The Red Educativa Universitaria de Conocimiento y Acción Regional (REDUCAR), made up of presidents and rectors of pedagogical and education-focused universities across Latin America and the Caribbean, has formally expressed its support, through an official letter, for the initiative to establish the Universidad Nacional de la Educación (UNE) in the Oriental Republic of Uruguay.
The letter was signed by Helberth Augusto Choachi González, rector of our Universidad Pedagógica Nacional, as a demonstration of support for this initiative.
In the document, REDUCAR highlights that the creation of UNE represents “a fundamental and long-awaited step toward the consolidation of a high-quality educational system with a forward-looking vision.”
It also underscores that public education is a public good and an inalienable human right, and that the implementation of this university project will not only strengthen teacher education but also help elevate the role of educators in national development.
The network affirms that integrating teacher training into the university system will allow educators to develop research capacities and enhance their competencies for generating pedagogical and educational knowledge.
Furthermore, it stresses that teaching, like other professions, requires complex and constantly evolving concepts; therefore, granting it university status is essential to fostering professional autonomy, pedagogical innovation, and the ability to respond to the challenges of a changing world.
The letter concludes by stating that university-level teacher education in Uruguay “will be a key to strengthening the educational system and, by extension, society as a whole.”
With this statement, the Teacher Training Institution reaffirms its commitment to advancing higher education in the region and to promoting the professionalization of teacher training.
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