The Councillor for Education, Culture, and Sports of the Government of Aragon, Tomasa Hernández, visited the IES Goya in Zaragoza on Tuesday to celebrate its 180th anniversary. During the visit, she familiarized herself with the facilities and highlighted the pioneering nature of the institution, both for its historical trajectory and for its new projects linked to artificial intelligence.
Historical Recognition of IES Goya
Hernández described IES Goya as «a pioneering center in Aragon» and «an institution» that has trained prominent figures such as the linguist María Moliner, the filmmaker Luis Buñuel, the language academicians Lázaro Carreter and José Manuel Blecua, and the writer Irene Vallejo. The councillor emphasized that the institute «was a pioneer in understanding that education should transcend social barriers,» working on an idea of equity that «continues to firmly guide our educational policy in Aragon.»
Hernández praised the pedagogical and ethical use of artificial intelligence, considering that it «can completely transform the teaching-learning process.» The councillor congratulated the IES faculty for these initiatives, stating that they are «an example of solid commitment that keeps you at the forefront of education and academic excellence.»
The institution is developing several innovative projects with advanced technologies. The main one is the short film ‘La firma’, created with artificial intelligence in the first quarter of the year, which was screened at the Espacio Ibercaja Joven. The short film delves into the history of secondary education institutes in Spain, narrated by the writer Benito Pérez Galdós, recreated thanks to artificial intelligence.
Additionally, they promote the ‘Virtual Museum IES Goya’, a project to make historical heritage visible in an accessible and economical way, and the initiative ‘IES Goya Virtual’, an experiment on what classes would look like in a future mediated by AI, conducted a month after the launch of ChatGPT. These three projects are the result of the work of professor Nuria Calvo.
The institution plans to announce more innovative projects with advanced technologies at the end of the academic year, as a culmination of its 180th anniversary.
