The welcome address was delivered by Julio Fernández, the university’s vice-rector; Rosita Inés Angelo, M.A., Rosita Inés Angelo, National Director of Education at the Ministry of Education and Culture (MEC); Mag. Edith Moraes, Undersecretary of the MEC; Dr. Denise Vaillant, Academic Secretary of the Institute of Education; Dr. Enrique Martínez Larrechea, President of Sueci; and Dr. Carlos Alberto Torres, President of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies.
International participants:
- Cristian Pérez Centeno, Vice President of the Argentine Society for Comparative Education Studies.
- Dr. Mariano Palamidessi, Executive Director of the National Institute for Educational Assessment (Argentina).
- Prof. Norverto Fernández Lamarra, President of the Ibero-American Association of Comparative Education.
- Dr. Martha Sisson de Castro, President of the Brazilian Society of Comparative Education.
- Dr. Ana Steinbach Torres, professor in the Department of Teacher Education, Federal University of Paraíba.
- Dr. Iván Sánchez Rodríguez, member of the Admission and Retention Committee of the Mexican Society of Comparative Education.