GIZ-CUNIZAB-CSUCA call for consultancies for the Circular Caribbean Regional Project: Prevention of the entry of plastic waste into the seas of Central America and the Caribbean.
June 13, 2022
Today the university education workshop ?Innovate in a simple and fruitful way was held, with the purpose of generating an exchange within the public universities of Central America and the Caribbean, in order to be able to identify and exchange good practices in time to train students through various virtual tools and the implementation of the Qualifications Framework for Central American Education -MCESCA-.
?In the first two decades of this century, there is a demand for higher education, as well as a demand to prepare new generations with quality education, innovation and equal access to new communication technologies. It is expected that the MCESCA will be the basis for the formulation and innovation of education in our region?, said the Secretary General of CSUCA, Carlos Alvarado.
For her part, Juana Machado, President of SICEVAES pointed out ?In Central American universities we have been developing a series of actions to be able to find the support tools to develop the work in the classroom, therefore, this workshop will help us to visualize innovative strategies, with the purpose of training the professionals that our Central American countries require?
This first exchange presented great implementations, which at the time of exchange have generated new proposals with the purpose of improving the contribution of higher education. The workshop was held thanks to the support of HRK and the Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences, in conjunction with CSUCA.
Central America May 26, 2022
Today, the 52nd General Assembly of the Central American System for the Evaluation and Harmonization of Higher Education -SICEVAES- was held, with the purpose of working on the follow-up of the strategic objectives, corresponding to program 3 of the V Plan for Integration Regional Office for Higher Education in Central America and the Dominican Republic -PIRESC V-.
?Higher education is projected to new dimensions, access to open knowledge generates new opportunities for science, mainly for the progress of our region? said Carlos Alvarado, Secretary General of CSUCA.
For her part, Juana Machado, President of SICEVAES indicated ?It is necessary to promote learning strategies in the social context in which we live today, fostering creativity, entrepreneurship, among others?.
Within the actions managed for said assembly, Alberto Mora, Research Coordinator of the State of the Region Report, presented the conference ?Sustainable Human Development in the Region, Opportunities and Challenges? mentioning that ?The development of our region seen as a set of dynamics and actions that help us achieve the aspiration of living decent lives, through regional integration. The State of the Region report is a citizen tool to find solutions to our problems?
After 5 hours of work, the objectives proposed for the work session were achieved, completing a specific route for the fulfillment of the third program of PIRESC V, from SICEVAES.
Central America May 24, 2022
Through the efforts of 9 scientific research networks, results, lessons learned and medium and long-term goals are presented today, as part of the closing of the regional project ?Strengthening science and innovation policy capacities in member countries of the Central American Integration System (SICA)?, which was executed through the General Secretariat of SICA, together with the Central American Higher University Council (CSUCA) and the International Development Research Center (IDRC) with headquarters in Canada, the National Secretariat of Science and Technology (SENACYT) of Guatemala, as Permanent Secretariat of the Commission for the Scientific and Technological Development of Central America and Panama (CTCAP) and the National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation of Panama (SENACYT ).
To start the activity, Mr. Carlos Alvarado Cerezo, Secretary General of CSUCA expressed ?We see reflected in the results of this project, the lessons learned and the recommendations for the future, with the networks that have been formed and strengthened from this project. through research contributions in Central America and the Caribbean?.
For his part, Mr. Jorge Cabrera, representing the General Secretariat of SICA, stated, “We must follow up on these networks, in order to generate an impact on our societies. The project has been very successful, in the area of research it has been a very important project for the SICA region?
While Mr. Carlos Maynor Salinas, representing CTCAP, reflected, "It was a project that took place in extraordinary conditions, so I have no choice but to congratulate you for the work you have done and motivate you to continue strengthening the networks."
It is important to highlight that in principle the regional project was going to contribute to the development of 5 research projects, but due to the demand, it was possible to support the creation and strengthening of 9 scientific research networks, being the following:
- REBAMAR, with the purpose of evaluating marine plastic litter in Central America through the formation of a regional research network.
- RED-CIED, formation of the Central American and Caribbean Network for Research in Economics and Development.
- HidroREDCA, creation of a hydrogeological research network to strengthen the preparation and resilience to extreme weather events of the populations of the Central American Dry Corridor.
- RT-LAMP, interdisciplinary network for capacity building in Central American countries for the development of a diagnostic test for proactive screening in sources of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection using technology.
- RECIEC, Central American network of research in critical extension.
- RedCMD, Central American network for the management of epidemiological data.
- RCN, network of researchers for the development of natural sciences.
- Red Free Network, articulation of actors from the academy-industry-state for the generation of economic reactivation initiatives post COVID-19 pandemic and strengthening of the innovation ecosystem in Central America.
- RIESI, regional academic network for the support of higher educational inclusion for people with disabilities and social disadvantage in the countries of the Central American and Caribbean region.
It should be noted that, in May of this year, the participating institutions, led by the CSUCA, presented a new initiative to IDRC, with the purpose of continuing to strengthen the contributions of scientific research generated from the member countries and universities of the region. Central America and the Caribbean for the next 5 years.
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