Mr Óscar Fernández (O.)

Óscar Fernández, PhD, is a postdoctoral researcher at Maastricht University. He is a contributor to the Horizon Europe project "ENSURED", which focuses on how the European Union (EU) and its member states can transform global governance. His research sits primarily at the intersection between EU external action and global health governance, but also addresses other policy fields, such as security and defence.

Óscar Fernández obtained his PhD in Politics, Policies and International Relations (Cum Laude) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, with a dissertation focused on the EU's role as a global health actor. He also holds a Master’s degree in Internationalisation from the Universitat de Barcelona (Extraordinary Award), a Master’s degree in Advanced European and International Studies from the Centre International de Formation Européenne (Summa Cum Laude), and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra.

Prior to joining Maastricht University, he was a research fellow at the Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), a teaching fellow at Esade, a senior researcher at the EsadeGeo Center for Global Economy and Geopolitics, and a junior researcher at the World Health Organization's Barcelona Office for Health Systems Strengthening.