Siguatepeque, Honduras, July 31, 2026
The Central American Higher University Council (CSUCA), through the Central American System for Evaluation and Harmonization of Higher Education (SICEVAES), accompanied the National University of Forest Sciences (UNACIFOR), of Honduras, in the official launch of its Institutional Self-Evaluation Project with a view to accreditation, an initiative that reaffirms the institution's commitment to strengthening the quality and continuous improvement of higher education.
The activity took place on July 31, 2026 under the motto "All together for continuous improvement" and was attended by the Secretary General of CSUCA, Dr. Carlos Alvarado Cerezo, accompanied by a technical team from the General Secretariat of CSUCA, as well as university authorities, academic and administrative staff and students from UNACIFOR.
During his address, the Secretary General of CSUCA emphasized that initiating an evaluation and accreditation process represents much more than fulfilling an institutional requirement, as it entails a commitment to objectively reviewing academic, administrative, and management processes to strengthen a culture of continuous improvement. He also acknowledged UNACIFOR's decision to undertake this process and expressed his gratitude for the trust placed in CSUCA to provide technical support through SICEVAES.
Dr. Alvarado Cerezo also emphasized that the quality of higher education is a strategic pillar for ensuring relevant training, strengthening research, promoting innovation, and contributing to the sustainable development of the region's countries. In this context, he reaffirmed that SICEVAES has consolidated its role as a regional leader in promoting evaluation and accreditation processes based on academic cooperation and ongoing technical support for higher education institutions.
As part of the formal ceremony, the UNACIFOR authorities officially launched the process and swore in the Institutional Self-Evaluation Commission (Institutional Quality Committee), the body responsible for leading this participatory effort towards institutional accreditation.
The day also included the keynote address “Institutional Self-Assessment for Improvement Purposes,” given by M.Sc. Noemí Luz Navas Martínez, Executive Secretary of the Academic Area of CSUCA, who shared her experience in quality assurance in higher education and highlighted the importance of self-assessment as a tool for institutional strengthening.
As the closing of the event, the UNACIFOR Evaluation and Accreditation Directorate officially presented the project logo, a symbol that will identify the self-evaluation process during the different stages of implementation.
With this support, CSUCA, through SICEVAES, reaffirmed its commitment to continue strengthening the quality of public higher education in Central America and the Caribbean through evaluation processes, accreditation, academic cooperation and institutional innovation, contributing to the development of increasingly solid universities committed to the needs of their societies.
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