José Luis Niño Amézquita holds a doctorate in Institutions, Administrations, and Regional Policies from Eupolis Lombardia- Consortium Pavia, Catholic, Milan universities, and Milan Polytechnic-. Jose is an economist from Los Andes University with master's degrees in Human Geography from the Geography Institute of Paris, Governance and Development Policies from HEIP-CEDS, Paris, and Public Administration from LSE, London. He has been a Postdoctoral fellow at the  Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS, Porto Alegre; and Visiting Scholar at Columbia University in New York, the Ibero-American Institute of Berlin, the University of Guadalajara, and the Humboldt University. Currently, he is Coimbra Visiting Professor-Researcher at the CISAD, Jagiellonian University. In Colombia, he is Full Professor at Ean University, Editor of Comunicación, Cultura y Politica Journal, and Director of the Politics and Sustainability Research Group.

Jose is a Consultant and researcher on territorial development with experience in the governmental, non-governmental, and academic sectors. He focused his work on territorial associativity, policies, public finances, and para-diplomacy. His research currently analyzes the effects of cultural activities on territorial realities and the incorporation processes in the international spheres of Colombian territorial entities.

Languages: Spanish, English, Italian, and French.

Hobbies: Football, tennis, travel, and cinema.

Contact: jlninoam@universidadean.edu.co