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The discussion included the participation of the executive director of RIACES and brought together external evaluators from all over the country.The Evaluation and Accreditation Directorate (DEA) of the Council for Evaluation, Accreditation and Quality Certification of Non-University Higher Education (Coneaces), the operating body of Sineace, held the third discussion of the Evaluator Learning Network 2025 New challenges for the evaluator in the face of global trends in educational quality, which brought together certified external evaluators from different regions of the country.
The meeting included the participation of the executive director of the Ibero-American Network for the Accreditation of Quality in Higher Education (RIACES), Dr. Olga Hernandez Limon, who presented the main challenges facing higher education in the region, marked by digitalization, the expansion of hybrid education and the emergence of artificial intelligence.
During her presentation, the specialist highlighted the transformation of the role of the external evaluator in accreditation processes: It is no longer enough to verify evidence. The evaluator of the 21st century is a mediator of institutional learning, an ethical agent that accompanies, interprets and transforms.
Furthermore, he explained that educational quality is no longer measured solely by internal processes, but by its social impact. Latin American higher education institutions are learning to look at their performance with data lenses, not perceptions. Evaluating is asking not only how well we teach, but how much we contribute to the future we want to build, he said in reference to the sustainable development goals and the 2030 agenda.
Dr. Hernandez also highlighted the role of quality agencies in an interconnected global environment. He mentioned that RIACES promotes initiatives such as the Ibero-American Virtual Kalos Seal and the recognition of Internal Quality Assurance Systems (SIAC), which promote convergence, transparency and academic mobility in the region.
Finally, Dr. Veronica Alvarado, director of the DEA-Coneaces, announced that these spaces for professional exchange through the Evaluators Learning Network 2025 will continue with the purpose of strengthening the culture of educational quality in the country and the region.
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