Beatriz de la Riva Picatoste

Beatriz de la Riva Picatoste is an Associate Professor at Complutense University of Madrid, affiliated with the Faculty of Education's Department of Theory and History of Education. She earned her PhD in 2017 with a thesis evaluating company-programmed training impacts on Spanish SMEs. Her research focuses on Labour Pedagogy, entrepreneurship education, and civic education, with notable contributions to sustainable development in education and tech integration. She leads initiatives like the Aula Profesional de Emprendimiento (APEducación), fostering entrepreneurial skills among educators. Her work bridges educational policies, social innovation, and digital ethics, addressing challenges in the digital age.

Research interests include labor pedagogy's evolution, entrepreneurship's gender dynamics, and educational responses to societal issues like pandemic ethics. She has published widely on SME training, civic values, and methodological innovations in mathematics education. While no awards are explicitly listed, her active role in shaping educational ecosystems highlights her scholarly impact. Her PhD supervision under Dr. Carolina Fernández-Salinero underscores her academic lineage, and she collaborates with the CCyPE research group on civic culture and policies.

Her projects, such as the pre-incubator for sustainable entrepreneurship in her faculty, reflect a commitment to practical educational innovation. Ongoing efforts include analyzing adult participation in social innovation and responsible AI use in education.