The Valletta 2018 Foundation will host the first in a series of annual conferences titled ‘Dialogue in the Med: exploring identity through networks’ on Thursday and Friday at the University’s Valletta campus.
It will encourage debates on the common histories and geo-political realities of Europe and the Mediterranean within the spheres of international relations and cultural diplomacy.
The conference will be addressed by local and international speakers from the fields of culture, diplomacy, arts and academia. The keynote speakers are Prof. Henry Frendo and Prof. Mostafa Hassani Idrissi.
Speakers at the conference will be presenting work related to artist mobility between North African countries and Europe, intercultural dialogue and cultural exchange within previous European Capitals of Culture, among others.
The series of conferences will address aspects related to cultural relations in Europe and the Mediterranean, within the context of Valletta as European Capital of Culture 2018.
For more details visit the Valletta 2018 Foundation website.
www.valletta2018.org