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LIV General Assembly of SICEVAES

San Pablo de Heredia, Costa Rica, April 19, 2023

On April 19 and 20, the 54th General Assembly of the Central American System for the Evaluation and Harmonization of Higher Education -SICEVAES- will take place, with the aim of promoting action plans with practical solutions to the problems, weaknesses and deficiencies identified in the processes of self-evaluation and external evaluation, of the universities that make up the Central American University Confederation.

Being the SICEVAES, the system that promotes the culture of quality, evaluation and accountability to society in the member universities, using the evaluation and accreditation as a change and modernization management strategy for the improvement of the universities of the region.

The opening of the 54th General Assembly was attended by Carlos Alvarado Cerezo, Secretary General of CSUCA, who pointed out ?From our work as the Central American University Confederation, our mission is framed in promoting development through cooperation to project ourselves in society, being education one of the most important pillars, through the involvement of authorities, teachers, researchers and accreditation agencies?

Under the leadership of Francisco Gonzáles, Rector of the National University of Costa Rica -UNA- and President of CSUCA, in the framework of the 50th anniversary of the UNA he mentioned ?It is a pleasure to host this important work session, we do it too in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the CSUCA, which has allowed us as member universities to contribute and strengthen education as a central mechanism of coexistence, but also of hope for our region?.

While Gabriela Valverde, representing Felipe Alpízar, Vice Chancellor for Teaching at the University of Costa Rica -UCR- and President of SICEVAES mentioned ?We have achieved very valuable achievements from SICEVAES, but we must continue working for the development of our universities, which work for the benefit of the communities of our countries?

A fundamental part of the work carried out at SICEVAES is the development of innovative proposals in education, which is why a series of exhibitions were held ?The innovation of university education, from the international and European vision and experience? by Ernest Pons from the University of Barcelona, Spain, ?The innovation of teaching-learning, the vision and the experience of the University of Costa Rica? by Luisa Villanueva Salazar of the University Teaching Department of the Teacher Training School of the University of Costa Rica -UCR- and ?The evaluation and accreditation of the quality of higher education, the experience and perspectives of Central America?, by Rutilia Calderón of Central American Accreditation Council -CCA-.

It is important to mention that this space motivates the members of SICEVAES to develop work by permanent commissions, according to the strategic objectives of program 3 of the Fifth Plan for the Regional Integration of Higher Education in Central America and the Dominican Republic -PIRESC V-, who At the same time, they will present the report on the progress made in the last semester. Likewise, the report of the CSUCA General Secretariat will be presented and, at the same time, it will lead to the election of the members of the SICEVAES Technical Commission, representing the University of San Carlos de Guatemala -USAC- and the Technical University of Panama - UTP-.

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VI General Assembly of SIREICU

Honduras March 29, 2023

With the leadership of the National Autonomous University of Honduras -UNAH- the Sixth General Assembly of the Regional System of University Information and Communication -SIREICU- is held on March 29 and 30 in Honduras.

The activity aims to provide a collaborative work space between the representatives of the communication and dissemination offices of the CSUCA member universities.

To kick off the activity, Armando Sarmiento, Secretary General of SIREICU, in his welcome message mentioned ?The crisis we are experiencing as universities we must learn to manage, from the efforts of the communication area.?

While Maribelle Quiros, representing the CSUCA Presidency and the SIREICU Presidency, indicated that through the communication efforts of the universities it is important to improve the quality of life of people in Central America.

For his part, Carlos Alvarado Cerezo, Secretary General of CSUCA, encouraged the representatives of the General Assembly to have a motivating day of work, mentioning that ?SIREICU is the most recent system, but with a great commitment to university work? .

One of the main activities is the development of the "University Crisis Communication Conference", directed by Armando Sarmiento, who provided the necessary tools for the development of a study workshop using the Harvard model, where the members of the system had the opportunity to develop proposals for solutions to possible crises that arise within each university.

