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Latin America must "step on the gas" in education for not following behind in relation to countries in the northern hemisphere, valued today in an interview with Efe in Montevideo Secretary General of the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI), the Brazilian Paulo Speller.
At the head of the institution from January 2015, Uruguay is the eleventh stop on a tour Speller its member countries, which seeks contact with both their governments and their social organizations linked to education, innovation, science and culture, main fields of activity of the OEI.
"If some countries such as Uruguay, Argentina and Chile are analyzed, as well as Cuba, there are leading indicators in basic and higher education, but in most of the countries of the region continue to grow and we have to put the foot on the accelerator . We are late developing countries and we need to grow faster, "he said.
In this regard, he stressed the initiative in education unanimously adopted by the Summit of Heads of State held in 2010 in Argentina in Mar del Plata, called "Goals 2021" and noted as a factor that favored the "growth quantity "of education in the region.
However, he said that in recent years Latin American countries demand "a differentiation in their educational process", focused on the work and with a "special emphasis" on improving the quality of higher education.
Asked if the economic slowdown that some countries in the region, such as Brazil or Argentina live, may affect project objectives "Goals 2021" Speller said that "historically" has always been times like these and assessed the robustness the foundation has installed the initiative.
"We have the basis for a process of growth that comes right away (after deceleration) where education, innovation and scientific and technological research play an important role. That's where the OEI provides, for example, in the sense of will share experiences from other countries, "he added.
Precisely about this contribution, he highlighted the
At the head of the institution from January 2015, Uruguay is the eleventh stop on a tour Speller its member countries, which seeks contact with both their governments and their social organizations linked to education, innovation, science and culture, main fields of activity of the OEI.
"If some countries such as Uruguay, Argentina and Chile are analyzed, as well as Cuba, there are leading indicators in basic and higher education, but in most of the countries of the region continue to grow and we have to put the foot on the accelerator . We are late developing countries and we need to grow faster, "he said.
In this regard, he stressed the initiative in education unanimously adopted by the Summit of Heads of State held in 2010 in Argentina in Mar del Plata, called "Goals 2021" and noted as a factor that favored the "growth quantity "of education in the region.
However, he said that in recent years Latin American countries demand "a differentiation in their educational process", focused on the work and with a "special emphasis" on improving the quality of higher education.
Asked if the economic slowdown that some countries in the region, such as Brazil or Argentina live, may affect project objectives "Goals 2021" Speller said that "historically" has always been times like these and assessed the robustness the foundation has installed the initiative.
"We have the basis for a process of growth that comes right away (after deceleration) where education, innovation and scientific and technological research play an important role. That's where the OEI provides, for example, in the sense of will share experiences from other countries, "he added.
Precisely about this contribution, he highlighted the