57th General Assembly of the CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN REGIONAL RESEARCH AND POSTGRADUATE SYSTEM (SIRCIP) of the CSUCA

As part of the actions related to the development of research and postgraduate programs in the Central American and Caribbean region, the 57th SIRCIP General Assembly is held.

The day began with the presence of Mrs. Ramona Rodríguez, President of CSUCA, who stated, "We are all convinced that to the extent that we strengthen research and postgraduate studies, we are going to get involved in the development of our societies."

While Mr. Carlos Alvarado, Secretary General of CSUCA pointed out ?PIRESC V is a think tank that generated a dynamic, legitimizing and giving certainty to the thinking of the university community, marking the roadmap of higher education for the next years?.

At the same time, Mrs. Dayra Blandón, President of SIRCIP, reflected on the "Transformation of educational models, redesign of academic and administrative processes, from the public universities of the region we work collaboratively, to strengthen educational institutions superior?.

Among the actions that were developed in the 57th Assembly, the virtual conference ?Open Science: What is it, why is it so important for our region and what could be the main steps to achieve it? presentation made by Mrs. Bianca Amaro, President of LA Reference.

Presentation and approval of the Evaluation Guide to grant recognition of the Central American Regional Category. SIRCIP Technical Commission.

Presentation of the SIIDCA-CSUCA Central American Repository and the Comprehensive Research Monitoring System Platform -SISIC- as a basis for the SIRCIP-CSUCA Observatory, as a result of the SIRCIP Technical Commission.

At the end of the 57th SIRCIP General Assembly, it was decided to celebrate the 6th. BIENAL meeting, in Nicaragua, being the host university, UNAN-Managua in 2023 and the 58th General Assembly of SIRCIP, on October 27, 2022.