Francesco Bonini is the current Rector of LUMSA.
He graduated from the University and Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa.
He specialised in history at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa and obtained his Master’s degree and PhD in Political Science at the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris. Following this, he was engaged in research at ISAP (Institute for Science and Public Administration) in Milan and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques in Paris, with a NATO-CNR Fellowship.
He is a member of the International Commission for the History of Representative & Parliamentary Institutions, the executive board of the Italian Association for historical archives of political institutions and the scientific committees of various journals, publications and research centres.
He was an adviser to Leopoldo Elia, Minister for Institutional Reforms under the Ciampi Government in 1993-94, and has been adviser to the National Office for Social Communications of the CEI and scientific coordinator of the National Service for the Catholic Church’s Cultural Project.

Portfolio Manager of Vital Catholic Thought at Porticus. International Higher Education management and design, strategic planning, research management and HE quality assurance systems with experience of working in a huge range of locations, cultures and contexts. Special attention to an integral approach of global challenges as well as to new models of education towards broader accessibility to quality HE and an increased social responsibility of Catholic universities.

Coordinator of Higher Education at CLAYSS and the Uniservitate Programme. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education, a certificate in Instructional Technology and Design (San Diego State University), and a Specialization and Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Member of CLAYSS since its foundation in 2002, she has served as Coordinator of the Volunteer Programme for Youth in Latin America and the Caribbean “PaSo Joven,” of the Distance Education Area and of the Solidarity Schools Support Programme. She has taught courses and workshops on service-learning for educational institutions and CSOs in Latin America and the Caribbean, the United States, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kenya and South Africa. She is in charge of teacher training in Social Educational Practices at the Academic Affairs Office of the University of Buenos Aires and is a professor of Learning and Technology at the “Raúl Scalabrini Ortíz” National University of San Isidro. 

President of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU) and Rector of the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP), where she previously served as Vice Rector for Research and Internationalization (2012-2016) and was Dean of the School of Human Sciences (2005-2012). She received her PhD in Germanic Studies from that university, where she also serves as Professor of Cultural Studies in the School of Human Sciences. In addition, she is an honorary fellow of the IGRS, School of Advanced Study (University of London) and serves as a visiting professor at the University of San Jose (Macau).

She is the Founder and Director of CLAYSS, the Latin American Center for Service-learning. Between 1997 and 2010, she initiated and coordinated the Solidarity Schools programmes of the Argentine Ministry of Education.

She is the author of numerous books and papers in several languages and has received several international and national awards.

She has been a founding member of the International Association of Researchers on Service-learning and Community Engagement (IARSLCE) and the Ibero-American Service-Learning Network.

In 2019, she was appointed as a member of the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship (ACES). She is currently head of the online diploma course on service-learning of CLAYSS, OEI and UNSO (Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz National University).

Andrés Nicolás Peregalli de Palleja is Vice General Coordinator of the Uniservitate Programme: Service-learning in Higher Education (PORTICUS-CLAYSS). Coordinator of the EFI (Inclusive Formative Experiences; service-learning), in the Faculty of Social Sciences, UCA. He has a PhD in Education, Master and Specialist in Education with a Concentration in Educational Management (University of San Andrés, Buenos Aires, Argentina). He has obtained a degree in Education Sciences with a specialization in Research and Teaching (University of the Republic, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Education Sciences, Uruguay). Graduated in Philosophy (University Salesian Institute, Montevideo, Uruguay). Salesian member of a religious order from 1995 to 2001. Full Professor, Catholic University of Argentina (Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Education. Inclusive and effective education). Undergraduate and postgraduate lecturer in national and foreign universities. Educator and member of management teams of Civil Society Organisations in Uruguay and Argentina working with children, adolescents and young adults from low-income sectors. Member of national and international academic and research networks. Author of books, book chapters and papers. https://scholar.google.com.ar/citations?user=f6ndZsQAAAAJ&hl=es

Juan Jose Etxeberria has a PhD in Canon Law from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. In 2003, he got a degree in Canon Law from the Institut Catholique de Paris. He was Deputy Head of the Student Affairs and Innovation and Quality Departments of the Faculty of Law from 2003 to 2006.

