The Mentality of Colombian Elites - Ricardo Gomez, PhD

Name: The Mentality of Colombian Elites - Ricardo Gomez, PhD
Start: 2024-09-17T12:30:00-07:00
Location: 60 W Olsen Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States, California 91360

Schedule

Tue Sep 17 2024 at 12:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

60 W Olsen Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA, United States, California 91360 | Thousand Oaks, CA

Swenson Center for Social and Behavioral Sciences
Ricardo Gomez, PhD, will discuss his recent book titled "If we are not an educated people," a work focused on the contemporary history of Colombian elites. The audience will learn the history and evolution of the elites in Colombia and their current mentality regarding education and science.

Gomez graduated as a lawyer and then obtained a master’s degree in international studies from the University of Leeds, U.K., and a PhD in Social Studies from Universidad Externado de Colombia. His doctoral internship was at the Max Weber Institute of Sociology, part of the University of Heidelberg, Germany. He was a fellow of the Eisenhower Foundation, who also studied innovation and management. He has published three books about science and innovation.

He has more than 20 years of experience in the educational sector, during which he served as rector of the Universidad de Caldas, of Universidad Autónoma de Colombia and, currently, the Corporación Universitaria Iberoamericana-Ibero in Bogotá. He was secretary of education of Manizales, Colombia, and a director, board member and consultant of several nongovernmental organizations and lecturer at multiple universities. He also served as governor on duty of Caldas Department.