Dr. Rodrigo J. Nova Chávez is a veterinarian graduated from the University of Concepción, Chile. He completed a PhD in microbiology at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom and holds postgraduate courses in veterinary public health (PGCert HPV) and in higher education (PGCert HPV) and in higher education (PGCHE). His work experience began in Chile in the area of food safety. In the UK he joined the academic team of the then newly founded School of Veterinary Science at the University of Nottingham. In this institution I develop the public health curriculum. He currently serves as senior lecturer in veterinary public health at the School of Biodiversity, One Health and Veterinary Medicine at the University of Glasgow. He is part of the experts of the European Veterinary Training Assessment System (ESEVT), taking part in the accreditation processes of veterinary education establishments for the European Association of Veterinary Education Establishments (EAEVE). In addition to this, since 2015, he collaborates as a consultant in the Animal Health Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), specifically in the European Commission for the Control of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (EuFMD). In this role, he is responsible for coordinating and preparing the training of veterinary services in 39 countries under the FAST Diseases strategy.