The Central American Higher University Council (CSUCA), during its 128th Ordinary Session, approved the call for the 10th Central American University Congress (10 CUC), initiating the process of organizing one of the main regional spaces for analysis, reflection and construction of proposals of the Central American University Confederation, which will guide the future of higher education in Central America and the Caribbean with a vision towards the year 2036.
Under the motto “University, region and future: towards a transformative higher education 2036”, the X Central American University Congress will promote a broad process of academic and strategic reflection that will allow the evaluation of the progress of the Fifth Plan for the Integration of Higher Education of Central America and the Dominican Republic (PIRESC V) and build collaborative proposals that respond to the academic, scientific, social, technological and environmental challenges that the region faces.
The Central American University Congress is held every five years and is the main meeting place for the higher education institutions that are members of the Central American University Confederation to analyze the progress of university integration, strengthen regional cooperation and define the priorities that will guide the development of higher education during the next decade.
Honduras will host the 10th Central American University Congress
As part of the agreements reached in that session, the plenary unanimously approved that the Francisco Morazán National Pedagogical University (UPNFM), of Honduras, be the host institution of the X Central American University Congress, with the support of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH), the National University of Agriculture (UNAG) and the National University of Forest Sciences (UNACIFOR), consolidating a joint effort of the Honduran public universities for the organization of this important regional meeting.
The formation of the Organizing Committee was also approved. This committee comprises the President of CSUCA, the General Secretariat of CSUCA, the Rector of UPNFM (the host university), the rectors of the Honduran public universities participating in the organization, and two student representatives appointed by the Federation of University Students of Central America (FEUCA). Similarly, the formation of an Academic Committee was agreed upon. This committee will be made up of the presidents of CSUCA's regional systems, and its convening will be coordinated by the Academic Directorate of the General Secretariat of CSUCA.
The preparatory process includes pre-congress activities during the first half of 2027, which will foster spaces for analysis, dialogue, and the development of proposals from universities and the regional systems of the CSUCA (Central American University Council). The Final Plenary of the 10th Central American University Congress will take place from October 19 to 22, 2027, bringing together university authorities, student representatives, academic staff, and specialists to define the strategic guidelines that will strengthen regional public higher education with a vision toward 2036.
With the approval of this call, CSUCA reaffirms its commitment to university integration and the collective construction of a regional agenda that strengthens public higher education, promotes cooperation among universities, and contributes to the sustainable development and well-being of the peoples of Central America and the Caribbean.
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