Other Research & Teaching Merits

-Special courses recognized as free elective courses with academic credit.

Academic Year 1998 -1999:
Coastal Navigation for Beginners (with and without engine). 5 credits (equivalent to 50 hours in the Spanish academic system). Approved by the University's Governing Board on 25 February 1999.

Academic Year 2000 -2001:
Fundamentals of Travel Agency Management. 6 credits (equivalent to 60 hours). Approved by the University's Governing Board on 31 October 2000.
Fundamentals of Hospitality and Catering Management. 4.5 credits (equivalent to 45 hours). Approved by the University's Governing Board on 31 October 2000.
The Sea-Related Entertainment Industry. 4.5 credits (45 hours). Approved by the University's Governing Board on 22 December 2000.
Operational Management in Recreational Nautical Facilities. 4.5 credits (45 hours). Approved by the University's Governing Board on 22 December 2000.
1st NATIONAL MEETING OF TOURISM MANAGEMENT STUDENTS. THE CHALLENGES OF THE TOURISM INDUSTRY. 1.5 credits (equivalent to 15 hours). Approved by the University's Governing Board on 5 July 2001.

Academic Year 2001 - 2002:
Fundamentals of Hospitality and Catering Management. 4.5 credits (equivalent to 45 hours). Approved by the University's Governing Board on 24 July 2001.
Operational Management in Recreational Nautical Facilities. 4.5 credits (45 hours). Approved by the University's Governing Board on 24 July 2001.
The Sea-Related Entertainment Industry. 4.5 credits (45 hours). Approved by the University's Governing Board on 24 July 2001.
Fundamentals of Travel Agency Management. 6 credits (60 hours). Approved by the University's Governing Board on 24 July 2001.
Course on the Use of the Amadeus Booking System (for Advanced Users). 4.5 credits (equivalent to 45 hours). Approved by the University's Governing Board on 30 October 2001.
Course on Hospitality Management and Administration (Advanced). 6 credits (equivalent to 60 hours). Approved by the University's Governing Board on 30 October 2001.
Course on Top Hotelier Management (Advanced). 3 credits (equivalent to 30 hours). Approved by the University's Governing Board on 19 December 2001.

-Director of the Master's in Planning and Management of Sea-Related Entertainment.

85 credits (equivalent to 850 hours). From October 2000 through September 2001. Credit breakdown: 480 hours of theoretical coursework + 120 hours of practice-oriented coursework + 250 hours of practicum.

-Director of the Experts' Diploma in Sea-Related Entertainment
32.5 credits (325 hours), from October 2001 through June 2002. Official School of Tourism Management. International Maritime Institute.

ORGANIZER OF THE FOLLOWING SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL CONFERENCES, MEETINGS, AND EVENTS:

Secretary of the International Scientific Meeting on Floods in the Mediterranean Basin, held in Alicante and Murcia, 11 - 14 May 1988. Organized by the Centre Européen de Coordination de Recherche et Documentation en Sciences Sociales of Vienna and the Institute of Geography of the University of Alicante.

Secretary and co-organizer of the Meeting of the Menéndez Pelayo International University, in cooperation with the Juan Gil Albert Institute, on the subject "50 Years of Agricultural Changes in Spain (1940-1990)," held in Alicante in May 1991.

Co-Director of the course "Water and Entertainment Spaces." Menéndez Pelayo International University - Government of the Province of Alicante. Alicante, September 1993.  Director.

Organizer and Co-Director of "The Use of Remote Sensing in Territorial Analysis." General Directorate of the Spanish Ministry of Public Works, Transportation and the Environment (National Geographic Institute); Government of the Province of Alicante; Institute of Geography of the University of Alicante. Alicante. April 1994.

Collaborator in the Cartographic Exhibition titled "Alicante: Geography and Digital Cartography". National Geographic Institute, Institute of Geography of the University of Alicante, Government of the Province of Alicante. 5 - 17 April 1994.

Organizer of the Cartographic Exhibition titled "Maps of Our Coastline." Official School of Tourism Management - National Geographic Institute. Alicante, 10 - 24 November 1995. 

Member of the Organizing Committee of the 6th National Conference on Environmental Geology and Land Use Planning: "Natural Disasters, Land Use Planning and the Environment." Granada, 22 - 28 April 1996. 

Organizer and Director of the 1st Meeting on Tourist Specialization. Official School of Tourism Management of the Government of the Region of Valencia and the University of Alicante. January 1996.

Organizer and Director of the 2nd Meeting on Tourist Specialization. Official School of Tourism Management of the Government of the Region of Valencia and the University of Alicante. March 1997

Organizer of the Meeting "New Technologies Applied to Tourism Management," developed by the Menéndez Pelayo International University. Valencia-Alicante 1997.

Organizer of the Meeting "Total Quality in Tourism Management Training," developed by the Menéndez Pelayo International University. Valencia-Alicante 1997.

Co-Director of the 1st Meeting of Tourism Management Students. University of Alicante, 18 May 2000. 

Organizer and Director of "Come and Sail with Us." Cultural Program promoted by the Office of Institutional Relations of the University of Alicante and the Royal Yacht Club of Alicante. April 2000.

Organizer and Director of "Come and Sail with Us." Cultural Program promoted by the Office of Institutional Relations of the University of Alicante and the Royal Yacht Club of Alicante. 26 March - 6 April 2001.

