Ana Maria Garcia Olalla

Ana Maria Garcia Olalla is a faculty member at the University of Deusto's Faculty of Education and Sports, where she contributes to the Department of Education. Her work focuses on educational leadership, competency-based pedagogy, teacher training, and quality assessment in higher education. She has supervised doctoral candidates in areas like extracurricular education and collaborative learning.

Research Interests: Garcia Olalla investigates competency-based learning frameworks, sustainable education models, and the role of technology in teacher development. Her studies emphasize practical applications in institutional settings, including the evaluation of teaching quality and the design of reflective learning environments through extracurricular activities.

Publication Trends: Her recent articles (2020-2023) explore sustainability integration in curricula, teacher training methodologies, and entrepreneurial university models. Earlier works established foundations in educational leadership, self-regulation techniques, and competency assessment, reflecting a consistent focus on improving pedagogical effectiveness and institutional innovation.

Grants & Projects: She has led initiatives such as the Campus MDAD program (2020-2022) for educational leadership development and ONISEE (2017-2020), which assessed socioeconomic impacts of entrepreneurial universities. Additional projects include studies on ICT-enabled faculty training and competency-based education frameworks.

Doctoral Supervision: Mentored students including Ariane Díaz Iso (extracurricular education), Marianela Adriansens Rodriguez (collaborative learning), and Fco Javier Aguirregabiria Barturen (educational management).