Andrés José Benkö Kapuváry, born December 2, 1943) is the founder of the
Universidad Americana
The Universidad Americana (Spanish for ''American University'') is a private university located in Paraguay.
Founded in 1994, the university has two teaching facilities in Asunción, one in Ciudad del Este and one in Encarnación. It has 4,000 ...
(1994) and was president from 1994 to 2013. He previously served as the President of INCADE y Ofor Consultores (1983–1994) and as Manager of
Fundación Chile (1979–1982). As the chief executive of Universidad Americana, Benkö represents the university nationally and abroad, while he continues to teach in the
MBA program. From 2000 to 2004, Universidad Americana was listed among "The Best Latin American Universities" and named "The Best University in Paraguay" by the Latin American magazine ''
América Economía
américaeconomía is a Latin American magazine founded in 1986 by Chilean Elías Selman and Swede Nils Strandberg. The 1980s were considered the ''lost decade'' in Latin America, but Selman and Strandberg decided to start a Latin American busin ...
''.
Benkö is a prolific author and has written articles for the books ''MBA International Business'' ("Leadership and Knowledge Management") (Peru, 2004) and ''Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de Administración'' ("Leadership for Professional Success") (Mexico, 2002). In collaboration with Paraguay's Ministry of Justice and National Secretary of Youth, Benkö also works to help underserved youth and prison inmates, awarding 100 scholarships to poor students with talent funded by the Office of the First Lady)
Associations and honors
Benkö is the founder and former President of the Mercosur Private Universities Association. He holds the rank of "The Knightly Order of Vitez" of Hungary and the Medal of Latin American Integration (awarded by Brazil in 2002). He is a member of the Forum of Leaders of Mercosur, the Latin American Council of Business Schools (CLADEA), and AACSB International USA.
Publications
Benkö has written two books. The first was ''Knowledge Management in Higher Education'' and the second was ''Leadership for Success with Emotional Intelligence and Social Responsibility''.
Education
* Universidad de Sevilla (Spain): Doctorate Degree, Economy (2004)
* Universidad Católica: Master's in Business Administration, Honorary Doctorate in Education
References
External links
Consejo Latinoamericano de Escuelas de AdministraciónBiography of Dr. Andrés Benkö Kapuváry SFU CanadaAndrés Benkö entregando becas a jóvenes de escasos recursos de Paraguay junto con el Despacho de la Primera Dama de ese paísAndrés Benkö firma convenio con el ESADE Business School a beneficio de la Universidad Americana(Barcelona)
Dr. Andrés Benkö fundador de la Universidad Americana Vancouver
Higher Education in ParaguaySecretaría de la Función Pública de ParaguayLanzamiento del Libro del Dr. Andrés Benkö
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Writers from Budapest
Living people
1943 births
Academic staff of Universidad Americana (Paraguay)
Naturalized citizens of Chile