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SCHOOL OF HISTORY

Álvaro
ACEVEDO TARAZONA

The professor of the School of History, Álvaro Acevedo Tarazona, is presented to the general public and the educational community.

PSORHE Research Group Director

Director of GED
Research Group

CONTACT

Information

acetara@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2237

GENERAL

Biography

Professor Álvaro Acevedo Tarazona is a Senior Researcher (Minciencias). He has served as a member of the Evaluation Committees of CONACES, coordinator of the Evaluation Committee for Humanities and Social Sciences, and advisor to the National Council for Accreditation of Colombia. Furthermore, he holds the esteemed position of being a Full Member of the Academy of History of Santander and a Corresponding Member of the Colombian Academy of History. In addition to his impressive academic contributions, Professor Álvaro Acevedo Tarazona is an accomplished author, having written books and articles on the subjects of History of Education, Social and Cultural History, and Regional History.

EDUCATION AND

Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in History


    Universidad de Huelva, 2003

  • Master's Degree in Latin American History


    Universidad Pablo de Olavide

  • Master's Degree in History


    Universidad Industrial de Santander

  • Specialization in Philosophy of Sciences


    Universidad de Antioquia

  • University Teaching Specialization


    Universidad Industrial de Santander

  • Specialization in Specialized Training Teaching in Latin American History and Culture


    Universidad Pablo de Olavide

  • History


    Universidad Industrial de Santander

PSORHE Research Group Director

Director of
GED Research Group

CONTACT

Information

acetara@uis.edu.co

+57 (607) 634 4000
Extension: 2237

AREAS OF

Expertise

  • Educational Projects and Nation-Building Memory

  • Social Movements, Politics, and the University: A Comparative Perspective

  • Hermeneutics of Political and Cultural Discourses

  • History of the University in Colombia

OFFICE

Hours

Tuesday

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

Wednesday

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Thursday

7:00 a.m. – 12:00 m.

Friday

7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

UIS Central Campus, Escuela de Historia

Research

Group

AWARDS AND

Recognitions

  • First place - Concurso Nacional de Poesía Universitaria "El Quijote de Acero"


    Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira-Revista de Literatura Polifonía, Colombia, 2009

  • Finalist - Concurso de Crónica del Siglo XX en Santander


    Fundación El Libro Total, Colombia, 2010

  • First place - Premio Anual de Novela “Aniversario Ciudad de Pereira”


    Alcaldía de Pereira, Colombia, 2013

  • Simón Bolívar Decoration in the Gran Maestro Order category.


    Ministerio de Educación Nacional, Colombia, 2020

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