Organizer and Member of the Scientific Committee. 1st National Meeting of Tourism Management Students: "The Challenges of the Tourism Industry in the 21st Century." University of Alicante. 18-20 May 2001. Member of the Scientific Committee.

Organizer and Member of the Scientific Committee. 6th National Meeting on University Programs for Older Students. "Reference Models in University Educational Programs for Older Students". Alicante, 15-18 April.

Organizer and Participant to the 5th Strategic Seminar of the EuConet Project. University of Alicante (02-DEU03-S2G01-00071-1). Venue of the City of Alicante. 4-7 February 2004.

Director of and participant to the Scientific Meeting titled Water: New Frontiers, New Views. 24-26 May 2004. Alicante. Organized by the CAM Savings Bank, the Spanish Ministry of the Environment, and the University of Alicante.

Bachelor's Thesis Director & Member of Doctoral Dissertation Panels:

Mineral Medicinal Waters and Spas in the Province of Alicante, by Fátima Navas Concha. Institute of Geography of the University of Alicante. 1994.

Member of Doctoral Dissertation Panels for the Achievement of the PhD Title:

Climatic Conditions and Agricultural Structures in the Expansion of Localized Irrigation in the Region of Valencia. The Technification of Irrigation Systems in Valencia: A Territorial Analysis of the Spread of the Localized Irrigation System. Author: Alfredo Ramón Morte. Institute of Geography. University of Alicante. Alicante, 5 July 1993.

Development Strategies for Montaineous Regions of Alicante (Region of Valencia). Author: María Rosario Martí Marco. Institute of Geography. University of Alicante, 27 January 1995. 

Geography and Tourism Management Training Policies: The Contribution of Geography to Spain's Higher Education Curricula on Tourism Management. Author: Marta Ministral i Masgrau. Continuing Education and Doctoral School. Autonomous University of Barcelona. Barcelona, 9 June 2000.

Tourism-Related Law in Light of the Mercantile Legal System: The Responsibility of Travel Agencies in Combined Travel Contracts." Author: Araceli Navarro Belda. Miguel Hernández University. Elche (Spain), 18 February 2003.

Academic Panel Member:

Chair of the Human Resources Panel called by Order of 20 June 2001 (published in issue 4039 of the Official Valencian Gazette on 10 July 2001) for the promotion of staff to the "technical scale" of the University of Alicante (code A09).

Panel Chair, final evaluation tests for the achievement of the Technical Degree in Business and Tourist Activities, D 160/1994 of the Government of the Region of Valencia. Years 1995, 1996 and 1997.

Deputy Panel Vice-Chair in the final evaluation tests for the achievement of the Technical Degree in Business and Tourist Activities, D 160/1994 of the Government of the Region of Valencia. Years 1998-1999.

Deputy Panel Chair in the final evaluation tests for the achievement of the Technical Degree in Business and Tourist Activities, D 160/1994 of the Government of the Region of Valencia. 2000-2001.

Promoter and writer of numerous formal agreements between the University of Alicante and several organizations:

Agreement signed between the Menéndez Pelayo International University (Valencia Delegation) and the Government of the Province of Alicante for the organization of the Meeting "Water and Entertainment Spaces." Alicante 1993.

Framework Cooperation Agreement between the General Directorate of the National Geographic Institute, the University of Alicante, and the Government of the Province of Alicante. Alicante. 1994.

Framework Agreement between the Valencian Institute of Tourism and the University of Alicante for the development of academic and administrative management activities at the Official School of Tourism Management of the Region of Valencia by said university.

Framework and specific agreements with public and private institutions for the development of practicum programs as outlined in the curricula of the University of Alicante's Degree in Tourism Management.

Framework agreement with the University of Camaguey (Cuba) and the Novelda Town Council for the development of a Specialist Course on Tourism Management at the University of Camaguey.

Framework agreement with the Universidad Particular of Chiclayo (Peru) for cooperation in Tourism Management Training affairs.

Framework agreement with the University of Esmeraldas (Salvador) for the development of Tourism Management Studies and a training for trainers program in the Esmeraldas region.

Prominent Academic Positions:

Director of the Official School of Tourism of the Government of the Region of Valencia, appointed formally by the President of the Valencian Institute of Tourism, having been proposed by the Rector's Office of the University of Alicante, and holding office from October 1994 through October 1997.

Vice-Dean (responsible for Tourism Management affairs) of the School of Arts and Humanities, having been appointed by the Rector of the University of Alicante, and holding office from October 1997 through September 1998.

Coordinator of the Tourism Management Practicum at the University of Alicante from October 1998 to the present.

Director of the International Maritime Institute Alicante-Southampton from November 1998 until 26 November 1999.

Director of the School of Tourism Management of the University of Alicante, appointed formally by the Rector's Office of the University of Alicante, holding office effectively from 26 November 1999 through 31 January 2001.

Director of the City of Alicante Venue of the University of Alicante (and Deputy Rector) from January 2001 until 10 January 2002.

Director of the Permanent University of the University of Alicante since 10 January 2002 up to the present.

Other Academic Merits

Member of the University of Alicante's Senate, from 1985 to 1989, and from 1990 to 1994.

Expert Member of the Commission for the Assessment and Monitoring of the Higher Degree in Tourism Management. Approved by the Governing Board of the University of the Balearic Islands. November 1999-2002.

Member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of University Programs for Older Students since April 2001 up to the present. Said Board is made up of representatives of 13 universities, the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, and the Spanish Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs (IMSERSO).