Jorge Colomer Sánchez
Completing the Master’s Degree in Data Science and Business Intelligence at the University of Castilla-La Mancha was a turning point in my professional career. The programme provided me with a solid foundation in advanced analytics with R, statistical modelling, and business intelligence project management — skills that I now apply directly in international projects funded by multilateral development banks such as the African Development Bank, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the Asian Development Bank.
My Master’s thesis, focused on the construction of composite indicators, has had a direct application in my current work, including the development of performance indices for regulatory agencies and power utilities across Africa. The knowledge and methods acquired have also proven essential in other projects: the National Energy Poverty Observatory in Brazil, climate impact simulations for the power system of the Solomon Islands, energy optimisation for Georgia’s national water company, circular economy assessments of plastic waste management in Indonesia and Vietnam, the design of a performance monitoring dashboard for regulated power utilities in Senegal, and smart-meter data analytics in Kenya.
The Master’s programme helped me to truly understand the transformative potential of data science — turning information into actionable knowledge and contributing to sustainable development worldwide.