On Monday, 17th September 2018, Alejandro Escudero Yerro joined Excelia as both Director of International Relations for the entire group (a school within Excelia offering preparatory and foundation courses). Alejandro Escudero Yerro was previously Director of International Relations for the ESSCA Group.
A graduate in History of Economics from the Universidad del País Vasco (University of the Basque Country) and holder of a PhD from the University of Nice in Art, Society and Wine Culture in the Douro Valley, Alejandro Escudero Yerro has more than 20 years’ experience in pedagogy and higher education in Spain, France and England. His domain of expertise is the strategy and development of international relations.
Multilingual and multicultural, he started his career teaching, before becoming Head of the Socrates programme then Coordinator of the Erasmus Programme at IPAG Business School. Following this, he joined London Metropolitan University as Head of the Erasmus programme.
In 2009, he joined the ESSCA Group as Assistant Director of International Relations and in 2016 became Director of International Relations. Responsible for developing international recruitment at Master-level for the Grande Ecole programme, he was also responsible for developing the School's international strategy. Over the past eighteen years, he has participated in many international conferences including EAIE, NAFSA, APAIE, EFMD, AACSB and CLADEA.
“I am delighted to join Excelia. I intend to strengthen the achievements of the Group through existing international partnerships. In addition, I am determined to further enhance the international dimension of the Group by developing new agreements and programmes, thereby boosting the Group's momentum” explains Alejandro Escudero Yerro.
Bruno Neil, Dean and Director of Excelia adds: “Being international and thinking internationally is part of Excelia’s DNA. At an important stage in our development, Alejandro Escudero Yerro brings the qualities and experience we are looking for to further strengthen the Group's international dimension.”
