PHD in Hispanic and Latin-American Studies (Paris VIII, Sorbonne, 1995). Deputy Rector of the
Working languages: Spanish, English, French, Italian and Portuguese.
Visiting Professor (Titular) of “International Education” and “Globalization and higher education in Latin America and the
June 2004 up to the present, Academic Advisor of the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNI), Technical University of Catalonia (UPC),
December 2002 up to the present, Member of the
Visiting Professor since 2006, of International Education and International Comparative Higher Education in the UNESCO Chair of the
Former Vice-President of the UNESCO Commission of the Cultural Decade (1994). Director of the UNESCO Journal “Higher Education and Society (1999-2001).
Key Note Speaker in a great number of Conferences and International Seminars as: 1) World Congress of Catholic Universities summoned by the International Federation of Catholic Universities (FIUC) “Globalization and Catholic Higher Education".
Has been Professor of Sociology in ISRI (1972-1986) and in the
He has been Visiting Professor in fourteen (14) universities of Latin America, Africa,
He has worked closely in international cooperation activities, international education as well as in research and teaching activities with the following Professors:
Immanuel Wallerstein. Former President of the International Sociological Association (ISA). He worked with him in his “Research Seminar” at the Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (
Phillip Altbach. They have a close collaboration since 2001, when he was Visiting Professor at the CIHE (
John Daniel. Former Vice-Chancellor of the Open University and former Assistant Director General of UNESCO for Education. He worked with him at UNESCO preparing – as postdoctoral studies- a Report on the Impact of the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education in Latin America and the
Bruce Johnstone. Former Chancellor of the
Colin Brock. Holds the UNESCO Chair of Education as Humanitarian Response at the
Edgar Morin and Illya Prigogine: He worked with them in an editorial Project whose result was the book “Representation et Complexite” (UNESCO, 1997), with articles of Morin, Prigogine and Lopez Segrera, among other authors.
Jose
He has published books and articles addressing the following topics:
History, Economy, Slavery in the
He is author of 14 books. Editor and co-author of nine books and dozens of articles some of them published in one or several of the following seven languages: Spanish, English, Chinese, Japanese, French, Italian and Portuguese. Such as, Cuba: Dependent Capitalism and Underdevelopment (Casa de las Americas,1972); Historical Roots of the Cuban Revolution (1980); Education in the horizon of the 21st Century (UNESCO, 2000); Globalization and Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNESCO, 2001); Latin America 2020, (FLACSO, 2000); Impact of the World Conference of Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNESCO, 2002); Latin America Higher Education and International Organizations (UNESCO, 2002); Latin America and the Caribbean in the 21st Century (UNAM, 2004). Last published book: World Scenarios of Higher Education (CLACSO, 2006). Launched in the Fair of the book of
LIST OF SOME ARTICLES PUBLISHED:
"Dependence, plantation economy and social classes”. In Between Slavery and Free Labour, M. Moreno Fraginals, Frank Moya Pons and
John’s
“The Countries None Aligned“. Tricontinental, September 1979.
“Lezama Lima”. Caravelle Nº 16, 1971. Antologie des écrivains cubains. Université de Toulouse.
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“Response to Edelstein”. Latin American Perspectives, fall, 1995.
“The representation of displaced identities”. In C. Mendes editor. Représentation et Complexité. Co-authored with E. Morin, I. Prigogine, J. Bindé et al.
“The importance of
“Esclavage et société dans les Caraïbes (1900-1930)”, dans La chaîne et le Lien. Une vision de la traite negrière. UNESCO, Paris, 1998.
“The Future of Social Sciences in Latin America and the
“Emergencia y crisis del populismo en Cuba (1940-1952)”. In J. Cohen et F. Moulin (editors).-
“Loss of identities and clash of cultures: the representation of displaced identities and the Puerto Rican Case". Revista Jurídica de
“Raizes, conseqüências e propostas alternativas á hegemonia unipolar e á globalização” Em Os impasses da globalização. Hegemonía e contra-hegemonía. Coordinador T. Dos Santos. Editora PUC Río, Ediciones Loyola y REGGEN. Sao Paulo, 2003
“Higher education and research in the Latin American Region”. UNESCO Forum. ED.04/Conf.611/35.
