Alejandro Sanz de Santamaria

Dr. Alejandro Sanz de Santamaría serves as Full Professor at the University of the Andes, where he combines expertise in economics with a deep commitment to educational reform. After earning his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Massachusetts, he has dedicated his career to transforming educational practices. His research focuses on improving institutionalized education, particularly emphasizing the formative aspects of learning beyond mere academic performance. His influential work challenges conventional knowledge production in university curricula, arguing that true understanding comes from participation rather than theory alone