Maria José Ferrari

María José is an Assistant Professor of the IE School of Arts & Humanities at IE University, where she currently serves as Chair in Hispanic Cultures; and formerly, as Department Chair and Vice Dean for Academic Affairs. She specializes in European Intellectual History and EU language and educational policies. She has more than fifteen years of teaching experience in the US and Spain, where she has taught courses on Intellectual History, Political Philosophy, Cultural Studies and Linguistics. She devotes a large part of her work to curriculum design and teaching innovation in the Humanities.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Associate Professor, IE School of Arts and Humanities, IE University, Spain, 2024—present
• Assistant Professor, IE School of Arts and Humanities, Spain, 2019—present
• Vice Dean, IE School of Arts and Humanities,  IE University, Spain, 2022—2024
• Area Director,IE School of Arts and Humanities, IE University, Spain, 2019—2024
• Assistant Professor, IE School of Human Sciences and Technology, Spain, 2009—2019
• Associate researcher, Real Instituto Elcano, Language and Culture area, 2009—2011
• Teaching Fellow, Columbia University, Spain, 2002—2009

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

• PhD in Hispanic Cultures, Columbia University, USA, 2009
• MA and MPhil, Hispanic Cultures, Columbia University, USA, 2003—2005
• BA, Philology, UNED, Spain, 2001
• LLB, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, 2001

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)

4–Quality Education

16–Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

17–Partnership for the Goals