“Global tendencies and perspectives on higher education in today’s world”. Co-authored with B. C. Sanyal and J. Tres. In Higher Education in the World 2006. The Financing of Universities. Palgrave Macmillan.
“Higher education in
“Higher education in the
“An overview of regional perspectives on accreditation in today’s world”. Co-authored with B. C. Sanyal and J. Tres. In Higher Education in the World 2007. Accreditation for quality assurance. What is at stake? Palgrave Macmillan.
“The approach to the concepts of quality and accreditation at the UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education (1998) and follow up meetings.” In Higher Education in the World 2007. Accreditation for quality assurance. What is at stake? Palgrave Macmillan.
“Glossary on Accreditation” Co-authored with Y. Cruz. In Higher Education in the World 2007. Accreditation for quality assurance. What is at stake? Palgrave Macmillan. Hampshire, 2006.
“Sociología de
“Escenarios Mundiales y Regionales de la educación superior”. Avaliacao, v.12, n. 03, setembro 2007.
Last published articles:
"Possible world scenarios of higher education". Perfiles Educativos, numbers 109-110, 2005. CESU, UNAM
"Higher education worldwide". Revista Paraguaya de Sociología. Year 42, Number 124, Sept-Dec 2005.
“Latin America and the
Last book published on line: “Comparative Higher Education: Scenarios, Themes and Problems” (2007)
http://mt.educarchile.cl/mt/jjbrunner/archives/2007/05/educacion_super_14.html
He has just finished the book “Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean 2008" as co-author with Colin Brock, Professor of the
Experience in Teaching in Virtual Courses:
He has given three courses (2003-2006) in the Virtual Campus of the Latin-American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO), on " International Higher Education", "Higher Education Financing" and "Prospective Studies: World and Regional Scenarios".
Since 2002, he gives two annual virtual-presencial courses in the MBA of Universidad Externado, one of the 10th Accredited Universities in
Since 2006, he gives an annual course virtual-presencial in the UNESCO Chair on Higher Education and in the UNESCO Chair on University Management.
MAIN ACTIVITIES AS CONSULTANT
Between 1980 and 2008 has offered services of consultancy in more than 40 universities in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean,
As a rule, the method we have used in consultancy is a participative one. This implies to work in the preparation of documents, conferences and workshops with university leaders as well as with members of faculty. To achieve success this method is a key one, otherwise the transformation of the university fails. Changes should be the result of a collective learning and not of unilateral recommendations ignoring the faculty feelings and criteria.
The proper follow up of consultancy activities in order to control the behaviour of key indicators is an essential task.
Preparation of Delphi Pools has contributed a great deal in key themes of higher education such as financing, evaluation and accreditation.
We also have had the style of working in permanent consultation with colleagues of formal (UNESCO Forum, GUNI, AIU, and CLACSO) and of our informal networks.
Themes of main courses delivered in universities of various countries (
1. – Mega-tendencies and World Scenarios.
2. - Trends of higher education in Latin America and the
3. - The methodology of prospective studies.
4. - Prospective of higher education.
5. - World Scenarios of higher education.
6. - A comparative study of higher education financing at World level.
7. - Globalization and higher education in Latin America and the
8. - Impact of Globalization on higher education at World Level.
9. - Comparative International higher education: An inventory of scenarios, themes and problems.
10. - International Education.
11. - Challenges for Latin American Public Universities in a knowledge society: ¿Is the model of the “world class” or “research universities” the solution? “
12.- Regional perspectives on accreditation of higher education.
13. - Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital.
14. -
15. - Higher Education for Human and Social Development.
16. - Social Commitment and Social Responsibility of Universities.
17. - Latin America and the
18. - From the Information Society towards the Knowledge Society.
19. - A Worldwide Critical Inventory and analysis of Higher Education Networks and Organizations.
20. - Development and Higher Education: sociological significance of enrolment and ranking.