Logros y desafíos del sector educativo del MERCOSUR a 20 años de su creación

María Teresa Ponte Inglesis

Authors

María Teresa Ponte Inglesis Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

Keywords:

MERCOSUR, Education, Educational sector, Mobility and academic exchange, Common regional space of education

Abstract

Twenty years after its creation, the "Educational Sector of MERCOSUR" (SEM) shows significant progress as well as challenges and weaknesses that justify an analysis aimed at supporting the creation of a common educational space in the region at a time of MERCOSUR geographical and cultural expansion. Since the adoption of the Memorandum of Understanding in 1991 to the present, the SEM has reached reasonable institutionalization and consolidation. This work presents us with a strong Educational MERCOSUR, and taking into account the diversity and heterogeneity that characterizes its Member States and partners, the next challenge is creating a common regional space for education based on the principles of flexibility, trust, solidarity, transparency, gradual, dialogue and interaction, providing a framework for multilateral and bilateral initiatives, both governmental and educational institutions themselves.

Author Biography

María Teresa Ponte Inglesis, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela

Doctora en Derecho. Catedrática de Derecho Internacional Público de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. Diplomada del Centro de Estudios e Investigación de Derecho Internacional y de Relaciones Internacionales de la Academia de Derecho Internacional de La Haya. Titular del Curso Permanente Jean Monnet sobre “Instituciones y Derecho de la Unión Europea”. Autora de diversas monografías y estudios de Derecho Internacional Público en los ámbitos del Derecho de los cursos de agua internacionales, el Derecho Internacional del medio ambiente, la responsabilidad internacional, el Derecho del Mar, la Organización Internacional, las relaciones de vecindad y cooperación transfronteriza, la protección de los refugiados y desplazados internos, el Derecho Internacional Humanitario, los derechos de los Pueblos Indígenas, la Unión Europea y el MERCOSUR