The Rafael del Pino Foundation, within the framework of its Programme for Attracting Teaching Talent, signed a collaboration agreement with the Carlos III University of Madrid with the aim of contributing to the return of outstanding Spanish researchers who are working in centres of excellence abroad. The objective pursued by the Rafael del Pino Foundation with the creation of the Rafael del Pino Chairs is to raise the level of teaching and research in the best Spanish universities.
With the recovery of researchers and their incorporation into Spanish universities, the quality of the training that our university students receive is improved.
At the proposal of the Carlos III University of Madrid, Professor Juan Díez Medrano held the Rafael del Pino Chair for the period 2010-2013. The Carlos III University of Madrid, aware of the importance of improving the level of teaching and research, co-sponsored the Rafael del Pino Foundation's initiative and welcomed Professor Díez Medrano.
Juan Díez Medrano is Professor of Sociology at the University of Barcelona and has taught the subject at the Universities of California-San Diego, Michigan (USA) and Bremen International (Germany). He holds a degree in Sociology from the Complutense University of Madrid and a PhD from the University of Michigan (USA) in 1989.