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Born in Denia (1968), by the Mediterranean
Sea,
in a region characterized by the continuous encounters of cultures and civilizations, he grew up in a small Hotel, run by
his family, where he found himself at a young age surrounded by people from all over the world. At the age of fifteen he already
spoke three languages fluently and described himself as a European citizen with Spanish roots.
After finishing his undergraduate studies in Business Administration at the University of Valencia, he accepted an Erasmus grant and spent a year in Strasbourg at the European Management School (1992). This program, housed at the heart of Europe, consolidated his commitment to a challenging
vision: a fully integrated and multicultural European Union. It also helped to awake his curiosity about the dynamics behind
political and international cooperation. As a result, he chose to follow a Master’s Degree in Diplomacy and International
Relations at an American University in Paris (1994).
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Zanzibar
Nothing like the nuances in the white and blue textures
of the beaches in the eastern side of the island, as the sun goes down smoothly behind the tallest palmtrees...!
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Working for Ibero-America
In
1997 he went back to Spain and accepted a grant
to work at the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI) Headquarters in Madrid, becoming an international public
servant of this organization in 1998.
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Working for development
As a capstone to his studies he decided to volunteer to work at UNESCO’s NGO Standing Committee
(1995), where he worked for a year assisting the Committee’s Director in the follow-up of the “Education for All”
Program (launched by the UN in Jomtien in 1990), being specifically in charge of the survey of the Latin American contributions.
This was his first contact with the field of Education and Development, which became later one of his major areas of expertise
and concern. His sojourn at UNESCO increased his interest in one of the main challenges of globalization: cultural diversity
and pluralism. Rewarded by his volunteer experience, and attracted by the possibilities of cultural cooperation he decided
to move to Germany where he served for two years in the Spanish Cervantes Institute. These years provided him with significant cross-cultural
communication skills and with a remarkable ability to work with people of all nationalities, characters, and ages.
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