On October 9 and 10, the CXXI ordinary session of the Central American Higher University Council took place, held in a hybrid manner with in-person attendance at the Specialized University of the Americas -UDELAS- in Panama.
The session began with words from Eduardo Flores, Rector of the University of Panama and President of CSUCA, who thanked the members of the council who participated in person, with the opportunity to visit Panama. For his part, Juan Bosco Bernal, Rector of UDELAS, expressed his gratitude for allowing the ordinary session to take place in the facilities of the university he represents, being the first occasion in which they can host.
Carlos Alvarado, Secretary General of CSUCA, thanked all the members of the council who participated in person and virtually. Starting the session with the representation of 30 members, the quorum was validated and the agenda was approved.
After the reading and approval of the minutes of the CXX ordinary session, the report of the CSUCA Presidency was presented, who reported on the opportunity for a new Doctorate at the University of Panama, making it available to the university community of the University. region. Through the presentation of the report of the General Secretariat of CSUCA, a project that has the support of the International Development Research Center of Canada -IDRC- with a duration of 5 years was approved, at the same time, an agreement was reported with the National Interuniversity Council of Argentina (CIN of Argentina), which aims to facilitate access to academic, scientific, technological and cultural services to teachers, graduates, students and technical or administrative staff of CSUCA member universities, as well as as an agreement with the Coordination of the Training of Higher Level Personnel of Brazil (CAPES), with the opportunity for full scholarships for master's and doctoral degrees in Brazil, also reported on the progress in carrying out a project that is being promoted from the General Secretariat with the support of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB) and the International Institute for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC) regarding the implementation of the Supplement to the Higher Education Degree, a proposal that was unanimously approved by the honorable Council.
Another important point that was made known during the session was the report on the Central American University Games -JUDUCA- which were held in July at the University of El Salvador, through Jorge Cortez, president of CONREVE. . For his part, Juan Rosa Quintanilla, Administrative Vice Chancellor of the University of El Salvador, announced the progress on the creation of the SICA plaza, which has a physical space at the University of El Salvador, with the representation of a character who represent higher education in each SICA member country, through a bust.
Regarding the representation of the Central American Council for Accreditation of Higher Education -CCA-, after the unfortunate death of Rutilia Calderón, who represented the CSUCA before said body, during the CXXI ordinary session of CSUCA, he has been elected by acclamation Juan Bosco Bernal, Rector of UDELAS, as representative of CSUCA before said Council.
Within the development of said ordinary session, starting on October 10, it was announced that during the year 2024 the Technological University of Panama -UTP- will be the headquarters for the FICCUA Festival; while Juan Bosco Bernal, Rector of UDELAS gave a presentation on the history and advances of said university. Likewise, Juan Carlos Martínez, president of SIREICU, made a proposal for a contest by the Regional University Information and Communication System, which was unanimously approved by the Council.
For her part, Arianna Becerril, executive director of Redalyc, gave a presentation on the advances of open science and publishing as a heritage of humanity, as a prelude to reading the proposed CSUCA declaration on Open Science, which was presented by Jorge Herrera Murillo as former president of SIRCIP, it was later approved unanimously by the Council.
To conclude the ordinary session, the president of the UNACHI student federation, Walter Batista, requested support from the authorities so that the Student Congress could be held, which they have not held for several years.
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