PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Valencia, she is a lecturer in the Department of Social Work and Social Services. She is a researcher at the University Institute of Local Development attached to the INNODES Research Group. She teaches Social Projects in the Bachelor's Degree in Social Work and Social Work Internships. In the Inter-University Master's Degree in Development Cooperation, she teaches Methods, Techniques and Instruments for Local Development and Initiation to Research. She is the Director of the Specialisation Diploma in Evaluation and Management of International Development Cooperation Projects. Her main areas of research at national and international level (European Union) focus on:  

• Immigration, cultural diversity and Human Rights
• Development cooperation
• Social cohesion and social services in local development.
• Management and intervention policies with vulnerable groups and those at risk of exclusion.

Ma. Luisa Vázquez de Ágredos Pascual has a Degree in Art History and Journalism. Phd in Geography and History from the Universitat de València and PHD in Art History from the Universitat Politècnica de València.  Master in Development Cooperation with the speciality of International Humanitarian Aid by the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló. He is Currently Professor of the Department of Art History at the Universitat de València. Dean of International Relations, Quality and Educational Innovation at the Faculty of Geography and History of the Universitat de València. His line of research for almost two decades has been the material, cultural and symbolic study of color in Ancient Mesoamerica, with special emphasis on Mayan culture. His most recent research focuses on the binomial "Materiality and Meaning", applied to the colors, fragrances and textures of different cultures of the ancient world, with the aim of investigating the issue of sensory perception through art and the ritual (public and private). In parallel, his training and experience in International Cooperation has allowed him in his projects and research, mostly focused on the Mayan area (Central America), combining the binomial Cultural Heritage and Local Development. Between 2009 and 2014 he was an autonomic Vice-President of International Cooperation and Humanitarian Diplomacy in the Spanish Red Cross – Comunidad Valenciana. He Has experience in Central America (Mexico and Guatemala), West Africa (Burkina Faso, Niger) and Asia (Sub-Continent India), especially linked to groups of children and women.