Inclusion and excellence in postconflict colombian higher education: views from the leadership
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2018
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Martínez Barrios, Patricia del Pilar
Allen, Walter R
Jones, Chantal
Huerta, Adrián
Consuegra, Enis
De La Hoz, Remberto
Consuegra Bolívar, José Eusebio
Rondón, Maritza
Torres Oviedo, Jairo
Castilla, Harold
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Ediciones Universidad Simón Bolívar
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After the presentations of the rectors and taking into
account the strategic role of higher education as a factor
of inclusion and social transformation in all regions of the
country in order to ensure the foundation of a lasting peace,
we can conclude the following:
• The higher education sector is called on to play a crucial
role in the path toward turning Colombia into a post-conflict
society, together with Colombian government
authorities.
• As higher education institute leaders throughout
Colombia, deans are in a unique position to provide
insights on this issue, and to support vigorous action
for the promotion of social justice to reduce violence and
help in building lasting peace.
• The rectors have the enormous responsibility to actively
shape the future of Colombian higher education.
• The four universities present, together with the Universidad
Cooperativa de Colombia, who are authors of
the panel, given their size and territory coverage,
account for 25% of Colombian higher education; hence,
their opinions and actions are essential for building a
new peaceful Colombia in order not to have 100 years
of solitude again and provide new generations with a
second opportunity on earth.
• There are many challenges and barriers to promoting
inclusion and quality in education, which are related to
closing gaps between regions and promoting equity in
resource distribution and social inclusion; changing the way in which we conceive work with communities; and
incorporating new awareness associated with the recognition
of diversity as a need to construct more fair and
equitable societies.
• Collaborative work models, such as some of the experiences
described today, which are worth understanding
and developing further.
• We would like to invite the audience to join these universities
in their efforts to keep on exchanging knowledge
and identifying new ways of making progress on collaborative
work toward development.
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Equality in education, Education, Aims and objectives, Inclusive education, Social integration, Educational policy, Education higher, Social aspects