Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences

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Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences
Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
Formation16 April 1957; 67 years ago (1957-04-16)
HeadquartersSan José, Costa Rica
Official languages
Spanish and Portuguese
Secretary General
Josette Altmann Borbón
Websiteflacso.org
FLACSO, Ecuador
FLACSO, Ecuador

The Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (

graduate-only university and inter-governmental autonomous organization for Latin America dedicated to research, teaching and spreading of social sciences. Headquartered in Costa Rica, it has several campuses and centers spread across Latin America
.

It was created on April 17, 1957,[1] following a UNESCO initiative at the Latin American Conference on Social Sciences in Rio de Janeiro. Its goal was to promote academic research and development in the region.[1]

Its membership is open to Latin American and Caribbean countries that subscribe to the FLACSO agreement. Current members include: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic, Suriname and Uruguay.

First Lady of Costa Rica, was elected Secretary General of FLACSO in June 2016.[1] She succeeded Manuel González on July 31, 2016.[1]

Notable people

References

  1. ^
    La Nación (San José)
    . Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  2. ^ "Paolina Vercoutere". Vital Voices. Retrieved 2022-07-06.

External links

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