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JOSE EUSEBIO CONSUEGRA BOLÍVAR

UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR

RECTOR

ChatGPT said: José Eusebio Consuegra Bolívar is a medical surgeon and academic with a strong track record in higher education in Colombia. He holds a Master’s degree in Social Development Projects and is a graduate of the University Leadership Program at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education. Since 1991, he has served as the rector of Universidad Simón Bolívar (Unisimón), an institution with campuses in Barranquilla and Cúcuta. Throughout his career, he has held various positions in national and international organizations related to higher education. He was president of the Colombian Association of Universities (ASCUN), vice president of the Ibero-American University Association of Postgraduate Studies (AUIP), and president of the Regional Higher Education Committee (CRES Norte). Additionally, he has represented private universities before the National Higher Education Council (CESU) and has been a member of the Permanent Quality Commission of the Ministry of Higher Education, the Board of Directors of ICETEX, and the Collegiate Body for Administration and Decision-Making on Science, Technology, and Innovation (OCAD CTeI) of the General Royalties System. In the political arena, he served as a senator of the Republic of Colombia during the 2002–2006 term. He currently continues to lead initiatives to strengthen higher education as president of the Network of Higher Education Institutions of Barranquilla and Atlántico (REDESAT), member of the Board of Directors of the Caribbean Universities Association, member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Higher Education Institutions of the Caribbean Coast (ASIESCA), and member of the Board of Directors of Probarranquilla representing academia. He is also serving as president of the Colombian Association of Universities (ASCUN) for the 2022–2024 term.