and Clinical Neurophysiology
Further information about Siri Hustvedt, 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature
28 nominations from 17 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIX edition
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature
Lindsey Vonn is the female skier with the most victories in the history of the Alpine Ski World Cup. With her 63rd podium in 2016, she broke the record held by Annemarie Moser-Pröll since the seventies
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20 nominations from 8 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the fourth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIX edition
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports
Salman Khan and the Khan Academy have been bestowed with the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award
29 nominations from 15 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the thirth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIX edition
Registration is now open for the Courses, which will be held between 18th and 27th July
Having become the most important cultural institution in Spain and one of the most outstanding art galleries worldwide, the Prado Museum possesses a collection of around 8000 paintings, of which 1700 are on show in the Villanueva building, while more than 3200 are distributed among 255 cultural institutions throughout Spain
29 nominations from 14 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIX edition
Considered the best theatrical director of the 20th century and one of the great renovators of contemporary theatre, Peter Brook has worked on stages throughout Europe and in countries including India, South Africa and Iran, as well as directing opera and film
Further information about Peter Brook, Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
40 nominations from 17 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIX edition
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2019 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
277 nominations had been subimitted as of 14th March
The deadline for submitting nominations closed yesterday, Thursday, 14th March
Held today at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo
Further information about Ordinary meeting of the Princees of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees
The Princess of Asturias Foundation Choir will perform Handel’s “Messiah” at the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo alongside the Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra (OSPA)
The Foundation will make 1,000 free tickets available for the general public, which may be collected from the Auditorium box office from 15th December onwards
Further information about "Europe hails christmas: Messiah" concert
The Foundation has started to send out the Regulations governing the Awards
Nominations can now be submitted via the Foundation’s website
The Laureates’ press conferences will be broadcast on the Internet.
Events with special coverage.
Next Thursday, 18th October, at 7:30pm in the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo.
The Foundation will make 1,000 tickets available for the final rehearsal on the 17th, which will be open to the public.
ECODES has awarded the ZeroCO2 emissions eco-label to the 2018 Princess of Asturias Awards.
The EDP Foundation will provide four electric and two hybrid vehicles for staff during Awards Week.
The Foundation will make 1,000 tickets available for the dress rehearsal, to be held on 18th October, which will be open to the public.
2018 Princess of Asturias Awards Week
British biologist Sir Gregory Winter has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry today
The ceremony will be held on Friday, 19th October at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo
The Princess of Asturias Foundation has organized around thirty activities that will take place between 11th and 18th October
The deadline for applications will close on Thursday, 11th October
The event will take place on July 26 at 11:30h in the Príncipe Felipe Auditorium, Oviedo.
Teachers and students are to give seventeen concerts
The ¨Music on Wheels” cycle will take performances to various districts in Oviedo.
Tomorrow, Saturday, at 19:00h, the Cathedral Square will be holding the function “Micro Theatre Concerts”
American oceanographer Sylvia A. Earle has been bestowed with the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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37 nominations from 23 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the last of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVIII edition
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord
Swedish biologist Svante Pääbo has been bestowed with the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award
38 nominations from 17 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVIII edition
Today, Friday 1st June, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid, at 12 noon
American philosopher Michael J. Sandel has been bestowed with the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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34 nominations from 16 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVIII edition
French writer Fred Vargas has been granted the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award
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He received the Award in 2012 for his “complex view of contemporary reality torn between reason and feeling, such as the sign of the times and the sense of unease about the present”.
