Challenges and perspectives for Higher Education in Paraguay in a post-pandemic scenario

The COVID-19 Pandemic that the whole world is facing will leave unprecedented consequences in all sectors of society, which will force us to reinvent ourselves. Therefore, the triggering question on which this essay was about was: education in general and higher education in particular, what challen...

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Autor principal: Soto , Carmiña
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Publicado: Núcleo de Estudios e Investigaciones en Educación Superior del MERCOSUR 2021
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Sumario:The COVID-19 Pandemic that the whole world is facing will leave unprecedented consequences in all sectors of society, which will force us to reinvent ourselves. Therefore, the triggering question on which this essay was about was: education in general and higher education in particular, what challenges and perspectives must they face in order to adapt to the emerging normality? The methodology responds to a scientific essay, as an attempt to approach of the problem posed, where personal expression is used the methodology responds to a scientific essay, as an attempt to approach of the problem posed, where personal expression is used. In this context, five challenges are addressed: (1) rethinking the Vision and Mission of postgraduate programs, (2) implementing disruptive innovations, (3) evaluating the new face-to-face, (4) broadening the view and conceiving postgraduate education as a system and, (5) revalue and institutionalize human talent. Undoubtedly, the quality and quantity of public policies that are designed and implemented will make the difference between an educational community that is resilient to the post-crisis and one that is not, where the role of teachers, as well as decision makers will be fundamental.