Faculty of Humanities

Diploma in Citizen Leadership

Master Igor Antonissen

She completed undergraduate and graduate studies at the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy at Ghent University (Belgium), where she earned a Master's degree in History (2008). She then pursued further teacher training at the same university (2009). She is currently a doctoral candidate in Humanities at the University of Piura. Between 2011 and 2018, she taught courses in art history, culture, and aesthetics (undergraduate and graduate levels) at the Peruvian University of Art ORVAL. Since 2017, she has been a professor in the Department of History and Art at the University of Piura (Lima campus). She also teaches a course on interculturality at the same institution.

 

Master Eugenio Artaza

PhD candidate in Humanities with a specialization in Cultural Studies at the University of Piura, with an MBA from ESAN University. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from the University of Piura. He has served as an advisor to the Cultural Management Office of the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima and is currently a teaching collaborator at the University of Piura.

 

Dr. Tomás Atarama

PhD in Communication and Master's degree in Communication from the University of Los Andes (Chile). Master's degree in Audiovisual Scriptwriting from the International University of La Rioja (Spain). Bachelor's degree in Communication and Bachelor of Arts with a specialization in Philosophy from the University of Piura (Peru). Researcher and professor in the Audiovisual Communication department at the University of Piura. His research interests include transmedia communication, storytelling, and audiovisual scriptwriting.

 

Ms. Roxana Hernández
She holds a Bachelor's degree in Educational Sciences and a Master's degree in Education with a specialization in History from the University of Piura. She is also a doctoral candidate in Education at the same institution. She has completed doctoral studies in Educational Theories (PUCP) and postgraduate studies in Virtual Tutor Training at Cayetano Heredia University. She has diplomas in School Educational Organization Management, Higher Education Management, and Higher Education Training and Development, all from PUCP. She specializes in the Design of Learning Experiences in Social Sciences, Design and Evaluation in a Competency-Based Approach, Neuroscience and Education, Neuroleadership, and Project-Based Learning. She was part of the first cohort of the WISE Women in Entrepreneurship Program, a joint initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Telefónica Open Future, and the University of Piura Hub (2019). She was a guest speaker at TEDx GRAU (2014) on the topic of "Critical Thinking and Social Sciences in Education." She teaches World History at the Diplomatic Academy of Peru Foundation and the University of Piura. Specialist editor at Editorial SANTILLANA, trainer of the Social Sciences Area for the UGEL of the Piura region, consultant to the MINEDU in the implementation of tablets in non-connectivity mode and design of Learning Experiences of the DPCC Area.

 

Dr. Victor Herrada

He holds a doctorate in Law from the University of Valladolid (Spain) and is a professor at the Faculty of Law of the University of Piura (Peru). For the past several years, he has conducted research as a researcher affiliated with the Civil Law department at the University of Valladolid, primarily in the area of the Law of Obligations. He is also the author of several scholarly contributions related to Corporate Law and the Law of Obligations and Contracts.

 

Dr. Liliana Irizar
With a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Barcelona and a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, she is the author and co-author of 10 books and countless articles and academic chapters. She currently serves as Director of the Research and Innovation Division at Sergio Arboleda University. She is also a State Secretary for Culture and Creative Economy, a historian, and coordinator of the Center for Reference in Rio de Janeiro History at the Ingá Museum.

 

Ms. Gisella López Bustamante

PhD candidate in Educational Sciences at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP). Master's degree in Educational Integration and Innovation of Information and Communication Technologies (PUCP). Bachelor's degree in Psychology with a specialization in Clinical Psychology (PUCP). Specialization in Training and Development Management. Specialization in the Pedagogical Use of Information and Communication Technologies for Teaching. Specialization in Human Resource Management in Organizations. Fellow of the UNESCO/ICDE Chair in the Open Educational Movement for Latin America since 2019. Experienced in implementing educational innovation projects and student well-being programs. Instructional designer for higher education in face-to-face, e-learning, and blended learning environments.

 

Dr. Higinio Marín

Full Professor of Anthropology at CEU Cardenal Herrera University. He has taught at the University of Navarra, the Public University of Navarra, and the Catholic University of San Antonio in Murcia (1998-2006), as well as at the Institute for Business and Humanism and the Institute of Family Sciences. He directed the Chair of Social, Moral, and Political Sciences, and is currently an adjunct professor at the Edith Stein Institute of Philosophy in Granada. Author of Aristotelian anthropology as a philosophy of culture (1993), Public Domain. Essays on Social and Human History (1997). Coordinator and editor of several collective works such as Sexuality in contemporary thought (2002) and Nation and freedom (2005). In Encuentro he has published The invention of the human (2007).

 

Dr. César Orrego
A doctoral candidate in Constitutional Law, with a master's degree in Human Rights, Rule of Law, and Democracy in Ibero-America from the University of Alcalá. He has taught courses at the University of Piura, including Society and Politics, Foundations of Law, and Administrative Law. He is currently the regional head of the Ombudsman's Office in the Piura region.

 

Master Juan Pablo Quintero
He holds a degree in International Studies from the Central University of Venezuela. He specializes in Human Rights, International Cooperation, and multilateral diplomacy. He also holds a Master's degree in Advanced Studies in International Terrorism from the University of La Rioja. His intellectual background includes university studies in literature and the humanities. In the early stages of his professional career, he dedicated several years to investigative journalism for various Venezuelan media outlets. He is a university professor teaching courses in Introduction to International Relations and History of Ideas. He has worked for the Cooperation Commission with UNESCO and coordinated international cooperation for the Venezuelan Antarctic Program. He is currently a doctoral candidate in Philosophy at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP).