Michael Sandel, Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, at IE University's Arts and Humanities Week

IE University will host Michael Sandel, Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences and renowned philosopher and professor at Harvard Law School, tomorrow, Tuesday, April 25. Sandel will be a keynote guest of IE’s Arts and Humanities Week and will talk with Soledad Atienza, dean of IE Law School, about justice, the defense of ethics in the age of technological development, as well as the moral challenges facing us. Theodore Lechterman, professor of philosophy at IE University, will also present a panel on ethics and artificial intelligence with Oliver Smith, former director of ethics and strategy at Koa Health.

IE University, through its Arts and Humanities Division and the IE Foundation, is also taking part in the MMMAD Urban Digital Art Festival in Madrid. The academic institution is hosting two installations at IE Tower: 'Sediment Nodes', by the Entangled Others studio, and 'Ipseity', by Enrique Agudo, who features in the Forbes list of the most creative people in the world. The works will be on display until May 31 at IE Tower, the technological and sustainable campus of IE University in Madrid.

These digital installations incorporate artificial intelligence and explore themes such as the environment, contemporary ideas of identity and the relationship between humans and technology. The exhibition opens today with a panel discussion moderated by Catalina Tejero, Vice Dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities at IE University on generative, digital and sustainable art, featuring Entangled Others and Enrique Agudo, as well as Diego Iglesias, co-founder of MMMAD. This event also marks the beginning of Arts and Humanities Week, an opportunity for IE University to highlight the importance of the meeting of the arts and humanities with technology, its approach for providing a more complete and enriching personal and professional development for its students.

Over the course of the week, there will be master classes, presentations and guided tours by experts from the Thyssen Museum, Fundación Amigos del Teatro Real, Fundación Amigos Museo del Prado, Yamaha Music, , Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía and the Fundación Ortega-Marañón.

"This year, we felt it was essential to reflect on technological progress during our annual celebration of the arts and humanities."
Catalina Tejero, Vice Dean of the Division of Arts and Humanities at IE University

"The different activities programmed aim to awaken critical thinking in our community about how technology is influencing human beings and how, in turn, human beings can put technology at their service so that its use translates into real progress for people and society, from a holistic point of view," explains Catalina Tejero.

For the eighth consecutive year, IE University is holding the IE Foundation Prizes in the Humanities, which honors the best creative works created by students, graduates, faculty and staff who are part of the IE University community. This week, last year's award-winning pieces can be viewed through a virtual reality experience.

About IE University

IE University, through its Arts & Humanities Division, works to enrich the learning experience and develop the critical thinking of its undergraduate and graduate students from more than 140 countries. Among their activities, they organize seminars, conferences, master classes and cultural events that allow students to deepen their knowledge in areas such as history, philosophy, art or music, among others, and apply that knowledge to the management and resolution of problems from a humanistic mentality.