Institutional development · Public engagement and economic impact · Colombia
Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Cesar officials discuss fisheries centre and teacher training
The rector of Universidad Nacional de Colombia met Cesar's acting governor to advance cooperation agreements covering a campus fisheries centre, training for teachers and school leavers, and regional agriculture.
Why it matters: Teachers and secondary-school graduates in Cesar are the groups named for new training opportunities under the cooperation agreements being discussed with the university.
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL) said its rector, José Ismael Peña Reyes, met Eduardo Esquivel, Cesar's government secretary and acting governor of the department.
According to the university, topics discussed included use of the fisheries technological development centre located at UNAL's La Paz campus and new training opportunities for teachers and secondary-school graduates in Cesar.
The university said the meeting allowed progress on cooperation agreements that also cover strengthening the region's agricultural sector.
Editor’s view
Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor
Teachers and secondary-school graduates in Cesar, along with the fisheries centre at UNAL's La Paz campus, are at the centre of the talks; if the cooperation agreements are concluded, they would also extend to strengthening the department's agricultural sector.
