Learning Innovation and Qualifications Frameworks for Higher Education

Central America, April 26, 2022

With the purpose of presenting the experience of the Qualifications Framework for Central American Higher Education -MCESCA- and that of the National Qualifications Frameworks of Costa Rica, with a perspective oriented towards learning innovation and regional academic harmonization, the virtual conference “Learning Innovation and Qualifications Frameworks for Higher Education” was held today.

To begin the activity, the Secretary General of CSUCA, Carlos Alvarado, stated, “In the current situation, higher education must anticipate and prepare to fulfill its role with societies, a situation that invites us to break with traditional education models through innovative activities for our educational systems.”.

Speaking on behalf of the German Rectors' Conference HRK, Iris Danowski said, "A qualifications framework offers a whole range of possibilities and perspectives; one of the most important aspects is that this tool should be the starting point for reflecting on the current situation.".

For her part, Juana Machado, academic vice-rector of UNAN-León and president of SICEVAES, stated, “It is important to strengthen continuous improvement in our educational institutions to face the challenges of scientific and technological advances presented by higher education.”.

The virtual conference featured the participation of Francisco Alarcón, deputy secretary general and academic director of CSUCA, as a speaker for MCESCA, and Katalina Perera, representative of OPES-CONARE, who presented Costa Rica's experience with National Qualifications Frameworks.

To view the virtual conference, you can access Facebook through the following link: https://fb.watch/cDRql87uTW/ To download the Central American Higher Education Qualifications Framework (MCESCA), you can access the following link: https://csuca.org/es/download/marco-de-cualificaciones-para-la-educacion-hica/.

The activity was carried out within the framework of the actions of SICEVAES, a system that promotes innovation and improvement of higher education by the member universities of CSUCA.