He is currently a lecturer at the University of Deusto, where he teaches Philosophy of Law at campus Bilbao. He has also taught Natural Law and Canon Law at the University of Deusto and Ecclesiastical Associative Law at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

He has publications in Canon Law and Natural Law, mainly on living wills, ecclesial movements, secularism approach and confessionalism in new social contexts.

Jay Brandenberger is a faculty member at the Institute for Social Concerns and Concurrent Professor of Psychology at the University of Notre Dame, Ph.D. in educational and developmental psychology from the University of Pittsburgh. At the Institute, he directs research initiatives examining the developmental outcomes and best practices associated with engaged learning initiatives.

He teaches interdisciplinary courses addressing social issues and justice, and received the Notre Dame Frank O’Malley Undergraduate Teaching Award. He is also a fellow of the Institute for Educational Initiatives, and served as the Director of Academic Community Engagement within the Office of the Provost.

Prior to his work at Notre Dame, Brandenberger co-founded Guadalupe Aztlan school in Texas and taught at Waynesburg College (PA).

His research interests include social cognition, moral theory/development, and social change through higher education. He has collaborated on national research initiatives examining means to enhance social responsibility, and co-founded the Catholic Social Teaching Learning and Research Initiative, a collaboration of twelve Catholic colleges.

Br. Alejandro González Cerna was born in 1985. He received the robe of the De La Salle Christian Brothers in 2005 and professed final vows in 2013.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education and a second one in Theology and Religious Studies awarded by different Universities in Mexico; A Postgraduate Diploma in Lasallian Studies from the La Salle Open University in Andorra, and Master’s Degrees in Education from La Salle Noroeste University in México,  and in Lasallian Leadership from St. Mary’s University of MInnesota in the US.

He obtained his PhD in Education from La Salle University in Ciudad Obregón, México in 2019 with a dissertation focusing on the evaluation of Lasallian Educational Quality in Latin America.

He has undergone training as a formator in Christian Social Doctrine and in Spiritual Accompaniment in the Mexican Institute for Christian Social Justice and the Centre for Pastoral Training and Research respectively, both in Mexico City.

He taught in diverse subject areas in elementary, middle and high school and was an advisor for the Academy of Philosophy of the Higher Seminary School of the Diocese of Hermosillo in Mexico.

He co-hosted in the online Radio show “Ven y Sígueme” for Comunidad de Fe Radio and participated as a researcher in the 2012 International Session for Lasallian Studies in Rome.

He served as headmaster at Colegio Regis’ High School and represented the North-Mexico Lasallian District in the Council for Lasallian Educational Mission of the Latin American Lasallian Region during the 2015-2018 term.

Since 2018 he serves as university professor and collaborates in Lasallian formation programmes for teachers of the Lasallian schools in Bethlehem, Jaffa and Jerusalem in the Holy Land. Since 2021 he has also assumed the office of Dean of the Faculty of Education and Chair of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Department at Bethlehem University in Palestine.

He participated in the 2023 Consultation on Education for Human Flourishing, organized by Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program and the Jubilee Center for Character and Virtues and is a faculty member of IALU’s (International Association of Lasallian Universities) Leadership Programme for Lasallian University Faculty and Staff held every summer in Rome.

Br. Bernard S. Oca FSC, De La Salle University’s 24th president, has a rich history with Lasallian institutions, having completed his early education, undergraduate, and higher degrees at De La Salle establishments. His academic career is marked by excellence, including graduating summa cum laude and earning a Doctor of Education. Br. Bernie’s commitment to the Lasallian mission began in 1971, leading to his final vows in 1980. He has held several leadership roles within the Lasallian network, including president of La Salle Green Hills and De La Salle Santiago Zobel School and significant administrative positions at DLSU. Since becoming DLSU president in 2021, Br. Bernie has focused on advancing the university’s research programs and infrastructure development across its campuses, including Manila and Bonifacio Global City. Under his guidance, DLSU has enhanced its sports facilities, spiritual areas, and academic collaborations, emphasizing the holistic development of its community. His strategic initiatives bolster faculty-student engagement and support Philippine enterprises and localization of UN Sustainable Development Goals. Under Br. Bernie’s leadership, DLSU has maintained its position as a top institution globally and the leading private research university in the Philippines, reflecting its commitment to providing quality Lasallian education and contributing to sustainable solutions for the future.

Psychologist from the Universidad de la Frontera and Master in Educational Policy from the Universidad Alberto Hurtado de Chile. She was Coordinator of the Christian Humanist Education Curriculum at the Catholic University of Temuco between 2004 and 2007. Between 2007-2009 she was a professional at Puentes UC, linking academic resources with municipalities in the Metropolitan Region.
Between 2009 and 2012 she coordinated the UC Service Learning Program, leading the work of the national network and transmitting the methodology to different educational institutions. From 2012 – 2019 she is Deputy Director of the Centre for Teacher Development UC. Since 2020 she has been the director of the centre, leading the implementation of online classes for undergraduate and master’s degrees, as well as the training of university professors.
National leader of the Service Learning Methodology, implementing workshops and giving conferences for educational institutions in Chile, Latin America and Europe. She also advises different educational institutions. Member of the national network of Service Learning and of “The Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship”. She has presented at national and international seminars on the methodology and has published in several educational journals.

Carina Rossa, PhD in Pedagogy. Professor at the Sophia University Institute. Researcher fellow at the EIS Higher Education School (Educating for Encounter and Solidarity) of the LUMSA University of Rome. Member of the technical and scientific committee of the Global Educational Pact. Her research interests mainly focus on the pedagogy of Pope Francis, prosociality, Service-Learning, inclusive education and childhood culture. Particular attention is dedicated to the following topics: – teaching methods and pedagogical guidelines emerging from the Global Compact on Education; – teaching for students with Special Educational Needs; – elaboration of programs for the promotion of pro-sociality in an educational context.

President of the Master School of LUMSA University, Rome, which mission is to delve into and promote Service-learning in Italian universities and schools. As a consultant of the Congregation for Catholic Education of the Holy See, he directed the Educating Today and Tomorrow Report in preparation for the 2015 world meeting, promoted by the Holy See. He collaborates with the Scholas Occurrentes pontifical foundation and is the president of the International Scientific Committee “Scholas Chairs.” He served in the Italian Ministry of Education taking over important tasks (he was a board member at the European Agency for Development in special Needs, coordinator of the National Observatory on the Condition of Persons with Disabilities; he is a member of the National Observatory on Interculturality). At the Ministry he coordinated the drafting of the national programs (national indications for the 2007-2012 curriculum). He has recently coordinated the national experimentation for the introduction of Service-learning that concluded with the document La Via Italiana al Service-learning. In addition to Service-learning, his research includes topics of general and social pedagogy, didactics and innovation. Among his numerous publications we recall the compilation of the volume: Oltre l’aula: la proposta pedagogica del Service-learning (Milan, 2016); in addition to numerous contributions in various volumes, including: Una via Italiana al Service-learning (Rome, 2020), Il Service-learning come proposta pedagogica di educazione al bene comune (Naples, 2020), New Horizons for Education and Service-learning: from the Paradigm of Usefulness to the Paradigm of Gift (Vatican, 2018); Service-learning: una novità dal cuore antico (Milan, 2017). Regarding the topics on pedagogical and didactic innovation, we recall the monographic volumes: La sfida dell’insegnamento (Milan, 2017); Scuola accogliente, competent scuola (Brescia, 2016); Insegnare ad apprendere (Brescia, 2014).

Maria Cinque is full professor of Teaching Methodologies and Special Pedagogy at LUMSA University in Rome, where she also coordinates the Bachelor Degree of Educational Sciences and the Post-graduate School “EIS” (Educare all’incontro e alla solidarietà).

She has a PhD in Teaching and Communication Technologies, and her main research interests focus on soft skills and digital skills, special educational needs in the classrom (she directs the specialization course for teachers supporting students with disabilities), service-learning and faculty development. She teaches Didactics and Communication at the Campus Bio-Medico University in Rome and holds every year seminars on active learning in different Italian Universities (Palermo, Catania, Pisa, Genoa, Turin, Milan, Pordenone, Udine).

