Tiana Ferrer, Alejandro
Honorary members
National Distance Education University (UNED) Chancellor
Alejandro Tiana Ferrer (Madrid, 1951) studied his undergraduate degree in Philosophy and later obtained his doctorate in the same subject, specializing in Education, at the Complutense University of Madrid (1974 and 1985). He is now Professor of Theory and History of Education at the National University of Distance Education (UNED) and Director of the Center of Higher University Studies at the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI).
In his career he has held the following positions: Secretary General of Education, Ministry of Education and Science (2004-08); Chief Innovation and Development OEI (2003-04); Vice-President of Innovation and Evaluation of the Open University (1999-2003); Director of the National Institute for Quality and Evaluation (INCE), (1994-96); and Director, Center for Research, Documentation and Evaluation (CIDE), (1989-1994).
Professor Tiana won the National Award for Educational Research and Innovation (dissertations category) in 1985. The following year he was awarded the Ortega y Gasset Essay Prize and in 2008 was granted the Great Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise.
It is worth recognizing his participation in the Project Steering Group of International Education Indicators (INES) CERI-OECD (1997-2000) and the French Haut Conseil de l'Évaluation de l'Ecole, Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale, (2000-2006), among others.
He is also a member of several scientific societies and editorial boards of various journals.
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