Professors and Researchers

Ruth Beitia Vila
Faculty of Health Sciences
Bacherlor’s Degree in Physiotherapy and Technician in Physical Activities and Sports Animation. She has won 15 medals, including Olympic gold in High Jump at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Since 2011, she is a deputy for the Partido Popular as well as ambassador for the Padres 2.0 NGO.
Social educator. Teacher in primary, secondary and music studies. Second prize in the XXIV Certamen de Jóvenes Investigadores 2011, area of Social and Legal Sciences for the work "A strategy of analysis and modification of the degree of machismo in the youth world".
PhD in Cultural Studies (Goldsmiths, University of London), MA in Cultural Studies (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá), MA in Linguistics Applied to the Teaching of Spanish as a Foreign Language (Universidad de Jaén), and BA in Modern Languages (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá). Translator and researcher focused on decolonial poetics, cultural and language studies.
Dietician-Nutricionist and Food Technologist. Master's Degree in Applied Nutrition and Dietetics and Master's Degree in Physical Activity: Training and Sports Management. Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, and academic director of the Undergraduates in Agro-Food Engineering and Food Science and Technology.

Santiago Brie
Higher Polytechnic School
PhD in Projects; Master's Degree in Design, Management and Project Management; and Bachelor's Degree in Urban Environmental Management. Research Professor. Certified as Project Manager by the International Project Management Association (Level C and D) and postgraduate teacher in Project and Business programs.

Santos Gracia Villar
Higher Polytechnic School
Industrial Engineer specializing in Energy Techniques and PhD in Industrial Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Director of the Master's Degree in Design, Management and Project Management. Expert in International Cooperation Projects.