Francisco Lopez Ruperez is the new president of the Spanish Education Council

Francisco Lopez Ruperez, until now president of the Education Council of Madrid, was nominated as President of the National Education Council. Lopez Rupérez holds a PhD in Physics from the University of Madrid. He was director general of the Education Centres of the Ministry of Education, Secretary General of Education and Training of the Ministry. He has also held the post of Counsellor for Education in the permanent delegations of Spain to the OECD and to UNESCO, based in Paris. He is author of a dozen books and hundreds of publications in Spanish and foreign journals. These include those relating to educational policy issues such as quality management in education, freedom of choice in education, Education and the challenges of globalization.