Honduras

Marlon

Brevé

Academic President

Central America Technological University (UNITEC)

marlon.breve@unitec.edu.hn

Biography

Marlon Brevé Reyes has a B.S. in Civil Engineering and an M.S. in Agricultural Engineering from Louisiana State University (LSU), and he also holds a Ph.D. in Biological and Agricultural Engineering from North Carolina State University (NCSU).

After obtaining his Ph.D. in 1994, Dr. Brevé worked at EARTH University in Costa Rica, as Professor of Agricultural Engineering.   At EARTH University, he also held the positions of Director of Research, Director of Admissions and International Programs and Dean of Academic Affairs.

In 2007, Dr. Brevé was appointed Minister of Education of Honduras, a position that he held for 2.5 years.

In 2010, he joined the Central American Technological University (UNITEC) in Honduras, as Dean of Graduate Studies, and was later promoted to Academic Vice President.  In 2016, he was appointed Academic President, a position that he still holds. 

Dr. Brevé is the current President of the National Association of Private Universities of Honduras.

Areas of Interest

Entrepreneurship,
Business creation and development,
Sustainability and resilience,
Technology transfer,
Youth and gender inclusiveness.

Offer:

As Academic President of a private university of Honduras, which has a strong base on technology and business development, I can share best practices related to the development of a university entrepreneurship ecosystem that has evolved from an student club to an incubator and to an accelerator, with strong ties to the private and public sectors. In addition, I can share best practices in outreach and service learning projects that involve students and teachers working hand to hand with community members in business development. Finally, I can share my vision of human capital development necessary for the sustainable development of our countries.

Ask:

Know-how and effective mechanisms for strengthening the entrepreneurship ecosystem of Honduras Creating educational opportunities for young women Promoting alliances with American higher educations institutions and business development centers Promoting sustainable development projects involving university students