Pablo Landoni holds a Ph.D. in Law and Social Sciences (UdelaR) and a Master’s degree in Public Administration and Policy (Cornell University, United States), graduate studies he completed as a Fulbright scholar. He serves as Vice Rector for Academic Affairs at the University of the Republic ( Universidad ORT Uruguay ) and, in that role, leads the Sustainability Committee, providing the academic guidance necessary to integrate sustainability across all aspects of education, research, and community engagement.
In December 2025, he signed—on behalf of the university—the founding document of the Network of Universities for Sustainability (UNIS Network), the country’s first inter-institutional alliance dedicated to promoting sustainability and the circular economy in higher education, and he participated in its meetings from the very beginning.
has An extensive career in higher education policy and administration: he has held leadership positions at national universities, served on the Accreditation Commission of MERCOSUR’s ARCU-SUR Mechanism and the Advisory Council on Private Tertiary Education of the Ministry of Education and Culture, acted as an evaluator for universities and programmes in Colombia, Chile, and Paraguay, and served as a consultant to the OECD.
He served as Undersecretary of Education and Culture (1992–1995) and Director General of the Secretariat of the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC) (2020–2024). He is an affiliate member of the Programme for Research on Private Higher Education (PROPHE) at the State University of New York at Albany.
Her role combines academic leadership, quality assessment, and the design of educational policies, enabling her to guide the integration of sustainability into curricula, institutional governance, and partnerships with other institutions, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals.