Paola Otero Gómez
Universidad San Pablo CEU, Spain
Paola Otero Gómez is doctor in Pharmacy, Deputy Vice-Rector for Internationalization and Senior Lecturer of Biochemistry at the Pharmacy School of University CEU San Pablo (Madrid, Spain). She is a member of the panel of experts of SEPIE (National Agency of the European Commission), the academic section of the International Pharmaceutical Federation and the research group “Nutrigenomics and Fetal Programming.” Co-author of 27 scientific articles and supervisor of 3 doctoral thesis. She has coordinated 12 international virtual exchange programs (COIL) and 4 Erasmus BIP programs in collaboration with the European Universities of Surrey, Coventry, Torino, Paris-Saclay, Bergen, Utrecht, Helsinki and the African University of Wits. These programs have been awarded by the European Association of the Faculties of Pharmacy (Bergen, 2024) and Fundación San Pablo CEU (Madrid, 2024). She is one of the project leaders within the Partnership “Faculty Professional Development in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion” funded by the European Commission.
“COIL experiences invite students and educators to step beyond borders, embracing inclusion, confronting cultural differences, and building the global skills that employers value in today’s workforce.”
Project Information
Partner Institution: University of Surrey (United Kingdom), University of Coventry (United Kingdom), Università di Torino (Italy), Université Paris-Saclay (France), University of Utrecht (The Netherlands), University of Helsinki (Finland), University of Bergen (Norway), University of Wits (SouthAfrica).
Length of Collaboration: 2021-present; 2-6 months per project
Project Summary: Paola has organized several editions of the following COILs and BIPs:
“Professionals mentoring students to discover their career Opportunities worldwide in Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Nutrition and Dietetics”
“International Undergraduate Biochemistry and Pharmacology Conference: Biochemical basis of diseases. Pharmacological and Biotechnological treatment and prevention”.
“Awareness campaign of public health challenges in South Africa and Spain”
“Inclusive teaching in Pharmacy Education: a Faculty Professional Development Program”