Francisco Javier Villar Mata

Francisco Javier Villar Mata serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Burgos, specializing in Applied Economics through the FORMADESA research group. His work centers on socio-educational and economic policies for lifelong learning, elderly autonomy promotion, E-learning support systems, and local development initiatives.

He obtained his doctorate from the University of Burgos in 2016 with the thesis Los estilos de aprendizaje y su aplicación en la formación para el emprendimiento (Learning Styles and Their Application in Entrepreneurship Training), supervised by Dr. Juan Alfredo Jiménez Eguizábal.

His core research domains include:

• Applied Economics
• Socio-educational policy design
• Lifelong learning economic frameworks
• Elderly autonomy promotion strategies
• E-learning implementation
• Local development economics

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