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Recently, the rector of the PUCP, Dr. Carlos Garatea, has been appointed first vice-president of the Grupo de Universidades Iberoamericanas La Rábida for a period of one year. Based in Andalusia, this association coordinates efforts in educational institutions in the Ibero-American Community of Nations to maintain high standards in academic quality, and to promote postgraduate training for university teachers, scientists and professionals.
Founded in 1995, the La Rábida Group has promoted the institutional strengthening of the 81 universities in 17 countries that make up the Group through bilateral or multilateral relations. It also facilitates the exchange of academics and researchers, and promotes continuous training experiences for teachers. Currently, the presidency is held by the Rector of the International University of Andalusia UNIA, Dr. José Ignacio García Pérez.
In May 2016, PUCP hosted the Executive Committee and General Assembly of the La Rábida Group, which was held at our Valentín Paniagua Academic Centre in Pisac (Cuzco).
He holds a PhD in Romance Philology from the University of Munich (Germany) and a Master's degree in Hispanic Linguistics from El Colegio de México.
Dr. Garatea is also a member of the Academia Peruana de la Lengua, secretary general of the Asociación de Lingüística y Filología de América Latina, member of the Board of Directors of the Asociación de Historia de la Lengua Española, and director of Lexis, the journal of Linguistics and Literature of the PUCP. He has held scholarships from the DAAD and the Organisation of American States. He is a member of various editorial boards of academic journals in Germany, Spain, Mexico and Uruguay.
At our University, he was academic director of Planning and Evaluation; then he was elected head of the Department of Humanities; dean of General Studies Letters; and, since July 2019, he has been rector of the PUCP.
