{"id":28609,"date":"2026-05-05T18:22:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T16:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/miuniversity.edu\/blog\/miu-president-daniel-burgos-awarded-the-deac-global-impact-award-in-washington\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T12:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:06:17","slug":"miu-president-awarded-deac-global-impact-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miuniversity.edu\/en\/present\/miu-president-awarded-deac-global-impact-award\/","title":{"rendered":"MIU President Daniel Burgos Awarded the DEAC Global Impact Award in Washington"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"hero-post\" class=\"hero-post\">\n  <picture class=\"hero-post__bg\">\n    <!-- tatamiento horizontal -->\n    <source media=\"(orientation: landscape) and (min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miuniversity.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DEAC-Day-Two-7789-X4-4-scaled.jpg\">\n    <!-- tatamiento vertical -->\n    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"hero-post__img\" src=\"https:\/\/miuniversity.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DEAC-Day-Two-7789-X4-4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\",\" title=\"\">\n    <noscript>\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/miuniversity.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DEAC-Day-Two-7789-X4-4-scaled.jpg\" alt=\",\" title=\"\">\n    <\/noscript>\n  <\/picture>\n  <div id=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n    <p class=\"container\">\n      <span>\n        <span>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/miuniversity.edu\/en\/\" data-gtm-container=\"breadcrumb\" data-gtm-action=\"navigation\">\n            Home          <\/a>\n        <\/span>\n        &gt;\n        <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">\n          <strong>MIU President Daniel Burgos Awarded the DEAC Global Impact Award in Washington<\/strong>\n        <\/span>\n      <\/span>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <h1 class=\"hero-post__title\">\n    MIU President Daniel Burgos Awarded the DEAC Global Impact Award in Washington  <\/h1>\n      <div class=\"hero-post__wysiwyg\">\n      This recognition is part of a new category created to celebrate the centennial of the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). The award recognizes Burgos\u2019s international leadership on innovative distance education practices with global impact.     <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Miami, Florida, May 05, 2026.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Daniel Burgos, President of<a href=\"https:\/\/miuniversity.edu\/en\/\"> <strong>MIU City University Miami,<\/strong><\/a> has been awarded the DEAC Global Impact Award at a gala held in Washington, D.C., as part of the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC) Annual Conference. Burgos personally attended the ceremony and received the award during the official celebration marking DEAC\u2019s centennial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am truly honoured by this award, which supports the transformative power of distance and online education when driven by quality, honesty, and social impact,\u201d said Daniel Burgos after accepting the award. \u201cThis distinction is a personal award but a collective recognition to the whole team at MIU City University Miami. All of us strongly believe in learning and teaching processes as a way to an effective contribution to the educational community and common good in society\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong> DEAC Global Impact Award r<\/strong>ecognizes individuals whose vision, leadership, and innovation have generated a profound and measurable global impact through practices that elevate the quality and creativity of distance education and improve student success within DEAC-accredited institutions. Created as part of DEAC\u2019s centennial celebration, Burgos <strong>becomes the first-ever recipient of this new award category.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Recognition of Educational Leadership<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The DEAC Awards Committee highlighted Burgos\u2019s outstanding academic and institutional leadership, particularly for his role as the architect and leader of the international initiative<em> \u2018Virtualization of Universities\u2019. <\/em> This global program has implemented over 200 training courses and has enabled the competence upskilling of over 6.000 university professors across more than 40 countries to ensure academic continuity during times of crisis, providing advanced training in digital transformation, pedagogical innovation, and an balanced used of technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond his role as President of MIU City University Miami, Daniel Burgos is a globally recognized academic leader in educational innovation, with more than three decades of experience in higher education, digital transformation, and educational technology. His professional career is marked by fourteen doctoral degrees, extensive research publication with over 270 scientific papers and 60 books, and international leadership in educational technology and innovation. He is also the editor of the Declaration on the Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education, presented at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/miuniversity.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DEAC-Day-Two-7787-1-1024x412.jpg\" alt=\",\" class=\"wp-image-28588\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miuniversity.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DEAC-Day-Two-7787-1-1024x412.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/miuniversity.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DEAC-Day-Two-7787-1-300x121.jpg 300w, https:\/\/miuniversity.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DEAC-Day-Two-7787-1-768x309.jpg 768w, https:\/\/miuniversity.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DEAC-Day-Two-7787-1-1536x618.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/miuniversity.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/DEAC-Day-Two-7787-1-2048x824.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Gala Celebrating a Centennial<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards ceremony also marked the centennial of DEAC, a prestigious accrediting agency recognized by both the Council for Higher<strong> Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the U.S. Department of Education<\/strong> DEAC\u2019s awards program comprises six categories, including the Distinguished Service Award, Rising Star Award, Innovation Award, and three new categories introduced this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MIU City University Miami is part of Proeduca Universidades, a global leader in online education, with more than 150,000 students in over <strong>90 countries, 3,000 faculty members, and more than 16 years of experience in digital higher education,<\/strong> ensuring a highly robust, proven, and quality-driven learning platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About MIU City University Miami<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br>MIU City University Miami is an American educational institution that offers accredited undergraduate and graduate programs with a focus on the integral formation of students in diverse areas of knowledge, promoting innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miami, Florida, May 05, 2026. 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