About the Commission
The Commission for Strengthening Pedagogies was created by decision of the CRUCH plenary in September 2022 and is headed by Rector Nelson Vásquez (PUCV) together with Rector Elisa Araya, and is made up of more than thirty experts from the 25 universities of the Council that teach pedagogy degrees.
The commission was established in January 2023 and since then its work has been organized around four subcommittees: Initial Teacher Training: present and future challenges; Public Policies for Teacher Professional Development; Linkage with the Environment and Territory; and Regulatory Frameworks.
One of the main tasks of the commission is to prepare a document with public policy guidelines, in relation to issues concerning the attraction, training and retention of teachers.
Rectors in charge
Nelson Vasquez
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso Rector in charge of the Commission
Carlos González
University of Playa Ancha Rector in charge of the Commissiondirective
Catherine Flores
University of Santiago, Chile Chair of the Subcommittee on Teacher Professional Development
Diana Veneros
Metropolitan Technological University Chair of the Subcommittee on Community and Territory Relations
Fancy Castro
Bio Bio University Chair of the Regulatory Frameworks Subcommittee
Ivan Salinas
University of Chile President of the Subcommittee on Initial Teacher Training
Carmen Montecinos
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso Executive SecretaryMembers
Oscar Nail
University of Concepcion
Carla Barría
University of Concepcion
Saul Contreras
University of Santiago, Chile
Karen Alfaro
Austral University of Chile
Patricia Castillo
Northern Catholic University
Alberto Moreno
University of Valparaíso
Juan José Salinas
University of Antofagasta
Sandra Álvarez
University of La Serena
Juan Manuel Fierro
Border University
Marlen Alvarado
University of Magallanes
Nibaldo Benavides
Talca University
Karen Gajardo
Talca University
Mauricio Veliz
Talca University
Elizabeth Zepeda
Atacama University
Carla Palma
Atacama University
Carlos Mondaca
University of Tarapacá
Marcela Quintana
Arturo Prat University
Miguel Caro
Metropolitan University of Cs. Ed.
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Metropolitan University of Cs. Ed.
Javier Vergara
University of Playa Ancha de CS. Ed.
Marta Castañeda
University of Playa Ancha de CS. Ed.
Luis Sandoval
Metropolitan Technological University
Marcia Adams
University of Los Lagos
Marcelo Casis
University of Los Lagos
Rodrigo Lagos
University of Los Lagos
Nancy Lepe
Catholic University of Maule
Marcelo Careaga
Catholic University of the Holy Conception
Vanessa Valdebenito
Catholic University of Temuco
Sergio Martinic
Aysen University
Paula Louzano
Diego Portales University
Marisol Latorre
Alberto Hurtado University
Anna Ivanova
Ohiggins University
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