Further information about Philip Roth, Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, has died
35 nominations from 21 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVIII edition
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Mountaineers Reinhold Messner (Italy) and Krzysztof Wielicki (Poland) have been granted the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, as announced today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award
21 nominations from 12 different nationalities are in the running for this award, the fourth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVIII edition
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Amref Health Africa (Global) and Amref Salud África (Spain) have been bestowed with the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
26 nominations from 17 different countries are in the running for this award, the thirth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVIII edition
Mexican journalist Alma Estela Guillermo Prieto has been bestowed with the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
27 nominations from 10 different countries are in the running for this award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVIII edition
American filmmaker Martin Scorsese has been granted the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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35 nominations from 21 different nationalities are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVII edition
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts
Registration is now open for the Courses, which will be held between 19th and 28th July
303 nominations had been submitted as of 14th March
By acclamation of the institution’s Board of Trustees, he succeeds Matías Rodríguez Inciarte
The deadline for submitting nominations closed yesterday, Wednesday, 14th March
He received the Award in 1989 for his “transcendental research work into the foundations of space and time”
Further information about Stephen Hawking, Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, has died
He received the Award in 1981 for his “outstanding position in the European panorama of symphonic music and opera”
Further information about Jesús López Cobos, Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts, has died
Bestowed with the Award in 1984 for “his perseverance in cultivating an independent aesthetic attitude”
Further information about Pablo García Baena, Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, has died
Held today at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo
The implementation of a Code of Conduct for the entire organization was approved in the course of the meeting
Further information about Ordinary meeting of the Princess of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees
The Princess of Asturias Foundation Choir will perform Handel’s “Messiah” at the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo alongside the Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra (OSPA)
The Foundation will make 1,000 free tickets available for the general public, which may be collected from the Auditorium box office from 16th December onwards
Further information about "Europe hails Christmas: Messiah" concert
The Foundation has started to send out the Regulations governing the Awards
Nominations can now be submitted via the Foundation’s website
Representations of Laureate Organizations at the Awards Ceremony
The press conferences to be given by the Laureates will be broadcast over the Internet
From Wednesday, 18th October
Further information about Exhibition: The All Blacks. The History of an Invincible Jersey
Next Thursday, 19th October, at 7:30pm in the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo
The Foundation will make 1,000 tickets available for the final rehearsal on the 18th, which will be open to the public
The exhibition, which will run at the Revillagigedo Palace from this coming Sunday until Thursday, 19th October, includes 11 instruments created by the Argentinian group
The Foundation will make 1,000 tickets available for the final rehearsal, to be held on the 18th, which will be open to the public
ECODES has awarded the Zero CO2 emissions Eco-label to the 2017 Princess of Asturias Awards
The EDP Foundation will provide two electric and two hybrid vehicles for staff to move around during Awards Week
The ceremony will be held on Friday, 20th October at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo
2017 Princess of Asturias Awards Week
The deadline for applications will close on Friday, 13th October
The event will commence at 11:30am on 21st July in the Prince Felipe Auditorium, in Oviedo
Violinist Paco Montalvo is to deliver the inaugural lecture
Bestowed with the Award in 2005 for “her defence of freedom, personal dignity, human rights, justice, fraternity, and the role of women in modern society”
The European Union (EU) has been bestowed with the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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Today, Friday 16th June, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid, at 12 noon
28 nominations from 16 different countries are in the running for this Award, the last of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their 37th edition
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US physicists Rainer Weiss, Kip S. Thorne and Barry C. Barish and LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) have been bestowed with the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
39 nominations from 17 different countries are in the running for this award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVII edition.
Polish essayist and poet Adam Zagajewski has been granted the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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38 nominations from 23 different countries are in the running for this award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVII edition.
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25 nominations from 12 different countries are in the running for this award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVII edition
The All Blacks, have been bestowed the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award
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24 nominations from 11 different countries are in the running for this award, the fourth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVII edition.
