Josep M. Vilalta

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Josep M. Vilalta Verdú is Executive Secretary of the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP) and Director of the Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi), an international network of universities promoted by UNESCO, the United Nations University (UNU) and the ACUP. He holds a degree in Geography and History (UB), a Master in Public Management (UAB), a Master in Political and Social Theory (UPF) and a Postgraduate degree in Higher Education Management (Open University and Universiteit Twente). He is a specialist in management and public policy, educational policy and university management and R+D. He has been a university professor and Deputy Director General of Research of the Generalitat de Catalunya; Head of Evaluation, Studies and University Cooperation of the Generalitat; Head of the Strategic Planning Unit of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair in University Management; Deputy Director of Management of the Maritime Engineering Laboratory (UPC) and Executive Secretary of the International Center for Coastal Resources Management.