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58 SIRCIP General Assembly

On October 20 and 21, 2022, the LVIII General Assembly of the Central American and Caribbean Regional Research and Postgraduate System -SIRCIP- is held, in hybrid mode, with face-to-face headquarters at the National Council of Rectors of Costa Rica -CONARE-.

The General Assembly of SIRCIP is made up of the research and postgraduate vice-chancellors of the CSUCA member universities, who through the system seek to strengthen, guide, support, coordinate, harmonize and integrate research and postgraduate studies with a regional focus.

?It is a challenge for higher education to carry out high-level scientific research that contributes to the economic, social and cultural development of our countries. The SIRCIP should ensure specialized teachers and researchers, to face the demands posed by today's society? mentioned Carlos Alvarado, Secretary General of CSUCA in the opening remarks of the LVIII General Assembly of SIRCIP.

While Jorge Herrera, President of SIRCIP reflected ?Universities are generators of knowledge by foundational mission, highlighting the importance of research, only through the generation of knowledge can we nurture and keep our study plans updated at the postgraduate level, providing feedback mobilization processes through university extension?.

For his part Francisco González, President of CSUCA indicated ?The public university is born anchored to research to this task of developing in the different fields, research process in social sciences, exact sciences, humanities, among others, for the improvement of the conditions of life of people in our societies?

The General Assembly will have a day of 11 hours of work divided into two days, where a space can be provided to the four permanent commissions by strategic objective of the program ?Research, science, technology and innovation for regional integration and development? of the Fifth Plan for the Regional Integration of Higher Education in Central America and the Dominican Republic -PIRESC V-, as well as the conference ?Research data management? by Marcela Alfaro Córdoba, such as the approval of the proposal of indicators for the research and postgraduate observatory by the UNAH and UNAN-León and the election of representatives of public universities in the Accreditation Council of the Central American Agency for Research and Postgraduate (ACAP), among others.

V General Assembly of SIREICU

Central America October 5 and 6, 2022

Within the framework of the actions carried out by the Regional University Information and Communication System -SIREICU-, the V General Assembly of the SIREICU was held on October 5 and 6, with the purpose of strengthening communication departments and units of the member universities of CSUCA.

?Today we meet with enormous enthusiasm and motivation, as we intend to continue the wonderful work that has driven SIREICU, celebrating the achievements and goals achieved so far and preparing the route that will guide all the work commissions that we will form? mentioned Karol Ramírez, President of SIREICU, also alluding to the importance of strengthening the communicators who are members of CSUCA.

For his part, Carlos Alvarado, Secretary General of CSUCA pointed out ?Today is a historic day in the life of SIREICU that will be marked for the development and strengthening of communication through the member universities of CSUCA? with reference to the fact that it is the first time that a General Assembly is held in hybrid mode, which allows the strengthening and consolidation of collaborative work.

To welcome the facilities of the National Council of Rectors of Costa Rica, site of the V General Assembly of SIREICU, Eduardo Sibaja, Director of the Higher Education Planning Office, presented the work carried out by CONARE, which makes a alliance within the five public universities of Costa Rica for more than 45 years.

During the first part of the day, work tables were held, within which the route was defined to be able to generate the operational plan for the coming years, in line with the Fifth Plan for the Integration of Higher Education in Central America and the Dominican Republic. . Likewise, the paper ?Communication and open science? where colleagues Macarena Parejo and Daniel Martín from the University of Extremadura spoke about the importance of the open science ecosystem and how knowledge should be free with access to all societies. And to end the first day, the presentation ?Communication in Crisis? by Félix Pacas, reflecting on how communication should respond to the different factors that may affect stability in study houses.

The second day began with the presentation of the State of the Region, by Marisol Guzmán of the State of the Nation Program, thus culminating the hybrid work day, for the subsequent visit to the National Center for High Technology -CeNAT-, where The communicators were able to closely assess the scientific development that is generated from higher education in Costa Rica.

Workshop Institutional Management of International Collaborative Online Learning in Central America

September 20, 2022

Today, the first synchronous session of the workshop on "Institutional Management of International Collaborative Online Learning in Central America" was held, which is carried out with the support of Obreal Global, Anuies, Universidad Veracruzana and Universidad de Granada.

The workshop consists of three asynchronous sessions, starting the first from September 13 to 16; and two synchronous sessions.

The first synchronous session is developed by identifying the context and institutional roles of the internationalization of higher education, the institutional management of the internationalization of the curriculum; actors, roles and profiles, the transversality of the internationalization processes of the curriculum and online internationalization.

The Workshop is held with the objective of raising awareness and training university managers in the design and operation of a program for international collaborative online learning, COIL for its acronym in English, from the perspective of the institutional policies of internationalization of HEIs and with focus on the internationalization process of the curriculum.

CXIX Ordinary Session of the Central American Higher University Council

Central America, September 08, 2022

Within the framework of the actions carried out by the Central American University Confederation, being the Central American Higher University Council -CSUCA- the collegiate governing body of the Confederation, made up of Rectors and Presidents of the Student Federations, representing the 24 member universities of CSUCA. The CXIX Council Session was held, chaired by Mr. Francisco González, President of CSUCA; Mr. Eduardo Flores, Rector of the University of Panama, venue for said session; and Mr. Carlos Alvarado Cerezo, Secretary General of CSUCA.

To start the session, the President of CSUCA mentioned the importance that exists in the regional struggle of all countries, to obtain a fair budget that allows the development of higher education offered by public universities. Likewise, the Rector of the University of Panama spoke about the importance of continuing to fight for autonomy, mentioning that the CSUCA is the oldest organization that fights for integration in the Central American region and the Dominican Republic.

With a quorum of 36 representatives of the council, the CXIX session gave rise to the election of the Deputy Secretary General of CSUCA, being unanimously elected Mr. Francisco Alarcón, for the period 2022-2026, who expressed ?I thank all the members of the Council for the trust and honor of serving the Central American University Confederation, I have given my life to CSUCA, therefore, we are going to make the greatest effort to continue working in the best possible way? 

Likewise, the qualification of the call for Deputy Secretary of Student Affairs, for the period 2023-2025, was announced. As well as, the designation of Mrs. Rutilia Calderón of the National Autonomous University of Honduras, as representative of CSUCA before the CCA.

For his part, the Secretary General of CSUCA presented the work plan and budget for the year 2023, both of which were approved.

On the other hand, Mr. Jorge Cortez announced the results of the Congress prior to JUDUCA, indicating that the eighth version will be held in El Salvador, during the month of July 2023, mentioning that, on behalf of the student life, are close to holding the Rubén Darío Award for Academic Excellence and the Congress of Health-Promoting Universities.

Requesting a space on the agenda, Mr. Juan Carlos Soto provided a report on the progress that exists in the International University Center for Information and Communication Technologies, with great progress in Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua.

This session has given rise to being able to provide recognition to all those people who have represented a space before the CSUCA and who, due to the pandemic, have not been able to grant recognition in gratitude for the contributions provided during the time they were part of CSUCA.

Being Panama the venue for the CXIX Council Session, Mr. Eduardo Flores, Rector of the University of Panama, made a presentation of good practices of the University of Panama, before the Panamanian society. At the same time, a presentation was made on the National University of Costa Rica; the Technological Institute of Costa Rica presented the FISU congress, soon to be held; the proposal for the Blue University Networks (OSPESCA/SICA) and the proposal for the second phase of the BELLA project were presented, as well as information on the various activities and academic projects, as well as it was designated that the CXX Ordinary Session of CSUCA will be held in Costa Rica during the month of April of the year 2023.