To advance this institutional goal, the CFE scheduled an international seminar titled “La Universidad de la Educación en el horizonte” for Thursday, September 18, 2025, starting at 18:00 hours at the Auditorio Carlos Vaz Ferreira within the National Library (DGEIP press office).
The upcoming seminar is designed to gather critical institutional inputs, practical experiences, and comparative frameworks from higher education leaders across Latin America. Organizers intend for the discussions to shape the foundational framework of the proposed university by incorporating insights from students, educators, and the leadership of the country’s 33 centers and institutes (DGEIP press office). The event carries official backing under Resolution N° 1394, issued by the Ministerio de Educación y Cultura on September 8, 2025, which declared the initiative to be of ministerial interest (DGEIP press office).
International Perspectives on Higher Education Reform
To inform the creation of Uruguay’s new academic institution, the seminar program features regional leaders who have navigated similar structural transitions in their respective nations. Among the invited speakers is Dr. Rebeca Castellanos, rector of the Universidad Nacional de Educación de Ecuador (UNAE) (DGEIP press office). Her participation brings direct insight into establishing a specialized public university focused on teacher preparation and professional development.
The panel also includes Dr. Rosa María Torres, rector of the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional de México, alongside Dr. Adrián Cannellotto, former rector of the Universidad Pedagógica Nacional de Argentina (Unipe) and coordinator of the Red Educativa Universitaria de Conocimiento y Acción Regional (DGEIP press office). These academic leaders are scheduled to share practical lessons regarding the institutional setup of pedagogical universities, the structural advantages of elevating teacher training into the university sector, and empirical evaluations of how these changes impact professional career development in education (DGEIP press office).
Strategic Goals for the 2025–2029 Quinquennium
For the CFE, the creation of the Universidad de la Educación represents a mechanism for securing fundamental educational rights and strengthening higher learning standards nationwide (DGEIP press office). Uruguay’s current teacher training relies on a network of 33 institutes and centers distributed across the country. Elevating this training network into a university structure aims to unify academic credentials, expand research opportunities, and foster deeper collaboration among national and international higher education authorities.
The September 18 seminar serves as a participatory platform for stakeholders to examine these structural shifts. Doors to the Auditorio Carlos Vaz Ferreira open at 17:30 hours ahead of the formal 18:00 start time, welcoming national authorities, international education specialists, institutional directors, teachers, students, and the general public (DGEIP press office). Organizers anticipate that the documentation and comparative analyses generated during the sessions will feed directly into the legislative and administrative roadmaps required to establish the university during the current five-year budgetary term.
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