V General Assembly of SIREICU

Central America October 5 and 6, 2022

Within the framework of the actions carried out by the Regional University Information and Communication System -SIREICU-, the V General Assembly of the SIREICU was held on October 5 and 6, with the purpose of strengthening communication departments and units of the member universities of CSUCA.

?Today we meet with enormous enthusiasm and motivation, as we intend to continue the wonderful work that has driven SIREICU, celebrating the achievements and goals achieved so far and preparing the route that will guide all the work commissions that we will form? mentioned Karol Ramírez, President of SIREICU, also alluding to the importance of strengthening the communicators who are members of CSUCA.

For his part, Carlos Alvarado, Secretary General of CSUCA pointed out ?Today is a historic day in the life of SIREICU that will be marked for the development and strengthening of communication through the member universities of CSUCA? with reference to the fact that it is the first time that a General Assembly is held in hybrid mode, which allows the strengthening and consolidation of collaborative work.

To welcome the facilities of the National Council of Rectors of Costa Rica, site of the V General Assembly of SIREICU, Eduardo Sibaja, Director of the Higher Education Planning Office, presented the work carried out by CONARE, which makes a alliance within the five public universities of Costa Rica for more than 45 years.

During the first part of the day, work tables were held, within which the route was defined to be able to generate the operational plan for the coming years, in line with the Fifth Plan for the Integration of Higher Education in Central America and the Dominican Republic. . Likewise, the paper ?Communication and open science? where colleagues Macarena Parejo and Daniel Martín from the University of Extremadura spoke about the importance of the open science ecosystem and how knowledge should be free with access to all societies. And to end the first day, the presentation ?Communication in Crisis? by Félix Pacas, reflecting on how communication should respond to the different factors that may affect stability in study houses.

The second day began with the presentation of the State of the Region, by Marisol Guzmán of the State of the Nation Program, thus culminating the hybrid work day, for the subsequent visit to the National Center for High Technology -CeNAT-, where The communicators were able to closely assess the scientific development that is generated from higher education in Costa Rica.