Congress in Cordoba: The Scientific Committee meets with the Vice-Rector of Loyola University
Last Friday, May 16, the PLURIEL scientific 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 scientific 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 scientifique 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 scientifique 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.














يوم الجمعة 16 مايو الماضي، التقت اللجنة العلمية للمنصة بالسيدة Mercedes Torres Jiménez، نائبة رئيس جامعة لويولا الأندلسية، وبالسيدة Alejandra de Miguel Jones، مسؤولة التنقّل الدولي. يندرج هذا اللقاء في إطار التحضيرات للمؤتمر الدولي الخامس للمنصة الذي سيُعقد في قرطبة من 10 إلى 14 فبراير 2026، حول موضوع «الأخلاقية والجمالية في التراث الإسلامي».
ستستضيف جامعة لويولا هذا المؤتمر الذي سيُعقد بأربع لغات: الفرنسية والإنجليزية والعربية والإسبانية. زارت اللجنة العلمية كذلك مختلف المواقع التي يمكن أن تحتضن الحدث: قاعات المؤتمرات في الجامعة، والقصر الأسقفي، والإكليريكية الأبرشية.
بعد زيارة الجامع-الكاتدرائية، شارك أعضاء اللجنة في عدّة جلسات عمل مخصّصة للتحضير للندوة الإلكترونية المقرَّرة في 16 أكتوبر 2025، ولاختيار المداخلات المعتمَدة للمؤتمر. تُختار هذه الأخيرة من بين أكثر من مئة مقترح وصلت إلى المنصة، وفق مسار تقييم دقيق مزدوج ومُعمَّى.














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