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Maria Esther Cuadros participates in Rome in an international meeting on mental health, digital citizenship and student well-beingThe Minister of Education, Maria Esther Cuadros, participated on behalf of Peru in the international meeting Maps of hope for a regional educational agenda: mental health, digital technologies and education, held at the Holy See, in Rome, which brought together Ibero-American ministers to discuss the main challenges that educational systems currently face.
During the day, specialists and academics presented various research reports that allowed mental health to be contextualized as a structural and growing problem, as well as to map its situation in Latin America.
The meeting is a joint initiative of the Organization of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture (OEI), the Dicastery for Culture and Education, and the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.
It also brings together specialists, academics and representatives of international organizations with the purpose of reflecting on the impact of digital technologies, the mental health of children and young people, and the need to strengthen public policies aimed at the comprehensive well-being of new generations.
Likewise, the meeting seeks to promote regional cooperation and the exchange of experiences to build more inclusive, humane educational strategies adapted to the social and technological changes of the 21st century.
Within the framework of this international meeting, the head of the Education sector highlighted the need to build educational policies focused on the comprehensive well-being of students and the responsible use of new technologies. Education cannot be limited solely to the transmission of knowledge; today we have the challenge of emotionally accompanying our students and preparing them to live in an increasingly complex and changing digital environment, he noted.
Likewise, he maintained that the mental health of children, adolescents and young people has become a priority for governments and educational communities. We must guarantee safe, inclusive and humane schools, where students find spaces for listening, trust and personal development, he stated.
Minister Maria Esther Cuadros also indicated that the advance of artificial intelligence and digital technologies represents an opportunity to expand access to learning and strengthen educational innovation, although she warned that its implementation must be accompanied by ethical criteria and citizen education. Digital transformation must go hand in hand with the training of responsible, critical citizens committed to democratic coexistence, he expressed.
The educational challenges we face are shared and require joint responses. Regional cooperation is essential to build a more inclusive, supportive education oriented to the well-being of new generations, the minister remarked.
The international meeting takes place within the framework of the Global Educational Pact promoted by the Holy See and seeks to consolidate a permanent space for dialogue and regional articulation around education focused on human dignity, responsible innovation and the construction of a culture of peace.
