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 | | The Future of Free Cities
Universidad Francisco Marroquín along with The Seasteading Institute organized the conference The Future of Free Cities, on the tropical island of Roatán in Honduras. During the event, leaders from different fields and countries participated in a series of high-level discussions to examine how politically autonomous communities can become a reality. They talked about the nature of free cities, poverty, wars, expansion of government, threats to freedom, and how to tackle these problems. View collection |
 | | A Creative Commons World: Free to Choose, to Create, to Innovate, to Learn, to Imagine
In this series Jimmy Wales recalls how a dream to make knowledge available to every person with Internet access was the beginning of what would become the largest online encyclopedia and the fifth most visited webpage in the world. Making information, videos, photographs, and other related material accessible for free viewing is not an easy task; eventually leading to the development of Creative Commons. View Collection |
 | | Michael Strong on his book The Habit of Thought
The book describes the theory of Socratic practice and the practical implications of its implementation in the classroom. The video series covers the first four of the five chapters in Strong’s book. In this series, Luis Figueroa, director of public relations at UFM, interviews Michael Strong on his book The Habit of Thought. View Collection |
 | | Thirty-Fourth Annual Conference, APEE
The Thirty-Fourth Annual Conference organized by the Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE) took place in Guatemala City from April 5 to 7, 2009. This year, Universidad Francisco Marroquín hosted this important event, in which approximately 180 participants—from the United States, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Guatemala, Montenegro, and other countries—came together to discuss and exchange ideas on "Institutions, Rule of Law and Prosperity." View Collection |
 | | The Clash of Economic Ideas by Lawrence H. White
Lawrence H. White, PhD, is an expert in banking and monetary policy. He is professor of economics at George Mason University and the F. A. Hayek Professor of Economic History in the department of economics at University of Missouri – St. Louis. Lawrence H. White visited Universidad Francisco Marroquín from June 22 to 27, 2009. During his visit he offered lectures on the free banking system, monetary institutions, and the Clash of Economic Ideas. View Collection |
 | | Seminar Unconventional Conflicts Precipitated by Non-State Actors
Max Manwaring is an expert in Latin American security affairs. He is a research professor of military strategy at the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) of the U.S. Army War College (USAWC). Dr. Manwaring offered a five-part seminar at Universidad Francisco Marroquín from June 24 to 26, 2009, which explored war and conflict throughout the world today, the tools used by non-state organizations and the changing nature of their goals. View Collection |
 | | Darwin Day
Darwin Day is an international celebration of science and reason held every year on or around February 12, the birthday of renowned evolutionary biologist Charles Robert Darwin. This year marks the 200th anniversary of his birth. View Collection |
 | | Normal Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
Dr. Reyes visited Universidad Francisco Marroquín in February 2009 at the invitation of the School of Medicine to present a series of lectures on Alzheimer's disease. Two of these conferences were open to the public. Dr. Reyes also gave lectures to UFM medical students, caregivers of dementia patients, and the Alzheimer's Association of Guatemala. View Collection |
 | | Peter Thiel at UFM
Peter Thiel is an American entrepreneur, cofounder and former CEO of PayPal. He has been awarded with the Herman Lay Award for Entrepreneurship and was honored as a Young Global leader by the World Economic Forum. During his visit at UFM, Thiel was awarded with the honoris causa doctorate in Business. View Collection |
 | | Human Nature
In this seminar “Human Nature: Destructive or Creative?” professionals of different fields discuss environmental fatalism and the perception of human beings as mere destroyers, and emphasize the human capacity to address environmental problems creatively. View Collection |
 | | 25th Anniversary IMCoS Symposium
The International Map Collectors Society IMCoS celebrated its 25th International Symposium at Universidad Francisco Marroquín. This was the first time the annual symposium had been held in Latin America. Other countries that have hosted this event include Israel, Spain, Greece, Norway, Italy, Cyprus, Germany, Australia, Japan, and Belgium. The three-day event featured conferences by recognized experts in the fields of cartography, archaeology, geology, and volcanology. IMCoS members from around the world attended the symposium along with participants from Guatemala. View Collection |
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