Resilience, Inspiration and Education Through the Arts
Gina Diez Barosso de Franklin |
TEDxCourtauldInstitute
• March 2018
Gina Diez Barroso has been a pioneer in the fields of arts and education since 1990- the year in which she created and launched Grupo Diarq- one of the most prestigious real estate development and design firms in Latin America. In 2004 she founded CENTRO; the first university in Mexico City specialised in creative studies. Currently it is recognised as Mexico's best university in its field. She is also a great humanitarian. In 1992 she founded Fundacion Diarq, a non-profit organisation that works toward eradicating domestic violence and the prevention of school bullying. In 2004 she founded Pro-Education Centro, a non-profit organisation granting merit-based scholarships to deserving students pursuing degrees in creative studies.