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Commissions & Consultant Work

Commissions & Consultant Work

A Selection of Professional and Academic Committees

  • President of the Fundación Universidad Intercontinental de la Empresa – Intercontinental University of Business Foundation (UIE), A Coruña, Vigo and Santiago, Spain (2021-Present).
  • Member of the Board, FUNCAS – Think-tank on Social and Economic Research (web), Madrid, Spain (2014-Present).
  • Member of the Board, Camilo José Cela Foundation, Padrón, Galicia, Spain (2014-Present).
  • Member of the Board, Foundation Cidade da Cultura, Santiago, Galicia, Spain (2014-Present).
  • Member of the University Council, University of Texas, Brownsville (2008-2014).
  • Member of the University Undergraduate and Graduate Committes, University of Texas, Brownsville. (2008-2014).
  • Member of the Valley-UTB P-16 Council, Brownsville (2008-2014).
  • Member of the Academic Senate, University of Texas, Brownsville (2008-2012).
  • Member of the Board of the Latin American and Caribbean Institute of Higher Education (ILAEDES).
  • Member of the Academic Council of the University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain.
  • President of the Board of the Escotet Foundation, USA.
  • Member of the Scientific Council of the UNESCO Observatory of Higher Education, Politechnical University and United Nations University, Barcelona.
  • Coordinator of the Task Force Committee for the creation and development of the Basque Institute of Competitiveness Deusto/Harvard and Basque Government, Bilbao, Spain.
  • Member of the Board of Directors of the Comparative and International Education Society-CIES.
  • Member of the Research Associate Dean´s Search and Screan Committee (appointed by the Dean), Florida International University.
  • Chair of the Committee for the Enhancement of Information and Networking of the Comparative and International Education Society.
  • Member of the Education Dean´s Search and Screan Committee (appointed by the Provost), Florida International University.
  • Member of the University Graduate Council (elected by the Faculty) and member of the University Access and Equity Committee (appointed by the University President), Florida International University.
  • Member of many College of Education Committees: Tenure (Chair), Promotion, Merit, Administrative Council, Doctoral Studies, NCATE Program Committee, Urban Education Program, Undergraduate Studies Core, Educational Technology and Faculty Council. (Florida International University, COE).
  • Member of the Spanish Advisory Group of the Club of Rome.
  • Member of the FIU Task Force of Graduate Studies Bench Marks.
  • Special Counselor to the Association of Jesuit Universities of Latin America (AUSJAL).
  • Member of the Board of the Society for International Development, Spanish Chapter.
  • Member of the Board of Regents, Universidad Iberoamericana de Postgrado, Salamanca, Spain.
  • Serving as member of several International Committees during my position as Secretary General of the Organization of American States for Education Science and Culture (OEI).
  • Committee for the Development of the International Development Education´s graduate program at Florida International University.
  • Member of the Planning Task Force for the Development of the North Campus at Florida International University.
  • Member of the International Studies Committee at Florida International University.
  • Member of GULERPE´S Committee for Tendencies of Latin American Higher Education.
  • Coordinator of the Open Education Project of the Organization of American States.
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of ALAMOC.
  • President of the Organizational Committee of the Latin American Congress on New Forms of Post-Secondary Education.
  • Coordinator of the General Studies Commission of the National Council of Universities of Venezuela.
  • Coordinator of the Multinational Project for Educational Costs and Financing at OAS (Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú, Bolivia and Chile).
  • Coordinator of the Fifth Educational Nacional Plan of Venezuela.
  • Coordinator of the Educational Policy Commission of Venezuela.
  • Coordinator of the National Commission for University General Studies. Appointed by the National Council of Universities, Venezuela.
  • Coordinator of the Evaluation and Accreditation Committee of the Universidad Simón Rodríguez. Appointed by the National Council of Universities, Venezuela.
  • Coordinator of the Evaluation Committee for Accreditation of the Higher Educational Institutions at the West-Central States of Venezuela. Appointed by the Minister of Education.
  • Member of the National Commission for Institutional Development on Higher Education. Appointed by the Minister of Education, Venezuela.
  • Coordinator of the Technical Committee for Evaluation of Higher Educational Institutions of Venezuela.
  • Coordinator of the Committee for Minority Education at Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado.
  • Coordinator of the Committee for Educational Innovation at Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado.
  • Committees for Intercultural Education and Computer´s use for Research and Teaching, Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado.
  • Member of the Scientific Commission of the University of Oriente, Venezuela.
  • Member of the Commission of Institutional Evaluation, Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela.
  • Member of the Faculty Affairs Committee, Universidad de Oriente, Venezuela.
  • Member of the Student Counseling Services Commission of the National Council of Universities of Venezuela.
  • Director/Editor of Serie International de Educación Superior. A book collection series sponsored by United Nations University, UPalermo and UNESCO.
  • General Editor Adviser of Universitas 2000 (A Quarterly Referee Journal on Higher Education), Caracas.
  • Member of the Scientific Committee of Referee Journal/Revista Iberoamericana de Educación a Distancia (AIESAD).
  • Director of the Comparative and International Education Society official website; (http://www.cies.us/).
  • Consultant on Higher Education and Program Evaluation to UNESCO´s Headquartes.
  • Member of the Editorial Board of Higher Education Journal/Revista de Educación Superior (UNESCO-IESAL).
  • Member of the UNESCO?s Higher Education Advisory Committee to Latin America/Caribbean and Canada, appointed by the Director of IESALC-UNESCO.
  • Adviser on University Development to Universidad Centroamericana of Nicaragua, Universidad de Palermo of Buenos Aires, Argentina and National Council of Universities.
  • Editor of Asterisco (Cultural and educational journal). Madrid, Spain.
  • Educational consultant for Ministries of Education of Argentina, Bolivia, Perú, Colombia, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Panamá, Spain and Venezuela.
  • Consultant on publishing training to Anaya Publishing Group, Madrid, Spain.
  • Consultant on Latin American Studies to Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Consultant on Distance Education to UNESCO´s Colombian Program.
  • Consultant on Education to The Organization of American States, Washington, D.C.
  • Consultant on Bicultural Education to the FIU Bilingual Educational Center, U.S.A.
  • Consultant to IBM of Venezuela in Developing Computer Based Educational Programs.
  • Consultant on Higher Education to the Interamerican Development Bank, Washington D.C.
  • Consultant on Latin American Education to the World Bank, Washington, D.C.
  • Associate Editor of Revista Interamericana de Educación de Adultos, OAS, Washington D.C.
  • Associate Editor of the Interamerican Journal of Psychology, University of Texas.
  • Editor of the Biblioteca de Ciencias de la Conducta at the CEAC Publisher, Barcelona, Spain.
  • Associate Editor of Revista de Tecnología Educativa, OAS-Chile, Editor: Clifton Chadwick.
  • Editor of Universitas 2000, appointed by the Latin American Board on Higher Education, Caracas.
  • Editor and Founder of The Learning and Behavior Journal, appointed by the ALAMOC (The Interamerican Association of Behavioral Sciences.)
  • Editor of the Universidad y Post-Secundaria Series (Book Collection) at FEDES Publishing House-NGO, Caracas, Venezuela.
Dean Escotet with Associate Dean Gayle Brogdon during the last Commencement at Texas in May 2014
Dean Escotet with Associate Dean Gayle Brogdon during the last Commencement at Texas in May 2014