Caracas, Venezuela will hold the international seminar entitled "A Look from Within the Region as a Contribution to the World Conference on Higher Education", event organized by the Centre of American Studies of the Office of the Academic Vice Rector of the Universidad Central de Venezuela, UNESCO-IESALC , the Institute of Political Studies of the UCV, and the Professors Association of the UCV from April 22-24 in the “Francisco de Miranda Room” at the Universidad Central de Venezuela.

At the meeting, well-known academics will discuss themes such as university autonomy, inclusion, pertinence and quality, academic internationalization vs. commercialization and privatization; knowledge management, science, technology, and innovation, universities and society, among other topics.

According to Dr. Ernesto González, Academic Consultant for UNESCO-IESALC, in the Action Plan of CRES 2008 documented that was resulted from the Declaration of the Regional Conference on Higher Education CRES 2008, a series of regional events have been organized to bring together opinions and proposals that will strengthen the Latin American and the Caribbean agenda that will be discuss and presented during the UNESCO's World Conference on Higher Education to be held in Paris from July 5-8.

Representing UNESCO-IESALC, Dr. José Renato Carvalho and Dr. Carmen García Guadilla will make presentations related to "Building a Latin American Higher Education Area". In addition, Prof. Dr. Ernesto González will moderate the opening session.

Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV) will be represented by: Dra. Cecilia Garcia Arocha, Dean, Dr. Nicolás Bianco, Vice Academic Dean, Dr. Tulio Ramirez, Dra. Nydia Ruiz, Dr. Antonio Pascualli, Dr. Carlos Genatios, Dr. Alberto Fernandez, Dr. José Rafael León, Dra. Ocarina Castillo (Interfacult Cooperation Programa PCI - UCV), Dr. Víctor Rago, Dra. Maria Soledad Tapia, Dr. Claudio Bifano, Dra. Milena Sosa and Dr. Enrique Ali González O.

Especial guest are: Dr. Humberto González of the Ministry of Higher Education of Venezuela and UCV, Dra. Maria Egilda Castellanos of the Ministry of Higher Education of Venezuela and UCV , Dr. Gustavo Roosen, ex Minister of Education of Venezuela; Dr. Gabriel Misas Arango, ex Vice Academic Dean of Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Dr. Ignacio Moreno León, Dean of Universidad Metropolitana de Venezuela; Dr. Arturo Argueta of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Dr. Eduardo Aponte Hernández of Universidad de Puerto Rico; Dr. Benjamín Scharifker, Dean of Universidad Simón Bolívar of Venezuela y Dr. Arturo Sosa, Dean ofUniversidad Católica del Táchira in Venezuela.

The event is organized by the Centre of American Studies of the Office of the Academic Vice Rector of the Universidad Central de Venezuela, UNESCO-IESALC, the Institute of Political Studies of the UCV, and the Professors Association of the UCV.

Registration is free. For more information: telephones: 58 212 605-3913 / 58 212 605-3920 or by e-mail ceaucv@gmail.com . The web page is www.ucv.ve .

Links: World Conference on Higher Education

Carolina Romero
UNESCO-IESALC

www.iesalc.unesco.org.ve