In addition, the development of the assembly provides the opportunity to propose the planning of the communication campaign within the framework of the 75th anniversary of CSUCA, as well as the presentation of the proposals selected by the system, within the voting phase in the contest of logo for the anniversary of the Central American University Confederation, fulfilling the first phase of the contest.

Finally, the validation and work tables in the framework of planning for the next 5 years of the system.

Central American Open Science Forum

Guatemala City, March 23, 2023

With the purpose of creating a space for reflection and awareness about the importance of open science, its benefits and opportunities for improving the social impact of research, the ?Central American Open Science Forum? organized by the National Secretariat of Science and Technology -SENACYT-, the General Directorate of Research of the University of San Carlos de Guatemala -DIGI- and the Central American Higher University Council -CSUCA- with the support of the Network of Open Access Repositories to Science -LA Reference-.

The topics to be addressed are:

· What is Open Science? Advantages, opportunities and challenges in the Central American region, by Andrea Mora, President of LA Referencia and representative of the National University of Costa Rica -UNA-, taking place from 9:10 to 10:10 in the morning.

· The importance of Open Science for the CSUCA and Mexico: planned and ongoing actions, by Francisco Alarcón from CSUCA, Andrea Mora from UNA and Martha Vergara from the University of Guadalajara, Mexico -UDG- from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. .

· Citizen Science: opportunities and challenges for Central America, by Bianca Amaro from the Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology -IBICT- from 12:00 to 12:45.

· Research data management by Bianca Amaro from IBICT and Andrea Mora from UNA, from 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

· Technological tools of Open Science, repositories, scientific journals and CRIS Systems, by Lautaro Matas from LA Referencia, from 3:00 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.

It is important to highlight that Open Science, as a new paradigm of scientific research, promotes collaboration, transparency and free access to research results, thus allowing scientific progress to be accelerated and helping to solve local and global problems.

The activity is being transmitted virtually from CSUCA's Facebook Social Network and you can participate through the link https://www.facebook.com/csuca.

Second Technical Congress of the VIII edition of JUDUCA

Central America March 15, 2023

On March 15 and 16, the second technical conference of the organization of the eighth edition of the Central American University Sports Games -JUDUCA- will take place in El Salvador, during the month of July 2023.

Every two years the Central American University Confederation celebrates the JUDUCA, being a biennial multi-sports competition that is carried out with the common objective of promoting sport and thus contributing to the strengthening of integration, solidarity and peace among the CSUCA member universities. Games organized by the Regional Student Life Council -CONREVE-, body of the Central American Higher University Council -CSUCA-.

?The JUDUCA are constituted in that opportunity to verify our student communities, more than a competition it is a reunion of our young people, as well as the opportunity to build the unity that as a region we must have? mentioned Roger Arias, Rector of the University of El Salvador, welcoming the different commissions that participate in face-to-face and virtual modality.

Indicating the importance of the preparation that is generated by the second congress, prior to the celebration of the Central American University Sports Games, Carlos Alvarado, Secretary General of CSUCA expressed ?These games seek to develop promotional activities, participation, through an important integration , supported by educational and cultural values that contribute to their educational formation, and what better than to develop them within the framework of the 75th anniversary of CSUCA?.

Due to the health crisis that was experienced throughout the world, the VIII edition of the JUDUCA could not be held during the year 2020, as planned. For this reason, since 2022, the University of El Salvador, together with CSUCA authorities, recognizing the work of Jorge Cortéz, President of CONREVE, Miguel Gutiérrez, Assistant Secretary for Student Affairs of CSUCA and the Regional Student Life Council, have made its effort in order to resume this activity that allows the development of students from public universities in the countries of Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and the Dominican Republic.

Is it a historical fact that the University of El Salvador is once again the headquarters of the JUDUCA, with the representation of the 24 universities that make up the CSUCA? Jorge Cortez, President of CONREVE, pointed out, mentioning that these games are one of the best representations that are being given by the Regional Student Life System -SIREVE- and CONREVE in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of CSUCA.

The Central American University Confederation was created on September 20, 1948, commemorating its 75th anniversary in 2023, being the first regional integration organization in Central America.

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