The Awards Jury Casa Asia 2021, meeting this Monday, December 21 in Madrid, after evaluating the 52 candidates presented for these awards in its four categories, has decided to award:
Xulio RíosIn the category Culture and society, for his work in disseminating the Chinese reality throughout his professional career and as director of the Chinese Policy Observatory and IGADI. Likewise, for the role played in the construction of a sinology in Spanish through projects such as the Ibero-American Sinology Network, the International Electronic Symposium on Chinese Politics and the publication Jiexi Zhongguo.
Fawzia KoofiIn the category Diversity and Sustainable Development, for her work in favor of the rights of women and children, for her political role for peace in her country, Afghanistan, and for her commitment to the education of girls and women.
Satori EditionsIn the category Economy and Business, for standing out in the publication in Spanish of works related to Japan that have been widely disseminated in Spain and Latin America, contributing from Gijón to fill a space in which there is a clear bibliographic gap.
The University of Santo Tomas (Philippines), in the category of Education and Science, for being a historical, academic and cultural reference, as well as playing a key role in education and training in the Philippines for more than 400 years, making it the oldest modern University in Asia.
Casa Asia has called this new edition of these awards to coincide with the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of their creation in 2021, and with the aim of recognizing and disseminating the work of individuals and entities, both public and private, that have stood out for their work in the economic, social, educational, cultural or development cooperation fields, promoting dignity and human rights, and have contributed to promoting knowledge, dialogue and relations between Spain and the Asia-Pacific region.
The jury was made up of the following people: Javier Parrondo, CEO Casa Asia, Agustín Paniker, editor and writer, Florentino Rodao, professor of Asian History at the Complutense University of Madrid, Anna Terron, director of the FIIAPP and former Secretary of State for Immigration and Emigration, Gabriel Castanares, General Director of Lever Policies for the Compliance of the 2030 Agenda of the Ministry of Social Rights and Agenda 2030, Taciana Fisac, professor of East Asian Studies at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Immaculate Riera, general director of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, Joan Rosas, director of International Financial Institutions at CaixaBank, and Antonio Montes, Director of Strategic Development of the Instituto de Empresa – IE Business School.
They have acted as secretaries of the jury (with voice and vote in their respective categories) the following people from the Casa Asia: Menene Gras in Culture and Society, Gaelle Patin Laloy in Diversity and Sustainable Development, Amadeo Jensana in Economics and Business and Rafael Bueno in Education and Science.
This award was established for the first time in 2004. The winners in previous editions have been, among others, the philosopher and thinker Raimon Pannikar, the China-Europe International Business School (CEIBS) of Shanghai, the Spanish Department of the University of Foreign Studies of Beijing, the Spanish Network for the Coordination of NGOs for Development, the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum, the journalists Rosa Mª Calaf and Miguel Frau Rovira, the Jesuit Father Enrique Figaredo, or the Malaysian NGO «Sisters in Islam ».
The award consists of a commemorative engraving and 1.500 euros per category, which will be awarded at the awards ceremony during 2021 on a date and place that will be announced in advance.
