Title Secretary-General Institution / Organization Association of Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean (UDUAL), Mexico and IAU Board member Bio Download Presentation Roberto Escalante Semerena is the current Secretary General of the Association of Latin America and the Caribbean Universities. He is a Mexican economist who after having graduated a Bachelor in Economics from the Faculty of Economics of the National Autonomous university of Mexico (UNAM) obtained a Master and a PhD in Rural Development from the University of London (United-Kingdom).  Dr Seremena has published various papers and contributed to the redaction of chapters in books such as The agricultural sector in Mexico (Aparicio, A. “Introduction to economic issues” - Published by the Faculty of Economics, UNAM) or Mexican agricultural policies. The maize production sector in Mexico: trends and prospects (Maestre Alfonso, Juan (Coordinator). “Nuevas rutas para el desarrollo en America Latina” - Iberoamericana University, Mexico).  Dr Escalante Semerena was the Dean of the Faculty of Economics at the UNAM where he is currently Professor of “Natural Resource Economics”. Former editor of the journal “Investigación Económica” and editor of the journal “Natura@Economía”, Dr Escalante Semerena is also a member of professional bodies such as the Association of Faculties, Schools and Institutes of Economy in Latin America (AFEIEAL), the Mexican College of Economists, the Association of Former Students of Economics, Faculty of Economics –UNAM, the Latin American Society (England) and the European Association of Latino Americanisms.