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The Hispanic Society of America (HSA) has been bestowed with the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
19 nominations from 9 different countries are in the running for this award, the thirth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVII edition
The comedy-musical group Les Luthiers has been granted the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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28 nominations from 12 different countries are in the running for this award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVII edition
South African artist William Kentridge has been granted the 2017 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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42 nominations from 19 different countries are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVII edition
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288 nominations had been submitted as of 30th March
Registration is now open for the Courses, which will be held between 20th and 29th July
Bestowed with the Award in 2005 for “his considerable research on contemporary debate in political science”
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The deadline for submitting nominations closed yesterday, Thursday, 30th March
Bestowed with the Award in 2008 for “his intellectual concern, his wisdom and erudition [which] surpasses all frontiers and seeks the middle ground”
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Joint Laureate in 2010, together with Alain Touraine “have created, independently from one another, singularly valuable conceptual instruments for understanding the changing, speeded-up world in which we live”
Held today at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo
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The Princess of Asturias Foundation Choir will perform Handel’s “Messiah” at the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo alongside the Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra (OSPA)
The Foundation will make 1,000 free tickets available to the general public, which may be collected from the Auditorium box office from 17th December
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Joint Laureate in 1999, together with Pedro Duque, Chiaki Mukai and Valery Polyakov, “have contributed to progress in exploration by making common use of technical and human resources from different countries
The Foundation will distribute the Regulations for the Awards in the coming weeks
Nominations can now be submitted via the Foundation’s website
Leonard Cohen was granted the Award in 2011 for “his creation of emotional imagery in which poetry and music are fused in an oeuvre of immutable merit”
Francisco Nieva received the Award in 1992 for “his continual work in renewing the finest Spanish theatrical tradition”
Representations of Laureate Organizations at the Awards Ceremony
The media that are interested will have available the television signal made from several cultural events during the Awards Week
The press conferences with the laureates will be
transmitted via the Internet
The exhibition will be on show on Paseo de los Alamos promenade during the week leading up to the Prince of Asturias Awards Ceremony
The exhibition will be on show on Paseo de los Alamos promenade during the week leading up to the Prince of Asturias Awards Ceremony
Next Thursday, 20th October, at 7:30pm in the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo
The Foundation will make more than 1,600 tickets available for the final rehearsal on the 19th, which will be open to the public
ECODES has awarded the Zero CO2 emissions Eco-label to the 2016 Princess of Asturias Awards
The EDP Foundation will provide two electric and two hybrid vehicles for staff to move around during Awards Week
2016 Princess of Asturias Awards Week
The Foundation will make 1,650 tickets available for the final rehearsal, to be held on the 19th, which will be open to the public
“To be, or not to be Espert” theatre cycle
“The Classical Clue” Roman treasure hunt
“Songs for (moderately) happy people.A musical road-trip through the work of Richard Ford”
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The deadline for applications will close on Thursday, 13th October
SOS Children’s Villages has been bestowed with the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for Concord, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award
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33 nominations from 20 different countries are in the running for this award, the last of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVI edition
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Teachers and students are to give ten concerts and a series of street performances
The event will take place at 11am on 22nd July at the Eduardo Martínez Torner Advanced Conservatory of Music of the Principality of Asturias
Cellist Asier Polo will deliver the inaugural lecture
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement have been granted the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
27 nominations from 14 different countries are in the running for this award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVI edition
Today, Wednesday 15th June, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid, at 6:00pm
A clarinet trio from the Prince of Asturias Foundation’s International Music School will give a concert at the end of the meeting
American writer Richard Ford has been granted the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for Literature, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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21 nominations from 16 different countries are in the running for this award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVI edition
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Spanish triathlete Javier Gómez Noya has been bestowed with the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for Sports, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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20 nominations from 10 different countries are in the running for this award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVI edition
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American mechanical engineer and biophysicist Hugh Herr has been bestowed with the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
34 nominations from 16 different countries are in the running for this award, the fourth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVI edition
British historian Winifred Mary Beard has been bestowed with the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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37 nominations from 14 different countries are in the running for this award, the third of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVI edition
Photojournalist James Nachtwey has been bestowed with the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
22 nominations from 14 different countries are in the running for this award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVI edition
Actress and stage director Núria Espert has been bestowed with the 2016 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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40 nominations from 21 different countries are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXVI edition
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215 candidatures had been submitted as of 10th March
To mark the 4th centenary of his death, the Foundation will share the content on its website and social networks starting this coming Saturday, 23rd April
Registration is now open for the Courses, which will be held between 21st and 30th July
The book includes an introduction by HM The King
Pending the nominations yet to be submitted for the Award for Concord, the deadline for which is 14th July
Joint Laureate in 2009, together with Martin Cooper, “considered the fathers of the mobile phone and email
The Princess of Asturias Foundation Choir will perform Handel’s “Messiah” at the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo alongside the Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra (OSPA)
The Foundation will make 1,000 free tickets available to the general public, which may be collected from the Auditorium box office on 17th and 18th December
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Held today at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo
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Joint Laureate in 2003, along with Susan Sontag, for “[confronting] the essential issues of our times with profound depth of vision [and providing] complementary perspectives in a dialogue between cultures.”
