Alep Blancas Benitez is a student in the 2024-25 cohort of UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)'s Master of Public Administration (MPA).
Alep brings a decade of experience in fostering partnerships between universities, government, industry, and society. She has been an active member of numerous working groups dedicated to promoting university-industry collaboration, entrepreneurship, innovation, and the growth of dual education programs in Mexico. Previously, she served as a consultant for UNESCO's International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC). Since 2020, she has been working with the Spanish think tank, Innovative Futures Institute. In 2024, she joined the International Centre for Knowledge Resilience, a joint initiative of IMTBS and UTS, as a research assistant.