José Antonio Calañas, new Dean of the Faculty of Language Studies, Translation and Communication

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  • May 24th, 2024
 
José Antonio Calañas
José Antonio Calañas

José Antonio Calañas Continente is the new dean of the Faculty of Language Studies, Translation and Communication of the Universitat de València. He takes over from Professor Amparo Ricós, who has been dean of the faculty for the last 6 years. Calañas Continente received 38 votes in favour, with 2 abstaining.

The team working alongside the new dean includes Vice-Dean for Culture, Equality, Inclusive Policies and Sustainability María Rosa Álvarez Sellers, Vice-Dean for Student Affairs Julia Aguilar Miquel, Vice-Dean for Postgraduate Programmes and Research María José Bertomeu Massià, Vice-Dean for Internationalisation and Cooperation Enrique Cerezo Herrero, Vice-Dean for Communication and Innovation Carlos López Olano, Secretary Adrià Martí-Badia, and Vice-Dean for Undergraduate Programmes Fernando Pérez Lambás.

José Antonio Calañas Continente (Priego de Córdoba, 1964)

He earned his doctorate in philology from the University of Cordoba and a licenciatura (former Spanish undergraduate degree) in German philology from the Universitat de València. He began teaching at the University of Cordoba in 1994, where he became head of the Department of German Philology. He has been an associate professor at the University of Cordoba since January 1999 and at the Universitat de València since February 2003.

During his academic career, he has held the positions of Vice-Dean for International Relations and Student Affairs of the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature at the University of Cordoba (1999-2001) and Director of the Department of English and German at the UV (2006-2012, 2018-2024). During his management periods at the UV, he also took on the role of representative of the departments’ Governing Council at the UV’s Blasco Ibañez Campus.

Professor Calañas is the author or co-author of several scientific publications and has directed many doctoral and pre-doctoral projects. He is also a member of international research groups on sustainable lexicography and is socially committed.

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