Inauguration of the JUDUCA 2023

El Salvador City, July 11, 2023

After a day of games, the University of El Salvador inaugurated the VIII Central American University Sports Games -JUDUCA-, which take place in El Salvador City from July 11 to 15 of this year.

The inaugural act included the participation of one thousand six hundred athletes from different branches such as soccer, futsal, volleyball, basketball, karate, taekwondo, athletics, chess, among others. Being representatives of the different universities that make up the Central American Higher University Council, together with authorities, teams from the different universities represented and Salvadoran artists who performed at the ceremony.

To kick off the event, Roger Arias, rector of the University of El Salvador -UES-, mentioned ?This ability to generate integral professionals for our societies who not only operate with great leadership in the labor field, but are also professionals talent in sports, art, and culture?, emphasizing that integrity is what should characterize Central Americans.

While Carlos Alvarado Cerezo, Secretary General of CSUCA, reflected that universities are generators of universal knowledge, built collectively ?and our functionality in life in society is directly linked to the treaty of that knowledge for an adequate social and peaceful coexistence? .

For his part, Juan Rosa Quintanilla, UES Administrative Vice Chancellor, expressed his excitement at seeing the energy of the Central American athletes. In addition, he recalled his experience as a university student in which he highlighted values such as friendship, solidarity and fraternity among the Central American countries.

The event was also attended by Yamil Bukele, president of the National Sports Institute, who highlighted the energy and enthusiasm of student athletes, for which he invited them to enjoy their stay at the UES and in the sports venues where the competitions take place.

Admission to the competitions is free and it is expected that members of the university community, including students, teachers and workers, will particularly attend, as well as the Central American and Caribbean university community is invited to follow up on the development of sports activities through the page official JUDUCA 2023, through the following link: https://www.facebook.com/JUDUCA2023.