Penelope Canonico
08/12/2021 22:15
Clarín.com
Society
Updated 08/12/2021 10:15 PM
The University of Buenos Aires (UBA) celebrated its Bicentennial with a ceremony at the Faculty of Law and distinguished the trajectory of
200 emblematic personalities
in academic, political, scientific, business and cultural disciplines.
Among those distinguished, there were several figures from the national cabinet: President Alberto Fernández, Foreign Minister Felipe Solá and Science Minister Roberto Salvarezza, as well as the Buenos Aires president Axel Kicillof, the Buenos Aires head of government Horacio Rodríguez Larreta and the candidate for deputy Facundo Manes.
No crack.
President Fernandez greets the Buenos Aires head of government Rodríguez Larreta, behind the rector.
Photo: Fernando de la Orden
Also, three members of the Supreme Court of Justice were honored, its holder Carlos Rosenkrantz, Elena Highton de Nolasco and Ricardo Lorenzetti, and the former member of that body Eugenio Zaffaroni.
In addition, the work of Fernando Polack, who led the clinical trial of the Pfizer vaccine, the infectologist Angela Gentile and the pharmaceutical entrepreneurs Marcelo Figueiras and Hugo Sigman, as well as the essayist Beatriz Sarlo, stood out.
And in the journalistic field, Jorge Rendo, president of Grupo Clarín, José Claudio Escribano, former deputy director of La Nación and Mario Wainfeld (Page / 12) were recognized.
Supreme Court 1. Carlos Rosenkrantz, the holder receives his medal.
Photo Juano Tesone
At 5:30 p.m., the honorees began to arrive at the
Hall of Lost Steps
to receive their medals.
“We are at a crucial moment in history.
I am proud that despite this troubled context we can celebrate this Bicentennial.
The 200 honorees is
a sample of the mosaic of thousands of personalities
who studied in this house and exposes the quality of this university ”, said the rector Alberto Barbieri.
Supreme Court 2. There was also a distinction for Ricardo Lorenzetti.
Photo: Rafael Mario Quinteros
And he explained that the Nobel Peace Prize winner Adolfo Perez Esquivel, one of the honorees, will be the only one who will receive his medal on stage on behalf of the 200 honorees.
"Dear Daniel, your distinction is well deserved," Facundo Manes told Daniel Filmus -another honoree- after giving him a fist bump.
“I live it with emotion.
You forget almost everything and remember what excites you.
I feel privileged to be able to contribute a grain of sand to the country, ”Manes told
Clarín
.
Olympic champion.
The judoka and doctor Paula “Peque” Pareto also studied at the UBA.
Photo Juano Tesone
The head of the Supreme Court, Ricardo Lorenzetti, was approaching the steps.
“I think it is very important to show the university.
The fact of showing it means that all Argentines realize
the importance of having an institution like this
, with 200 years in the country.
It's something wonderful, "he told
Clarín
.
“It gave me a great opportunity.
I came to compete for the title of the contract chair, being a person that nobody knew, living in Rafaela.
And I came here because at that time they called an international contest with international juries, "he added.
“We have a great University of Buenos Aires.
I have nothing but gratitude.
I graduated a long time ago and I would like to go back to studying Agronomy ”, said Felipe Solá.
The guests entered the room through Juan A. Biblioni Street.
All of them were located according to the assigned location ball.
The 200 personalities pose on the esplanade of the Faculty of Law in the act of celebration of the 200 years of the UBA.
Photo: Rafael Mario Quinteros
The event was chaired by Alberto Fernández and Alberto Barbieri.
It was carried out in person with
strict protocols and a capacity of 30%
in the Assembly Hall.
It was streamed through YouTube.
In the middle of a colorful stage, featuring an imposing LED screen adorned with different virtual geometric figures and with the presence of national symbols, the conduction was in charge of journalists Luciana Rubinska and Marcelo Bonelli.
After the words of welcome, there was a minute of silence in memory of those who died from the coronavirus pandemic.
The void was interrupted by the
intonation of the National Anthem, by Elena Roger
, winner of the Olivier Award for Best Actress in Musical Work for her leading role in "PIAF".
Beatriz Sarlo.
The essayist was among the recognized people.
Photo: Fernando de la Orden
Next, part of the history of the most important public institution of higher education in Latin America was reviewed whose creation, on August 12, 1821 in the Manzana de las Luces, was inaugurated three days later, in an act in the Church of San Ignacio.
The projection of celebratory videos and two mappings generated emotion and some tears among the graduates.
One, on the facade of the headquarters of Avenida Las Heras of the Faculty of Engineering and another, in Plaza Houssay, reflected the scientific potential of the University.
A new surprise was the moment when the faculties were illuminated.
Later, Ramiro Fernández Sarraf, an advanced student of Dentistry and president of the University Federation of Buenos Aires (FUBA), spoke on behalf of the students.
The closing speeches were given by Barbieri and Alberto Fernández.
“Today I have to be the voice of the UBA students, which fills me with emotion.
The UBA is a world heritage site.
In a society as beaten as ours, the UBA is a reference for not lowering its arms where the massiveness is not against quality ”, he said.
“Having a degree at UBA opens doors all over the world because it is synonymous with educational quality.
It is to leave a mark in history ”, he added.
Then Barbieri spoke.
He reviewed the history of the UBA, with “its lights and its leftovers”.
And he concluded: “200 years after our foundation, I come to propose that, leveraged in this vigorous present, we build together an increasingly just and inclusive university.
Let's continue for 200 years shaping the future that our country needs ”.
The event was closed by President Fernández, who made mention of the personal link he has with the UBA, which he had as a student and now as a teacher at the Faculty of Law.
“The University would not have been what it is if it had not achieved its gratuity, a central achievement for Argentine knowledge.
Alfonsín provided a space of freedom to access university study "" I will not have the days of my life to give thanks to this Faculty and University.
My way of giving it back is to pass on what others taught me.
We are a society where we can all grow in plurality and diversity ”, he said.
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