El cometido ético de la universidad del siglo XXI

Authors

  • Federico Mayor Zaragoza Author Fundación Cultura de Paz

Abstract

In this historic era of changes and unbalance, world needs huge efforts of solidarity to persevere. Solidarity means tolerance, respect to human rights and peace. Globalization and interdependence have unified the world to the point none justice is remote. The University is called to face ethic challenge with a firm commitment to allow for participation of community in all its decision making process. Only education, understood as an open opportunity to all during lifetime, warrants authentic democratic involvement in freedom.

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Author Biography

Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Fundación Cultura de Paz

Biólogo, poeta y profesor universitario, Director de la UNESCO (1991-2001). Ha publicado poemarios: El fuego y la esperanza (1996), Terral (1997). Autor de varios libros sobre los derechos humanos, por ejemplo, La paz y la convivencia. Miembro de la Unión de Escritores de América. Actualmente Presidente de la Fundación Cultura de Paz.

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Estudios Interdisciplinarios