His areas of teachings include also Political Philosophy and Political History, International Economics, Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development. His professional experience includes working at the governmental, nongovernmental, private and academic sectors in Europe, India and Latin America. Paruyr has a Bachelor degree in Economics and Management from the University of Lyon 3 and a Master degree from the universities of Padova (Italy), KU Leuven (Belgium), Sorbonne (France) and UCDB (Brazil). His academic research explores the alternative development model proposed by the biggest social leftist movement in Latin America.