She has directed several European projects (currently 6 running) and is the coordinator of a working group on the Global Compact on Education set up by the Congregation for Catholic Education in 2020.

Susana Di Trolio, PhD, was born in Venezuela. She is Executive Secretary of the Kircher Network, Jesuit Higher Education Network in Europe and the Middle East; president of the “Committee for Mission Integration” of the International Association of Jesuit Universities (IAJU) and coordinator of the IAJU programme “Best Practices in Jesuit Higher Education”. She is also an associate professor at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello.
She holds a BA in Political Science from the Universidad Central de Venezuela and an MBA from the Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Administración (IESA), Venezuela. She holds a PhD in International Studies from the Universidad de Deusto, Spain, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Economics from the University of Colorado at Boulder, in the United States.
She was Executive Secretary of AUSJAL, the network of Jesuit universities in Latin America and the Caribbean, and Director of the AUSJAL South American Region. She was Senior Consultant in educational systems at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington, DC.

Daniel Giorgetti has a PhD in Social Sciences (University of Buenos Aires), and also holds a Master’s degree in Social Sciences (FLACSO) and a Bachelor’s degree in History (UNS). He has been instructor and researcher in the Latin American Center for Solidarity Service-Learning (CLAYSS) since it was founded and participates en the Uniservitate Programme.

He is a researcher and lecturer at the School of Social Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and the National University of Moreno. He teaches graduate courses at the Latin American School of Social Sciences (FLACSO, for its Spanish acronym), the Catholic University of Salta (UCASAL, for its Spanish acronym) and the Schools of Economic Sciences, Social Sciences and Law of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA, for its Spanish acronym). He served as academic secretary of the Labor Relations Programme (UBA) and as deputy secretary of Advanced Studies (School of Social Sciences, UBA). 

He leads research and extension projects. He has published in the fields of service-learning, labor studies, social movements, labor movement, youth participation and human rights. He worked as an advisor in the Council for Education and Labor of the Province of Buenos Aires (COPRET, for its Spanish acronym), and as a consultant in the “Solidarity Education National Program” of the Argentine Ministry of Education. He has also been a teacher at different education levels, participating as a trainer in social organizations with popular education and youth leadership projects. Between 2018 and 2021 he worked as coordinator of regional meetings and areas for the project entitled “Networked Civil Society to Consolidate Democracy” supported by the European Union.

Rev Anthony Casamento CSMA is Vice President of Australian Catholic University (ACU), a position he has held since August 2017. Fr Anthony is a member of the Congregation of St Michael the Archangel (Michaelite Fathers), which is part of the wider Salesian family.

Fr Anthony also serves as the Regional Superior for the Michaelites in Australia and is a Chaplain to the NSW Police Force as well as a Magistral Chaplain in the Order of Malta. He holds several Advisory Board positions including the Institute for Administrators in Catholic Higher Education (IACHE) at Boston College (USA) and Marist Schools Australia Regional Advisory Board. He is the co-editor of Ex Corde Ecclesiae: Reflections after 30 years published by St Paul’s in 2022.

Prof. Dr. François Prouteau is Deputy President-Rector for Humanities at Université Catholique de Lille, France. He holds a degree from the Institut Mines-Telecom Atlantique, ranked among the best engineering schools in France. He earned his Doctorate in Educational Sciences and has been actively involved in Catholic higher education for over 30 years. In 1989, he created the higher education establishment IFF Europe, later directing it in association with Université Catholique de l’Ouest. Then, as Moderator of Fondacio (2013-2023) and also a member of the CHARIS International Communion Service launched by Pope Francis in 2019, he has accompanied the implementation of numerous projects in the field of education and international cooperation. Since October 2023, he has been working on the deployment of the Humanities, including Service-Learning, for all the faculties, “Grandes écoles” and other schools of the Université Catholique de Lille.