Further information about Fatema Mernissi, Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, has died
The Foundation will distribute the Regulations for the Awards in the coming weeks
Nominations can now be submitted via the Foundation’s website
The television signal at several Awards Week events will be made available to interested media
The press conferences to be given by the Laureates will be broadcast over the Internet
Representations of organizations to receive awards at the Awards Ceremony
Next Thursday, 22nd October, at 7:30pm in the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo
The final rehearsal, on the 21st, will be open to the public
ECODES has awarded the Zero CO2 emissions Eco-label to the 2015 Princess of Asturias Awards
The EDP Foundation will provide two electric cars and a gas vehicle for staff to move around during Awards Week
The ceremony will be held on 23rd October at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo
The deadline for applications will close on Thursday, 15th October
The Hospitaller Order of St John of God (HOSJG) is an international organization that provides health and social care to the needy, regardless of creed.
27 nominations from 26 different countries are in the running for this award, the last of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXV edition.
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Teachers and students are to give ten concerts and a series of street performances.
The event will take place at 11am on 16th July at the Eduardo Martínez Torner Advanced Conservatory of Music of the Principality of Asturias
Mezzo-soprano Teresa Berganza will give the inaugural talk, entitled “The Decalogue of Good Musician”
Today, Monday 22nd June, at the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid, at 6:00pm.
The Moscow Virtuosi Quartet will give a concert at the close of the meeting.
Established in 2001, Wikipedia is an open-access digital encyclopedia written in a variety of languages by volunteers around the world, whose articles can be edited by anyone.
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24 nominations from 10 different countries are in the running for this award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXV edition.
Leonardo Padura (Havana, Cuba, 9th October 1955), is a Cuban novelist and journalist, known especially for his series of crime novels featuring the detective Mario Conde.
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27 nominations from 18 different countries are in the running for this award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXV edition.
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Pau and Marc Gasol boast a brilliant record of achievements, both with the Spanish basketball squad –2006 Prince of Asturias Award for Sports– and with the respective clubs in which they have played, in Spain as well as in the US NBA, where they are currently playing.
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19 nominations from 10 different countries are in the running for this award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXV edition.
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The research carried out by Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna has meant a revolution in biotechnology.
39 nominations from 16 different countries are in the running for this award, the fourth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXV edition
Spanish philosopher Emilio Lledó Iñigo has been bestowed with the 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
28 nominations from 15 different countries are in the running for this award, the third of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXV edition.
French-American economist Esther Duflo has been bestowed with the 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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26 nominations from 11 different countries are in the running for this award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Princess of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXV edition.
American filmmaker, Francis Ford Coppola has been bestowed with the 2015 Princess of Asturias Award for the Arts, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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The institution is also present on other social networks such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXV edition
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223 candidatures had been submitted as of 12th March
Registration for the Courses, which will be held from July 16th to July 25th, will start tomorrow
Grass was jointly conferred the Award in 1999 “whose literary work in the fields of creative and essay writing, and life-long civic-mindedness and humanism make him an outstanding figure in literature”
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Pending the nominations yet to be submitted for the Award for Concord, the deadline for which is 16th July
The signing took place today in the General Council of the ONCE Foundation in Madrid
The Princess of Asturias Foundation Choir will perform, as is now traditional, Handel’s “Messiah” at the Prince Felipe Auditorium alongside the Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra (OSPA)
The Foundation will make 260 free tickets available for the general public, which may be collected from the Auditorium box office on 17th and 18th December
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The Youth Choir will open the concert series on Sunday, 14th December at the Filarmónica Theatre in Oviedo
The Foundation Choir will perform Handel’s “Messiah” on Friday, 19th December at the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo.
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Held today at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo.
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The Foundation will distribute the Regulations for the Awards in the coming weeks
The submission of nominations via the Internet is now enabled
2014 Prince of Asturias Awards week.
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The host television signal at several Awards Week cultural events will be made available to interested media.
The press conferences given by the Laureates will be broadcast over the Internet.
The Foundation will make 100 tickets available to the general public for the meeting with John Banville.
The box offices distributing tickets for the final rehearsal for the XXIII Prince of Asturias Awards Concert will open on Tuesday.
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Next Thursday, 23rd October, at 7:30pm in the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo.
ECODES has awarded the Zero CO2 emissions eco-label to the 2014 Prince Of Asturias Awards.
The EDP Foundation will provide two electric cars and a hybrid natural gas/gasoline vehicle for staff to move around during Awards Week.
The exhibition will be held on Paseo de los Álamos promenade during the week running up to the Prince of Asturias Awards Ceremony.
The number of free entries for the 2015 NYC Marathon to be raffled among the participants has been upped from ten to fourteen.
