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Congress in Cordoba: The Coordination Committee meets with the Vice-Rector of Loyola University

Last Friday, May 16, the PLURIEL coordination committee met with Mrs. Mercedes Torres Jiménez, Vice-Rector of Loyola University Andalucía, and Mrs. Alejandra de Miguel Jones, Head of International Mobility. This meeting was part of the preparations for PLURIEL’s fifth international congress, which will be held in Córdoba from February 10-14, 2026, on the theme “Ethics and Aesthetics in Islamic Heritage”.

Loyola University will host this congress, which will be conducted in four languages: French, English, Arabic and Spanish. The coordination committee also visited the various sites that could accommodate the event: the University’s conference rooms, the Episcopal Palace and the diocesan seminary.

After visiting the Mosque-Cathedral, committee members participated in several working sessions focused on preparing the webinar scheduled for October 16, 2025, as well as selecting the papers accepted for the congress. These were chosen from among more than a hundred submissions, following a rigorous double-blind review process.

Le vendredi 16 mai dernier, le comité de coordination de PLURIEL a rencontré Mme Mercedes Torres Jiménez, vice-rectrice de l’Université Loyola Andalucía, ainsi que Mme Alejandra de Miguel Jones, responsable de la mobilité internationale. Cette rencontre s’inscrit dans le cadre des préparatifs du cinquième congrès international de PLURIEL, qui se tiendra à Cordoue du 10 au 14 février 2026, sur le thème “Éthique et esthétique dans le patrimoine islamique”.

L’Université Loyola sera l’hôte de ce congrès, qui se déroulera en quatre langues : français, anglais, arabe et espagnol. Le comité de coordination a également visité les différents sites qui pourront accueillir l’événement : les salles de conférence de l’Université, le Palais épiscopal et le séminaire diocésain.

Après une visite de la mosquée-cathédrale, les membres du comité ont pris part à plusieurs sessions de travail axées sur la préparation du webinaire prévu pour le 16 octobre 2025, ainsi que sur la sélection des communications retenues pour le congrès. Ces dernières sont choisies parmi plus d’une centaine de propositions reçues, selon un processus rigoureux d’évaluation en double aveugle.

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