On September 26, Dr. Maria Rosa Buxarrais chaired the examination panel for Rasha Mahmoud Khodor’s doctoral thesis, entitled “Exploring entrepreneurial intention & student engagement among adolescents in Lebanon: An ecological perspective” and supervised by Dr. Isabel Álvarez. The event took place at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

The other panel members were Dr. Sergio Andrés (University of La Rioja) and Dr. Maria Azevedo (University of Tras-los-Montes and Alto Duero.

From left to right: Isabel Álvarez, candidate Rasha Mahmoud Khodor, Sergio Andrés, Maria Rosa Buxarrais, and Maria Azevedo.

On September 18, Dr. María Rosa Buxarrais chaired the examination panel of César Fernando Vega Barrero’s doctoral thesis, entitled “Prácticas restaurativas y compromiso estidiantil en contextos de conflicto armado: Estudio de caso en los centros de secundaria en Cali, Colombia,” supervised by Dr. Isabel Álvarez and held at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. The other two members of the panel were Dr. Alexandre García (Federal Institute of São Paulo) and Dr. Antoni Navio (Autonomous University of Barcelona).

Left to right: María Rosa Buxarrais, César Fernando Vega, Antoni Navio, and Alexandre García.

From August 7th to 9th the 51st Conference of the Association for Moral Education, was held in Tampere, Finland, under the title “Caring About and For Others: Teaching and Learning to Care,” which was organized by the University of Tampere and Texas A&M University.

Dr. Maria Rosa Buxarrais, together with Dr. Ana Novella, Dr. Laia Ferrús, and Dr. Elena Noguera, presented a paper entitled “Intersections between children’s rights and care in participatory childhood experiences: A relational model”.

 
Abstract

“This communication examines the vital relationship between adults and children to ensure well-being and foster active citizenship. It emphasizes children’s rights to participate in decisions affecting them and positions them as active agents in society. Drawing on experiences from three projects — Kids Got Rights, IMCITIZEN, and WETAKEPART — it presents a model that connects care and rights across five levels: protection, respectful interaction, information, effective exercise of rights, and collaborative promotion. This model advocates for mutual respect, expanding children’s agency and promoting their role in defending rights. It offers practical guidance for educators and professionals to foster a moral education rooted in human rights“.

Left to right: Laura Fontán, Eric Ortega, Maria Rosa Buxarrais, Laia Ferrús y Elena Noguera.

Additionally, Dr. Buxarrais, as President of the Good Work Award Committee, presented this year’s award to Hsin-chang Tsai from National Taiwan Normal University (Taiwan).

Dr. Buxarrais with Hsin-chang Tsai, at the award ceremony

On July 24th, Dr. Maria Rosa Buxarrais participated in the examination panel for the professorship position of Dr. Ángel de Juanas Oliva, which took place in the Faculty of Education of the National University of Distance Education (UNED). The other members of the examination panel were Dr. José Luis Álvarez (University of Córdoba), Dr. Esther López (UNED), Dr. Ramón Mínguez (University of Murcia) and Dr. José Manuel Suárez (UNED).

From left to right: Ramón Francisco Mínguez (UM), Maria Rosa Buxarrais (UB), Ángel de Juanas (candidate, from UNED), José Manuel Suárez (UNED), José Luis Álvarez (UCO) and Esther López (UNED).

Dr. Maria Rosa Buxarrais participated in the 13th International Conference on University Teaching and Innovation (CIDUI) 2025, entitled “Today’s Teachers for Tomorrow’s University”, which took place from July 9 to 11 at the University of Barcelona.

Dr. Buxarrais, together with Dr. Max Turull, both from the University of Barcelona, presented the paper “L’observació entre parells com a eina per a la millora docent: Un enfocament interdisciplinari a l’educació superior” (“Peer observation as a tool for teaching improvement: An interdisciplinary approach in higher education”).

Abstract

“Our research focuses on peer observation as a strategy to improve teaching in higher education, self-assessment and teaching reflection, interdisciplinary interaction, and the formation of learning communities, thereby promoting effective pedagogical practices and continuous improvement in university teaching. The project brought together 27 teachers from different disciplines, with the objective of opening up university classrooms, advocating for collaborative reflection on teaching/em>”.