XVII Ordinary Session of SEDUCA

Central America, November 4, 2022

Today, the XVII Ordinary Session of the System of University Publishers of Central America and the Caribbean -SEDUCA- was held, with the purpose of generating a meeting by the publishers of the member universities of CSUCA, which was developed in virtual mode .

The Central American University Publishing System disseminates Central American university thought in the different areas of knowledge that contributes to comprehensive development, the dissemination of values, the transfer of knowledge, as well as deepening and strengthening regional identity, through cooperation in the publishing field.

To start the ordinary session, there were words from Carlos Alvarado Cerezo, Secretary General of CSUCA, who made the reflection ?education is projected towards new dimensions, different values, different challenges and unprecedented commitments that the 21st century brings, the open access to knowledge not only makes it more democratic and inclusive, but also increases the visibility of research and turns advances in science into improvements for the whole of society? Referring to the importance of the work carried out by university publishers.

The XVII Ordinary Session seeks to be able to present the work report of the General Secretariat of CSUCA, as well as the presentation of reports on the participation of the members of SEDUCA in the International University Book Fair, as well as the General Agreement of co-edition of books and magazines among university publishers, update of the diagnosis of university publishers, among others.

It should be noted that the Central American university presses meet once a year, in order to promote and disseminate the editorial production that exists in the Central American region.