Correa for Transforming
Higher Education in Ecuador
QUITO - "It is necessary to change Higher
Education," affirmed Ecuadorian president
Rafael Correa, in his Saturday recount to
citizens, on this occasion from Jipijapa,
Manabi province.
The President said it is important to pass a
new Law that transforms higher education and
imposes high academic standards as well as
formation for professors.
"Here anyone thinks he can be a university
professor. To teach a universitary subject
in a developed country they need at least,
16 credits of postgraduate courses in the
subject, that is about four postgraduate
courses," he added.
On the contrary anyone graduates here and
begins to repeat badly what he learned
badly. I did so, I graduated and began to
teach a subject, economic dynamics and now I
am embarassed of the silly things I said.
One thought one knew," he said.
He said that to be a university professor
you need to be a specialist in the subject
you teach and in this new Law there are
academic requirements to be a university
professor.
The Commission of Education, Culture,
Science and Technology of the National
Assembly (Parliament) continued on Thursday
to approve the articles of the Law to render
a report for the second debate of the
Organic Law on Higher Education.
There it was established that to be rector
or rectoress of a university center, a
professional title and academic grade of the
fourth level, equal to master, doctorate,
PhD or its equivalent.
According to Correa, the main problem for
this Law to be passed is not in the academia
part but in the political one, "because
rectors want to decide for themselves so no
one controls them and there is where the Law
would not serve its purpose, there is the
struggle."
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