September 25, 2022, 11:00 AM
September 25, 2022, 11:00 AM
Technology in the public and private university system allows the Santa Cruz educational system to be strengthened, so that people from all regions of the country seek higher education in Santa Cruz that allows them to compete in the labor market of the country and the world.
The territorial location and the new study modalities that combine virtuality are a potential that is already bearing fruit, because there are students from the Gabriel René Moreno University (Uagrm) and other private higher education institutions who achieve their professional qualifications without the need for attend in person, since thanks to technology they can do it from wherever they are.
One of the potentials that Santa Cruz has are the conditions of accessibility, the varied academic offer of the universities, which among other bets strengthened distance education, virtuality and knowledge management based on Information and Education Technologies. (TIC).
Intermediate and postgraduate specialization are other policies implemented in response to the demand of students and professionals, who seek updating to respond to the demands of the labor market.
The universities pursue the accreditation of careers before organizations, to allow the recognition of titles for professional practice, in addition to technological development and research.
the university town
Santa Cruz de la Sierra is considered the university city, where, in addition to the public university, there are more than a dozen private ones. It also concentrates the largest number of students in the country, due to the varied offer that attracts young people from all regions and from other countries.
In the case of public universities, the Uagrm is the one that brings together more students in its classrooms with 110,000 students, surpassing the others, where the Universidad Mayor de San Simón (UMSA) ranks second, with 92,000 students and the Universidad Mayor of San Andrés (UNSS), with more than 78,000, according to official data. The state Santa Cruz in 20 years, almost tripled its student population.
