{"id":10270,"date":"2025-11-12T11:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T17:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csuca.org\/?p=10270"},"modified":"2025-11-21T11:31:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:31:40","slug":"lix-asamblea-de-sicevaes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csuca.org\/en\/lix-asamblea-de-sicevaes\/","title":{"rendered":"LIX Assembly of SICEVAES"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Comayagua, Honduras, November 12, 2025<\/p>

The fifty-ninth meeting of the Central American System for Evaluation and Harmonization of Higher Education (SICEVAES) is being held at the facilities of the National University of Agriculture (UNAG) in the university center of Comayagua, with the commitment to continue promoting a relevant, innovative higher education that is aligned with the demands of regional development.<\/p>

The meeting, which takes place from November 12 to 14, brings together representatives of the Regional Coordination Committee (CCR) and the Technical Commission (CT) of SICEVAES, along with university authorities and academic teams from the public universities that make up the Central American Higher University Council (CSUCA).<\/p>

During the opening, authorities from UNAG, CSUCA and SICEVAES highlighted the importance of this joint workspace that allows progress towards quality higher education, with a regional vision and sustained by inter-university cooperation.<\/p>

To begin the activity, MSc. V\u00edctor Gonzales, rector of UNAG, gave a warm welcome to the Comayagua University Center: \u201cToday we have the pleasure of welcoming you to this beautiful city in our beloved Republic of Honduras, a place with great wealth and high agricultural production, and this university center that has hosted the training of great academics committed to our country.\u201d.<\/p>

For his part, MSc. Carlos Alvarado Cerezo, Secretary General of CSUCA, emphasized, \u201cOnce again, I have the opportunity to reiterate that we must work collaboratively, in an integrated and supportive manner, with the hope and energy dedicated to the reconstruction of our countries, with innovative measures that will allow us to design a promising future, where common goals can be achieved above any differences.\u201d He also thanked Rector Gonzales and his team for their hospitality and logistical support in organizing this assembly.<\/p>

Meanwhile, Dr. Brenda Marroqu\u00edn, president of SICEVAES, pointed out that \u201cEducating is an act of love, therefore an act of courage; this courage is expressed in dialogue, cooperation, and the constant pursuit of excellence with a human touch. Therefore, it is our responsibility to the present and future of our people, through the training of professionals capable of transforming realities.\u201d.<\/p>

Academic exchange and educational innovation<\/strong><\/p>

On the first day, participants addressed strategic issues related to quality assessment, academic internationalization, and pedagogical innovation. Highlights included keynote presentations on graduate employability by representatives from the University of Texas at San Antonio, as well as the presentation of CSUCA's Regional Internationalization Policy and the experiences of collaborative international learning (COIL) in the region.<\/p>

Also presented are the progress of the SICEVAES Regulation, the technical reports of the General Secretariat of CSUCA and the results of the Simple and Fruitful Innovation Network (RISYF), thus consolidating the link between quality, innovation and academic cooperation.<\/p>

Second day of work<\/strong><\/p>

The agenda for Thursday, November 13, includes simultaneous sessions of the SICEVAES standing committees, which will work around four fundamental axes:<\/p>