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Dr. Josep Gallifa Roca
Dr. Josep Gallifa Roca

He was born in Moià in 1960 and lives in Barcelona; he ​​is married with two sons. He has a degree in Mathematics, specialized in Mathematical Statistics, and in Philosophy and Educational Sciences, specialized in Theory and History of Education.  Ph. D. in Philosophy and Educational Sciences. He is currently Professor of Psychology and Education, Head of the Department of Psychology and Principal Investigator of the Research Group "Psychology, Person and Context". He held different administrative positions since 1988 to now, including head of studies and director of the Blanquerna School of Teacher Education, the first dean of the Blanquerna FPCEE, first general secretary of Ramon University Llull and academic vice-rector.

He was visiting scholar at several American universities: Ohio University, Case-Western-Reserve University, and Columbia University. He has researched in the fields of Higher Education and Integral Education, expressed in more than 70 articles in scientific journals, more than 150 books, book chapters or other publications. He has supervised 24 doctoral theses and is a member of various scientific societies and international editorial boards. He has positively evaluated five avenues of research. He has lectured in different countries, including the "Laudatio" in the award of the URL Doctorate Honoris Causa to Howard Gardner. He contributes to diverse media. He obtained various recognitions as the award "First Graduated" of Blanquerna. In 1998, he received the Eisenhower Fellowship from the Eisenhower Fellowships Foundation of Philadelphia to visit and study some of the more prestigious research universities from United States.

Awarded with the Gold Medal: September, 27th 2006