The race will be held in Gijon at 11:00am on Saturday 25th October, with the participation of renowned athletes.
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The event will take place at 11am on 18th July at the Eduardo Martínez Torner Advanced Conservatory of Music of the Principality of Asturias
Violinist Ara Malikian will deliver the inaugural lecture, entitled “Musician, the most beautiful profession in the world”.
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The Prince of Asturias Foundation International Music School Viola Ensemble gave a concert at the end of the meeting .
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The chemists Avelino Corma (Spain), Mark E. Davis (USA) and Galen D. Stucky (USA) have been bestowed with the 2014 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
The cartoonist Joaquín Salvador Lavado Tejón, known worldwide by his pen name Quino, has been bestowed with the 2014 Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
French historian and Hispanist Joseph Pérez has been bestowed with the 2014 Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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Providing it with a more visual, intuitive structure aimed at facilitating direct access to information.
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36 nominations from 19 different countries are in the running for this Award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their XXXIV edition
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193 candidatures had been submitted as of 13th March.
Since their creation in 2005, over a thousand students from 30 countries have attended the Courses.
Classes will be taught by a prestigious international teaching staff between 17th and 26th July.
He was bestowed with the Award in 1996 for “his personal contribution to democratic harmony among the Spanish people”.
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These exclude the nominations for the Concord Award, the deadline for which is 17th July.
He was conferred the Award in 2004 for transcending “frontiers and styles” and for becoming “a musician of universal proportions”.
Further information about Paco de Lucía, Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts, has died
The Prince of Asturias Foundation Choir will perform, as is now traditional, Handel’s “Messiah” at Oviedo Cathedral alongside the Principality of Asturias Symphonic Orchestra.
The European Parliament distinguished the Choir with an extraordinary acknowledgement in 2007 for “their outstanding contribution to bolster European integration”.
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Aimed at Spanish schoolchildren, the winners will be invited to visit the institution’s headquarters in Geneva.
Held today at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo.
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He received the 1992 Award jointly with former South African President Frederick W. De Klerk.
She received the award in 2001, “whose work is the fruit of a lifetime's dedication to the narrative, but also a passionate fighter for freedom”.
Further information about Doris Lessing, Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, has died
The Foundation will distribute the Regulations for the Awards in the coming weeks.
The submission of nominations via the Internet is now enabled.
He was granted the award in 1986 for his “contribution to the promotion and advancement of empirical psychology in Spain”.
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The television signal at several Awards Week events will be made available to interested media.
The press conferences given by the Laureates will be broadcast over the Internet.
On Thursday 24th October, at 8pm, in the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo.
The final rehearsal, on the 24th, will be open to the public.
The Foundation is to make tickets for the following events available to the general public:
- Tribute to Michael Haneke.
- Annie Leibovitz. A talk about her work.
- Final rehearsal for the XXII Prince of Asturias Awards Concert.
ECODES has conferred its CeroCO2 label on the 2013 Prince of Asturias Awards.
The EDP Foundation will provide two electric cars and a hybrid vehicle for staff to move around during Awards Week.
The Laureates of the 2013 Prince of Asturias Awards, whose Awards Ceremony will take place on 25th October next in the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo, will begin arriving in the Principality on Tuesday, 22nd. José María Olazábal, Prince of Asturias Award for Sports, will be the first to do so.
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In addition to featuring in several cultural events throughout the week, this year’s Laureates will hold several meetings with the press, as detailed below.
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They are to visit Oviedo this coming 25th October to receive the award from HRH Prince Felipe de Borbón.
The films will be shown in Oviedo, Gijón and Avilés from 14th to 22nd October.
The cycle includes two musical performances and three film forums and will be rounded off with a meeting with Michael Haneke.
The ceremony was held on 25th October at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo.
He received the award in 1987 for “his important contribution to contemporary political sociology”.
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18th October is the registration deadline.
He received the award in 1997 for the “for the originality and intellectual commitment of his poetic and narrative work”.
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He was granted the Award in 1984 for his "important research and teaching work".
The Spanish Organization for the Blind (in Spanish, Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles or ONCE) was bestowed with the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, as made public on 4th september in Oviedo by the jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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Soprano Ainhoa Arteta delivered the inaugural lecture entitled "In the Wings".
The Prince of Asturias Award for Concord will be announced this coming September.