Father (Professor) Jose Palely Devassy serves as the Vice Chancellor of Assam Don Bosco University, which has achieved 12(B) status under the University Grants Commission (UGC) and is the first private university in Assam to receive an “A” grade from NAAC. He is recognized as an experienced institution builder, having founded Don Bosco College in Senapati District, Manipur, which has also been awarded an “A” grade by  National Assessment and Accreditation Council NAAC multiple times and is now an autonomous institution renowned for its contributions to higher education in the region.

Before his current role, he managed the financial administration for the Salesians of Don Bosco in Dimapur Province from 2009 to 2015, overseeing operations across five northeastern states. He later initiated a college in Golaghat, Assam, which now operates as a fully functional educational institution known for its quality programs.

Dr. Palely holds a doctorate in Political Science, focusing on the traditional administrative systems and customary laws of the Maram Tribe. His extensive work with diverse communities in Nagaland, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, and Assam has made him a strong advocate for indigenous knowledge systems that enhance sustainability. As a senior leader, counselor, and academician, he has implemented transformative initiatives that promote a rich learning environment valuing diversity and equality of opportunity.

Montserrat Alom Bartrolí runs the CIRAD-International Center for Research and Decision Support of the International Federation of Catholic Universities (FIUC), Paris, where she is leader on the topic of social responsibility field since 2017, together with numerous international projects and research groups. She is also an associate researcher at CEPED-IRD, Université Paris Cité, Paris, and at the Institute of European Studies and Human Rights of the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca, Spain. She also teaches at the doctoral school of Paris-Est Sup, Paris.

A sociologist of science specialized in the study of international scientific collaborations with Southern stakeholders, Montserrat has a PhD in sociology from the Université Paris Descartes, Paris, as well as a Master in sociology from the EHESS and a Master in International Relations from the Université Jean Moulin. Her research topics include North-South scientific networks, research funding, knowledge transfer and responsible research practices.

Diana P. Loera Rodríguez. Associate Director of the International Association of La Salle Universities (IALU), where her main function is the internationalization and management of the international Lasallian higher education network, promoting collaboration between the nearly 70 institutions that comprise it. Mexican, Engineer in Information Systems from Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey. Master’s degree in Administration specializing in Educational Technology Management from the EGADE Business School of Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey. Master in Lasallian Leadership and candidate for a Doctorate in Education in Leadership from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. Promoter of the Collaborative Online International Learning Program (COIL) in the Lasallian network, director of the Lasallian Leadership programs, collaborator in the Communication project of the Global Educational Compact of the Secretariat of Association and Mission of the Institute, with the Integral Ecology Network of the Latin American region and in the Environmental Sustainability Education Initiative of the Middle District in the United States. Co-author of the book Higher Education in Lasallian Perspective.

Rodolfo Gallo Cornejo is a civil engineer with a Master’s in Business Administration from UCASAL and a Master’s in Project Management from CEU San Pablo in Spain.
He currently chairs ODUCAL, the Organization of Catholic Universities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Since February 2016, he has been the Rector of the Universidad Católica de Salta in Argentina. He previously served as head of the Department of Extension, Graduates and Well-being of the Faculty of Engineering and director of the Specialization in Construction Management.
As a professor, he was in charge of the Integrated Project Management course and the Final Project Workshop, part of the Specialization in Construction Management.

Dr Edward Brooks is the Executive Director of the Oxford Character Project and Director of the Programme for Global Leadership at the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford. His research lies at the intersection of virtue ethics, character and leadership development. His current research interests include hope, resilience, character and leadership development in higher education, and the cultivation of civic virtues. Recent publications include The Arts of Leading: Perspectives from the Humanities and Liberal Arts (2024) and Cultivating Virtue in the University (2022).  

With a bachelor’s degree in communication, a Master’s in Pedagogy, she is also a family counselor and coach for youth, marriages, and families. She is a Ph.D. in Family Sciences. President of a non-profit organization, Construye, Observatory of Women. Since 2008, she has directed Be Human, an international program for training young leaders who participate as youth delegates in International Conferences on Women and Population at the United Nations, representing eight countries.

Since 2008, she has participated annually in International Conferences at the European Parliament and the United Nations on issues related to the defense of family, women, and religious freedom. She has been a speaker at national and international forums in Spain, Italy, Hungary, Costa Rica, El Salvador, and various forums in Mexico. 

