Sustainability Committee

Dr. Andrea Tejera

On behalf of the Institute of Education 

Andrea Tejera Techera holds a Ph.D. in Education (National University of Entre Ríos, Argentina), a Master’s degree in Regional and Local Development (Catholic University of Uruguay), and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology (UdelaR).

She is the academic coordinator of the Center for Continuing Education in Higher Education (CAES), the Master’s Program in Educational Management, and the Master’s Program in Trainer Education, and serves as a professor, researcher, and thesis advisor at the Institute of Education at the Universidad ORT Uruguay. She is an active researcher in the National System of Researchers, Level 1. 

His work on sustainability focuses on its social dimension, particularly on quality education, equity, and inclusion (SDG 4). He has participated in the ORACLE Project (Regional Observatory on Quality and Equity in Higher Education) and coordinated the “Networks and Digital Inclusion” project, funded by the Education Sector Fund. He is a member of the International Network for Educational Management Support (Red AGE) and serves as president of the Uruguayan Network for Educational Management Support (Red AGE). 

has She has experience in public administration and social policy, having served as director of the Strategic Planning and Budgeting Division at the Uruguayan Institute for Children and Adolescents (INAU) and as a professor at the National School of Public Administration. She has served on evaluation committees for educational projects, such as those of the ReachingU Foundation and the Ministry of Education of the Province of Chaco (Argentina). 

Her career spans educational research, graduate program administration, teacher training, and public policy, bringing to the Committee a perspective on sustainability centered on equity, local development, and human development.