Formal Education
Miguel A. Escotet was born in Spain. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska and his M.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. His major specialization was in Social Research and Planning and Program Evaluation in Higher Education, and Comparative Education and Cross-cultural psychology. His previous studies in Spain, Colombia and Venezuela were in Engineering and Clinical Psychology. He received a degree in Clinical Psychology from Javeriana University. He has also been awarded with several honorary degrees and international decorations for his scientific contribution in Europe, the United States and Latin America. He has been serving as a member of UNESCO's Advisory Committee for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean for fifteen years.
He served as a member of the Board of Directors and chairperson of the Committee of Enhancement of Information and Networking of the Comparative and International Education Society from 1999-2004 . He is vice-president of one of the oldest Latin American Educational Association, GULERPE . He is also a member of several editor committees for some international academic journals. He is the director of the UP-UNESCO Book Series in Spanish.
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