Spanish golfer José María Olazábal was bestowed with the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Sports, as made public on 19th September in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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At the close of the meeting, there was a concert by the Foundation’s Youth Choir.
19 nominations from 12 different countries are in the running for this Award, the seventh of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-third year.
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26 nominations from 17 different countries are in the running for this Award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-third year.
Spanish writer Antonio Muñoz Molina was bestowed with the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, as made public on 5th June in Oviedo by the jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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18 nominations from 11 different countries are in the running for this Award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-third year.
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Physicists Peter Higgs (UK) and François Englert (Belgium), together with the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN, for its acronym in French), were bestowed with the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, as made public on 29 th May in Oviedo by the jury responsible for conferring said Award.
US photographer Annie Leibovitz was bestowed with the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, as made public on 23rd May in Oviedo by the jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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18 nominations from 11 different countries are in the running for this award, the third of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-third year.
Dutch sociologist Saskia Sassen has been bestowed with the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, as made public on 15th May in Oviedo by the jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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Austrian filmmaker Michael Haneke was bestowed with the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts, as made public on 9th May in Oviedo by the jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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33 nominations from 20 different countries are in the running for this award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-third year.
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The headquarters of the British institution will host an exhibition on Spanish science and a series of seminars.
Several Prince of Asturias laureates will take part in the visit.
Classes will be taught by a prestigious international teaching staff between 18th and 27th July.
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PhD and postdoctoral students will be able to undertake a research residency at the Max Planck Institute in Germany.
The content includes more than 1,300 photographs and diverse videos, such as the first speech by HRH The Prince os Asturias.
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The television signal at several Awards Week events will be made available to interested media.
The press conferences given by the Laureates will be broadcast over the Internet.
Thursday, 25th October, at 8pm in the Prince Felipe Auditorium in Oviedo.
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ECODES has conferred its ceroco2 label on the 2012 Prince of Asturias Awards.
The HC Energía Foundation will provide two electric cars for staff to get about during Awards Week.
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The Spanish Federation of Food Banks has been bestowed with the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
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The soccer players Iker Casillas and Xavier Hernández have been bestowed with the 2012 Prize Prince of Asturias for Sport, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
Further information about Iker Casillas and Xavier Hernández, Prince of Asturias Award for Sports
TRH the Prince and Princess of Asturias to attend the working sessions.
This coming Friday, 7th September, at the headquarters of the IE Business School.
Further information about Annual meeting of The Hague Club in Madrid
Further information about The Jury meeting for the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Sports
The event was held at the Auditorium of the Conservatory.
The signing took place in the General Council of the ONCE Foundation in Madrid.
The new format offers complete information on the Foundation’s activities and its economic/financial situation.
Further information about Presentation of the Annual Report of the Prince of Asturias Foundation
The Prince of Asturias Awards for Sports and for Concord will be announced in September.
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has been bestowed with the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for International Cooperation, as made public in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
33 nominations from 27 different countries are in the running for this award, the sixth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-second year.
The US writer Philip Roth has been bestowed with the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
Further information about Philip Roth, Prince of Asturias Award for Literature
24 nominations from 19 different countries are in the running for this award, the fifth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-second year.
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Literature
The researchers Gregory Winter and Richard A. Lerner have been bestowed with the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
45 nominations from 19 different countries are in the running for this award, the fourth of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-second year.
The Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto has been bestowed with the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
21 nominations from 11 different countries are in the running for this award, the third of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-second year.
The American philosopher Martha C. Nussbaum has been bestowed with the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
Further information about Martha C. Nussbaum 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
27 nominations from 14 different countries are in the running for this award, the second of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-second year.
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences
The Spanish architect Rafael Moneo has been bestowed with the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts, as made public today in Oviedo by the Jury responsible for conferring said Award.
Further information about Rafael Moneo, 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts
39 nominations from 25 different countries are in the running for this award, the first of eight international awards that are bestowed each year by the Prince of Asturias Foundation, and which are now in their thirty-second year.
Further information about The jury meeting for the 2012 Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts
213 candidatures have been presented so far.
Classes will be taught by a prestigious international teaching staff between 17th and 28th July.
The Choir sang the work Carmina Burana alongside the Lisbon Metropolitan Orchestra.
Held at the Reconquista Hotel in Oviedo.
Further information about Meeting of the Prince of Asturias Foundation Board of Trustees
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