She was named ‘Woman of the Year 2011’ in the category of Social Development by Promomedios. She was the national director of the Association in Favor of Better Media AC. 

She is a screenwriter and film producer, participating in films such as ‘El Estudiante,’ ‘Ella y el Candidato,’ and more recently, ‘Ilusiones SA.’ 

She has been a professor at Anáhuac University North and South and Coordinator of Humanities at Anáhuac University Mexico North, Academic Coordinator at IJPII. 

She was Director of the Pontifical John Paul II Theological Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family, Mexico Campus. 

She is currently a university profesor teaching Social Responsability and coordinates the Expanded Reason Institute at the Francisco de Vitoria University, Madrid.

Dr Fiona Gatty is a researcher and strategic partnership professional, with a multi-disciplinary
background and experience. She has been working as an external advisor for the Templeton World
Charity Foundation Inc (TWCF) for over 10 years as a program officer in many areas of the
foundation’s interests, especially character education. More recently she has taken on the role of
Principal Advisor for Strategic Relationships and Partnerships where she is responsible for external
engagement and the development of strategic partnership grants.
Prior to working in philanthropy, she had a career in the international finance, entrepreneurial
business, and high net worth family business sectors before returning to Oxford where she completed
her Masters and Doctorate. As well as her work in philanthropy she has recently completed a research
project on Education, Purpose and Human Flourishing in Uncertain Times, in the Department of
Education at Oxford University.

He holds a degree in Political Science from the University of Buenos Aires and is a
specialist in international relations and negotiations from FLACSO and the University of San Andrés.
Between 2000 and 2015 he was a consultant at the National Ministry of Education,
specialising in the promotion of service-learning projects in schools, colleges, universities and youth organisations.
Since the creation of CLAYSS, he has been involved in the development of the
organisation's International Relations, participates in the meetings of the Ibero-American Network of Service-Learning and in the coordination of the Latin American node of the Talloires Network of Universities.
Since 2010, he has been the coordinator of the Support Programme for Latin American Universities in Solidarity.
To these activities he adds the development of his teaching career at both secondary and university level, and his experience in teaching workshops and courses.

She studied a Master ́s degree in education with a specialisation in teaching-learning processes and a PhD in Social Sciences at the Tecnológico de Monterrey. A Master in Cultural, Social and School Services Management at the University of Florence in Italy. He has worked as a teacher in secondary, high school and higher education in different educational institutions such as the Mater Instituto, Universidad Tecmilenio, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Universidad de Monterrey, in subjects of: humanities, social sciences, entrepreneurship and social responsibility. He has collaborated in the development and consolidation of different projects and social initiatives. She founded the organisation Pequeños Gigantes Mexicanos A.C., which protects the human rights of children and adolescents living in residential homes in Nuevo León, through which she has contributed to the generation of public policies in favour of this population. She is currently Director of the Solidarity and Philanthropy Centre of the University of Monterrey.

Assistant Director for Higher Education in the Secretariat of Catholic Education, at the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops. Barbara assists bishops and presidents of Catholic colleges and universities by promoting dialogue and collaboration for the advancement of Catholic Higher Education. She supports Catholic campus ministers in all institutional venues through formation and networking opportunities. Barbara coordinated two national studies on Catholic campus ministry. Prior to working at the USCCB, Barbara served in campus ministry engaging students and faculty in promoting justice, spiritual enrichment, and team building.

She is a professor and researcher at the San Jorge University (Zaragoza, Spain), where she served as Vice-Dean of the Education Department, being responsible for the design and implementation of the degrees in Early Childhood Education and Primary Education and the Master’s Degree in Secondary Education. In 2005 she defended the first doctoral thesis on service-learning in Spain at the University of Navarra. Since 2003, she has been working on service-learning at an academic and professional level, implementing this approach in her university. She is also dedicated to the training of teachers of all educational stages in service-learning and is the author of several publications related to the subject. She is a member of different service-learning networks in Spain and of the ECONOMIUS-J research team at San Jorge University