At the opening of the meeting of this Network, where universities from all over the country are affiliated, the Academic Vice-Rector of the ULS, Dr. Alejandra Torrejón, was present, who welcomed everyone present and urged them to actively participate in all the proposed activities.

With a large number of participants, the ninth meeting of the Network of Teaching and Undergraduate Directors belonging to the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) was held at the University of La Serena, which seeks to maintain collaborative work, with challenges and adapting to the changes dictated by the different guidelines in the area of ​​Teaching in Chilean higher education.

The meeting was attended by the General Secretary of the CRUCH, María Elena González, the Academic Vice-Rector of the ULS, Dr. Alejandra Torrejón, and different directors of Teaching and Undergraduate Studies in the country, who worked on common themes and innovative proposals.

The University of La Serena, who hosted this event, through its academics, spoke about the “Generation of a Master's program in Higher Education, via diplomas”, by the Director of Teaching (s), Dr. Pamela Labra, and “Early warning system, based on business intelligence to detect academic risks at the ULS”, presented by Mg. Gonzalo Honors.

Likewise, the Coordinator of the Initial Teacher Training Area of ​​the Center for Pedagogical Improvement, Experimentation and Research (CPEIP), Rosa Miranda, spoke in detail about “Performance Standards and Initial Training”, where she addressed the new pedagogical and disciplinary standards that will be used as references for the accreditation processes of pedagogy careers.

“The performance of what Chilean teachers are capable of doing were taken as the basis for the construction of these standards. Regional universities always have the difficulty that they are a little more alone because they do not have all the networks they need, and that is where we have a commitment to them, in accompanying the dissemination and implementation of the new standards,” Rosa clarified. Miranda.

The work sessions were attended by the Director of Teaching of the UMCE and Coordinator of the Network of CRUCH Teaching Directors, Claudio Martínez, who said: “the main focus of our Network is to improve our own management, therefore, all The topics we work on and the speakers that are invited have to do with how we improve management management and guide the procedure and action of the different units that contain these directions. We must understand that the educational phenomenon not only depends on a single factor, but that there is work that must be addressed systemically." During the meeting, the participating institutions declared to continue establishing joint ties and continue with quality assurance processes under lines of planned and systematic actions that lead to a clear process within education, as well as being relevant participants in the implementation of the Higher Education Law.

The Academic Vice-Rector of the ULS, Dr. Alejandra Torrejón, appreciated that the institution was hosting this meeting and being able to "receive from the Teaching Directors of the CRUCH universities. We are in the good sense of building in a joint and participatory way, for That is why this meeting is so important, where many universities participate, where we have an opinion that reflects the order. The University of La Serena will always be with its doors open to receive its peers to nourish us and work together and improve our actions in different areas. natures". 

Superintendent of Higher Education Visit

During the second day of the ninth meeting of the Network, the Superintendent of Higher Education, Jorge Avilés, visited the University of La Serena, taking advantage of this day to highlight the role that this new organization will have in the field of education. superior. “The objective of this Superintendency will be to supervise higher education institutions that comply with the standards established by the Ministry, as well as to be the manager of complaints and claims from the various actors who are faced with particular conflicts with the institution where there are violations of the law,” he assured.

Written by Patricia Castro, DirCom