General Program

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October 23rd | Friday - Afternoon

14:30 - 16:00

Registration and document collection

15:40 - 15:55

How it works CIEB 2026 ZARAGOZA App | Aula Magna - Faculty of Communication and Social Sciences

16:40 - 17:30

Plenary Session | Moderator: Virginia Vinuesa
Aula Magna - Faculty of Communication and Social Sciences

María Luisa Sierra Huedo
San Jorge University

In the current globalized context, where certainty has started to vanish and uncertainty is the only constant in our lives, we need to educate ethical global citizens who can navigate these troubled waters. This is indeed one of the objectives of higher education institutions, but not the only ones; schools are starting to realize that this is essential. Primary and secondary education play a key role in laying the first foundations for this type of education, which is part of the academic field of International Education. Bilingual programmes play an important role in promoting knowledge of other cultures, helping students begin to feel comfortable in unfamiliar settings, and helping them communicate effectively across cultures. This is part of international education, and it supports the internationalization processes of higher education institutions.

17:30 - 18:00

Coffee Break - Sponsor Exhibition

18:00 - 18:50

18:50 - 19:00

Break

19:00 - 20:20

October 24th | Saturday - Morning

09:00 – 10:20

10:20 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 11:20

11:20 – 11:50

Coffee Break - Sponsor Exhibition

11:50 – 12:40

Plenary Session | Moderator: Virginia Vinuesa
Aula Magna - Faculty of Communication and Social Sciences

Oliver Meyer
Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz

In this keynote, I will present Pluriliteracies for Creative and Responsible Global Citizenship as a pedagogic approach that moves the language(s) classroom from a primary focus on proficiency towards deeper learning: learners build disciplinary ways of constructing knowledge and develop pluriliterate repertoires for communicating understanding across languages, cultures, communities, genres, and modes. In the social and political conditions of our time, this deeper learning must also include the capacity to engage with global issues and fragmented public discourse: to examine knowledge claims, consider divergent perspectives with empathy and openness, and participate in ways that are ethically responsible. Central to our approach are cognitive empathy and compassion (for self and other), which deepen understanding and help learners build bridges across echo chambers whilst sustaining ethical vigilance.

12:40 – 12:50

Break

12:50 – 13:40

Plenary panels |Faculty of Communication and Social Sciences

Andrea Lejarza Ferrer
SEPIE
Jesús García Laborda
Universidad de Alcalá
Ana Isabel García Abellán
Universidad Católica de Murcia
Sergio David Francisco Déniz
Universidad de La Laguna
Mª Esther Rodríguez Gil
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Javier Villoria
Universidad de Granada
Virginia Vinuesa Benítez
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
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Sonia Ferreirinha
Associação Portuguesa de Professores de Inglês (APPI)
David Samore
David Samore & Associates, LLC
Margarita Machado
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
María Carreira
American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
Kota Kawakami
Japan CLIL Pedagogy Association (J-CLIL)
Francisco Javier Sanz Trigueros
Universidad de Valladolid
Natalia Barranco Izquierdo
Universidad de Valladolid
Álvaro Herrera Sánchez
Universidad de Valladolid
Patricia Baños García
Universidad de Valladolid

13:45 – 15:00

Lunch

October 24th | Saturday - Afternoon

15:00 – 15:50

15:50 – 16:00

Break

16:00 – 16:50

Plenary Session | Moderator: Mª Luisa Sierra Huedo
Aula Magna - Faculty of Communication and Social Sciences

Víctor Pavón Vázquez
University of Córdoba

The growing ambition of universities to strengthen their international profile has intensified the need to rethink language use and language management across all levels of higher education. Within the European Higher Education Area, internationalisation has become a strategic priority, leading to a significant increase in programmes and courses taught in English as a means of attracting international students, fostering academic mobility, and enhancing global competitiveness. Nevertheless, despite this rapid expansion of English-medium instruction and multilingual practices, there is still limited consensus regarding the objectives, scope, and implementation of internationalisation policies. Universities often lack a coherent and homogeneous institutional approach capable of addressing the complex linguistic, pedagogical, and organisational challenges generated by this new scenario, without establishing comprehensive language policies that ensure academic quality, linguistic inclusion, and long-term sustainability.

16:50 – 17:00

Break

17:00 – 17:50

17:50 – 18:20

Coffee Break - Sponsor Exhibition

18:20 – 19:40

October 25th | Sunday - Morning

09:30 – 10:50

10:50 – 11:00

Break

11:00 – 11:50

Plenary panels |Faculty of Communication and Social Sciences

Marina Aguareles
Universidad San Jorge
Belén Embid Dieste
Centro Aragonés de Lenguas Extranjeras para la Educación (CARLEE)
Ramiro Durán Martínez
Universidad de Salamanca
Marina Aguareles
Universidad San Jorge
Lola López Navas
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
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Maureen McAllinden
British Council
Milagros Liberal Obanos
Departamento de Educación de Aragón
Javier Gimeno Fernández
Consejería de Educación de Madrid
Javier Magdaleno
Consejería Educación de Castilla y León
Begoña Ladrón de Guevara
Confederación de Padres de Alumnos (COFAPA)
Lola López Navas
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
José Manuel González Guillorme
CEIP Francisco de Quevedo

11:50 – 12:10

Coffee Break - Sponsor Exhibition

12:10 – 13:00

13:00 – 13:10

Break

13:10 – 14:00

Plenary Session | Moderator: Mª Luisa Sierra Huedo
Aula Magna - Faculty of Communication and Social Sciences

Xavier Gisbert da Cruz
Bilingual Education Association

14:00

Closing | Aula Magna - Faculty of Communication and Social Sciences

María Luisa Sierra Huedo
San Jorge University
Virginia Vinuesa Benitez
Rey Juan Carlos University
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